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Baldwin making bid for city council

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Bill Baldwin has been dubbed the “King of the Heights.”

Now he wants to broaden his circle of influence to include all of Houston.

The successful Heights Realtor and civic activist, who spent the last three years on the Houston Planning Commission, is making a bid for City Hall. Baldwin is running for the at-large 4 position on the Houston City

Council, where he envisions representing a diverse mix of citizens with a forward-thinking, common-sense approach.

“I want to take my level of activism and community service and spread it across the entire city,” he said.

Baldwin, 54, is one of 11 candidates bidding for the atlarge position that became open when Amanda Edwards announced last month she is running for one of Texas’ U.S.

Senate seats. Others have since jumped into that council race as well, including former District C candidates Anthony Dolcefino and Nick Hellyar.

Although he’s relatively late to the council race – Baldwin beat the Aug. 19 filing deadline by less than two weeks – he is confident he can win. Along with the prominence of his Boulevard Realty firm and his role on the planning commission, See Baldwin P. 4A

Photo by Adam Zuvanich Heights Realtor Bill Baldwin is running for Houston City Council.

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INSIDE. Photo by Adam Zuvanich Leola Davis looks up at a new ceiling fan in her Independence Heights home, which was damaged during Hurricane Harvey and is being restored with the help of Village Heights Church. Davis, 75, is a retired nurse who has lived there since 1972.

Heights church helps restore home of Harvey victim Piper brothers. A southern eatery with cool decor is coming to 19th Street.

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Greasy hubcap. Zarah Parker reviews Hubcap Grill on 19th Street in the Heights.

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Festive celebration. A local Hindu temple held a Krishna Janmashtami festival last week.

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By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com It’s been nearly 50 years since Leola Davis moved into the house at 530 Spell St. When she walked through it last Saturday, though, her longtime home in Independence Heights was hardly recognizable. There were new floors, new paint on the walls, new cabinets and new ceiling fans.

Davis, a 75-year-old grandmother who didn’t make the improvements and didn’t have to pay for them, was blown away by it all.

“You think what you had in the beginning, you paid for it, it’s nice and it’s grand,” she said. “But when you get everything brand new, you’re in awe. You can’t put it into words. You’re so thankful that God has finally Photo by Adam Zuvanich blessed you when you thought he had forgot about you.” Joshua Drake with Village Heights Church cuts paneling for Davis was nearly forgotten two years ago, when her Leola Davis’ restored home in Independence Heights. home near Little White Oak Bayou flooded during Hurricane Harvey. There were only a few inches of water tractor, he found black mold in the walls and the attic inside, and the retired nurse had been through worse and told her she needed to leave.

Davis had a daughter in Cypress she could stay with, during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, so she decided but not enough money to fix her house. Thankfully for to stay when the water receded.

But within a couple months, the ceiling in a front her, however, she’s part of a community that wanted bedroom caved in and the wood floor bowed up. Davis started to feel sick as well. When she called on a conSee Blessing P. 4A

Garden Oaks is a desirable neighborhood in part because of its deed restrictions.

They are not being enforced while its homeowners’ association’s bankruptcy case continues to drag on, and they likely will not be anytime soon.

The Garden Oaks Maintenance Organization (GOMO), which has enforced deed restrictions in the affluent Northwest Houston neighborhood since the early 2000s, lost its authority to operate in early June when a federal bankruptcy judge converted the yearlong case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. The power to function as an HOA now lies with Houston attorney Randy Williams, who was subsequently appointed as GOMO’s trustee by the U.S. Department of Justice.

But Williams said last week he has no intention of fulfilling the day-today duties of a homeowners’ association. Instead, he is collecting claims against GOMO and determining what to do with its assets.

“They turned the money over to me,” Williams said. “I’ve got $600,000 and change in a bank account now. I’m waiting on people to file claims.

“I’m not going to conduct (HOA) business,” he added. “I’m not going to seek approval (from the court) to conduct business.”

According to a notice of assets filed with the court in July, potential creditors seeking to “share in any distribution from the estate” must file claims on or before Oct. 21 with the Office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court.

Claim forms, along with information about how to submit claims, can be found at gardenoaks.org.

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Leader to moderate mayoral forum in Garden Oaks

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com The leading candidates for mayor of the City of Houston, including incumbent Sylvester Turner, have committed to participate in a public forum next week in Garden Oaks.

The Leader will play a key role in the event, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet, 901 Sue Barnett Dr. The forum, co-hosted by the the Super Neighborhood 12 alliance and Garden Oaks Civic Club, will be moderated by The Leader publisher Jonathan McElvy.

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Klein said it will be the first mayoral forum this election cycle for Turner, who beat King in a runoff in 2015.

“We like to give people here a chance to not only learn something about the candidates, but also show that the neighborhoods here are engaged and will vote,” Klein said.

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NNMD to host mayoral forum From Staff Reports The quarterly Business Network Breakfast hosted by the Near Northwest Management District will serve as a forum for Houston mayoral candidates.

Dwight Boykins, Tony Buzbee, Bill King, Sue Lovell and possibly incumbent Sylvester Turner will participate in the forum, scheduled for 7:30-9:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at the White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr. Political

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THE TOPICS. The Leader • Saturday, August 31, 2019 • Page 3A

Come join me as we talk to Houston’s next mayor

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n a few days from now, the men and women who hope to lead the city of Houston for the next four years will gather on a stage and be forced to answer my questions.

Sounds fun, doesn’t it?

If you haven’t heard or read about it, Super Neighborhood 12, covering central and northwest Houston, along with the Garden Oaks Civic Club, announced they’ll hold a forum for the candidates running for mayor of Houston on Tuesday, Sept.

3, at 7 p.m.

The mayoral forum, held at Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet, will include all the “major” candidates, including incumbent Sylvester Turner, Bill King, Tony Buzbee, Sue Lovell and Dwight Boykins. Some of the lesser known candidates, like Kendall Baker, Derrick Broze and Naoufal Houjami also will be on stage.

Over my career in media, I’ve had the opportunity to host a number of these types of forums. And in a city this big, where there’s a forum nearly every other day, let’s not pretend this is some enormous deal that will shape the landscape of the entire mayoral election.

However, let’s not ignore the importance of the event and what it means to the people who live in the areas served by The Leader.

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In something of a preview to Tuesday night’s forum (and a test to see if any of these mayoral candidates actually read The Leader), here are some of the topics we’re going to address: First, and for as boring as the word may be, we need to talk about the infrastructure of the city of Houston. And by infrastructure, let’s eliminate the flooding concerns, because that’s a topic all its own.

Instead, we need to hear from the candidates about the everyday concerns that impact our lives. We need to know about the plan for our roadways and the city’s role in promoting a better transportation system into and out of areas like ours.

Think about the major thoroughfares like Shepherd Drive and Ella Boulevard, and forget about the interstates. As developers buy

vacant lots, and as retail and commercial companies fill our streets, we’re nearing a state of gridlock among many of the streets that get us that last mile home. The Heights, and Garden Oaks and Oak Forest weren’t designed to be miniature downtowns (minus 19th Street in the Heights – maybe). But as businesses flock to some of the deeper pockets in our communities, how will the city help us alleviate the burden and safety concerns of traffic?

Transportation is a tricky issue.

Most times, city officials pass the buck to the Texas Department of Transportation, and rightfully so.

However, the city pushes the buttons that put priority on projects, and our area of Houston needs to be a priority.

Here’s another tricky subject for Houston’s next mayor: Education.

The Houston Independent School District remains at an arm’s length from city government, and that’s normally a good thing. Currently Mayor Turner has virtually no control over what happens in HISD, because HISD has its own board, its own superintendent, and its own administration. But what happens at HISD has an enormous impact on the vibrancy, and future, of this city.

For the most part, Turner has stayed out of the HISD debate, and

while that may be the politically astute thing to do, Houston’s mayor is more than just an executive. He or she should be the Chief Marketing Representative for our city, and I believe we need a mayor who will get more involved in the direction of this city’s educational system. We’ll discuss it at next week’s forum.

Another citywide conversation we need to have now is about pensions, but not the police and firefighter discussions we’ve heard for the past decade. No, there’s another pension – the health care costs for retirees – that’s building into a crisis our next mayor can’t kick down the street. According to City Controller Chris Brown, this health care pension is growing at an average rate of $160 million per year, and if we don’t learn from the sins of our past, we’ll make the same mistake all over again.

The issue with this health care pension is that the retirees who have planned their lives around this benefit could very well lose it in the next decade, and the city of Houston can’t afford to punish people, yet again, who chose to work in civil service. These people came to work for the city expecting the benefits, and we’re once again looking at a political and municipal nightmare if we don’t address the issue now.

What’s in a name? Change it THE READER. MY WALLET – When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the only money found in his pockets was – get this – a Confederate fivedollar bill. Whether Abe was a double agent on the Rebels’ payroll is doubtful, but Fox & Friends is suspicious.

The reason I mention this is, in the words of Capital One, what’s in your wallet? In my case it is a Union one-dollar bill. (They won.) On this bill is printed all kinds of things including a picture of George Washington, and for newcomers who may need help, under his picture is the word: Washington. Hidden in a seal are the words: Novus ordo seclorum, Latin for, “New order of the ages,” or for Sean Hannity, “New World Order.”

A hidden code, so that may need changing. The bill also states: “This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.” Considering the rampaging national debt that we can’t pay and are passing on to future generations, that might may need updating.

Maybe something in Latin like: Lotus fortuni, inheritus (Lots of luck, grandkids).

My fear for these and other changes is based on a suggestion by Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, who was asked on NPR whether the words of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” inscribed on a bronze tablet exhibited in the museum at the statue’s base, remain “part of the American ethos?” Cuccinelli replied: “They certainly are. Give me your tired and your poor -who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.” To refresh your memory, that part of the inscription reads: “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Cuccinelli’s reply tells us a few things besides the fact that, given his name, his ancestors probably did not greet the Mayflower, but some of them may be sleeping wit da fishes. He is opposed to: (a) allowing in anyone who is tired, that is, arrives on any rubberized wheeled vehicle, (b) the poor, which includes school teachers, journalists and most of the Democratic Party, (c) huddled masses such as attendees at a rock concert, NYC subways at rush hour or between each play in the NFL, (d) wretched refuse who must remain in Baltimore, (e) the English language since we grammarians know tost is a simple past tense and past participle of toss. He also shows that (e) he is an idiot. Cuccinelli only wants those who can stand on their own two feet. This eliminates leg amputees.

His statement reveals a secret: There is a group working in the bowels of

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the White House, the Name Change Agency, whose job it is to correct titles, slogans, names and phrases to please the current administration.

Soon the Pentagon will become the Military Industrial Complex and the Marines will sing, “From the walls ‘round Montezuma,” but the EPA won’t need to change its name because its building will sport a “For Sale” sign.

In these days of political correctness, the Bureau of Indian Affairs should probably be renamed the Bureau of Native Americans or the Agency of Exploited and Persecuted Original Inhabitants, but under the Trump administration, look for the Unwashed Savages Bureau. So long, our national motto, e pluribus unum (out of many, one). We will have narcissus ad nauseam (out of many, me).

President Trump plays down or denies outrages against minorities, so the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice will become the Fake Noose Division. Meanwhile, the poor, beleaguered FBI, whose reputation is being destroyed, will retain its initials, but will stand for the Fake Bureau of Incompetents. Will the White House be renamed the White Palace? We shall see, but the Oval Office (hereafter named the Red Square) is getting a throne and Air Force One is getting a crown (or it might be called Air Force We Won).

Smokey the Bear is no longer an endangered species. Actually, there is a bounty on him, according to the Deforest Rangers. When the NRA becomes part of the Defense Department, it will be known as the National Rifle Administration. Given that the White House and cabinet are filled with bankers, brokers and hedge fund oligarchs, maybe Occupied By Wall Street is a better term.

The Name Change Agency is working on other fronts.

“Oh, say can you see? Those aren’t bombs bursting in air, that’s wonderful coal smoke.”

How about this? “I pledge my allegiance to the President and to the Republicans for whom he stands, one nation under our God, more or less indivisible, with liberty and justice for almost all.”

Of course, renaming government institutions is nothing new. The Navy, Army and Air Force Departments were merged into the Defense Department in 1947, the year the Army Air Corps became the Air Force. The Coast Guard was formed in 1915 by the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service (est.

1790) and the Lifesaving Ser-

vice (est. 1848). Coast Guard is shorter. The Navy had a department called the Bureau of Yards and Docks. It dealt with yards and docks, but as of 1966 it became the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. It deals with yards and docks. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) eventually became the CIA, although, like the FBI, it has been thoroughly defamed and insulted so much that soon CIA will stand for Clowns In Angst. The influence by the Name Change Agency may well extend to other sectors. Will the San Antonio NBA team be renamed the Bone Spurs? Will those building block toys be called Mar-a-Lego? Georgia, forget calling yourself the Peach State anymore. That’s a little too close to the possibility.

I look at my one-dollar bill more closely. Isn’t it supposed to read: “In God We Trust?”

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Court of public opinion says trustees’ time is up

Dear Editor: I do NOT believe taxpayer money should be used on O’Hanlon. I do NOT believe that the causes of action filed by O’Hanlon are meritorious. I decided, long before we were notified about the SAI preliminary report, that I was NOT running for re-election.

Some of my colleagues intentional actions to not address issues that relate to academic outcomes and achievement was a waste of my time and taxpayer money (using staff for meetings). As I’ve stated on numerous occasions, the Board, needs to get out of the superintendent’s way! Unfortunately we are judged as one so if five people act a way then all nine will be given that label. That’s sad but it is what it is. The four of us couldn’t stop the five of them because five always beats four. I’m in my fifties. I can’t reclaim time so I’m stopping the insanity of sitting on a board with the majority of its members who conduct HISD business away from public meetings and then show up to board meetings to run whatever plays they schemed to do in secrecy. #Enough ~ I didn’t just start outing their bad behavior. I’ve been #TellingIt since last year in my Facebook series #AsTheBoardTurns #TruthMatters ~ The Superintendent and her team achieved a B+ rating in spite of my colleagues! The schools that are struggling have been negatively impacted by my colleague’s bad behavior! It shouldn’t be like that! I’m tired of it and I respectfully believe the public should be too.

Jolanda Jones Dear Editor: To the four people that are reading this article: The state is the body violating the law. The state is wasting your taxpayer dollars by acting illegally and forcing the district to defend itself from a blatant cash grab. It is not a coincidence that this perfect storm of a takeover is occurring just after billions of dollars have been approved for education through HB3.

We’ll have other topics candidates will answer, including the flooding issues that pervade our conversations, the plan to widen I-45, and the catastrophe that has become recycling in the city of Houston.

As I work with Super Neighborhood 12 and the Garden Oaks Civic Club to host next week’s forum, I’d also love to know what questions you’d like to ask Houston’s next mayor. What issues are most important to the people who live in the neighborhoods of North Houston?

Are you worried about public safety more than infrastructure? Are you interested in planning and development more than education?

If there’s a topic you’d like addressed in the Sept. 3 forum, I’d like to invite you to send me an email at the address below my column.

As Mark Klein, president of Super Neighborhood 12 said recently, “[We like to] show that neighborhoods here are engaged and will vote.”

If you don’t have questions, but you’re interested in the future of the city, I’d like to personally invite you to next week’s Mayoral Forum at Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet.

I’ll make you a couple of promises if you’ll attend: You’ll have fun and you’ll learn something new.

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This seems to have been planned for years. That’s why Moore, Meyers, Lunsford, and Eastman all gracefully exited. Just in time! And those current trustees damning their own governance have no better option; they lose politically either way, so they’d rather join the state fabricated chorus for a takeover. Come on, Zuvanich — do better.

The state will not take over HISD. They are wrong on this. COME AND TAKE IT. Anonymous

Acres Homes family may be fighting losing battle against proposed concrete batch plant

Dear Editor: This will not only LOWER the property value of nearby homes, but also homes within the area such as Inwood Forrest, Oak Forest and Shepherd Forest.

It will likely cause health issues like her grandchild experienced for thousands of residents as well as the animals, pets and wildlife. There will likely be catastrophic effects for our trees, lawns and gardens as well. This is something I pray is stopped in it’s tracks and isn’t considered ever again in the future.

Call me a conspiracy theorist if you will, but I have a sneaking suspicion that there are some underhanded back door deals between Soto, Jarvis Johnson and that rat face mayor Turner. We should look into whether Soto has donated to Turner’s campaign or the campaign of Johnson. This would be nothing more than normal operating procedure for this administration. They may say they are “concerned” on the outside, but deep down they want this to happen because they see nothing but the money this plant would produce for the city, which in reality is just pure evil. Anyone who approves this plant is complicit in the destruction of lives and community and they should be investigated and removed from their positions of power.

A lifetime concerned area resident

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Constable’s Corner: Rosen helps homeless

By The Office of Alan Rosen kevin.quinn@cn1.hctx.net Three nights a week, the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office hits the street to check on the homeless population.

It’s a team of six deputies, four of whom are reserves.

The reserves are not paid for their time. They do it because they find the work rewarding.

“Occasionally, we see some real progress,” said Captain John Moritz, who is in charge of the Precinct 1 Homeless Outreach Team.

Moritz and his team do what they can every day to make the lives of the homeless a little more comfortable.

Sometimes it’s as simple as giving them a toothbrush and toothpaste. Sometimes it’s a pair of socks.

More often than not, the single thing that seems to have the most significant effect is the simple act of showing the homeless they are not in-

visible. We don’t just pass by without acknowledging them.

By stopping to simply talk to them or offer them a bottle of water, their spirit seems restored to a degree, making them feel like part of the community again. We know that’s only part of the answer.

Today in Harris County, experts suggest the homeless population numbers close to 4,000 on any given day.

In late 2016, Constable Alan Rosen saw a need for something more to be done to address the growth of the homeless population in Precinct 1, an area which includes the Heights and Downtown Houston. He began to discuss possible solutions with his command staff.

“Being homeless is not a crime,” Rosen said. “I knew we had to figure out a way to have a better understanding of the challenges endured daily by those living on the street.

“Last fall, Precinct 1 Captain Kevin Williams and Deputy Rachel Wyne from our Mental

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Health Division spent three days undercover living as if they were homeless for a segment called ‘In Their Shoes’ produced in partnership with Star of Hope Mission and KSBJ. The experience gave us valuable insight about life of the homeless population.

We’ve learned what a significant component mental illness is among the homeless. While the county, state and country as a whole have made strides toward addressing some of the underlying mental health

Emmett Mental Health Diversion Center. This innovative program gives law enforcement a community-based alternative for those with mental illness who have been picked up for low-level, non-violent offenses. Precinct 1 deputies also use The Sobering Center as a resource for homeless. In the last year, our team has taken more than three dozen people to one facility or the other for treatment or assistance.

Moritz and Rosen believe in providing a hand “up” not a hand “out.” They know there are certain things which the public, meaning well, often does which contributes to the cycle of homelessness.

“They’re going to stay there as long as they get money or food,” Moritz said.

He admits there are those among the homeless population who will refuse help or shy away from organizations because of rules or restrictions they may impose in exchange for shelter or housing. But he insists there is great need and

issues, more work needs to be done.”

Interestingly, the laws in Texas limit what our deputy constables can do in reference to the homeless. If the person, for example, is located within the city limits, only a city police officer can enforce city ordinances that apply. The laws, however, do not prohibit deputy constables from attempting to help the homeless. Rosen saw an opportunity for more to be done.

In May 2017, Moritz came to Precinct 1 following a decades-long career in law enforcement. Rosen tasked Moritz with creating the office’s first Homeless Outreach Team. In that time, we have grown from just Moritz to the team of six. We have developed ongoing partnerships with Covenant House, Harmony House, the Star of Hope, the Beacon and other agencies which can assist those who are homeless.

In September 2018, Harris County opened the Judge Ed

a reason to focus nonetheless on those who will accept assistance.

Donations offered through the Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Foundation help us fund ongoing efforts to provide personal hygiene kits, clothing and a dedicated vehicle, which the team uses in this work. The funding also pays for the body camera worn by the deputy in that vehicle, the computer and camera which are mounted in the vehicle, and a portable fingerprinting system which helps us determine identities on location so we can best find resources to help each person we encounter. As we identify each person, we are able to give them an identification card which helps them qualify for programs and services they would not be able to receive without that ID. For more on the Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Foundation and how you can support this worthy cause, search the foundation name on Facebook.

Tropical vibe transports patrons at new Heights bar

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com A new bar has landed in the Heights that will make visitors feel as though they’ve been transported to a beachfront property.

Tikila’s, 2708 North Shepherd Dr., is the brainchild of Jason Lowery (co-owner of Bovine & Barley and HTX Fan Tavern), Sammy Saket (coowner of Izakaya) and James Cole, who formerly owned Revolver at 6502 Washington Ave. “The idea for Tikila’s was to create a free flowing, beachlike vibe patio bar,” Lowery said. “The name came about as a play on words highlighting both tequila and tiki cocktails. It allows us not to be so pigeonholed to having a straight tiki-style menu.”

While Tikila’s is now open seven days a week, it’s still in a soft opening stage. This allows for the venue and cocktail menu to be tweaked if need be.

A few options on the drink menu are a house margarita, pina colada, frozen mojito and Tikila’s Queen’s Swizzle.

The latter has rum, fruit juices and falernum, a syrup liqueur from the Caribbean that is known for being used in tropical drinks.

Happy hour is 3–6 p.m.

Monday–Friday and features $3 beers, $5 house margaritas, $5 frozen drinks and $5 wines.

“We currently have a rotation of food trucks, but we are in the works of creating our own menu in the near future,” Lowery said.

The space, which previ-

Contributed photos The frozen mojito (left) and Queen’s Swizzle are two of the offerings at Tikila’s on North Shepherd Drive.

ously was Buffalo Fred’s Ice House and Bar, features tikiinspired décor. Cabanas, picnic tables and palm trees give an island feel, while small de-

Forum, from P. 1A “So they should be paid attention to.”

Super Neighborhood 12 includes Candlelight Estates, Ella Lee Forest, Garden Oaks, Mangum Manor, Oak Forest, Pinemont Park Square, Shepherd Forest and Shepherd Park Plaza, among other neighbor-

hoods.

Super Neighborhood 12 and the Garden Oaks Civic Club also will host a forum for Houston City Council District C candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 2. That event also is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Garden Oaks Montessori Magnet and

will include eight of the 14 candidates -- Candelario Cervantez, Michelle Ganz, Gladys House, Shelley Kennedy, Greg Meyers, Bob Nowak, Daphne Scarbrough and Mary Jane Smith.

Both events are open to the public and free to attend.

Blessing, from P. 1A to help.

Houston Responds, a faithbased coalition created after Harvey, heard about Davis’ predicament and decided to step in. It teamed up with Hope Disaster Recovery, a similar organization, to repair the home and make it livable again.

Another partner in the project has been Village Heights Church, a 4-year-old congregation in the Heights that has been working on Davis’ house since June. Copastor Hannah White said a total of about 50 church members have spent weekends working on the home, which should be ready for Davis early next month.

“It’s exciting,” White said.

“We’re looking forward to getting her back in the home.”

Others in need While Davis is close to being reunited with her longtime residence, many of her fellow Independence Heights homeowners are not as fortunate. Two years after the flooding caused by Harvey devastated the city and particularly the low-income, historically black neighborhood, recovery remains ongoing.

Tanya Debose, executive director of the Independence Heights Redevelopment Council, said at least 200 homeowners there are either living in damaged houses or remain displaced as efforts by the City of Houston and Harris County have been slow to provide relief.

While Village Heights Church members worked on Davis’ home last weekend – Houston City Councilwoman Karla Cisneros and State Rep. Jarvis Johnson stopped by to acknowledge their efforts – Debose held a community event at Independence Heights Park to try to identify more residents in need.

“We probably need 200 more churches to do that,” Debose said. “There’s not

Photo by Adam Zuvanich Leola Davis, right, with Village Heights Church co-pastor Hannah White.

enough qualified labor. The demand is huge.”

Others are trying to help meet that demand. Last year CITGO donated $6 million to Rebuild Together Houston, another nonprofit that is helping Independence Heights recover from Harvey.

Debose said their plan is to restore 100 homes per year over a three-year span, with 63 having been completed since last year and 30 more under construction.

“It’s unprecedented flooding that we had,” she said.

“You have to use unprecedented strategies in order to help to restore the community.”

Debose said some Independence Heights residents had to relocate after Harvey because they could not afford to repair their homes and were forced to sell instead. She called it “disaster gentrification.”

Efforts by organizations such as Houston Responds, Rebuilding Together Houston and Village Heights Church are curbing that trend. And for the church, helping a community member in need is a way to fulfill its Christian mission.

White said her congregation, which she leads along with her husband, Bill White, has participated in similar service projects each year

since it was founded. The church has been especially passionate about helping Davis, securing household items such as curtains, dishes, furniture and towels along with remodeling the home.

Hannah White said there is a large collection of those goods in her home office.

“Houston Responds already was doing a really good job of getting her house back in order,” White said. “But we wanted to get her home back in order.”

Davis is grateful for both organizations as well as the new landscaping in her front yard. Nonprofit Beauty’s Community Garden, with help from New Roots Nursery, Lowe’s and Home Depot, put in flower beds with an irrigation system.

Davis can hardly wait to move back into her old home with a new look. When she does, she said she plans to run through the house shouting “Hallelujah!”

She also plans to pass down the fixed-up property to one of her three daughters or four grandchildren.

“This is awesome,” said granddaughter Nicole Feliciano, who lived in the home until shortly before Harvey hit. “It’s a blessing to know that people still have the ability to have compassion and want to give to somebody who needs it.”

tails like wood carvings and skull wallpaper hone in on the tiki theme.

On the side patio, palmcovered palapas are set up

under a string of lights and swings are set underneath as seating. Patrons will be able to close their eyes and swing their way to island relaxation.

While this all has a tiki-bar touch, the bar is more about being laidback with a beachy vice and not strictly a tiki bar.

As for the locale, Lowery said they opened Tikila’s in the Heights so they could be part of the growth and transformation of the neighborhood.

Lowery said the team behind Tikila’s also took over the former Vietnam Restaurant, 605 W. 19th St., with plans to re-concept it early next year.

Soon Tikila’s will host an array of events in its space, from themed events and parties to networking functions.

Tikila’s hours are 3 p.m.– midnight Monday–Wednesday, 3 p.m.–2 a.m. Thursday–Friday, 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m.–midnight Sunday.

Baldwin, from P. 1A to which he was appointed by Mayor Sylvester Turner in January 2016, Baldwin also spent three years as president of the Houston Heights Association.

He said his chief challenge between now and the Nov. 5 election is connecting with voters across the city and building name recognition beyond the Heights.

“I have more experience than that average person that’s running,” Baldwin said. “I have more experience with how City Hall works, how local government works, how the nonprofit sector works, how businesses work. And my work in the community is really what I’m going to be able to focus on.”

Among the priorities for Baldwin are ensuring accountability and accessibility within city government, meeting Houston’s drainage and infra-

structure needs and fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. He also wants to expand greenspace and walkability while decreasing homelessness.

Those might sound like typical talking points for a politician, but Baldwin would rather speak his mind than pander to voters’ perceptions. He said Houston drivers “need to slow down” for the safety of themselves and other drivers as well as pedestrians and cyclists.

He also said homeowners in places such as the Heights, Garden Oaks and Oak Forest need to accept that affordable housing is essential to developing diverse communities and enhances them instead of diminishing them.

“I don’t pussyfoot around,” Baldwin said. “I go over there and tell people like it is, some

of which they want to hear and some of which they don’t want to hear.”

Baldwin also wants the city to be bold and progressive in its planning, especially in the midst of climate change. He said Houston should scrap the practice of considering Capital Improvement Projects in fiveyear increments and think 30 or 50 years ahead.

“A five-year snapshot of where we’re going to go is a ludicrous way to perform a $5 billion industry known as the City of Houston,” Baldwin said. “We need better planning.

We need better implementation. We need to rely on the private sector where they’re better at it than the public sector.

“There are really smart people in Houston, Texas. Let’s utilize some of them to help us with some of these issues.”

GOMO, from P. 1A Before the case was converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 by Judge David Jones, GOMO office manager Pam Parks said there were nearly 400 claimants seeking a total of about $1.45 million.

GOMO filed for bankruptcy in April 2018 after a state district court found it had no authority to collect transfer fees, its primary source of revenue, because it violated the Texas Property Code while petitioning residents to include them in the deed restrictions in the early 2000s. Parks has said the GOMO attorney, Johnie Patterson, will argue that the statute of limitations for claims related to GOMO’s improper petitioning long ago expired.

On Monday, Williams filed an application to employ Patterson as his special counsel in the case for the purposes of “reviewing and prosecuting claim objections and to address litigation matters for the estate.”

A few days before filing that application, Williams said, “There’s some issues about

whether or not people can make all these claims that they filed now, because of some timing issues, and I’ve been looking at stuff on that. Ultimately, it will probably have to go to the court to be decided.”

In the meantime, a Garden Oaks neighborhood with about 1,100 homeowners is effectively left without a homeowners’ association. When the case was converted in June by Jones – who said he did so because GOMO and the court-appointed committee of unsecured creditors were unable to agree on a restructuring plan – Williams said that “sort of put a stake in it.”

“I thought people would rethink their stance, sit down amongst each other and say, ‘You know what, we really don’t need you (and can come to an agreement),’ ” Williams said. “Apparently they’re entrenched or confident enough, or they don’t care that they don’t have a homeowners’ association anymore.”

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Ernest Charles Bugaj,

94, born Oct. 2, 1924, died on Aug. 27.

Radney Foster & Kim Richey Thursday, Sept. 5 7 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. Radney Foster & Kim Richey are performing at The Heights Theater.

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71, born May 17, 1948, died on Aug. 24. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Carter; children, Darrah Mychal Ragsdale, and Mary GilbertBerry (Robert); grandchildren, Sean Berry, and Madilyn Berry; nieces & nephew, Jennifer, Michael, and Kristi.

Tunes in the Tap Room Tuesday, Sept. 3 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Harold’s Restaurant & Tap Room – 350 W. 19th St. Enjoy live music in Harold’s Tap Room every Tuesday night.

Rogues Among Us & KOU Friday, Aug. 30 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Rogues Among Us & KOU are performing at White Oak Music Hall with Chancla Fight Club and Space Kiddettes.

WHY? Saturday, Aug. 31 8 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. WHY? is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Barrie.

Molotov Sunday, Sept. 1 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Molotov is performing at White Oak Music Hall.

Teenage Bottlerocket Tuesday, Sept. 3 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Teenage Bottlerocket is performing at White Oak Music Hall.

ARKONA Thursday, Sept. 5 7 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. ARKONA is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Metsatoll and Wind Rose.

A Moment in Time Art Show Friday, Aug. 30 4 – 8 p.m.

Visionary Heights – 1331 Nicholson St. Visionary Heights is featuring the work of Larry Crawford in a solo show of all new works. Larry has been creating art in Houston for over 30 years. The show continues through September 1st.

The Markets Eleanora’s Market Saturday, Aug. 31 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Cavatore – 2120 Ella Blvd.

There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers.

Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, Aug. 31 4 – 8 p.m.

Sideout Volleybar – 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists.

The Farm Stand at Petrol Station Saturday, Aug. 31 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

948 Wakefield Dr. The Farm Stand at Petrol Station features goods from local vendors.

Carol Gallo, 94, born June 20, 1925, died on Aug. 18.

Anthony Leon Gaudiano, born Feb. 16, 1927, died on Aug. 26.

Radney Foster and Kim Richey will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at Heights Theater, 339 W. 19th St. Heights Morning Market Sunday, Sept. 1 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

3106 White Oak Dr. Heights Morning Market gathers local talented artisans, farmers, and entrepreneurs to bring you closer to the goods you need. Stop by to shop and stay to brunch, drink mimosas, and listen to live music at Onion Creek.

We Made This Market Sunday, Sept. 1 1 – 7 p.m.

Whole Foods 365 – 101 N. Loop West We Made This is a small monthly pop-up of one-of-a-kind wares made by local artists. It’s the first Sunday of each month in the parking lot of Whole Foods 365 in Independence Heights.

The Pews Women’s Bible Study Group Monday, Sept. 2 5:30 p.m.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Women’s Bible Study meets every Monday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. The study is called The Faithful, which explores crucial moments in the lives of five Old Testament figures--Queen Esther, Gideon, Hosea, Malachi, and Nehemiah.

Guests and new members are welcome to attend this nondenominational Bible study.

Email scripturesharing@earthlink. net for information.

Men’s Scripture Sharing Group Thursday, Sept. 5 7 a.m.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Men’s Scripture Sharing Group meets every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

Financial Peace University Wednesday, Aug. 28 Garden Oaks Baptist Church – 3206 N. Shepherd Dr. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Returns to Garden Oaks Baptist on Aug. 28. It’s not too late to secure your spot to the 9-week workshop. Garden Oaks Baptist is providing scholarships so that your entire family can attend for only $50. This covers your materials, the class

and a financial tracking app. The course normally costs $109.

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10 a.m. – Noon HHWC Clubhouse – 1846 Harvard St. The Houston Heights Woman’s Club welcomes all our Greater Heights Area neighbors to an informal Open House to visit their historic clubhouse, learn about their neighborhood community service activities, social events and 119-year-old Literary Club.

Indoor Garage Sale Saturday, Sept. 7 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Advent Lutheran Church - 5820 Pinemont Advent Lutheran Church Annual Indoor Garage Sale in Sept. 7, rain or shine.

Anniversary Gala and Fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 7 7 – 11 p.m.

Visionary Heights – 1331 Nicholson St. Visionary Heights is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a gala and fundraiser. Everyone is welcome. The $60 ticket includes a lineup of music, a buffet, a 50/50 raffle, and silent art auction.

Auction items include tickets to Broadway Across America performances, original works of art, and other unique items. Free valet parking is included in the ticket purchase. Tickets can be purchased at Visionary Heights, on our website at Visionaryheights.com, or on its Facebook Event page.

Fun & Games Book Signing Saturday, Aug. 31 1 – 3 p.m.

The Book Scene – 1820 W. 43rd St. Retired Navy veteran and Firefighter Wesley Tallant will sign and discuss his books on Saturday Aug. 31. There will be refreshments and prizes. For more information call 713-8696117.

Houston’s 183rd Birthday Saturday, Aug. 31 4 – 8 p.m.

Conally Plaza - 1100 Bagby The Heritage Society and Mister McKinney’s Historic Houston are throwing a party for Houston’s 183rd birthday. Guests will enjoy complimentary food and drinks.

There will be free tours of the homes at The Heritage Society and also free educational bus tours of historic downtown. Bus tour times are 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. For reservations or information, visit www.heritagesociety.org.

Waltrip High School Class of 1979 Saturday, Oct. 5 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

The Whitehall Hotel – 1700 Smith St. The Waltrip High School Class of 1979 40th Reunion is this October. Please make your check payable to Waltrip Class of 79 for $60 per person before September 15 is you plan to attend. Mail your check to: Lisa Trigg Mendel, PO Box 16611, Houston, TX 77222. If your name has changed since high school, please include your high school name with your payment.

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Claws come out over declawing loving tendencies.

New York leads charge against declawing Until recently, declawing an indoor-only cat was an accepted practice in the United States. However, in recent years, a growing collection of vets have stopped performing this surgery, finding it harmful and wholly unsuccessful in helping a domesticated cat to conform to living in a home.

The state of New York is the first state to ban declawing, otherwise known as onychectomy (amputation of the final segment of toe bone as well as the attached claw) for domestic, exotic and wild cats.

Dear Tabby, I have a kitten who won’t stop scratching on my furniture.

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Declawing also can cause lasting physical problems for your cat, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

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Art Valet: Experienced artist lands long-awaited exhibit Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

Serrano Gallery inside Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards St. #317, presents a solo exhibit of Carolyn Bertrand Hodges’ works of art from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Proprietor Valentina Atkinson aptly named the exhibit “My Sky Pie Wish” after one of Hodges’ paintings and an obvious play on the phrase “sky high wish.”

The exhibit may be a longtime dream come true for Miss Carolyn, as I call her, but she is not the type of artist who wishes for things to happen.

She gets out there and makes them happen.

Hodges is a nonagenarian (in her 90s) and keeps telling me her time is limited on this Earth, so “My Sky Pie Wish” exhibit is the “peak of the mountain,” she told me. After many years of hitting the

street with portfolio in hand, sending letters and making phone calls, this is Hodges’ first solo exhibit in an art gallery.

I’ve included bits and pieces of Hodges’ art activities, quotes and other exhibits in my column over the years and will recap the highlights for you here.

Hodges was born in Houston in the late 1920s and knew from an early age that art was going to be the focus of her world. As a teenager, she studied art at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston under Robert C. Joy. Hodges told me Joy introduced her to modern art, including the works of Van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse and many others whose works were equally as instrumental in shaping modern art today but not as well known to the public.

Joy, she told me, ruined her for other teachers when she was younger. She had a hard time finding teachers that knew more than herself.

She said Joy’s instruction was that thorough. Following the

MFAH, Bertrand studied at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with a grant from the Barnes Foundation.

Hodges has lived life on her terms, I wrote in a March 2015 column. Always looking for that elusive break to the big time, Hodges worked when she needed to and traveled to study when she wanted. Researching the times and places she’s been is fascinating. She was part of the burgeoning modern art scene in Houston in the 1950s. Bertrand fondly recalls participating in juried shows alongside John Biggers, David Adickes and many other Houston artists. She still has newspaper clippings naming her as a place winner.

In 1955, Hodges was among the first wave of artists to study and work in San Miguel de Allende, a city in central Mexico, still popular with artists. The film “Serenade” starring tenor and actor Mario Lanza was filmed there at the same time.

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From left to right, Mitch Cohen with artist Carolyn Bertrand Hodges and sculptor Michelle O’Michael.

art for group exhibits and contests, I stepped up and helped Hodges out. That’s not to say she stopped visiting art studios, exhibits or intruding herself to curators and gallery owners. Friends notify me of “Miss Carolyn” sightings all over town to this day!

Hodges is one of the most consistently persistent artists I’ve ever met. Young artists today would benefit greatly if they could muster up a tenth of her tenacity.

Thousands gather for Hindu celebration From Staff Reports An estimated 6,000 people gathered at ISKCON of Houston last week for an annual festival that some consider the Hindu version of Christmas.

The Hindu temple at 1320 W. 34th St. hosted Krishna Janmashtami, a celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna, on Aug. 23. The Hindus of Greater Houston participated in the event, which featured religious ceremonies and prayers, feasting and musical and cultural performances. The celebration also was attended by Dr. Anupam Ray, the Consul General of India who is based in Houston.

Food was provided by Govinda’s Vegetarian Cuisine, and students from Goswami Academy participated in a costume contest and coloring contest. Both the restaurant and the school are located on the ISKCON of Houston campus.

For more information on the temple and its activities, visit www.iskconhouston.org.

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Hodges has touched on many media from illustration, oils and acrylics to her current pen work. I have related to her many times that her work today looks like contemporary sculptural studies. It is her penwork that really shines, reflecting on the world around her. Never assume that age is a deterrent to contemporary art.

“Contemporary art is fragmentary, chaotic, like life now - it is all about today’s issues,” Hodges said.

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While that could summarize my dining experience at Hubcap Grill in the Heights, I must say I’m not afraid of a greasy hamburger. But it’s a bit of a problem when it’s the only flavor I can taste.

The low-key vibe of the grill makes it a cool place to sit back and hang out with friends over a burger. The uniqueness of the place is its burger-shack look, complete with an outside walk-up ordering window.

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In her artist statement, she recently wrote the following gem about her approach to creating now.

“Like in dreams, the images may be a mystery,” Hodges said. “The whole unconscious is a mystery to most of us.

Like the unconscious, we can dream up images with our art.

Also, as with meditation, we may transcend beyond the ordinary when we create art … making art as whole; the great ‘I am that … I am.’

“There is a ceaseless flow of imagery, and with such spirit, things don’t matter, for detail, memory, etc., are part of the whole, and all embracing.”

Meet the artist at Friday’s reception if you can make it.

There is no admission charge, and there will be light bites provided by Urban Eats.

More info is online at www. serranogallery.com/carolynbertrand-hodges. The exhibit will remain on view through Sept. 14.

Cohen is an artist and founder of First Saturday Arts Market and the Market at Sawyer Yards.

Find him at ArtValet.com.

Houston location Ike’s Love & Sandwiches, a restaurant chain from San Francisco, is opening its first Houston outpost in the Heights at 1051 Heights Blvd.

According the CultureMap, Ike’s grand opening was Thursday, with the first 50 people receiving free sandwiches.

Ike’s website has not yet been updated to include the Houston location and menu.

Savoir’s grand opening The Heights restaurant Savoir, 1344 Yale St., will have its grand opening on

Sept. 10 and is currently taking reservations on Resy.

The menu at Savoir will feature European-American fare.

Owner Brian Doke has been in the restaurant industry for many years. He spent eight years as the director of operations for Tiny Boxwood’s, and after that consulted both Relish Restaurant & Bar and Chapman & Kirby.

Doke has also brought on Micah Rideout. Other Savoir team members include general manager Evin Haines, events director Abby Majia and wine director William Meznariah.

Hubcap Grill Address: 1133 W. 19th St. Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday–Saturday Pricing: $6.50-$12 Kid-friendly: Yes Alcohol: Yes Healthy options: No Star of the show: Hand-cut fries

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upcoming shows

PAUL CAUTHEN WITH MEDICINE MAN REVIVAL MATTHEW SWEET WITH VANESSA PETERS AL DI MEOLA "PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE" CHRIS KNIGHT WITH JOSHUA RAY WALKER AN EVENING WITH LEO KOTTKE ROBERT CRAY DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE

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