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Big Tex opening fourth Houston location on Ella From Staff Reports According to a press release May 15, Big Tex Self Storage will be building its fourth Houston location in the Garden Oaks/Oak Forest area at 3480 Ella Blvd. Construction on the spot began earlier this month, and the locally-owned business plans on opening its doors to the community in June of 2018 if all goes according to plan. The state-of-the-art facility, to be built on the site shared with Ella Plaza, will offer 100,000 square feet of storage space to Garden Oaks and Oak Forest residents, and owner Bobby Grover says Big Tex is excited to be moving into another one of Houston’s burgeoning communities. “Garden Oaks and Oak Forest have seen tremendous growth over the past 5 years, and the Big Tex Storage team is excited to be a part of that evolving story”, he said in a release. “Houstonians want
to be a part of this community thanks to it’s beautiful tree lined lots, top-rated schools and fun neighborhood restaurants and bars; it’s no wonder it was named one of Houston’s “Hottest-of-the-Hot Neighborhoods” in 2016.” According the company’s website, Big Tex Self Storage will offer an on-site storage specialist, flexible renting options, 24/7 computer and camera monitoring and door alarms on each unit. Residents’ storage units will have consistent tuned climate control from 65 to 78 degrees Farenheight to protect their belongings. The Garden Oaks location will be open Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents will be able to gain access to their belongings at the Garden Oaks location seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Photo from Facebook Big Tex Self Storage looks to be opening its fourth Houston location in the Garden Oaks area. According to a press release, the facility will open in June of 2018.
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Image source: Whole Foods Whole Foods announced its intent to move into The Leader area more than two years ago, and some new details were revealed about the development earlier this month
By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Austin-based Whole Foods announced plans to move into the Leader area with a new concept more than two years ago, but little had been divulged regarding specs of the new store–until now. According to a report from Virtual Builder’s Exchange earlier this month, vertical construction is about to take off at the site at the northeast corner of Yale Street and the North Loop 610 frontage road on the project known as the Yale Marketplace after bids were received and finalized May 4. Yale Marketplace, by developer Fidelis Realty Partners, will host a 12,000-squarefoot facility for an emergency room clinic and possibly other tenants along with a 30,000square foot space for Whole Foods’ newest concept according to the report.
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The Austin-based grocer announced the new concept in May of 2015, and wasted no time searching Houston for a good location, saying it is designed to meet the public’s growing demand for natural foods through the use of a curated selection of products in a store occupying a much smaller footprint than its flagship brand. As the eighth largest food retailer in the US, a typical Whole Foods store occupies about 40,000 square feet. Whole Foods currently operates 420 stores, and announced a target of 1,200 locations earlier this year. Of these, they did not indicate how many would be the new concept. Despite the fact that the 365 concept will have a considerably smaller footprint, representatives believe Garden Oaks 365 will have just as much staying power as its older brother.
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“365 is designed to complement the Whole Foods Market brand by bringing the highest quality, healthy foods to a broader audience,” said Jeanette Webster, Houston media and community relations manager for Whole Foods said in August 2015. “365 will allow us to serve more customers with a fresh, value-driven shopping experience. The new stores will feature a mix of products that meet our quality standards, in an environment that’s fun and convenient for shoppers.” It remains to be seen how the new concept will mesh with H-E-B on the southeast corner of Shepherd Drive and West 24th Street (just southwest of the Whole Foods 365 site) upon both arrivals, but one thing is for sure–Garden Oaks and Heights shoppers will have their pick of quality grocers within a convenient distance.
Back in 2008, a local Zion Lutheran church goer named Alice Bongers was sent to Chicago to learn about neighborhood ministry. This entailed being able to look at a community and being able to identify the needs of that community. After returning to Houston, Bongers was able to recognize just how many hungry people were living in the Heights and worked with St. Marks Methodist church to get a food pantry going. In July of 2009, the non-profit Heights Interfaith Food Pantry was opened. “The first day we opened we had five clients,” said Bongers, Executive Director for Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry. “And we thought ‘Okay, we’re going to have to go stand on the street corner advertising.’ But it didn’t take long before everyone knew about us.” Interfaith allows their clients to come every 30 days, and their homeless clients get to come once a week because they can only carry so much food at a time. They started by serving only two zip codes and slowly grew from there. Then when the flood happened about a year and a half ago and due to the gentrification in the Heights they decided to open it up to all zip codes. “A lot of our clients are either working low paying jobs or are on social security,” said Bongers. “If you only get about $700 of social security a month, there’s no way that you can support yourself. And if you’re elderly you often have to choose
Photo by Jennifer Layer Interfaith Food Pantry, shown here, has existed since 2009. In the time since then, the pantry has served anywhere from 60-100 people per day in efforts to combat the problem of people going hungry in the Heights.
between your medicine, your rent, or your food. And the food is what goes.” Interfaith is a partner with the Houston Food Bank which means they purchase most of their food from them. “Now when I say purchase, I mean we get a huge case of pinto beans for five dollars,” said Bongers. How it works: The pantry serves anyone who walks through the doors, ranging from 60 – 100 people a day. The person comes, they get a number, and they wait in line. Once their number is ready they are interviewed, and are asked to fill out a simple form. Then they are given a shopping list that limits the amounts of food each person can get. “We are very fortunate,” said Bongers. “We started out with three churches sponsoring us, and now we have six, including: Zion Lutheran, Christ the King Catholic,
St. Marks Methodist, The Vineyard, Church of Christ at 1548 Heights, and St. Andrews. What that means is we have two members of each of those churches on our board of directors. They are the ones who approve the budget, run the pantry, come up with ideas, and keep things in line.” Although their client and sponsor base grew quickly and easily, their volunteer base did not. Because Bongers is such a strong believer in youth volunteerism, she has worked diligently with the girl scouts and local schools for young volunteers. “Our youngest volunteer is four and our oldest is 89,” said Bongers. The volunteers and members of the Pantry do more than just serve food. They become a family to the cliSee Pantry P. 6C
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For The Leader The joint fourth grade classes of Mrs. Vallejos and Mrs. Mena earlier this month to participate in Career Day. The event was put on to help them learn about different jobs to decide what they want to do later in life. The event is held once a year at Oak Forest Elementary School (OFE). During Career Day, students were able to meet a non-profit fundraiser, a family doctor, a dog-trainer, a beverage inventory manager and a public relations professional. Through these visitors, the classmates were able to learn about: * Raising money for homeless and saving lives * Correct measurements to see how many things can fit onto shelves at a grocery store * Different kinds of doctors that practice medicine, the fact that adults need many more kinds of doctors, and how much medicines have changed over the years * How to train a dog, teach it to behave and learn tricks, and the importance of rewards, kindness and patience * How to write a story and how to talk to the media Students also discovered
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Heights High Rough Riders perform to perfection By Jennifer Layer
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Congratulations to the Heights High School Army JROTC Program, “Rough Riders,” who earlier this month competed at the U.S. National Military Drill Competition in Daytona Beach and brought back 10 national level trophies. They received second place for color guard, third place for platoon exhibition drill, third place for regulation drill, third place for inspection, and fourth place in squad exhibition drill. These rankings brought them to place third overall. Riders, Andrew Munoz and Arriana Sandoval placed third in the nation and Karina Lopez and Vincent Guerrerro placed second in the nation for their dual performance. Lastly, Stephanie Garza placed second in the nation for her solo drill performance. “When it came to my solo performance I think I did so well because of I was thinking back on when 1st Sargent told me to end this year with a bang and to leave here strong,” Garza said. “So that got me thinking that I don’t want to look back on this time and think that I could have done more. So when I was doing the solo I took everything else out of my mind. I blocked out everything and just focused on the next move and the next spin until I finished.” As a collective the Rough Riders were disappointed in not receiving first place, but were overwhelmingly proud of each other and their efforts none the less. “When we found out the results I was a little set back,” said Garza. “But I couldn’t be mad, because I know on that field we all gave our 150 percent. We went over our stamina that we had inside and I know we did great regardless of what the results came out to be.” The Rough Riders have been preparing for the national competition since the
Contributed photo The Heights High School Rough Riders stand at attention during the U.S. National Military Drill Competition. The school’s JROTC team brought back 10 national-level trophies from the competition.
summer of last year. “1st Sargent gives us all of the responsibility, so this whole process is our own,” said Rough Rider, Joaquin Ware. “We had to make schedules and check lists, and we had to set up all of our practices. When we finished, I was extremely proud of my team, because we all worked so hard through the whole entire year. From the very beginning of the year in August, we knew everything we would be working on would be for Florida.” As Ware said, the Rough Riders truly were in complete control of the entire experience, including everything from fundraising to planning how and when to spend every dollar raised. “We had to assign jobs to each person to make sure each part of our plan got done correctly,” said Rough Rider, Nancy Cuadra. “That way when we left for Florida we wouldn’t have to go through any hassle of forgetting things or being the least bit unprepared.” The Rough Riders did not leave anything to chance and made sure they had everything they needed and put in over 100% effort on every-
thing, including their wardrobe. “We practice every day all year long to prepare for this competition,” said Andrew Munoz. “And it’s much more than just trying hard on the field. Before the competition we have to wake up at four in the morning to get our uniforms ready and make sure we looked perfect. And although I was shocked at the results, we still claim the title of third best drill team in the nation because of our efforts.” The Rough Riders were competing against approximately 126 other top ranking schools. Because every team there is the best of the best, each team has their own methods of intimidation to throw other teams off their game. “When we step off the bus all the lights are on them,” said 1st Sargent Anderson. “We make a dramatic appearance everywhere we go. We wear these big cleats on our heels so when we walk everyone can hear us coming. ‘Clack, clack, clack.’ Everyone thinks, ‘Oh, here come the Rough Riders.’ And everything in our appearance is perfect. All the girls’ hair is perfect with no fly aways, so it has to be
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“Our main goal is to provide exceptional service and quality repairs at a reasonable price. You will never be ‘just a number’ at Payne’s!” - Jason Evans, General Manager Payne’s Automotive maintains a computerized service history for each client’s vehicle and they provide their customers a detailed invoice after each service or repair. They have a comfortable waiting room, and also provide a FREE shuttle service for their customer’s convenience. Payne’s Automotive works on personal, commercial and fleet vehicles and offers quali-
fied, personal service at a lower cost than most dealerships. Their labor and parts come with a 2 year or 24,000 mile warranty and they stand behind their work. Payne’s values and respects their customers and they behave with honesty and integrity every step of the way. They desire to offer truthful and cost effective solutions, and keep your vehicle running safely and efficiently. You will be thoroughly informed as to the condition of your vehicle, and advised of
any immediate safety issues found. Any service or repairs needed will be discussed with you and noted in your customer history. Payne’s can help you prioritize any work needed and they will never begin any work on your vehicle before receiving your authorization. Their objective is to communicate in a way you are comfortable with and fully understand. Payne’s Automotive was recognized by the BBB as a Pinnacle Award Winner in 2016, the highest level
of achievement available in each business category. They received the BBB Winner of Distinction for service excellence consecutively from 2008 through 2015 and again in 2017 and maintain an A+ BBB ranking. Payne’s Automotive desires to do all they can to earn your confidence and trust with the hope of developing a close relationship with you, your family and your friends for years to come!
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