Deadline To Mail Back U.S. Census
Today is the deadline to mail back U.S. Census forms to avoid a knock on the door by census workers later this month.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 35 percent of Harris County residents have completed and mailed back their forms, putting the county behind the national and Texas participation rates of 46 percent [...]
Police Investigating String Of Car Burglaries
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Four cars were burglarized last week in West University Place, and at least two of the crimes at the same location were related. An earlier car burglary at the same address may also be related.
Two burglaries happened on March 25 in the 4100 block of Byron Street, the location of Colonial Park. Officers arrived around [...]
Tiny Boxwood’s Restaurant Coming To Old JMH Building
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The old JMH grocery store will soon be vacant no more.
Landscape architecture firm Thompson + Hansen closed yesterday to purchase the property at Edloe Street and Rice Boulevard. Gregg Thompson, owner of the company, didn’t return messages seeking comment, but he confirmed the news yesterday evening in an email to West University Place City Manager [...]
Ex-Husband Assaults Woman’s New Date
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
A couple in West University Place had a very unwelcome surprise awaiting them after returning home from a date last week.
On March 24 around 8:50 p.m. the couple returned to the woman’s home in the 4000 block of Oberlin Street. The woman’s ex-husband of more than two years was there, and he assaulted the man [...]
Robbie Tolan Returning To His Baseball Career
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Although he still has a bullet in his liver, the young Bellaire resident shot in December 2008 by a Bellaire police officer has a chance to return to his professional baseball career after recently signing a contract with a team in Michigan.
Robbie Tolan will compete to earn an outfielder position in early May during spring [...]
Almost Official: Stadium Will Go Downtown, Not Near Bellaire
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Bellaire residents and officials may soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief knowing there will not be a 20,000-seat soccer stadium on the city’s outskirts. The massive protests that arose from the community may have helped push the Houston Dynamo Stadium back to its original location, just east of downtown Houston.
On Wednesday, the [...]
West U. Wishes For Ultra-High Speed Internet
Friday, March 26, 2010
City Manager Michael Ross can imagine doctors living in West University Place relaxing poolside while instantly downloading a patient’s latest MRI from the hospital. He sees high-powered lawyers taking breaks from workouts in West U. to download and review massive legal files from their companies’ servers.
With these types of visions in mind, the city today [...]
Officials Could Have Drainage Study By End Of Week
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The city of West University Place by the end of this week expects to receive a copy of a drainage study that the Harris County Flood Control District previously refused to disclose to InstantNewsWestU.
InstantNewsWestU requested a copy of the drainage study in mid February after city leaders became concerned that flood restrictors on the Bellaire [...]
Gunman Robs People Walking Down Lake Street
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Two people were walking in the 6200 block of Lake Street last week when an armed robber approached them and demanded property. The suspect pointed a handgun at the victim while a witness watched the incident.
After the aggravated robbery, which happened just before midnight noon, the pair continued walking to the corner of Amherst Street [...]
Shipley Rezoning Spurs Change To Public Hearing Procedure
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Residents will get another chance in May to give feedback on an application to rezone the Shipley Donuts tract on Kirby Drive after the West University Place City Council on Monday voted to call a second public hearing.
Along the way the council decided to change its procedures on calling and closing public hearings, after the [...]
West U. Doctor Accused Of Prescription Drug Dealing
Saturday, March 20, 2010
A doctor who lives in West University Place allegedly accepted $14,000 per month to sign pads of blank prescriptions that authorities say were used in a “pill clinic” drug-dealing operation, according to court documents.
Dr. Christina Joy Clardy, who lives in a $1.6 million house in the 6600 block of Sewanee Avenue, now faces a felony [...]
White Talks To Bellaire Rotarians About Border Security, More
Friday, March 19, 2010
As the FBI yesterday searched for El Paso gang members to gather clues about the weekend murders of three Americans in Mexico, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White gave his opinions on drug violence and border security to a small group of Bellaire residents in an intimate setting.
White talked to about 40 members of the Bellaire/Southwest [...]
Exercise Equipment Arrives At New Rec Center
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Installers with Marathon Fitness are working today to deliver and install 31 pieces of weight and cardio equipment to the new West University Place Recreation Center. They had to take apart each piece of equipment to move it through the doorway, then reassemble the machines inside the weight room. Everything is on track for an [...]
Continue reading...After 10 Years, Parks Fundraiser Group Changing Leaders
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A community leader who for 10 years has lead the charge to revitalize parks in West University Place will step down from her position within the next few months, handing the reigns to another woman whom friends describe as a passionate parks supporter.
Joni Hruska Fichter has been the face of the Friends of West University [...]
2009 Crime Dropped Overall, But Some Types Increased
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
An analysis of 2009 crime in West University Place shows an overall decrease compared to 2008, but some individual categories like vehicle thefts, car burglaries and non-residential building burglaries saw increases.
InstantNewsWestU requested copies of the West U. Police Department’s 2008 and 2009 Uniform Crime Reports, which contain statistics that local police departments submit to the [...]
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