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West U City Council Asks Residents With Flood Concerns To Be Patient

“Has your house flooded? How many feet did you have running through your house?”
These were the questions each West U City Council member were asked by a Case Street resident who is fed up with flooding in her neighborhood.
“You really don’t understand,” Jeanne King said. “You all don’t live there, you don’t feel our pain.”
Many [...]

West U Residents Seek Answers From Council About Restrictor In Bellaire Boulevard Bridge

Applause erupted from the West U City Council chambers on Monday night, following comments from a resident about a restrictor in the Bellaire Boulevard Bridge that’s causing flooding problems in city streets.
“I can’t imagine how you can study something for 10 years, plan it, put engineers on the project, get it done, pay to do [...]

Video: West U City Council Discuss METRO Situation, Mobility Fund

West U City Council did not end up hearing from small city representatives on METRO’s board of directors about recent controversies at METRO, during its Monday night meeting.
Council skipped the first agenda item regarding matters related to METRO, because small city representatives Burt Ballafant and Jim Stewart were unable to attend. They were asked to [...]

Council Takes Steps Towards Protecting Trees With Approval Of Ordinance

West U City Council approved amendments to the city’s code of ordinance regarding trees, during last night’s regular meeting.
Council unanimously approved amendments to the tree ordinance, which include diversity of the urban forest, an updated qualified tree list and adequate planting area based on the species of the tree. Staff recommended council’s approval of the [...]

Video: Council Approves Alcohol Variance For Tiny Boxwood’s

West U City Council unanimously approved an alcohol variance for Tiny Boxwood’s, following last night’s public hearing.

West U Residents Take Part In Fourth Of July Celebration

The City of West University Place Parks and Recreation Department hosted its annual Independence Bike Parade & Pool Party on Saturday.
The parade started at 10 a.m. at the West U Elementary and ended at Colonial Park Pool. A pool party took place after the parade until about 2 p.m.

West U Fire Department Shows Off New Equipment

Colonial Park Pools Celebrates Grand Opening With Ribbon Cutting

Olympic Champions Host Swim Clinic At West U Rec Center

Olympic Champions Josh Davis and Dana Vollmer held a swim clinic at the Rec Center on Friday.
The swim clinic was four hours and had 77 West U swimmers participate.
“Swimmers are the coolest people on the planet,” Davis said to the young swimmers. “Swimmers have a special bond and it’s not just because we smell like [...]

West U Dedicates New Recreation Center With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The new West University Place Recreation Center was dedicated with a red ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday evening.
Mayor Bob Kelly, Friends of West University Place and many others involved in making the Rec Center a reality were in attendance.
“We have some really awesome buildings to be proud of,” said Joni Hruska Fichter, chair of Friends of West [...]

Variety Fair 5 & 10 Closing Doors June 30

Variety Fair 5 & 10 Owner Cathy Irby plans to close her store after 61 years of business. The store has become financially unmanageable, she said.
“There’s nothing but good memories here,” Irby said.
Variety Fair 5 & 10 is loacted at 2415 Rice Blvd. Store hours are Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and [...]

Firefighters Practice In Donated House, Set For Demolition

In the thick of a smoke so oppressive that visibility was cut to a couple feet, the shadowy figures of the firefighters drifted in and out of sight. But their voices on the radio were loud and clear.
“We’ve got a victim,” called the tinny voice. “We’re trying to bring him out.”
Over the next 10 minutes, [...]

High Attendance, Successful Fundraising At Park Lovers Ball

More than 400 people attended the Park Lovers Crystal Ball on Saturday, raising hundreds of thousands for parks in West University Place. The formal, swanky black-and-white ball featured silent and live auctions, a wine pull, games and more. The Friends of West U. Parks Fund intends to use money from the ball for a playground [...]

Pro Dancers From NY Teach Pershing Students

Dance students in Pershing Middle School’s Fine Arts Magnet Program got a chance to learn from masters on Thursday when two professional dancers from the LehrerDance Company visited the school for a special lesson. The traveling dance company from Buffalo, New York, is in Houston to perform a Saturday and Sunday show at the Jewish [...]

Marathon Runners Find Festive Route In West U.

West University Place residents and officials lined the route of the Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday to cheer on the runners as they passed the halfway-point on University Boulevard.