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Tempers flared at Monday’s city council meeting as officials debated which option to accept for the design of a new police station. “Down the road, the council will look back and say ‘What kind of idiots were they who didn’t do it right the first time?’” said Mayor Pro Tem Bob Fry about the option […]

Strolling down Edloe Street with her Yorkshire terrier last week, West U. resident Brandee Tronstad paused to peer inside the windows of Matthews Market and read its “Opening Soon” sign. The store is tentatively scheduled to open during the first week of November. Tronstad said she anticipates the convenience of running in for a gallon […]

Monday’s rain sent residents scrambling for cover. Watch a video of the downpour.

A new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts includes the work of 40 Korean photographers, many whose work will be in the United States for the first time. “Operating under a relatively new democracy in South Korea, artists experienced a burst of creative energy and freedom of expression in recent decades,” said curator Anne […]

West University Place children decorated tiny pumpkins on Wednesday at the West U. Library. They used markers to cover the Jack O’Lanterns with colorful faces and shapes. Click a picture to enlarge.

In this video interview, legendary Broadway performer Tommy Tune talks about Ruth Denney, his first drama teacher at Lamar High School in the late 1950s. He said his stunning, 50-year career would never have happened without her. Tune, 70, has won more Tony Awards than any other actor, along with numerous other honors. The famous […]

The current West University Place Police Station has a laundry list of problems like a leaky roof, foundation issues, damage from past floods, and 911 equipment and other high-tech gear crammed in almost every closet. City staff has a clear message: Enough is enough. The council met on Monday to gather information in preparation for […]

Ray Reiner and Mike Lunceford, who are running to be District 5 Trustee for the Houston Independent School District, seem to be more alike than different on many issues facing schools in West University Place. HISD District 5 covers West University Elementary and Pershing Middle School. The candidates answered questions on Oct. 15 at the […]

People packed the grounds of the University of St. Thomas this weekend to experience Italian culture: Food, wine, music and more. [media id=85 width=480 height=360]

A 24-year resident of Southside Place is recovering with a broken leg after being struck by a car yesterday near Lamar High School, where she works as a Chinese and English teacher. Around lunch time, Lynette Gaido and Susan Boyd, the Lamar Principal’s secretary, were crossing the street at Westheimer Road to get something to […]