With the Montrose Management District still involved in litigation with business owners, the area’s other economic development engine, a tax increment reinvestment zone, or TIRZ, is treading carefully as it begins to envision big-picture infrastructure improvements. Continue Reading »

A small park in one of Montrose’s historic neighborhoods celebrated some modern upgrades June 2.

Westmoreland Triangle Park, located at the intersection of Hawthorne Street and Burlington Street and managed by the Westmoreland Civic Association, underwent a series of renovations over the past three months with about $5,000 in financial assistance from local businesses and residents as well as a matching grant from the office of Ellen Cohen, the Houston City Council member for District C, through the city of Houston Department of Neighborhoods. Continue Reading »

In an ongoing effort to highlight prominent women on the mini-murals that have adorned utility boxes in Houston City Councilwoman Ellen Cohen’s district, there is a new mural at the intersection of 43rd Street and T.C. Jester Boulevard. It features Barbara Bush, the wife and mother of former United States presidents, who died in April 2018. Continue Reading »