Around the Heights
A Very Big Thanks to the TRUE NORTH 2020 Underwriters
TRUE NORTH 2020, a Heights Boulevard sculpture project, is a nonprofit, privately-funded, temporary public art installation that is organized by an all-volunteer team through its nonprofit sponsor/partner, the Houston Heights Association. This popular project simply cannot happen without the financial support of its Underwriters. 2020 UNDERWRITERS Warhol: Jacque Louis Vidal Charitable Fund, in Honor of Kathryn Vidal Miró: Linda and Simon Eyles Laura Menefee and Paula Johnson Calder: Aversano & Gold June and Steve Barth Donna and Jim Bennett Tyri and David Centanni Circa Real Estate, LLC [...]
Joseph Havel’s On History in the 1300 block of Heights Boulevard
Houston likes to claim the artist Joseph Havel as our own, but in actuality, his works are found in exhibitions and public collections throughout the world. Across from Heights Neighborhood Library on the esplanade of Heights Boulevard, Havel’s sculpture “On History”—a 9-foot tall patinaed bronze figure seemingly reaching toward the sky—has even more to behold in its fine detail. Havel says, “My sculpture in general and this work particularly is about the intimate and tactile way we experience questions about our place, relationships and history. The last [...]
September 2020 Yard of the Month: 334 W. 22nd
Congratulations to our September Yard of the Month: Maureen & Lucky Sahualla at 334 W. 22nd Maureen and Lucky Sahualla purchased their home in 2001. At the time, the front yard consisted of two large bald cypress trees encircled with red brick flower beds planted with purple lantana and some grass, along with other traditional Houston shrubs, and a couple of trees that didn’t survive Hurricane Ike. The bald cypress trees, home to a lively scurry of squirrels, provided a great deal of shade – so much [...]
Tremendous Homes & Businesses Honored with Our 2019 Community Improvement Awards
Each year the Houston Heights Association recognizes recent construction or renovation in the neighborhood that improves upon the historic yet ever changing look and feel of our community’s landscape. The projects are submitted by residents through an open process and each are scored by a panel of volunteer judges. 2019 submissions were required to have been completed within the prior three years (2017 – 2019). There are four categories, which are: Commercial New Construction Commercial Renovation Residential New Construction Residential Renovation Please join us in congratulating the [...]
Recipients of 2019 Volunteer Appreciation Awards Honored in July
Traditionally, our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner is one of the most exciting nights on the HHA calendar each year, as we honor those Heights residents who have gone above and beyond with their volunteer work in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, with the safety of our community in mind, we ultimately decided it was best to cancel this year's dinner due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We did not cancel the awards though, and this past month, each of the winners of our 2019 Volunteer Appreciation Awards were presented with their [...]
Stay Safe & Socially Distant While Helping us Fill Our 2021 Board Seats
Would you or someone you know make a good Houston Heights Association Board member? Do you want to have some fun, meet people, and work for the good of our community? Five of the fifteen positions on the HHA Board of Directors will be filled by election over the next few months (all due to normal expiration of terms) and we are looking for a few good people for those positions. Candidates should believe in the mission of the HHA and be willing to actively participate as [...]
