Around the Heights
1. Put those trees to bed
This is the start of a series of very short articles pertaining to our Heights area trees and forest canopy. It will be written simply and in lay terms and attempt to avoid Latin names and too much jargon. General and simple will be its plan. This author makes no claim to having a great knowledge, just a lifetime of looking, growing, and studying trees. Too often we cannot see the trees due to the forest. Is that an oak. pine, elm, cypress, good, bad, healthy, sick? [...]
Hello from Your 2023 HHA Board President Idalia Guerra
I am Idalia Guerra and I am honored to serve as president of the Houston Heights Association for 2023. For those who do not know me, my husband and I have been a part of this community for 9 years. I am a mother of two girls and a working professional engineer who loves to serve this community. For the past two years, I have had the privilege to sit at the table and learn from a diverse group of directors. Together we found creative ways to [...]
The Fall Fun Run Keeps the Heights Moving with 1000+ Participants
With the very first Heights Fun Run taking place in 1986 and still seeing over a 1000 participants at last weekend's installment, it's safe to say that this is a cherished institution in the neighborhood. This year's in-person race was on Saturday, October 1 and drew hundreds of area athletes for either the in-person or virtual races (5K/10K), not to mention the littler budding fitness fanatics who bolted down the Boulevard for the Kids' 1K. As we've now moved the event from the beginning of Summer to [...]
Meet the Candidates for the 2022 Board Election
Thank you to each and every one of you from within the neighborhood for your input on our 2022 Board of Directors Election so far. Whether you put in a good word for one of our nominees or considered running yourself, the spirit of service is what keeps the neighborhood alive. After opening up the floor for nominations at our September General Meeting, we now have six dedicated, dynamic candidates for our five open seats on the Board of Directors. Please join us at the October General [...]
Is It Your Time to Serve the Neighborhood? Elections for Five Board Seats Are Taking Place This Fall
This Fall, five of the fifteen positions on the Houston Heights Association Board of Directors are up for election. Each position is for a three-year term. Curious about what the Board of Directors does? In addition to the Monthly Board Meeting where our Directors make decisions for the short-, medium-, and long-term improvement and preservation of the neighborhood, Board Members have the opportunity to lead and participate in the Committees that carry out the day-to-day work of the Association alongside our Executive Directors, Business Manager, and other [...]
The 17th Annual Bike Rally & Scavenger Hunt Kicks Off Summer with Family Fun in the Sun
The first weekend of June used to be reserved for our wildly popular Fun Run, while our Bike Rally & Scavenger Hunt took place in October. In the last few years, we've come to our senses that June is a tad too hot to be huddled en masse before running as fast as you can up and down Heights Boulevard. With that, the first weekend of our first Summer months has now been designated as our annual Bike Rally & Scavenger Hunt. While the pandemic did play [...]
