'Around! A Parade on Wheels' to Roll Through East End

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'Around! A Parade on Wheels' to Roll Through East End

Nov 14|14

Dan Joyce

Experience a procession of all things on wheels in the East End this Saturday, November 15. Around! A Parade on Wheels will include everything from Houston art cars, SLABs and low riders, to cyclists, skaters, paleteros and much more.

After the parade, join the Houston Arts Alliance for the Around! Block Party at Preston and Roberts streets, behind the Greater East End Management District, featuring a special DJ set by “Pachuco Boogie Soundsystem” (Felipe Galvan of Los Skarnales) presented by Lunaface Promotions, food trucks and Bike Valet by BikeHouston!

Saturday, Nov. 15, Parade: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Block Party: 12 – 2:30 p.m.
On York and Sampson streets between Preston and Engelke streets

Co-sponsored by The Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts, Houston Chronicle and Houston MediaSource.

And in case you get hungry, check out one of the “Top 5 Budget Lunch Spots in EaDo” according to the Houston Press.

El Corazon de la Communidad – Navigation Boulevard

Aug 19|14

Dan Joyce

El Corazon de la Communidad – Navigation Boulevard

Navigation Boulevard has become the East End's new Main Street, El Corazon de la Communidad, with a wider esplanade and walkable, shaded sidewalks. The $5 million ARRA stimulus grant that brought improvements to Sampson and York is also funding the exciting, community-driven changes on Navigation. Residents and visitors will enjoy safe crosswalks, pedestrian level solar lighting, an active…

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Cheap & Good Eats: Top 5 Budget Lunch Spots in EaDo

Aug 20|14

Dan Joyce

Our friends at the Houston Press offer their take on the best budget-friendly (under $10) lunch spots in EaDo (published October 13, 2013 by Brooke Viggiano): Note: For the purposes of this post, 'EaDo' is defined as the triangle bounded by Highway 59 to the northwest, Interstate 45 to the southwest and the lines of…

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