Howard Mena Howard Mena does not pull punches when he talks about the community of boxers he coaches at his hardscrabble gym. “This is old school boxing at an old school boxing gym,” [...]
Watch this quick video on how the Hobby Area District and law enforcement are working together for public safety at the street level.
Sonia Chavez of SMC Landscape Services Sonia Chavez of SMC Landscape Services takes pride in the fact that her crews are the ones who clean, mow and landscape the major corridors of the [...]
Camp Bow Wow is excited to begin creating wags for our Houston Hobby community! Bring in your pup for their free first day, and they'll take care of the rest. If you're a [...]
Chloe and George Andrade were born and raised in the Hobby area. When the sister and brother team decided to go into business together to pursue their passion for helping animals, they knew two things: [...]
Learn how the Hobby Area District's public safety programs help create safer, more attractive living and working spaces through urban design and additional patrols.
American manufacturing is alive and well in Houston and perhaps nowhere more than inside the cavernous gray building at 6040 Telephone Road that houses Ambox Limited in the heart of the Hobby Area District. The [...]
Dr. Ken Ellis, the smiling face behind Longhorn Dental on Bellfort, has deep roots in the Hobby Area. His dental office now sits on what was once the site of the apartment complex where his [...]
Christian Dashaun Menefee is the youngest elected Harris County attorney and the first African-American in the position. He has lived in Houston since early childhood and attended public schools in the area. Menefee, 32, attended [...]
Manuel Crespo was a generous and devoted funeral director who lived from 1903 to 1989 and made a name for himself by helping to build the Hispanic community in Houston. He was even named a [...]
