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Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief

Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief

Tyess Korsmo moved to Sharpstown in 2019 to earn his Master of Liberal Arts at HCU, where he now teaches English and history. He also teaches English in a maximum-security prison.

METRO aprueba la ruta Hillcroft para la controvertida línea de autobús del corredor Gulfton

METRO aprueba la ruta Hillcroft para la controvertida línea de autobús del corredor Gulfton

Read in English El jueves 24/8/23, la junta de METRO votó por unanimidad para aprobar lo que METRO llama la ruta “alternativa preferida localmente” (LPA) para el Proyecto del Corredor Gulfton. La ruta ampliaría la METRORapid Silver Line , un servicio de autobús especial que recorre el área de

Oscar Wilde Comes to Sharpstown: The Saint Constantine School Puts on Play "An Ideal Husband"

Oscar Wilde Comes to Sharpstown: The Saint Constantine School Puts on Play "An Ideal Husband"

“I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.” That witty line was penned by Oscar Wilde, an Irish playwright who poked fun at Victorian society in late-1800s England. He’s famous for plays like The

"Refuse to Be a Victim" of Crime: Chinese Community Center to Host Safety Seminar on 9/6

"Refuse to Be a Victim" of Crime: Chinese Community Center to Host Safety Seminar on 9/6

On June 25, 2023, Holam Cheng was shot four times by robbers in the parking lot of his Chinatown apartment complex, leaving the father of three painfully hospitalized. In the aftermath, the Chinese Community Center and Chinese Civic Center both hosted public safety town halls to hear from police officers,

METRO Approves Hillcroft Route for Controversial Gulfton Corridor Bus Line

METRO Approves Hillcroft Route for Controversial Gulfton Corridor Bus Line

Leer en Español On Thursday, 8/24/23, METRO’s board voted unanimously to approve what METRO calls the “locally preferred alternative” route (LPA) for the Gulfton Corridor Project. The route would extend the METRORapid Silver Line, a special bus service that runs through the Galleria area in its own

Bye-Bye to Bylaw Changes (for Now): 65 Ballots Decide the Sharpstown Civic Association’s Future

Bye-Bye to Bylaw Changes (for Now): 65 Ballots Decide the Sharpstown Civic Association’s Future

Approximately one hundred people filled the blue chairs or stood along the walls in the Bayland Community Center on August 24, 2023. Sixty-six of them held purple ballots with three options: yes, no, or abstain. Soon, all but one of those ballots would be cast. Outside the door to the

Inside the Sharpstown Civic Association's Proposed Bylaw Changes

Inside the Sharpstown Civic Association's Proposed Bylaw Changes

Note: Due to misleading language, this article was taken down on 8/24/23 at 10:19 AM and republished (in a corrected version) on 8/24/23 at 1:45 PM. See the bottom of the article for a list of corrections made. On August 24 and September 28,