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Sharpstown History Project Seeking Interviews, Photos from Long-Time Residents

Sharpstown History Project Seeking Interviews, Photos from Long-Time Residents

Did you or someone you know live in Sharpstown sometime between 1950 and 1990? Do you have old (or new) photos of historic Sharpstown landmarks, events, or residents? Did you grow up here? Mike Moore, author, historian, and curator of the Sharpstown History Project, is writing a book of Sharpstown

Trade Plants with Your Neighbors at the Sharpstown Earth Day Plant Swap, 4/20/24

Trade Plants with Your Neighbors at the Sharpstown Earth Day Plant Swap, 4/20/24

Have too much of one kind of plant—or not enough? Trade with your neighbors at the fifth annual Sharpstown Earth Day Plant Swap, hosted by the Sharpstown Parks Alliance and Urban Harvest. Check-in begins at Lansdale Pavilion in Monsignor Bill Pickard Park at 8:30 AM, when participants bring

Letter to the Editor: Narrowing Lanes on Bissonnet Would Pack Vehicles “Entirely too Close Together”

Letter to the Editor: Narrowing Lanes on Bissonnet Would Pack Vehicles “Entirely too Close Together”

Disclaimer: letters to the editor reflect the opinions of the individuals who submit them, not necessarily the opinions of the Sharpener’s editor. Just read your article “Setting the Record Straight about the Bissonnet Safe Streets Project”... Saw this part and had to comment, even though you didn't

Setting the Record Straight about the Bissonnet Safe Streets Project

Setting the Record Straight about the Bissonnet Safe Streets Project

Michael Berlinghof says the most dangerous part of his regular bike ride is the last twenty feet. When he tows a trailer behind his bicycle from his Robindell home to the grocery store, he must cross Bissonnet St. Residents along a seven-mile stretch of Bissonnet (Hillcroft to Dairy Ashford) say

The Other Side of Vietnam: Reflection Ceremony Honors Vietnam Vets, SW Houston Style

The Other Side of Vietnam: Reflection Ceremony Honors Vietnam Vets, SW Houston Style

When Steve Benavides returned to America, he “never talked about” his service in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Veterans of the unpopular war returned home to face scorn rather than respect, so many kept their mouths shut. “People hated us.” But on March 29, 2024, a reflection ceremony at

Climbing off the Streets, Part 7: Re-entering Society Is a Marathon with Hurdles

Climbing off the Streets, Part 7: Re-entering Society Is a Marathon with Hurdles

Dale Malone has been waiting for the hard copy of his driver’s license for nearly three months. It’s one of the many obstacles he must clear in his journey to get off the streets, which is less of a sprint and more of a marathon with hurdles. But