Ripley House Neighborhood Center announces Fish Fry Fridays! March 2, 16, 30 at 4410 Navigation Boulevard. $10 per plate, available from 11 am to 1 pm. Catfish, Cole Slaw, Fries and Hush Puppies-dine in or take your plates “to-go”. For more information, call 713.315.6403.

Knights of Columbus Council 3077 Hall hosts a fish fry beginning Friday, February 24 and continuing every Friday during Lent. $8.00 each plate for lunch or dinner, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

402 Telephone Road near Polk Street. More information 713-923-6767

Join AARP and walkability expert Dan Burden for an interactive Complete Streets session in the East End’s Livable Center neighborhood. Free and open to the public! Discover how walkablity and livabliity benefits any community. Tour begins on Navigation Boulevard between Ennis and Live Oak streets at 12:00 noon. A public meeting will also be held on February 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Walter J McCoy Auditorium at the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, TSU campus at the corner of Cleburne and Tierwester.

Council Member James Rodriguez will present the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for District I. The meeting will inform the community of upcoming projects scheduled in District I and afford citizens an opportunty to learn, voice concerns, and address the Council Member and City of Houston officials regarding project planning and delivery.

Council Member Ed Gonzalez will present the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for District H. The meeting will inform the community of upcoming projects scheduled in District H and afford citizens an opportunty to learn, voice concerns, and address the Council Member and City of Houston officials regarding project planning and delivery.

Supporters and volunteers of the Houston Museum of Culture are welcome to attend an information meeting at the East End Studio Gallery, 708-C Telephone Road at Lockwood. Learn about the future for a living museum about the way we live! More information: 713.667-6650, or visit the website at www.hmoc.org

Celebrate with us! East End Street Fest will celebrate Harrisburg Boulevard improvements along with Metro’s new East End Light Rail construction progress. Best Taco Contest, lots of activities for the whole family, Art Cars, Bicycle Safety and more! 4500 Harrisburg Boulevard near Lockwood. Sponsored by GEEMD, Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, Harrisburg Rotary, and Metro

Join GEEMD staff and the community to help clean two important East End sites: the Dawson Lunnon Cemetery and Japhet Creek Park.

RFQ: Copies of the RFQ may be obtained from the GEEMD office at 3211 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, TX 77003, 713-928-9916 or by email request from rwimbish@greatereastend.com.

Pre-proposal Meeting: A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on February 21, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the GEEMD offices, 3211 Harrisburg, Houston, Texas 77003, to discuss GEEMD’s Master Plan and Mobility Study and to respond to general questions relating to this RFQ.

Deadline: Qualifications and accompanying statements shall be addressed attention of: Mr. Patrick Ezzell, Director of Planning and Infrastructure, 3211 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, Texas 77003. For more information on the GEEMD, the GEEMD Livable Centers Plan go to the website, www.greatereastend.com.

Qualifications will be received until 3:00 p.m. (CST) on February 28, 2012. Any Qualifications received after this date and time will not be considered. GEEMD reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

NOTE: By submission of your Qualifications and Statements in response to this announcement, you are certifying that neither your firm(s) nor any of their principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or excluded from participation in this procurement process by any Federal Department or Agency. Further, if such a debarment or suspension occurs during the course of the procurement, you shall so inform the GREATER EAST END MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

Utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) and the GEEMD’s goal for utilization of DBEs is 24%. This goal is applicable to this project.

A downloadable file is attached to this page.

The City of Houston along with regional partners and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) are kicking off a two year project to develop a long range regional plan for sustainable development. The three meetings will focus on quality of life issues and important regional resouces such as clean air and water, jobs, and housing. Attend any of the meetings and give your valuable input. Saturday February 11 at Hiram Clark Multi Service Center; Saturday February 18 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road; Saturday February 25 at Ripley House Neighborhood Center, 4410 Navigation.