Great service and helpful people! I came in needing help with my bike tire, and they took care of…read moreme. I appreciate the time and effort they put into helping me out. Definitely recommend this shop to anyone needing tire service!

if you're serious about cycling dont bring your stuff here I brought my bike for a rear brake line…read morejob and its not breaking properly the parts are used and the brake line looks short for the bike they use what they have already.

I finally came to this community center for the first time and I was greeted by Melissa Venegas and…read moreI told her this is my first time here and she offered a tour of the center for me. She show me where the art class will be at later and I love that I learn there is a library here and it have book in Chinese here. I also like how they offer free coffee for people to sit and chat in the kitchen area. I love all the activity they offer here. I will be coming here more often now. My recent visit, I was helped by Erica and she was very helpful on answering some questions I have.

Located in the Westchase area, the Tracy Gee Community Center is a hub for community activities and…read morevarious local programs. It was named in honor of Tracy Gee, who was brutally murdered 35 years ago during a carjacking gone wrong. The purpose of the center is all about ensuring her legacy so that it remains a positive impact to the community. Open 6 days a week, the center offers a number of multi-purpose spaces from meetings to events and community gatherings. There are areas for study and also dedicated facilities for sports and recreational activities, which include a basketball court, a gymnasium, and an indoor playing field. They also host a number of local programs aimed at educational and cultural awareness, fitness and wellness, youth and family activities, as well as community meetings and events to oster civic engagement and cultural exchange. I've attended various meetings and also participated in various community events that have taken place in this very building. I have always appreciated that the staff working here is welcoming to all and truly embody all things community.

MAM Employment Services teaches clients how to find a steady and meaningful job. Services include…read more 1. Basic computer training 2. Job search coaching 3. Soft skills coaching 4. Office services 5. On a limited basis, job search-related financial assistance MAM Employment Services is open to the public from 8:30am to 6pm. New clients must first attend a New Client Orientation, which is held every weekday at 10am. Requirements to be served: a) legal to work in the USA; b) able to speak and understand English; c) no violent felony convictions. Memorial Assistance Ministries ("MAM") is an outreach assistance collaborative supported by 30 churches in the West Houston area. All services provided by MAM are free of charge to the client.

Thrift store is HORRIBLEEEE!!! Very nice things..very nice- but for the prices they RESALE…read moreeverything- AKA used items- u might as well just go buy it brand new ‍ behind the thrift store tho is resource center which their GREAT!!! so overall win but the thrift store is a complete HELL NO unless u find a great/unbeatable deals!

I love love love this swim school for many reasons. I have taken my daughter here for about 3…read moreyears. The only reason we are leaving is because we moved about a year ago and the commute is just not making sense for us anymore. I will try and be as detailed as possible (usually not my thing). I tried other places, especially right after we moved, but I kept coming back. Reason 1.) the coaches are so amazing and caring. We had coach Tina First, then coach Steven, and then back to coach Tina. Both are just amazing. I started my daughter at just under 3 years old, and she really progressed with her swimming. She has no fear of the water, and she has a great foundation. She can float, breathe, backstroke, swim under water, and is working on her freestyle. Reason 2.) I took her to another popular swim venue, and they dropped her in the water with a bunch of kids and said "swim" to test her level. She's shy. She acted like she didn't know how to do anything and they put her in beginner 1 lol. So, back to Saint Street. I love the individualized attention, even in the group lesson setting. They always know your child by name and know what your kid is capable of. Reason 3.) Parental Comfort. Haha! This is an important one for me because I had a second baby while my first was in swim lessons. Another swim place I shopped wanted me to stand outside (in the hot sun) with my baby stroller (and my crying baby) 3 feet from the pool just in case something happened to my swimming child. No. Get a lifeguard. I went right back to Saint Street Swim to my air conditioned observation deck. If you want to be right there with your swimming child you certainly have that option, especially when they roll up the glass doors. It's a very pleasant atmosphere. I enjoyed our years at Saint Street and hope to find something tolerable (if not comparable) on my side of town.

Several things: 1. Progress reports are only shared every 4…read moremonths so you have no idea where your child is or what they need to work on. 2. Automatic billing in a month in advance so you cannot do anything if you are displeased. 3. Do not miss a class... ever, Saint Street will not allow you make it up, move your schedule or get a refund. 4. There are no clear goals or timeline to move on. It's their discretion so you just keep showing up, paying and hoping. 5. Three kids to an instructor so your kid actually only gets about 8 minutes of instruction and then the rest is them sitting on the side. 6. My truck was broken into in their parking lot and all I got was a "sorry"

Why MCA? Why not?…read more The Houston YMCA has generally been good to us and even though I had a big problem with them this year with them taking money after I put our account on hold when it was almost impossible to keep it on hold - eventually, after a lot of chasing and requesting, they did refund the money without me actually demanding it directly in person, which I was going to do but they were one step ahead of me and I appreciated that. I guess the main issue for me is that when I was really poor living in New York the YMCA gave me a half price membership and when things got really really bad in Houston it was a lot more complicated and I had to go on paying full price until it got to the point where due to the coronavirus all I can afford is to quit... I basically have no choice but to quit the gym and for me that sucks. It sucks because all these years when I had a little bit more money I've been paying high membership fees to help all the people who couldn't afford the full membership fee and now here I am not being able to afford the full membership fee and due to basically a level of bureaucracy and paperwork that didn't exist when I was a poor starving musician in New York, there's no way that they would give me a discount membership, even though I literally do not have enough to pay for a week membership, let alone a month.

Outstanding service! I was able to sign up and pay for my driving test online. Extremely…read moreconvenient! All I had to do was show up on time, present my paperwork, take the in-car test, and that was it. I was in and out in about 45 minutes. I'd recommend this place to anyone who needs to take the road skills/ in-car test. There's no point in taking it at DPS when you can easily do it here. They supply the car whereas at DPS you have to supply the car. This is your best bet.

HORRIBLE ORGANIZATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!!…read more They will get your money and then it's virtually impossible to get everything that you need from them. A checklist that includes a timeline would be extremely beneficial for us. Apparentl, Ms. Weatherspoon is the ONLY one that can do ANYTHING there however...yep you guessed it...she's NEVER THERE!! The phone stays on the answering machine. My advise to you is to GO ELSEWHERE. For almost $600.00, I expected more from this group of unprofessional people. Yes my child did get his DL however it was a very stressful situation and for the amount that we pay up front, I shouldn't have been this inconvenienced Nor treated so unprofessional. If you advertise opening at 10, be available to help your customers at the time posted, especially the ones who have paid already.

My eldest went to Wolfies through a partnership with Mays School just down the street when she was…read more4. They got a 30-minute lesson per week and I didn't see any of it since the school brings them there and takes them back. However, my daughter did like it so I kept them in mind and she was comfortable in the water, which is great. She's now 7 and I enrolled her and her 3 year old brother over the summer in the same class. Now, because I take them, I get to see it all first hand. First off, the staff are all helpful and attentive. No problems on that end. There's an annual membership fee plus $120 per month per person, though they do offer a free trial class before you make it official. The cost includes one 30-minute GROUP class (2-3 people) per week and if you want more swimming days, it's another $120 per day each week. I was going to shop around but my daughter liked Wolfies so we stuck with them. You drop them off about 5 minutes before their time slot and the teachers wind down about 3 minutes before the end of the time slot. Because of that, I wouldn't say it's exactly a full 30 minutes you get, but it's close. They do talk to you about your child(ren's) progress or any notes when you pick them up, which is nice. You make an account on their website and it's easy to mark an absence and schedule a make up. You can mark the absence up until the minute before your class begins so that's great. My only complaints: - Because my daughter started in the summer and we had the bad luck to choose a time slot with an instructor who would be leaving 2 weeks later, there were a number of weeks where their instructors kept on changing, especially when school started and one that seemed settled changed because of class conflict. That really set her back from getting promoted to the next level. - Within our 4 months at Wolfies, we've had 3-ish classes that were cancelled on their end due to accidents (vomiting/defecating) in the pool. In fact, 1 of those times, I was en route and the second, we were already there. You do get an automatic make up credit but it can be difficult depending on other commitments. I have both of my kids in the same time slot so I have to hunt for make up classes with 2 openings. - You'll need more than just 1 class per week to see results unless you've got easy access to a pool to practice in. They do offer special classes (every day during certain times of the year, private, and holiday camps) and I highly recommend those if you want to get your child that edge and have the financial means. I saw a marked improvement with my daughter after she participated in summer camp (albeit 3/5 days because she got sick the SUNDAY before - no credit/refund without a doctor's note, by the way) 2 months into classes. Her instructors (2 different ones) for the 2 classes after said she was ready to test to the next level, but then some cancelled classes and instructor changes later, she's now "almost there but not quite ready yet" which honestly irritates me a bit. Progress will feel stagnant eventually from when I've spoken to other parents unless you get in extra time. - Only the front office and upstairs room where parents can sit and wait/watch are air conditioned (but it's not very consistent). The pool, changing rooms and bathrooms are NOT and I am dripping with sweat after I help my kids out of their bathing suits and into their regular clothes. I don't mind too much about the pool area but those changing and restrooms are stifling with full on humidity and heat. The pool has these garage type doors that are opened and... I really hate summer. Hah. Pool area has some air flow so not as bad but not so much for those enclosed changing rooms.. - Thirty minutes isn't that long, especially if your class has the full 3 people in it. That's roughly 10 minutes per student and even less if one of them is upset. Instructors do try their best to give each student an equal amount of attention though. It's been 4 months and my eldest is still Level 2. To think she could have gotten promoted 2 months ago! They do the same thing in every class for that level so the content is predictable. We'll stay here until the year is up and go from there and I really hope she'll get promoted by then if not sooner. The good thing is my kids do seem to like it and the instructors try to make it fun and comfortable for those on the fence.

Both my kids have autism, the instructors are so great and take there time with all the kids, I…read morefinally feel safe about if anything happened to them near water they would be able to get out of the water,

Learning English IS possible! There's no excuse to not be able to adapt, grow, and be a success…read morestory because your native language was not English. There's no reason to feel limited, isolated or judged because the classes are FREE! These classes are available in the morning, afternoon, at night and on the weekends at multiple locations throughout Houston. We MUST get the word out!!! Whether you are a beginner and speak nor understand English or your know a little, there's a welcoming class available for you. Instructors are friendly, polite and patient. Students are all ages and from all over the world. Please tell people about these classes. Also, consider volunteering! They will teach you to teach English. ¡Aprender inglés es posible! No hay excusa para no poder adaptarse, crecer y ser una historia de éxito porque su idioma nativo no era el inglés. ¡No hay razón para sentirse limitado, aislado o juzgado porque las clases son GRATIS! Estas clases están disponibles en la mañana, la tarde, la noche y los fines de semana en múltiples ubicaciones en todo Houston. DEBEMOS correr la voz !!! Si eres principiante y no hablas ni entiendes inglés o sabes un poco, hay una clase de bienvenida disponible para ti. Los instructores son amigables, educados y pacientes. Los estudiantes son de todas las edades y de todo el mundo. Cuéntale a la gente sobre estas clases. Además, ¡considera ser voluntario! Te enseñarán a enseñar inglés.

If you go to the Literacy Advance of Houston (LAH) website, you'll be confronted with a few facts…read morethat should give you pause: * Approximately 52% of adults in Harris County are functionally illiterate in English * Texas ranks 47 out of 50 states, in terms of English literacy levels * 68% of those arrested, 75% of welfare dependents, 85% of dropouts and 72% of the unemployed are identified as functionally illiterate If you're in a self-absorbed mood, the third fact should answer the question, "Why do I care?" quite convincingly. So, who's doing anything about this? LAH is! They are a non-profit organization whose mission is "to teach adults to read, write, and communicate in English so they can achieve their full potential as parents, workers, citizens, and community members." Using strictly volunteer tutors, classes are offered for free at schools, community centers, churches, corporations, and small businesses throughout the Greater Houston area. LAH has been strongly endorsed by a number of local literacy advocates whose names you've heard (some of them are volunteer tutors too): * Author and Houston's First Lady, Andrea White * Former Astro pitcher, announcer and manager, Larry Dierker * Former Oiler quarterback and General Manager of the Houston Dynamo, Oliver Luck * Former Head Coach of the Houston Comets, Van Chancellor * and many more... There are few local charities that are more deserving of some dollars you can leverage into a tax write-off or perhaps even some of your time as a tutor. In addition to the office in Galleria area, they also have an office near Clearlake. Full disclosure: I'm currently not involved with Literacy Advance of Houston in any way but I am a personal friend of its Executive Director and know a member of the Executive Board.