🌱 Patch AM: Why one stretch of Houston Heights tops the city for trash complaints

What's up Houston Heights! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why one stretch of Houston Heights tops the city for trash complaints

Also on today's calendar: Divine Market and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 95 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 76.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Map: Houston neighborhoods with the most missed trash pickup complaints (click2houston.com) — Houston Heights residents from West 15th to West 25th between Rutland and North Shepherd reported the city's highest number of missed trash pickups, with 132 complaints since 2023. The city has added a new $5 monthly solid waste fee, and reporters are using 311 data and resident interviews to track whether service in hotspot neighborhoods like Houston Heights is actually improving.
   

📸 Around Houston Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Houston Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Laces Out Run Club →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Divine Market →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Lego Party →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Trivia Night →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Laces Out Run Club →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  5:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Paint and Sip- Pet Portraits with Andrea Designs →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Oktoberfest →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Heights Mercantile Farmer's Market →
  Heights Mercantile, 714 Yale Street, Houston
  9:00 am
• Disney Pin Trading Event →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Eureka Heights Books & Brew →
  Tap Room, 941 W 18TH ST., Houston
  7:00 pm

📣 Houston Heights Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Houston Climatetech Summit 2026 →
  Houston TX
  9:00 am
• Business Success Seminar Series - Spring 2026 →
  Location The Work Well 13100 Wortham Center Dr. 3rd Floor Houston, TX 77065 13100 Wortham Center Dr. 3rd Floor Houston TX 77065, 13100 Wortham Center Dr. 3rd Floor, Houston
  11:30 am

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• Pleasure Zone — 8322518400

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Get Ready for the Spooktacular Monster Mash Run —St. Steven PR Read on Patch

• Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. posted a job opening for Warehouse Worker- Forklift Operator 1st Shift in Houston. Apply here.
• Illinois Tool Works, Inc. posted a job opening for Extruder Operator in Houston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Houston Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Houston

• Rooms To Go grows presence in Houston market (furnituretoday.com)
• Your chance to win four tickets to the Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City (audacy.com)
• Houston's new $5 solid waste administration fee starts on September water bills, but city says it won't cover the cost (click2houston.com)

Bellaire

• Friends of the Bellaire Library Fall Used Book Sale (bellaireconnect.com)
• High Water Truck Pull and Car Show (bellaireconnect.com)

Ok Houston Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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