(Left) Mid-County Victory Garden, located behind Shear Madness Hair Salon on Nederland Avenue. (Right) The garden’s founder, hairstylist Desiree McPhillips poses with the vegetables she is growing. | Photos by Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Mid County’s Victory Garden may have startedContinueContinue reading “Mid-County Victory Garden encourages organic, homegrown food in Southeast Texas”
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The pastor that could, did.| Nederland pastor starts free food pantry that’s now overflowing
Triumph Church youth pastor Albert Clavijo and his friend Matt Kennedy set up the Little Free Pantry in a Nederland neighborhood right before Christmas. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer For a pastor in Mid-County, the problem was plain to see,ContinueContinue reading “The pastor that could, did.| Nederland pastor starts free food pantry that’s now overflowing”
Lyft comes to Beaumont
Graphic courtesy of Lyft This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Lyft launched in Beaumont on March 9, following Uber’s launch last year. “We’re thrilled to bring Lyft to Beaumont so that locals and visitors have more safe, reliable transportation options,” Lyft spokesperson Katie Avinger said.ContinueContinue reading “Lyft comes to Beaumont”
Beaumont Children’s Museum teaches kids physics
Freddie Harland launches Lego rocket cars on engineer’s day Feb. 15. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Children crowd around Freddie Harland, programs specialist at the Beaumont Children’s Museum, asking him to help them build boats out of tin foil andContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Children’s Museum teaches kids physics”
Set Free’s Celebrate Recovery group hosts rummage sale raising funds for addiction recovery, incarcerated people
This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Set Free Beaumont’s Celebrate Recovery rummage sale will be Saturday, March 11, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Celebrate Recovery ministry. Set Free Beaumont hosts weekly Celebrate Recovery gatherings after churchContinueContinue reading “Set Free’s Celebrate Recovery group hosts rummage sale raising funds for addiction recovery, incarcerated people”
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