Bayshore Fine Rides revives Texas Avenue car scene
The Bayshore Fine Rides club keeps Friday and Saturday night cruising on Texas Avenue, drawing car enthusiasts to admire vintage machines and share memories. Members recall 50s 60s cruising, while newer shows plan a 19th annual event on April 21 with $1000 in prizes, vendors, and live music, proceeds to local charities.
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Beets
Bayshore Fine Rides Car Club
Texas Avenue
Dale Hughes
Bayshore Fine Rides
Robert E. Lee
David Hamilton
Hamilton
Danny Cheatham
Cheatham
Ellard Lambert
Lambert
Baytown
Bayshore A’s
Fine Ride
Gwin
Mean Gene Kelton
Die Hards
Coastliners
Legends
Roseland Park
Hughes
Raccoon Drive Road Expansion Aims for Safer Two Lanes
The $5.9 million joint city and Harris County project on Raccoon Drive will convert two 11 foot lanes into two 12 foot through lanes with a 14 foot left turn, cover drainage ditches, add sidewalks, and improve safety. Crews have completed underground utility work south of Cary's Bayou Bridge, with paving slated to begin in April. Residents voiced concerns about delays and speed, but officials expect long term benefits including elimination of sharp S curves and safer pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle traffic.
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Leiper
Georgina Walker
Bayou Oaks Estates
Angel Brothers
Harris County
Cary’s Bayou Bridge
Parkwood
Holloway Park
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg Road
Raccoon Drive
Crosby- Cedar Bayou Road
Massey-Tompkins
Raccoon
Smith's pie shop rises from hardship to regional fame
In the 1980s Smith and her three children lived on food stamps until she started baking pies in her Baytown kitchen. Five local restaurants carried her pies, a garage-sale oven of $50, and SBA loan help launched a 600 square foot shop. By year one she earned over $100,000, expanded staff to 15, and sold pre packaged crusts to chains in TX, LA, MS and Sam's Club. In 1988 she won Woman Advocate of the Year and later retired to teach cooking classes at Lee College while her famed recipes live on.
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Smith
Baytown
Small Business Administration
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
U.S. Small Business Administration
Helen
Lee College
Lee.edu
Helen's Famous Fudge Pecan Pie Recipe Card
A vintage recipe card for Helen's Fudge Pecan Pie lists ingredients: flour cocoa sugar eggs melted oleo evaporated milk vanilla pecans and a baked pie shell. Steps: mix dry ingredients, beat eggs, combine with fats and milk, pour over pecans, bake 350F for 45 minutes until set.
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Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Highlands
Cox
Kris Acunt
Serne von
Ieane
Tad
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