Save the date! Sunday, May 6, 2012, rain or shine! The HAM History Road Rally will have you driving all around the inner loop, competing to solve the most puzzles, taking pictures of historic Houston sites, and returning for free food and fun! Bring your smart phone, your GPS and your smartest friends.

Come join us for our annual spring celebration this Sunday, April 1 at 11 a.m. There will be games and a piñata, Easter egg hunt, and a pot luck picnic lunch.

For those interested, Houston Roller Derby’s seventh season starts this weekend on March 17, 2012. This year we are playing at the Verizon Wireless Theater (downtown) at Bayou Place. The Houston All Stars Team (including Idylwood's own Amy Dinn) will be taking on the all-star team from Assassination City (Dallas) this weekend as part of a double-header in combination with a home team bout (Psych Ward Sirens versus Bayou City Bosses).

On behalf of Gloria Medina Zenteno, president and founder of Barrio Dogs, we ask you to join our community on Saturday, January 21st, 2012, from 5pm to 9pm at Stephanie's Ice House, 5434 Lawndale, Houston, TX 77023 for a Barrio Dogs Pet Awareness event!!

The City of Houston is asking for your help to evaluate the city's new Storm Risk Calculator website. This website provides residents information about the risk they and their homes face from severe weather, like hurricanes.

City of Houston Implements Stage One Water Conservation Measures.

Voices Breaking Boundaries' Art Car #135: Revolution (Featuring Eric Hester, Autumn Knight, Sehba Sarwar, Michael Woodson + Houston residents who wish to speak out!)

Urban Harvest's 11th Annual Fruit Tree Sale will be held on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

IKEA HOUSTON Silver Screen at Discovery Green with Mix 96.5, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

All Civic Club Presidents or Representatives and Community Leaders are invited to participate in a public forum regarding the progress of the Brays Bayou Project. We welcome your ideas and vision of the Bayou.

Please welcome your slate of officers and directors of the Idylwood Civic Club for the 2009-2010 year.

The future of the City's oldest golf course, the Gus Wortham Center, is in YOUR hands!

Idylwood has been selected to be part of the Automated Recycling Pilot Program sponsored by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management.

Representatives from FEMA and the Texas Historical Commission made a presentation at the March 2009 meeting of the Idylwood Civic Club during which they discussed mitigation plans for Idylwood.

Although Idylwood is already a very safe neighborhood compared to many others, Idylwood is considering joining the Houston Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Program.

Here are some tips, gathered from various resources on the net (link list below) to help deter criminals.

Are you wondering which type of tree to plant to best withstand the next hurricane, grow the most quickly, provide the best shade, or give the most beautiful fall foliage?

Council Member Rodriguez invites you to attend a workshop on changes to key City Ordinances. Mr. Rodriguez says...

In an effort to make as much information as possible available to neighbors whose homes flooded during Hurricane Ike about FEMA “buy-out” options, I have arranged a meeting for Idylwood residents with representatives from the Harris County Flood Control District and the City of Houston.

Have you got photos from Hurricane Ike and its aftermath? Did you snap some pictures at last Friday's Gus Wortham Golf Classic? Do you have any other photos relevant to Idylwood that you want to share?

Robert Gallegos, Community Liaison for County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia asked me to forward this message to Idylwood residents.

Garden Club would like to invite you to our next meeting, this Saturday at 10:00 a.m., held at Dianne Kopfensteiner's home, 6636 Fairfield.

We've all just now started to get our ordinary, everyday lives back after Hurricane Ike hit on September 13. I'm sure some of you have stories to tell and pictures to share.

The projected path of Tropical Storm Gustav is being monitored closely as it tracks towards the Gulf Coast with an expected landfall early next week.

Remember that Idylwood's By-Laws specifically prohibit political signs in yards until 60 days prior to the election.

Texas only is testing a pilot program to hold National Night Out in October rather than August due to the heat, humidity and mosquito problems prevalent in August. Idylwood is participating again this year and you don't want to miss out. Here's what's in store....

The Idylwood Civic Club Board of Directors is soliciting your opinion about a Board of Directors (BOD) proposal to change the day of the week and time of day at which the general civic club meeting is held.

Soon you will be able to purchase Idylwood T-Shirts. The white shirts will be of a good quality cotton and will be available in (S)mall, (M)edium, (L)arge and E(XL)arge. Only a limited number of shirts will be made available, so order now!

At the August 2008 Idylwood Civic Club meeting there was a brief discussion about forming a neighborhood watch group in Idylwood.

The elections for the 2008-2009 slate of officers and directors of Idylwood Civic Club was held last night and the results are in!

In addition to conducting the annual civic club elections at next Monday's civic club meeting (Monday, 11 August 2008), we will discuss the recent problems at the Brookside Apartments.

The Absentee Ballot for the 2008-2009 Board of Directors Election is available for download.

Annual elections for the Idylwood Civic Club Board of Directors, 2008-2009 will begin soon. There is currently a call for nominations and the deadline is July 10.

The July 2008 newsletter is available online!

March 2008 Civic Club Meeting: A postmortem on the March 4, 2008 Texas presidential primary and a look at the second part of the primary season.

The following are the locations for Democratic and Republican voting/caucusing. Remember that the polls open at 7AM and close at 7PM; caucusing begins at 7PM.

It's clear that some neighbors have strong opinions about the improvements that are being made the the I-45 underpass at Wayside Drive, so I hope you'll attend the April 2008 Idylwood Civic Club meeting.

The 100th birthday for Wortham Golf Course starts with a beautification day planned by Gus Wortham Center Friends.

The latest issues of the Idylwood newsletter are online and available for download in PDF format.

Community Emergency Response Team training is a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that educates citizens about the hazards they face in their community and trains them in lifesaving skills.