City of Baytown Offices Closed for Good Friday  City offices, including those at City Hall, Sterling Municipal Library, Animal Shelter, Public Works, and Utility Billing, will be closed Friday, April 2, in observance of Good Friday. All offices, including the Library, will re-open for business at their...

Winning Art Design Becomes Trash-Off T-Shirt  Local 5th grader Jannah Janobas was recognized at a recent City Council Meeting as her drawing was chosen from over 60 designs submitted by area school-children in a contest to determine the art-work for the Baytown Trash-Off 2010T-shirt. In addition to...

The Church of New Beginnings, located at 3220 North Alexander Drive in Baytown, Texas, has scheduled a unique celebratory event for the Easter weekend.  They have arranged to have a helicopter drop candy in the Church’s parking lot; and they are inviting all children (ages 2 through 12) to...

  Learn to Dance like a Star  Make your dream of ballroom dancing like the stars come true Monday evenings at the Baytown Community Center, 2407 Market St. The Baytown Parks & Recreation Department has Latin Ballroom and American Ballroom dancing lessons for all skill levels. Instructor Raul Alaniz...

This program is hosted by Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos. In this segment, Mayor DonCarlos updates the citizens of Baytown concerning current projects and events in the city.   Among the items discussed are election information, waterpark progress, new restaurant development and much more.  Be sure...

Workout Classes Offer Variety of Fitness Opportunities Summertime is quickly approaching and if getting in shape is one of those New Years resolutions that went by the wayside, there is still time to meet that goal before swimsuit season. Baytown Parks & Recreation has a variety of classes designed...

  City Partners with Port Authority for Trash Bash  The Port of Houston Authority  will once again sponsor the Baytown Nature Center (6213 Bayway Drive) as its official clean-up site for this year’s River, Lakes, Bays ‘N Bayous Trash Bash (Trash Bash). Organizers of the event, which will be held...

  Roseland Spray Park Opens for Eighth Season  The City of Baytown Parks & Recreation Department announced today that Roseland Spray Park will reopen for its summer season on Saturday, March 13, at 10 a.m.  This is the eighth season for the popular attraction, located at 100 Roseland Drive .  The...

Filing Period Ends In Baytown City Council Races  Candidate filing for the May 8, 2010 General Election is now over. Applications for those seeking positions on the Baytown City Council were due to the City Clerk by 5 p.m. today (March 8). Council Member positions that will be determined in the May...

Local Church Teams With Police to Remove Graffiti When members of  the Memorial Baptist Church were looking for a good service project for their Day of Caring, the Baytown Police Department knew just where to ask them to pitch in – graffiti abatement. Baytown Police Officers Stewart Beasley and...