As the global coronavirus pandemic has made its way to the Greater Houston area this month, many local residents are doing what they can to spread positivity throughout the community. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
As the global coronavirus pandemic has made its way to the Greater Houston area this month, many local residents are doing what they can to spread positivity throughout the community. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Normally bustling with business, Vintage Park resembled a ghost town on March 31. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)Spring and Klein residents lined up outside Whitmeyer's Distilling Co. on March 31, waiting for free distillery-made hand sanitizer. (Adriana Rezal/Community Impact Newspaper) Whitmeyer's Distilling Co. switched gears from producing whiskey to hand sanitizer in late March to hand out to community members in need free of charge. (Adriana Rezal/Community Impact Newspaper) Deemed a nonessential business, Vicky Michelle, a dance studio located off Stuebner Airline Road in Spring, will be closed through at least April 30 in compliance with local and state regulations. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)All Klein ISD facilities will remain closed through at least May 4, district officials announced March 31. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)While the facilities of the Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center remain closed, the church is hosting weekly services online. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)While the Barbara Bush Branch Library remains closed, ebooks, audiobooks, movies and more can be accessed online. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)While Precinct 4's Meyer Park remains open, contact points including playgrounds, picnic areas, benches and water fountains are temporarily shut down. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)While Precinct 4's Meyer Park remains open, contact points including playgrounds, picnic areas, benches and water fountains are temporarily shut down.(Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)Many restaurants, including Gringo's Mexican Kitchen, located on Cypresswood Drive in Spring, are offering curbside service to comply with state and county regulations. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)Many restaurants, including The Annex Crafthouse located in Vintage Park, are offering curbside service to comply with state and county regulations. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)Many restaurants, including 242 Pub & Grill located on FM 2920, are offering curbside service to comply with state and county regulations. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to infiltrate the Greater Houston area and social distancing is becoming more prominent in Spring and Klein, more business and restaurants are closing or altering service offerings, while local resources such as parks, libraries and schools are making adjustments as well.
In the following gallery, readers can catch a glimpse of what the "new norm" looks like around the Spring and Klein community.
Hannah joined Community Impact as a reporter in May 2016 and is the editor of the Spring-Klein and Lake Houston-Humble-Kingwood editions. She previously covered city government, education and business news as a reporter for The Woodlands edition prior to becoming an editor in 2019. A lifelong Houstonian, Hannah attended Cy-Fair ISD schools and graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in multiplatform journalism.
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