Editing Bellaire, Texas (section)

== Media ==
The ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' is the area regional newspaper. Residents receive the Bellaire/[[West University Place, Texas|West U]]/[[River Oaks, Houston, Texas|River Oaks]]/[[Meyerland, Houston, Texas|Meyerland]] local section.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/news/community/bellaire Bellaire * River Oaks * West U]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Retrieved on November 15, 2008.</ref>

The ''[[Village News and Southwest News]]'' is the oldest local paper currently published in Bellaire; its offices are at 5160 Spruce Street.<ref>"[http://www.village-southwest-news.com/read.aspx?id=1 Advertising with us is easy!]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110717203013/http://village-southwest-news.com/read.aspx?id=1 Archive]) ''[[Village News and Southwest News]]''. Retrieved on April 13, 2014.</ref> The ''[[Bellaire Examiner]]'' is a newspaper distributed free to residents.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125234000/http://www.hcnonline.com/bellaire_examiner/front/ Bellaire Examiner]. ''Houston Community Newspapers Online''. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.</ref> ''The Bellaire Buzz'', one of four magazines produced by the Buzz Magazines, is a monthly publication about people, products and services in the community. It is mailed free of charge to all residents the first week of each month. BellaireConnect.com is a community website for Bellaire and its surrounding neighborhoods. ''Bellaire•West University Essentials''<ref>[https://www.essentialsnews.com/ ''Bellaire•West University Essentials'']</ref> is an informational community magazine that is delivered monthly to all homes in the city.

In the mid-20th century the community newspaper ''Southwestern Times'' served Bellaire and surrounding communities.<ref>''Southwestern Times'' (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1946. [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393157/m1/1/  Page: 1 of 16] ([https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393157/m1/1/high_res/ Page view]). Posted at the [[Portal to Texas History]], [[University of North Texas]]. Retrieved on March 2, 2017.</ref> The paper was headquartered in [[Rice Village]], and it served as an official publication for the city.<ref>''Southwestern Times'' (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1948. [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393139/m1/2/ Page: 2 of 20 ]. Posted at the [[Portal to Texas History]], [[University of North Texas]]. Retrieved on March 2, 2017. "2510 Times Boulevard, Houston 5, Texas (In The Village)"</ref>

The ''Bellaire Texan'', which served the community in the mid-20th Century,<ref>''The Bellaire Texan'' (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1955. p. [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522020/m1/1/ 1 of 16 ] ([https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522020/m1/1/high_res/ see page]). At the [[Portal to Texas History]], [[University of North Texas]]. Retrieved on March 2, 2017. "215 N. 6th St., Bellaire, Texas"</ref> was headquartered in Bellaire and published by the Texan Publishing Corporation. It was an official paper of that city.<ref>''The Bellaire Texan'' (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1955. p. [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522020/m1/4/ 4 of 16 ] ([https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522020/m1/4/high_res/ see page]). At the [[Portal to Texas History]], [[University of North Texas]]. Retrieved on March 2, 2017. "215 N. 6th St., Bellaire, Texas"</ref> By 1975 it became known as the ''Bellaire & Southwestern Texan'' and was published by the Preston Publishing Company. It was then headquartered in Houston.<ref>The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 25, 1975, Page: [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth566745/m1/2/ 2 of 47] ([https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth566745/m1/2/high_res/ see page]). At the [[Portal to Texas History]], [[University of North Texas]]. Retrieved on March 2, 2017. "6622 Ferris St. Houston, Texas 77036"</ref> Jack Gurwell had established the newspaper in 1954; Lynn McBee of the ''[[Bellaire Examiner]]'' described him as "a [[Damon Runyon]]esque character".<ref name=McBeeL/>