Houston Mother Gives ‘Inside Look’ at Staying Connected to the Internet During the Pandemic
A Houston mother is one of the millions of low-income Americans who will now be able to get free, fast and reliable Comcast broadband service, thanks to the new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) — a federally-funded program that gives eligible …
Homelessness Declined By More Than 20% During Pandemic
A joint city of Houston and Harris County program has made significant progress in addressing homelessness during the pandemic. Independent data recently released by the Coalition for the Homeless (.pdf) showed a 21 percent decrease in homelessness from January 2020 …
Youth Encouraged To Apply For Internships Across City
Mayor Sylvester Turner encourages all youth aged 16-24 to apply for paid internships through his signature Hire Houston Youth internship program. While thousands of internships are available across the city, including in the private and non-profit sectors, the deadline for …
MLS Forms Historic Partnership with Black-Owned Banks
Soccer is not high on the list of sports that African Americans gravitate towards. Whites dominate the sport followed by those with a Latino background. Even though Major League Soccer (MLS) is considered to be the most diverse professional sport, …
Blossom Hotel Houston to Host a Night Under the Stars
Blossom Hotel Houston’s, the city’s newest luxury hotel, “Lunar Evening” event on April 15 from 7:30pm – 9:30pm in partnership with the Houston Astronomical Society and True Anomaly Brewing Co.
“PARTY ON THE PLAZA” MUSIC SERIES RETURNS TO AVENIDA HOUSTON
Party on the Plaza, a live music series produced by Houston First Corp. and presented by Champion Energy, will be making its way back to Avenida Houston this Friday, April 8!
Hermann Park Conservancy Breaks Ground On the Commons at Hermann Park
On Saturday, April 2, Hermann Park Conservancy (HPC) and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) broke ground on the Commons, a 26-acre space in the Park’s southwest corner on the corner of Fannin and Cambridge Streets. The project, part …
The Obama Portraits Tour Opens April 3 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
This Spring the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will host the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tour of portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald. The acclaimed portraits will be on view …
The Ensemble Theatre celebrates its 45th Anniversary Season with “Single Black Female”
The Ensemble Theatre continues its 45th Anniversary Season with the production of Single Black Female by Lisa B. Thompson. The Theatre welcomes back who was last seen in The Lawsons: A Civil Rights Love Story.
Jehovah's Witnesses Returning to In-Person Meetings
All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1.
Project Row Houses Selects Artists to be Featured in Round 53: The Curious Case of Critical Race..Theory
Project Row Houses (PRH) fifty-third Artist Round: The Curious Case of Critical Race – Theory? Curated by Danielle Burns-Wilson, it will open Saturday, March 12, 2022. Round 53 will remain on view Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 pm …
Local Houston HIV Advocacy Organization, the Normal Anomaly Initiative, to Receive Donations From Lil Nas X “Baby Registry”
The Normal Anomaly Initiative, Inc., a Houston-based nonprofit dedicated to assisting Black, queer+ people with overcoming barriers and ending stigmas and problematic narratives, today announced that rapper Lil Nas X’s Montero baby registry raised nearly $500,000 for grantees of Gilead …
Hometown Hero Bun B Will Serve as the 35th Annual Art Car Parade Grand Marshal
The 35th Annual Houston Art Car Parade Weekend presented by Team Gillman (April 7-10) announced Bun B as the grand marshal of the 2022 parade, slated to roll through downtown on Saturday, April 9. Bun B follows in the footsteps …
Bowling Falls In Semifinals Of SWAC Championship
TSU bowling's 2021-22 season came to a tough end in the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament on Saturday.
No Days Off For Rockets Rookie Daishen Nix
As the media walked into the end of the Houston Rockets morning shootaround at American Airlines Arena, two players were locked into a fierce but friendly trash-talking three-point shooting competition. Every shot that went up had words that followed the …
