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Hyde Park Goods Clothing Brand Breaking Barriers in the Fashion World: Exclusive One-on-One interview with creator, Jacob Joseph
From the brain of a graffiti artist, break-dancer, and graphic designer to being speared and headquartered in Houston, TX, Hyde Park is a fashion-forward American clothing brand that has been making its presence known globally. Jacob Joseph is the founder and owner of OMG I Print Shirts and Hyde Park Recreation Center. With over a decade in the apparel and print industries, he has had the opportunity to work with Fortune 500 companies, local non-profits, and influencers with large audiences.
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A Family Of One: Houston Astros Headed To Their Fifth Consecutive ALCS
For the last two postseasons, the Houston Astros have had to deal with the fallout from the sign-stealing scandal they admitted to being a part of back in 2017. The absences of fans in the stands last season allowed the Astros to escape from the profanity-laced insults and hatred that continued throughout social media and airwaves across the country in other baseball cities. Yet, through it, all Houston continued to do what they have done in the past. Stick together and win games as a unit that moves as one.
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Derrick Johnson, interim president and CEO of the NAACP, Belinda Johnson, Airbnb's chief business affairs officer and Leon Russell, chair of the NAACP Board. NAACP
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HCC students win top national prize at Intel AI competition
A three-student team from Houston Community College Southwest has won the top national prize at the 2023 Intel AI Global Impact Festival competition.
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Mayor Turner, City, County and Federal Leaders Announce Details of Second Gun Buyback
The Event will Provide More Resources to Respond to Demand from the Public
Mayor Sylvester Turner joined city, county, and federal partners today to announce details of the next gun buyback as part of the One Safe Houston initiative. The Mayor was joined by U.S. Rep. Al Green, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, City Council Member Tiffany Thomas and METRO Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran.
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City of Houston and Harris County Statements on EPA Order for Union Pacific Contamination Cleanup
The City of Houston and Harris County are pleased to report that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order to Union Pacific Railroad providing that EPA will oversee the offsite investigative and cleanup process related to the creosote contamination in the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens. This order is the result of efforts that have been and continue to be pushed forward by the City of Houston, Harris County, and the Bayou City Initiative in their negotiations with Union Pacific.
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BUSINESS: McConnell Jones – Celebrates 35th Year
Company Business Principals Founded On Diverse Thinking – Unique Perspective
Many things have changed in the past 35 years. Smartphones, Zoom meetings, and streaming television have traversed from fantasy to essentials in our daily lives. When Wayne McConnell sat down at his kitchen table in the Summer of 1987 to create an accounting firm, he could not fathom the world—or the firm—today.
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Houston Texans Celebrate NFL 100 in the Annual Homecoming Game Presented By Palais Royal
The Houston Texans will welcome former Texans players on Sunday, Oct. 27 when they take on the Oakland Raiders in the annual Homecoming Game presented by Palais Royal. This game will conclude the Texans’ Fantennial Weekend in honor of celebrating 100 years of the NFL. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT at NRG Stadium and will be broadcasted on CBS.
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Building Unity: Houston's Diverse Religious Leaders Rally for Sheila Jackson Lee's Mayoral Bid
Leaders from varied faith communities united on November 28, 2023, in a historic display of solidarity at an Interfaith event, endorsing Sheila Jackson Lee.
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METRONext Listening Tour Hits the Road
METRO's summer listening tour ramps up next week. The public is invited to share ideas for transit service now and into the future. METRO is developing a regional transit plan that will serve the Greater Houston area through 2040. Next week's schedule is listed below. The tour continues through mid-August.
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Commissioner Rodney Ellis Announces 793 Guns Received During Third Gun Buyback
Houston-area residents turned in 793 guns on Saturday at the third Gun Buyback event conducted by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Sheriff Ed Gonzales and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in their efforts to reduce violent crime and make Houston-area communities safer.
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Rice University's Baker Hall
The event is free and open to the public, but attendees must RSVP at http://bit.ly/11BH3Y4 or send an email to RSVP@texastribune.org . Members of the media can RSVP by contacting Amy Hodges, senior media relations specialist at Rice, at 713-348-6777 …
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Dynamic Violin Star Karen Gomyo Returns to Houston
Captivating violin virtuoso Karen Gomyo and guest conductor Fabien Gabel mark their return engagements with the Houston Symphony in a program featuring works by Tchaikovsky and two selections from iconic film scores. Titled Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, the program is at 8 p.m., Oct. 26-27, and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28.
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Houston Texans And Amegy Bank Presents First Small Business Boost Winner Award Of 2021
The Houston Texans organization was back out in the community with partner Amegy Bank on Tuesday awarding their first of eight 2021 Small Business Boost program packages. DeMarco Howard, owner of The Artz Studio located in The Heights received a $2,500 donation, marketing and promotional support from the Texans and Amegy Bank and an award plaque.
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Houston Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Shooting Acquaintance At Southwest Houston Apartment Complex
A Houston man pleaded guilty on the eve of trial and was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in 2019, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Nicholas the Dolphin Predicts World Series Champs
Rescued dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium chooses the Washington Nationals to win the pennant
Will the powerhouse Houston Astros beat the surprising Washington Nationals in the 2019 World Series? With the first game of the series matchup happening tonight at 8:08 p.m. EST, Nicholas the rescued dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium has selected the National League champion Washington Nationals to take the pennant. When the Astros were in the 2017 playoffs, Nick surprised Vegas when he chose them to win the World Series. Now in 2019, he has another surprising selection! Sorry, Astros fans.
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Luby's finds buyer to acquire cafeteria brand and 32 Texas restaurants
It turns out you may not have to hoard Luby's LuAnn platters like they're toilet paper during a pandemic because the restaurant has found a buyer for a majority of its business, keeping the company alive.
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Pluckers Wing Bar to Open New Location in Cypress in 2018
Popular Austin-based Sports Bar and Wing Restaurant to Open Fourth Houston Area Location
Pluckers Wing Bar, Texas’ favorite sports bar and wing restaurant, is excited to announce that it will open its fourth Houston area location in Cypress, slated to open in 2018. Known for its famous wings served with a choice of more than 20 homemade sauces, Pluckers is excited to break ground on the new location.
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Mayor Turner Thanks Houston For Successful Astros Parade
More than one million people lined the streets of downtown Houston to celebrate the 2022 World Series Champions during a 1.7-mile parade that included marching bands, players, and confetti-lined streets.
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Houston Native Among the First to Complete Modernized Operations Specialist Training
A 2014 Phillis Wheatley High School graduate and Houston native is currently serving with the U.S. Navy as an operations specialist (OS), prepared to perform duties at sea as a plotter, radio-telephone and Command and Control sound-powered telephone talker, and to maintain Combat Information Center displays of strategic and tactical information.
