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Convenience Store Industry Report: Younger Consumers Ready for C-Store Cannabis and Automation
TrendSource's Convenience Store Industry Report finds that consumers are more receptive to cannabis products and in-store automation than expected, particularly among younger cohorts.
Convenience stores are in a transitional moment and must focus on younger consumers when considering the most important issues of the day. Indeed, according to TrendSource's end-of-year 2019 Convenience Store Industry Report, two of the biggest trends shaping Convenience Stores' current and future landscape--in-store cannabis sales and frictionless checkout technology--will both pivot around generational differences as older consumers prove relatively more resistant than younger ones.
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Communities In Schools of Houston is finalist for National Grant Challenge
Winner to receive up to $50,000 from CareSource Foundation
Communities In Schools of Houston (CIS) has been selected as a finalist for the CareSource Foundation Grant Challenge, which was established to recognize organizations and programs that are significantly impacting communities’ toughest health issues. Through this new initiative, the CareSource Foundation aims to inspire innovation on reducing health disparities and moving the needle on health equity.
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Student athlete urges Supreme Court to keep West Virginia's anti-trans sports ban on hold
A transgender student athlete challenging West Virginia's anti-trans sports ban is urging the Supreme Court to not step into the dispute after the state asked the high court to let it enforce the controversial law.
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2022 is already a record year for state bills seeking to curtail LGBTQ rights, ACLU data shows
State lawmakers across the US have introduced at least 162 bills targeting LGBTQ Americans this year through July 1, according to a CNN analysis of data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union, already marking a record-breaking year for such legislation.
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McCain Faces His Greatest Battle
John McCain has always lived for the fight. Now he's facing his toughest battle.
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Could 2020 be the highest turnout election in a century?
Eight days from the 2020 election, the story is just how many people are already voting.
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Pence's office says he did not attend swearing-in due to CDC guidelines
Vice President Mike Pence did not attend Monday night's White House swearing-in ceremony for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett because he was adhering to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, an administration official told CNN.
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Florida's 'stand your ground' Law Is 'a license to kill black people,' Attorney Says
Six years after the killing of Trayvon Martin put "stand your ground" laws under a microscope, attorney Benjamin Crump is representing another Florida family who lost a loved one under the law.
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SI Swim Announces Aly Raisman & Simone Biles debut and Festival Coming to Houston in February 2017
Diplo, Miguel to Headline Two-Day Event Celebrating Launch of SI Swimsuit 2017; U.S. Olympians Simone Biles, Aly Raisman to Be featured in SI Swim 2017
Time Inc.’s (NYSE: TIME) Sports Illustrated will celebrate the launch of its 2017 swimsuit issue with a two-day music, food and culture festival—“VIBES” by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit—to be held in Houston on February 17–18. The first-of-its-kind event will feature live performances by GRAMMY™ Award-winning artists Diplo and Miguel; a food festival curated by Houston’s James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd and special appearances by the models of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Class of 2017.
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Jade Novah and Affion Crockettt Impersonate Beyonce and Jay-Z During Quarantine On IG Live
Last night, singer, actor, songwriter and social media influencer Jade Novah and comedian Affion Crockett impersonated Beyoncé and Jay-Z on a joint Instagram Live, “If Beyoncé and & Jay-Z Were Quarantined Separately.” Expanding her advocacy efforts, Novah teamed up with Global Citizen as part of the #TogetherAtHome initiative to raise funds for the World Health Organization, Tuesday, April 2nd, in a live stream performance. Novah continues to make headlines as she adheres to the “Stay-At-Home” order. Last month, she uploaded a Tik Tok video where she delivers tips on “How to slay coronavirus free” in her famous Beyoncé impression, in order to spread some cheer during this time. It has already clocked over 286K views and counting. Watch it HERE. She additionally hosted an “Off Stage and Online” livestream performance via Instagram Live, Facebook and YouTube, where viewers donated funds via CashApp to benefit Atlanta startup Goodr, which provides meals to children in Atlanta due to school closures.
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Millennial Alumni Kicks Fundraising Up a Notch with Virtual Day Party
This past weekend, a group of young alumni raised over $4,300 during their first of a short series of virtual day parties in efforts to support student scholarships at Bethune-Cookman University. The young alumni group known as WHOE was established in 2016 by 2012 graduates Jeremy Mercer and Damian Thompson to create a lane for the young alumni of B-CU who wanted to provide an elevated homecoming experience for them and their peers.
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Texas Southern University 2014 Homecoming Game
Photography by Vicky Pink On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Commissioner Adrian Garcia Initiates Planning and Design of the First Texas Roadway Project to Seek Envision® Verification
The Office of Commissioner Garcia and Harris County Engineering Department affirms their commitment to deliver sustainable infrastructure that enhances the economic, social, and environmental conditions in Precinct 2
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Every Time I Die band splits
The band Every Time I Die has split over an apparent disagreement with singer Keith Buckley. Some members of the the metalcore band that first formed in 1998, including Jordan Buckley, shared a statement on social media stating "Andy, Jordan, Steve and Goose's last show with Every Time I Die was on Dec 11, 2021."
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MFAH Advance Exhibition Schedule: Fall 2023
Information current as of August 7, 2023
Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Reinstallations: Three shows curated from the MFAH modern and contemporary collections comprise this exhibition series for the third-floor galleries in the Kinder Building, which opened in November 2020.
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The Open 2019: Why a sense of humor and rhino-like skin are crucial for caddies
Dave McNeilly remembers the days when caddies bunked in four to a room at tournaments, earning just enough for beer money.
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We Must Rescue And Rebuild Puerto Rico
What obligations do we owe one to another as Americans? What does patriotism and citizenship mean in practice? Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico has posed these questions. Americans should be dissatisfied with the way our federal government has responded.
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Rival sides in Yemen's war to hold first direct talks in years
Officials from Yemen's internationally-recognized government are set to hold direct talks with Houthi rebels in Sweden on Thursday in the most significant step to end the country's conflict in more than two years.
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Lewis Hamilton vs. Michael Schumacher: Who is the greatest?
It will be the question in pub quizzes for years to come. Where did Lewis Hamilton overtake Michael Schumacher's 91 race wins and become the all-time leader in Formula One Grand Prix victories?
