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Gates Open at Lake Houston Spillway
Council Member Dave Martin would like to make Lake Houston Area residents aware all gates on the Lake Houston Spillway Dam are open due to the current inclement weather threat to our area. The gates will remain open until a lake level of 41.5 feet is achieved or the weather threat to our area is lifted.
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BET Honors Awards - Ice Cube
A founding member of the controversial hardcore rap group N.W.A., Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson) branched out beyond hip hop to become an actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Funny thing is, his brand is still expanding! Catch what the Iconic Honoree had to share with Houston Style Magazine on the BET Honors Red Carpet.
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46th NAACP Image Awards Chevrolet Reception
Photography by Kenny Rodriguez, General Motors On Friday, February 6, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was …
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Husband Wanted in mom's murder at SW Houston home
Houston police say 40-year-old Jerald Dewayne Watt is wanted for murder in the death of his common-law wife.
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EMMY® & NAACP Image Award-Winner Rushion McDonald, U.S. Army ROTC, and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Hosts HBCU College Day at Texas Southern University
EMMY® and NAACP Image Award-winning TV/Film/Radio Producer and 3815 Media, Inc. founder Rushion McDonald - in partnership with the U.S. Army ROTC and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community - will host the HBCU College Day and Career Fair Expo at Texas Southern University.
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Darnell Joseph: Charting a Progressive Path as President of Houston's Esteemed 100 Black Men Chapter
In an inspiring stride towards continued community empowerment, the 100 Black Men of the Metropolitan Houston Chapter heralds the inauguration of Darnell Joseph as its Chapter President. With a venerable 30-year tenure of service, marked notably by his status as a founding member and his previous influential terms as President and Chairman, Joseph returns to leadership, poised to steer the chapter towards new heights of achievement and advocacy.
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ON THE MOVE: Roger Harris Joins HillDay Industries, Inc.
A Respected Member Of Supplier Diversity and Compliance Communities
HillDay taps small business development industry veteran Roger Harris as its HillDay Industries, Inc. vice president to lead its supplier diversity, contract compliance, workforce development, and business development services for its clients.
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Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Four To Parks And Wildlife Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed James Abell, Jeff Hildebrand, and Bobby Patton to the Parks and Wildlife Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor reappointed Anna Benavides Galo for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021, and named Reed Morian chair of the commission.
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Sunnyside resident’s efforts prompt major facelift for neighborhood park tennis courts
City and tennis groups celebrate ribbon cutting at Sunnyside Park
-Rebecca Williams planned to play softball at Jack Yates High School but found her sports niche in tennis when she signed up for the free Houston Tennis Association National Junior Tennis & Learning summer enrichment program at Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s Sunnyside Park.
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Houston Hospice Appoints Staci La’Toison to Board of Directors
Houston Hospice announced the appointment of Staci La’Toison to its Board of Directors. Following this appointment, the Board will comprise of 14 members, four of which are officers and an additional six are advisors.
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Houston native participates in multinational exercise in Baltic Sea region
Petty Officer 1st Class Dustan Rhodes, a native of Houston, is participating in the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise with 18 other nations.
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Blacks Experience More Family Member Deaths Than Whites, On Average
African-Americans are more likely than whites to experience the loss of a parent during childhood and more likely to be exposed to multiple family member deaths by mid-life, according to a study by the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Rothko Chapel to Host 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
The theme of the service is “care for creation”
On Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., the Rothko Chapel will host the 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. In advance of the Chapel’s scheduled 2019 Symposium, “Toward a Better Future: Transforming the Climate Crisis,” the theme of this service will be “care for creation.” Leaders and members of nine different faith communities from across the city will come together to share prayers, readings, chants, and reflections on the theme “care for creation.” This year’s service will include Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian traditions. A reception follows the program. This event is free and open to all, no registration required. The Rothko Chapel is located at 3900 Yupon at Sul Ross, 77006.
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NAACP, Baxter Launch Partnership to Improve Access to Kidney Healthcare
African Americans are three times more likely to be impacted by kidney failure
The NAACP announced today that, with support from Baxter International Inc., it is launching a series of town hall events in communities across the country to improve knowledge about kidney disease and dialysis treatment options for African Americans. Baxter’s support will enable the project to bring needed information about prevention and treatment of kidney disease to African Americans, whose rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continue to rise at alarming rates.
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The Ensemble Theatre Brings Back Sizzling Romantic Comedy “Sassy Mamas”
The Ensemble Theatre brings back sizzling romantic comedy Sassy Mamas, by Houston playwright Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Eileen J. Morris, Opening Night and Media Reception, Wednesday, September 27, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
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Union Pacific to Provide Kashmere Gardens Cleanup Plan By Summer
The company that owns a contaminated Kashmere Gardens railyard will submit a cleanup plan to the city this summer, after higher rates of cancer were found in the community last year, officials announced Monday. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is asking for the cleanup plan along with a revised permit application from Union Pacific, which owns the yard formerly known as the Houston Woods Preserving Works site, by Aug. 31.
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Changing Dowling Street to Emancipation Avenue Press Conference
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Sunday, October 11, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Calls for Federal Investigation Into The Recent Hangings In The Harris County/Houston Area
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Committee on Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget released the following statement on the recent hangings in her Congressional district:
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Jazz Houston Presents the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis's Houston Residency
Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza at the Central Library – 500 McKinney Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by 9X Grammy-award-winning Wynton Marsalis, will bring its “Spirit of Swing” to Houston November 1-3, in a series of performances and classes that will celebrate and expand appreciation for this great American music. The musical director for the concert and residency will be Jazz Houston's Co-Founder/Artistic Director Vincent Gardner, a 20-plus year member and Lead Trombonist of the JLCO.
