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Expressions from the Heart Creative Writing Competition
Writing contest offers prize money for juniors Create art through the written word Deadline to enter is April 25
Six Flags Announces 2022-2023 Special Events Lineup
Plus the Return of the Popular Dining and Membership Programs
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown Houston’s largest water park, today announced a robust lineup of special events during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In addition, the park’s dining pass and membership programs are back by popular demand. Returning guest favorites and new offerings create endless opportunities for fun all season long. Event highlights for the 2022/2023 seasons include:
H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards to Host Year-Long 20th Anniversary Celebration
Created in 2002, the H‑E‑B Excellence in Education Awards are designed to honor outstanding public school professionals and to thank them for their dedication and commitment. Through this program, H‑E‑B seeks to pay tribute to those educators who go the extra mile each and every day to serve their students and their communities and who inspire others to do the same.
UNCF Report Shows HBCUs Positive, Multi-Billion Dollar Impact on U.S. Economy
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) released a new report on the economic impact historically Black colleges and universities have on the nation’s economy. The study prepared by the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth, found that the nation’s HBCUs contribute nearly $15 billion to the nation’s economy.
Deadly Accident on Gulf Freeway
ABC13 is reporting a deadly accident on the Gulf Freeway this morning. Police are on the scene of a deadly accident involving a person who was hit on the freeway in southeast Houston.
The Houston Astros statement today’s shooting at Santa Fe High School:
The Houston Astros have released the following statement regarding today’s shooting at Santa Fe High School:
Mayor Turner Joins Family of 36th President & Community Leaders to Dedicate Monuments to Lyndon B Johnson and Apollo I Memorial
Mayor Sylvester Turner today accepted on behalf of the City of Houston a statue dedicated to America’s 36th President Lyndon Baines Johnson and an additional Memorial to the astronauts who perished in testing the Apollo I module in 1967.
Sailor from Houston supports U.S. Navy’s “Take Charge and Move Out” mission
A Nigeria native with ties to Houston, Texas, is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at Strategic Communications Wing One (STRATCOMMWING ONE). Its TACAMO ("Take Charge and Move Out") mission provides airborne communication links to nuclear missile units of U.S. Strategic Command.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Calls For The Formation of Special Hurricane Harvey Crisis Team For Seniors
Jackson Lee: “Because many seniors who live alone and on fixed incomes have been hit particularly hard, we must make a special effort to provide them with the assistance they need to find housing and recover.”
Bayou City Art Festival Producer Art Colony Association, Inc. Names New Executive Director
The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing the Bayou City Art Festivals, recently named Kelly Batterson as the new Executive Director. Batterson is passionate about art and has extensive experience with all aspects of event production and sponsorship development.
Drake’s Hollywood to Bring its Iconic Golden Era Atmosphere to Houston this Fall
Following Two Mega-Successful Los Angeles Openings, Vandelay Hospitality Group Brings Their Celeb-Loved Martinis to Houstonians
Vandelay Hospitality Group is thrilled to announce its popular concept, Drake’s Hollywood—a lively Hollywood-inspired restaurant and lounge—will open in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood late this November, located at 1100 Westheimer Rd. Additionally, an October date has been set for the opening of the much anticipated Rivers Oaks location for Vandelay’s Hudson House concept. Drake’s and Hudson House have locations in the Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas, and opened in Los Angeles earlier this year—Drake’s in West Hollywood and Hudson House in Beverly Hills.
The Houston Museum of African American Culture Announces the February 11, 2023 Bland, George, Tolan Lecture
The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) announces the February 11, 2023 Bland, George, Tolan Lecture by Dr. Biko Mandela Gray to take place at 2:00 pm. In 2021, HMAAC completed its Stairwell of Memory, highlighted by local artists Shawn Artis, Ted Ellis and Cedric Ingramportraits of Sandra Bland, George Floyd and Robbie Tolan for community memory, and to give comfort to mothers that their children will not be forgotten. The lecture will bring together Geneva Bland, Marian Tolan and Lezley McSpadden, the mothers respectively of Sandra Bland, Robbie Tolan and Michael Brown. The lecture could not be more timely.
Suffers No More: Houston Band The Suffers Celebrate After Stolen Van Replaced
Houston band The Suffers had its tour van stolen recently, according to an Instagram post from the group.
Target Data Breach Leads to Record Settlement With 47 States, Including Texas
The Houston Business Journal reports Target Corp. has reached an $18.5 million settlement with 47 states, including Texas, and the District of Columbia related to its massive customer data breach in 2013.
Investigation into Stabbing at 6300 Gay Street
Houston police are investigating the stabbing of a man at 6300 Gay Street about 10:50 p.m. on Thursday (May 4).
“Wheelmobile” Wants Houston Watchers to Take a Spin
Wheel of Fortune was people to get to experience the thrill of the wheel when the show comes to Houston to find contestants for the upcoming 35th season of “America’s Game.” The long-running show will bring its famous “Wheelmobile” to Memorial City to host two days’ worth of auditions this weekend.
Texans' Whitney Mercilus Unveils Super Bowl Artwork For Charity
A Houston Texans star was out on the town Tuesday helping unveil a special piece of art made specifically for the Super Bowl.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Urges All Community Stakeholders To Work Together To Produce a Solution that Benefits all Houston Schoolchildren
Jackson Lee—“I encourage all stakeholders to heed the needs of our schoolchildren and devise a solution which empowers students and parents alike; one that inspires our Houston area schoolchildren to follow in the footsteps of astronauts and presidents, like their neighbors and predecessors before them, and one which galvanizes our community to work in the best interests of our students.”
Rapper Paul Wall Giving Free Grills to the Houston Astros
Houston's had it hard this year, but things might be looking up, as the Astros have made it to the baseball World Series.
Houston Mayor Turner Endorses Joe Biden
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced his endorsement of Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential race.
