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Mattress Recycling Council Cites Pleasant Mattress' SP2 Program as Example On How to Improve Sustainability & Efficiency
Leading independent mattress manufacturer Pleasant Mattress has been recognized by the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) for its success in Sleep Products Sustainability (SP2). The manufacturer was chosen by the organization to be the first to be featured on its website, highlighting Pleasant Mattress' successes in improving the sustainability and efficiency of its business as the first U.S.-based mattress manufacturer to achieve certification for its production facility through MRC's SP2 program.
Houston’s Oldest Park Celebrates 150th Anniversary and Commemorates Juneteenth
Free Houston-area event welcomes the community to honor history and celebrate with live music from national recording artists
Houston’s Emancipation Park Conservancy is hosting a summer celebration to commemorate its sesquicentennial anniversary and honor Juneteenth, the nation’s newest federal holiday. The holiday recognizes June 19, 1865, the date that enslaved people across Texas learned that they were free, two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Getting COVID shots in all kids begins with understanding community barriers
The new year begins with good news for anxious parents wanting COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for their children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster for children 12 to 15 years of age. This means everyone over the age of 12, including adults, can get booster shots. The FDA also allows a third primary series dose for certain immunocompromised children 5 through 11 years of age.
Waste And Recycling Workers Week: Honoring Houston's Environmental Stewards
The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, in collaboration with the Honey Brown Hope Foundation, will recognize outstanding sanitation workers as part of the "Waste and Recycling Workers Week" celebration.
Legally Blind Author Announces Debut of Series Centered on Flawed but Fierce Black Women in America
Before her Hollywood dreams were shattered, Pearle Monalise Brown was the tenacious aspiring actress from Compton's unforgiving, scarred streets. Never broken, Pearle switches gears to a fallback plan — resorting to using her beauty and acting skills to swindle money and expensive jewels. When she's hired by the Colombian cartel to steal a priceless Basquiat from a debonair kingpin and art collector named Blaque, her talents might not be enough to keep her from falling into a trap she never saw coming.
Get a headstart on your holiday shopping at The Nutcracker Market!
The Nutcracker Market Wells Fargo Preview Party has become the perfect way to kickoff the holiday season. Now is your chance to enjoy an exclusive evening to shop from hundreds of merchants, enjoy complimentary cocktails, dinner buffet, live entertainment, and much more.
PVAMU professor co-leads groundbreaking research in pulmonary hypertension
Thanks in part to the work of Chief Scientist and Executive Professor Seungchan Kim, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University is once again on the leading edge of groundbreaking research. This time, it’s about work that is promising to repurpose cancer drugs.
Mariah Carey Takes the Holidays Up An Octave with 12 Days of McDonald's® Deals
Each day from Dec. 13 through Dec. 24, U.S. customers can get a different menu item for free from the Mariah Menu on the McDonald’s app with a $1 minimum purchase
All McDonald's wants this holiday season is for you... to join Mariah Carey for 12 days of deals. Because when an iconic holiday superstar is a fan of the Golden Arches, it’s only right to begin the season by gifting customers an entire menu full of free* goodies. From Mariah’s own favorite, a classic Cheeseburger, to soft-baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, we made a list of some of our fans’ favorite menu items and checked it twice. The Mariah Menu will make its debut in the U.S. on Dec.13, featuring a different free item** each day with a $1 minimum purchase on the McDonald’s app.
Gen Z, the TikTok generation, is coming of age and is ready to disrupt every industry, says GlobalData
Over the next 10 years, up to $8.6 trillion in assets will be transferred to younger generations. It will be history’s biggest-ever transfer of wealth and power as the so-called ‘boomers’ retire and die, and the younger cohorts take over with very different experiences, assumptions, habits, and values. Gen Z is among the key beneficiaries of this wealth. The TikTok generation may be coming of age at a tumultuous time, but as its sphere of influence increases, it is set to disrupt every industry, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Jackson State University needs community votes to win Retool Your School grant
Jackson State University is aiming to secure up to $150,000 in a campus-improvement grant sponsored by Home Depot’s annual Retool Your School program.
Texans Back Major Changes to State’s Gambling Laws
Hobby School Survey Finds Support for Casinos, Sports Gambling
A new survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston found widespread public support for legislation that would dramatically upend Texas’ longstanding prohibition against most forms of gambling.
August is Do not Be a Bully Month
Do Not Be A Bully Month is celebrated in August and reminds us to address bullying prevention. The month-long event aims to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. With the school year just around the corner this is the perfect time for parents to sit down with their children and discuss proper behavior and how we treat others.
Stop Killing our Patients: Pandemic, Protest and the Outcry for Justice
Professor Bryan Pilkington holds weekly conversations with leading experts from medicine, nursing, and the health sciences, as well as political theorists, economists, ethicists, philosophers and legal experts.
Oldest Living Military Veteran in US Gets to Stay in Texas Home
Friends and strangers alike have rallied to raise money for Richard Overton, a 110-year-old veteran living in Austin, TX to stay in his home.
Aissami Named As A Drug Trafficker by US Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Department named Venezuela’s VP Tareck El Aissami as a drug trafficker,
State Rep. Dutton Renews Uphill Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty
Texas is set to carry out its second execution of the year this week, barring a last minute reprieve. There are another seven planned by July.
Let's Work Together, Latino Lawmakers tell Gov. Abbott
A group of lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to show his support for Latino interests in his biennial State of the State address.
Texans Cheerleader Coach Resigns Amid Bullying Allegations
The Texans cheerleaders coach named in a lawsuit has resigned, according to the team.
