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Charming Charlie Closing 10 Stores In Texas As Part of Its Bankruptcy
Houston-based Charming Charlie has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing 25 percent of its stores right after Christmas.
Federal Judge Dismisses Claim Against Harris County DA in Wrongful Conviction Case
Federal Judge Lee Rosenthal dismissed a claim against Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg brought by a former death row inmate who was wrongfully convicted.
TUTS Launches New Facebook Live Series and Podcast
For the past two years, Theatre Under The Stars has hosted its popular Spotlight Series at the Rotunda Theatre in St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. The free program allows audiences to meet cast and creative team members for upcoming productions, and it features in-depth interviews about the process of creating musicals for TUTS. Guests are also treated to sneak-peek live performances of songs from the shows.
Houston Woman Sentenced to 30 Years for Stabbing Mother at Willowbrook-area apartment
A Houston woman was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the stabbing death of her own mother in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
Actress Elise Neal Launches Fitness Boot Camp in Houston During Super Bowl LI
At 50 years old award-winning actress Elise Neal has a body that defies age, and she has expanded her mission to inspire others from the big screen to the gym. The Elise Neal Body Boot Camp is an interactive and intimate fitness fan engagement experience. Not only will participants get to participate in a boot camp session crafted by the former Broadway dancer herself, but also they will gain insight on what it means to live a healthy lifestyle.
Houston Municipal Courts Department Creates a New Safe Harbor Court to Assist Houstonians with Inability to Pay Court Fines and Fees
In alignment with Mayor Turner’s Complete Communities Plan to create a more equitable and prosperous city for all Houstonians, the Houston Municipal Courts Department (MCD) will unveil its new Safe Harbor Court to assist citizens who are having financial hardships and medical issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
38,300 Shoebox Gifts Collected by the Greater Houston Area
Volunteers from the greater Houston area are celebrating the collection of 38,300 gift-filled shoeboxes that will remind children around the world they are loved and not forgotten.
Rice ‘Listening Project’ to Provide New Perspectives On Aural Perception
Rice University students will offer a free concert series called the “Listening Project,” which invites audience members to experience new perspectives on aural perception, April 9, 13 and 19 on the Rice campus.
District G Greatness Awards Houston City Council District G
Council Member Travis will honor citizen volunteers to recognize the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. These volunteers, nominated by District G super neighborhood leaders, went above and beyond the call of duty to help their neighbors in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. "The goodwill and loving spirit of Houstonians was on full display a year ago, and it is my privilege to honor certain individuals who made true sacrifices to help others," said Council Member Travis.
Join Space Center Houston This Spring Break
There’s something for everyone
Space Center Houston’s spring break, presented by the city of Webster, will immerse visitors in what NASA is doing now from the Moon to Mars and inside Mission Control. The nonprofit’s spring break, March 7-22, provides visitors access to be a part of the NASA Mission.
AKAs Takeover the Movies to Support Hidden Figures
It was wall-to-wall pink and green on Sunday, January 8, 2016, at the First Colony 24 theaters as the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. took over the theater. The ladies were in mass numbers to support the film Hidden Figures that tells the story of three extraordinary women – Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - who made NASA history by helping with the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. All three women are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Houston, Are You Ready for Some Football?
Super Bowl LI Days Away
Houston is less than 20 days away from hosting the biggest annual sports event of the year. Ever since the bid was won in 2013, Houston has undergone a makeover with the construction of new hotels, improvements to our streets, and clean ups to beautify the city limits. Collaborations between various entities have met to ensure the safety and protection of the hundreds expected to crawl all over Houston during the 10 days of Super Bowl LI. Everything is falling into place making Houston ready for some football.
Houston mayor Sylvester Turner to deliver keynote address at TSU’s Fall Commencement on December 10
Mayor Turner will receive an honorary degree from TSU during ceremony
Houston mayor Sylvester Turner will be the keynote speaker at Texas Southern University’s Fall Commencement exercises.
Houston Texans Announce 2020 Season
The Houston Texans 2020 regular season schedule kicks off with a primetime matchup at the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. The Texans will also travel to Detroit for a Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions on national television in Week 12. Houston has won six of its last seven primetime matchups and its 18 primetime regular season games from 2016-20 are the most over a five-year span in team history.
Mayor Turner And Community Leaders Announce Citywide Juneteenth Celebrations
New Website Provides Details On Events In Historic Districts
From Freedmen's Town to the Fifth Ward to Acres Homes, Independence Heights, and historic neighborhoods throughout the city, Houstonians will have an array of events to attend during the upcoming Juneteenth holiday.
Local Landscaper, Nonprofit Brought Christmas Cheer to 300 Seniors Today with Free Holiday Luncheon
Bryan Smart, Founder & CEO of SmartScaping Landscaping & Design, and local nonprofit the DMF Group Foundation brightened the holidays today for roughly 300 senior citizens with a Free Holiday Luncheon at the Knights of Columbus Hall (420 Telephone Road) in Houston!
Children’s Museum Houston gets supercharged with Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man
Saturday, July 31, beginning at 11 a.m.
Be the action hero of your very own blockbuster. Children’s Museum Houston invites you to defeat the hot Houston weather and join us as Avengers assemble at the Museum. Capture the action as Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man unite in a Marvel-inspired celebration. Grab your costumes and don’t forget your camera!
Houston Chamber Choir presents Hear the Future Choral Festival on Jan. 26, 2020 at South Main Baptist Church
Free concert features the Parker Elementary Advanced Chorus, Salyards Varsity Treble Chorale and Clements High School Concert Chorale
Join the GRAMMY-nominated Houston Chamber Choir on Jan. 26 for Hear the Future, an annual event in which the company invites three outstanding choirs (elementary, middle and high school) from the Greater Houston area to participate in its invitational choral festival. This also happens to be the day the GRAMMY Awards will be televised nationwide. Houston Chamber Choir is nominated for Best Choral Performance for “Duruflé: The Complete Works.”
MECA Houston Presents 22nd Annual Día De Muertos Festival "Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future"
Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA), a Houston, Latino-based arts and community nonprofit organization committed to providing arts education, sup- port services, and multicultural artistic performances and events, presents the 22nd Annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival taking place at the Historic Dow School in the heart of Houston’s Old Sixth Ward located at 1900 Kane St. Houston, TX 77007 on Saturday, October 29, 2022 and Sunday, October 30, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA), a Houston, Latino-based arts and community nonprofit organization committed to providing arts education, sup- port services, and multicultural artistic performances and events, presents the 22nd Annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival taking place at the Historic Dow School in the heart of Houston’s Old Sixth Ward located at 1900 Kane St. Houston, TX 77007 on Saturday, October 29, 2022 and Sunday, October 30, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mayor Turner joins local, state and federal leaders to call for equity in state's COVID-19 vaccine supply distribution
On Saturday, Mayor Sylvester Turner toured the Harris Health System's Settegast Community Health Clinic, where 600 high-risk and vulnerable people received the first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through a partnership with the Houston Health Department.
