Hurricane Season is Here – City of Houston Offers Preparedness Tips
The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is reminding Houstonians that Hurricane Season starts June 1st and runs through November 30th. Houstonians should take steps to begin the process of preparing.
Storms like Alison, Ike and Carla have all impacted Houston at various times throughout the season, so it’s important to prepare now.
The Urban Edge: Two Houston Neighborhoods, Historically Divided Along Racial Lines, Partner in the Face of Change
As a kid in the 1980s, Bolivar Fraga remembers the Waco Street bridge across Interstate 10 as a dividing line. Latinos lived to the south, in the Second Ward. Blacks lived to the north, in the Fifth Ward. Fraga lived in Second Ward. If you rode your bike across the bridge, he said, “you were taking a risk.”
4th Annual East End Chamber Education Symposium Celebrates College-Bound East End Students
The 4th Annual East End Chamber Education Symposium celebrated the accomplishments of East End high school students and offered workforce development strategies to attendees. The half-day event took place on Wednesday, April 27 at the impressive Federal Reserve Bank building on Allen Parkway.
Vote for East End Houston’s Ingrando Park to Win $20,000 Grant
Three Houston Parks and Recreation Department projects are competing for a $20,000 grant through the Parks Build Community initiative, including East End Houston’s own Ingrando Park!
Frenetic Theater to Host HoustonROX Comedy Night April 9
East End Houston’s Frenetic Theater will play host to a one-night-only comedy showcase on Saturday, April 9. HoustonROX will feature four seriously hilarious professional acts as they make their stop in Houston. To purchase tickets, visit www.houstonrox.com.
Alley Theater to Bring Remote Houston Live Art Experience to East End Cultural District
Houston’s Alley Theatre presents Remote Houston, a participatory, pedestrian-based live theatre experience where groups of 50 individuals meet and discover the city of Houston from a new remote perspective. Participants […]