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.
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.”
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.
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!
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.
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