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Discovery Green Marks Ten Years Transforming Downtown
Posted on · The downtown green space has hosted more than 12 million visitors so far and has spurred more than a billion dollars in economic development.
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WATCH: Martin Luther King Jr. Honored As Thousands March To ‘Keep The Dream Going’
Posted on · The commemorations stretch from his hometown of Atlanta to Memphis, where he died, and points beyond
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Texans In Congress Remember Close Calls And Lives Changed On 9/11
Posted on · On that fateful day in 2001, Texans now in Congress were scattered across Washington, D.C. in buildings feared as potential targets for a terrorist attack.
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The Heart Of Downtown Is Now Bursting With Streamers
Posted on · The large piece is being used to connect the celebration of the George R. Brown’s 30th anniversary and Discovery Green’s 10th anniversary.
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Houston Police Have Taken Precautions After Last Year’s Dallas Shooting
Posted on · Houston police have taken precautions to avoid another incident like that from happening.
Houston Matters
The Great Invisible: Documentary Tells the Stories of Those Affected By Deepwater Horizon Accident
Posted on · With the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon accident, a new documentary shows the effect of the disaster on those who survived it, the families of those who didn’t and the people who live along the Gulf Coast. The Great Invisible airs on Houston Public Media, TV 8, Tuesday, April 21, at 10 p.m. Michael Hagerty […]
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Firefighter Anniversary, Civil Rights Act & Houston Hackathon: Houston Matters for Wed., May 28, 2014
Posted on · A year ago this weekend, the Houston Fire Department suffered its greatest loss of life in one blaze, as four Houston firefighters died in a hotel fire. Captain Matthew Renaud, Robert Garner, Anne Sullivan and Robert Bebee were inside the motel when the roof collapsed on them. An investigation into what happened that day will […]
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Collection of Rare Bulgari Jewelry on Display at HMNS
Posted on · A collection of approximately 150 jewels, jewel-encrusted evening bags and timepieces created by the Italian luxury goods company Bulgari is on view now at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in a special collection celebrating Bulgari’s 130th anniversary. The exhibition features one of the largest collections of Bulgari heritage jewels ever shown and many jewels on loan […]
Houston Matters
One Year of Houston Matters: What Have We Gotten Right? What Can We Do Better?
Posted on · One year ago Saturday, Houston Matters debuted on Houston Public Media News 88.7. On that first broadcast, we spoke with Houston Mayor Annise Parker, learned the results of 2013’s Kinder Houston Area Survey, and spoke with Houston Public Media reporters about the various aspects of the beats they cover which new arrivals to Houston should know about. […]
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Events Planned to Mark 50 Years Since Rothko Chapel Commission
Posted on · In 1964, Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil commissioned the famed Russian-born American painter Mark Rothko to create the Rothko Chapel, a sacred space for both art and contemplation located in the cityâs museum district. Now, 50 years after the commission, thereâs a series of events reflecting on the artist and his work planned […]
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Photographing JFK’s Funeral: Houston Man Shares Memories
Posted on · Fifty years ago,  former New York-based LIFE magazine photographer — and long time Houstonian – Bob Gomel covered the funeral of John F. Kennedy. He shares his memories of covering that historic day and of times he spent with JFK when he was alive — including the time he fell asleep on the then president elect’s shoulder. More: […]
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Houston Group Re-Enacts War of the Worlds Broadcast on 75th Anniv.
Posted on · On Oct. 30, 1938 — 75 years ago — Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air presented a radio adaptation of H.G. Wellsâ The War of the Worlds. Most of the broadcast was presented as a series of simulated news bulletins, so convincing that, as the story of an alien invasion by Martians […]
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Remembering Hurricane Ike in Photos
Posted on · In the days after Hurricane Ike struck the Texas Gulf Coast in 2008, Galveston photographer Robert Mihovil began documenting the damage to his beloved hometown. Now, five years later, he revisits what he saw and how the area has bounced back. Images originally appeared on guidrynews.com.
Disability Diaries
The Disability Diaries: Theater Group Offers Refuge From Stereotypes
Posted on · This year is the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law has had concrete benefits, like wheelchair ramps and lifts in public places. But a law cannot directly change stereotypes. In the last story of our weeklong series, KUHF health, science and technology reporter Carrie Feibel explores how cultural perceptions have changed, and what still needs to be done.
Disability Diaries
The Disability Diaries: Fighting for a Home of One’s Own
Posted on · We're reporting this week on disability issues, twenty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA prohibits discrimination and guarantees access to public spaces. But it cannot guarantee that most prized human desire: a home of one's own. In part four of our series, KUHF health, science and technology reporter Carrie Feibel reports on what it takes to stay out of a nursing home, living independently and with dignity.