Posted on · The Conservation District ordinance only applies to the six communities identified and Mayor Turner said he doesn’t plan on adding any more neighborhoods under his administration.
Posted on · The proposed initiative as it stands has identified six neighborhoods that would qualify as conservation districts: Independence Heights, Magnolia Park/Manchester, Acres Homes, Pleasantville, Freedmen's Town, and Piney Point.Â
Posted on · Six communities are set to be part of a pilot program that could test the benefits of a conservation designation.
Posted on · The Black-owned market aims to highlight local Black and Hispanic vendors, while also providing fresh food to the community.
Posted on · If it receives a national designation, the Emancipation Trail stretching from Galveston to Houston could be the second trail of its kind, focused on the experiences of African Americans.
Posted on · Emancipation Park, the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, and others have been named UNESCO Slave Route Project sites.
Posted on · “We will continue to work with the community to preserve this important historical neighborhood,” Mayor Turner said, in the statement
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks.So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already stated […]
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks. So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already […]
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]
Posted on · The Freedmen’s Town Documentary Project focuses on preserving a fading part of Houston’s history.
Posted on · Historic bricks that line a 4th Ward neighborhood are now protected by a temporary injunction. The ruling paves the way for repairs to water and sewer lines.
Posted on · The hearing decides if a temporary restraining order should be extended or not.
Posted on · A construction project in Freedmen's Town remains on hold after Houston and a preservation group couldn't reach an agreement.
Posted on · A construction project in Freedmen's Town remains on hold after Houston and a preservation group couldn't reach an agreement Wednesday. The argument is over how to handle historic bricks on city streets in the 4th Ward.