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Houston Matters

Preserving an Historic Housing Facility for Houston Seniors

Posted on April 20, 2017 · (Above: Houston Heights Tower was built in 1975 on W. 19th Street. Photo: Susan Farb Morris) A senior housing project in the Houston Heights recently completed a $12 million renovation. The history of Houston Heights Tower goes back to the mid-1970s, and it’s one of several housing facilities under the oversight of the Housing Corporation […]

City of Houston

Montrose Receives A One Million Dollar Grant to Get Greener

Posted on April 3, 2017 · An asphalt lot in Montrose will become that neighborhoods newest green space. The Houston Parks Department was awarded a one million dollar grant to build a new park in a space off Westheimer.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1208: The Panama Railroad

Posted on August 15, 2016 · Episode: 1208 The first transcontinental railroad — and no golden spike! Today, we build the first transcontinental railroad.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1145: Creating a New Country

Posted on April 15, 2016 · Episode: 1146 Early Massachussetts: a cultural beachhead, not yet a new country Today, America leaves its Eastern beaches.