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Project Row Houses Marks 25 Years Of ‘Collective Creative Actions’
Posted on · The organization’s Eureka Gilkey and Ryan Dennis explain how the project has affected the Third Ward and how it’s expanded over the years.
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Gas Leaks Detected In Dallas Neighborhood Weeks Before Fatal Explosion, Report Says
Posted on · Several other leaks have since been identified throughout the neighborhood
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A Google-Related Plan Brings Futuristic Vision, Privacy Concerns To Toronto
Posted on · Sidewalk Labs, a sibling company to Google, plans to redevelop Toronto's waterfront as a high-tech, livable lab. Some residents wonder what a data-driven development could mean for privacy.
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Texas Rail Road Commission’s Role, and Anne Lamott: Thursday’s Show (April 4, 2017)
Posted on · Earth Day is Saturday (April 22, 2017), and Ryan Sitton of Friendswood, one of the state's three Rail Road Commissioners, wants you to know he's "a huge environmentalist." Upon his election to the RRC in 2014, the conservative Republican became the first engineer to serve on the commission in 50 years. The RRC regulates the […]
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New Laws, Pearland and Texans Preview: Monday’s Show (August 31, 2015)
Posted on · Starting tomorrow (9/1/15), the majority of the laws passed during the state’s 84th legislative session will take effect. All this month, the Texas Tribune has reported how these new laws may change some Texans' lives. We discuss how on this edition of Houston Matters, as we welcome your questions for Texas Tribune Managing Editor Ayan […]
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Buy a T-Shirt, Support Your Neighborhood, Benefit a Non-Profit
Posted on · Houston real estate agent Michael Wachs has started making T-shirts paying homage to the many distinct neighborhoods of H-Town, such as The Heights, Meyerland and Montrose. Wachs talks about why he decided to make the shirts and how the purchases benefit area non-profits.
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Houston Matters for Friday, August 2, 2013
Posted on · Many Houston area neighborhoods have developed their own special identity. But neighborhoods change over time, and what defined a neighborhood years ago may not define it today. On this edition of Houston Matters, we consider how the personality of one such Houston neighborhood – Montrose – has changed in recent years. Also, on the heels […]