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Houston: The Sweatiest City in America
Posted on · A Houston poet has written an homage to the sweat-inducing heat and humidity of her beloved Houston.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Fire Audit Update, and Healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley (July 6, 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The Houston Fire Department reacts to an audit of its building inspection program, we learn why UH is opening a satellite pharmacy program in the Rio Grande Valley, and we discuss the challenges of trying to hold music festivals in the hot, muggy, and rainy Houston summer.
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How to Stay Safe in the Houston Heat
Posted on · With the Texas summer comes the often oppressive Texas heat, which can be dangerous if you’re not mindful of it. Whether you’re planning a trip outdoors or even just staying home for the summer, it’s important to know how to keep you and your loved ones safe from excessive heat. To discuss what to keep […]
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Listeners Share Their Favorite Summer Activities in Houston
Posted on · (Above: The beach in Galveston. Photo: Michael Hagerty | Houston Public Media) Summer is just around the corner, and while some of you may have big vacations planned to far off destinations, others might prefer to keep things a little closer to home. So, with the latter in mind, we learn about upcoming summer activities in Greater […]
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Answers to Your Houston Summer Gardening Questions
Posted on · It’s hot. Crazy hot. With temperatures pushing towards, and occasionally eclipsing triple digits here in mid-summer, you may have concerns about how best to care for your garden. We turn today to Linda Gay, a horticulturist and gardener from The Arbor Gate Nursery in Tomball, to field your questions.
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Houston: The Sweatiest City in America
Posted on · Sara Cress is a Houston-based poet who looks to the news and current events in Houston for her source material…including the thermometer. She talks about her poem, The Sweatiest City in America, inspired by the Houston heat and humidity — then she reads it for us.
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Keeping Safe At Pools During The Texas Summer Heat
Posted on · As the temperature rises across Greater Houston, more and more people are headed to the pool. But officials caution this popular summer activity can sometimes be hazardous.
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Has Technology Changed the Summer Camp Experience for Houston Kids?
Posted on · Time was, you went off to some overnight camp out in the woods where you sat around the campfire, sang songs, toasted marshmallows and swam in a lake. Do Houston kids do that anymore? Well, some kids still get shuttled off to summer camp, but as technology is more pervasive than ever in our lives, […]
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Making the Most of Your Kid’s Summer Day Camp Experience
Posted on · School is out for the summer for most of Greater Houston, and many kids will attend summer day camps in the coming weeks and months. That’s nothing new. But the number and variety of day camps available in the area has grown greatly just in the past decade, according to Sarah Gish. Since 2003, she’s […]
Business
Number Of Teens Seeking Summer Jobs Expected To Drop To Lowest Level Since 1970s
Posted on · Houston teens will face stiff competition from older workers for retail and restaurant jobs. But in much of the country, many summer openings are likely to go unfilled for lack of applicants.
Arts InSight
Kids Become Superheroes to Fight Summer Boredom at Children’s Museum
Posted on · Boredom can often be a problem for kids during the summer months. Kids also love superheroes. What do those two things have to do with each other? Well, kids can get the chance to create their own superheroes, suit up and battle the evil villain Dr. Boredom this summer at the Children’s Museum of Houston‘s Summer […]
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Gardening Advice: Preparing Your Plants for Warm Weather
Posted on · Houston’s climate is so moderate that there are a number of growing seasons — although what you plant at this time of year will be different from what you plant in the fall. So what should we and what shouldn’t we plant right now? And how can we best take care of our plants to […]
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Houston Band Will Perform Ten Shows in One Day
Posted on · We hear from Rodney Chinelliott, singer/songwriter and lead vocalist for the band Iron Skillet, which will perform ten shows in one day along Houston’s Washington Avenue.
Education News
As Summer Starts, Learning Loss and the Achievement Gap Grows
Posted on · The summer months are when low-income students fall behind their peers.
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Houston Bands Like The Tontons to Perform at the Free Press Summer Fest
Posted on · The annual Free Press Summer Fest is this weekend at Eleanor Tinsley Park. The two-day festival features dozens of concerts from both local and national bands. We hear from one of the event’s organizers, who talks about how the festival books acts, including local bands like The Tontons.