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Kendrick Scott’s ‘Unearthed’ explores history of the Sugar Land 95
Posted on · The remains of 95 African Americans from the late 19th to early 20th century were discovered at a Sugar Land construction site in 2018.
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Houston Grand Opera Announces Their 2023-2024 Season
Posted on · Tune in and learn which sensational shows the acclaimed company has in store for audiences.
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Full Show: Lost Restaurants, And Houston Ballet Gets A New Floor (Oct. 24, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We discuss the economic impact of the World Series coming to Houston. We recall the important local restaurants of yore that have since disappeared. And we learn about the Houston Ballet getting a new floor, which will enable performances to continue after Harvey.
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‘Welcome to Night Vale’ Podcast About An Eerie, Fictional Town Comes To Houston Stage
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Joshua Zinn talks with some of the folks behind the popular fiction podcast, which is doing a live show in Houston July 14.
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Why Holocaust Survivor Eva Schloss Says She’s Still an Optimist
Posted on · Eva Schloss is a Holocaust survivor, an author and the step-sister of Anne Frank, whose diary of life in hiding during the Holocaust was published and adapted for stage and screen. Schloss will share her story of surviving the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp at an event Feb. 15, 2017 at The Wortham Center. Schloss recently spoke […]
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HUD Ruling on the Fountain View Housing Project, and Holocaust Survivor Eva Schloss: Wednesday’s Show (January 25, 2017)
Posted on · The US Department of Housing and Urban Development recently found the city's decision to nix an affordable housing project on Fountain View Drive was motivated at least in part by the race, color or national origin of the likely tenants. HUD says that's a violation of the Civil Rights Act. The ruling is the latest […]