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Housing Center Hopes To Balance Tradition And Gentrification In Third Ward
Posted on · As new development and investment comes into the neighborhood, community leaders are trying to make sure long-time residents won't be pushed out.
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Houston Matters
Full Show: Prosperity Gospel, And Project Row Houses Turns 25 (Dec. 14, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about last night's HISD board meeting and about the latest efforts to woo the Democratic National Convention in 2020. Then, we explore how so-called prosperity gospel messages affect people's behavior. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news. And Project Row Houses turns 25.
Arts InSight
WATCH: Pay Phones Re-Appear As Third-Ward Time Capsules
Posted on · The nearly obsolete devices have been re-purposed as interactive historical markers.
Education News
Grant to Provide Full Scholarships for UH College of Medicine Second Year Students
Posted on · The John M. O'Quinn Foundation is giving the college $3.5 million. The grant will partly fund a program through which students will help families in underserved communities.
Arts & Culture
WATCH: A Look Back at 25 Years of Project Row Houses
Posted on · The community-based organization celebrates a milestone.
Politics
Ahead of Midterm Elections, Harris County Democrats and Republicans Spar over Voter Registration Challenges
Posted on · Republicans say the registration challenges were nonpartisan, but some of those who were challenged feel otherwise.
News
UPDATE: Student Offered Full Rides To 20 Colleges Chooses Stanford
Posted on · Micheal Brown wants to major in political science and become a lawyer or politician
Spelling Bee
WATCH: A Brief History: The Original Jack Yates Colored High
Posted on · The school first opened in 1926
News
Suspect Arrested, Charged With Murder Of 8-Year-Old Boy, After Drive-By Shooting
Posted on · Devonte Lockett, 18, has been arrested and charged with murder, for his involvement in last month’s drive-by shooting
News
Houston Teen Accepted to 20 Colleges, Gets Full Rides To Each
Posted on · Micheal Brown says he expects it to take "a few weeks" to decide which university to attend
News
UPDATE: More Than One Gunman Involved In Shooting That Left Two Children Wounded, HPD Says
Posted on · Mayor Turner urges the public to help investigators and assures these incidents will not be the "new normal" in Houston
Arts & Culture
Mayor Announces Arts Grants To Grassroots Organizations
Posted on · The Houston Mayor’s Office has awarded five community-driven arts grants that will serve under-resourced neighborhoods.
Black History Month
How Gentrification Of Houston’s Third Ward Is Impacting Community Culture
Posted on · The Third Ward has undergone an evolution over the last decade. Houston Matters talks with three guests who understand the ongoing challenges this evolution poses.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Restaurants And The #MeToo Movement, And Gentrification Of The Third Ward (Feb. 16, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Could the #MeToo movement have played a role in who didn't get selected as a James Beard Award semifinalist? Then, we explore the gentrification of Houston's Third Ward. Our non-experts break down The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week’s news. And we find some people actually participating in the winter sport of curling here in Houston.
News
WATCH: Harvey Brought The Roof Down, Damaging Historic Mural
Posted on · Repairs are underway for a historic work of art damaged by Harvey's floods.