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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
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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.
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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.
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Suspects Arrested After Shooting In Third Ward
Posted on · Two suspects are in custody, after shooting at police officers in the Third Ward, early this morning.
News
Emancipation Park Is Revitalized Just In Time For Juneteenth
Posted on · Juneteenth celebrations took on special meaning in Houston’s Third Ward this year.
Houston Matters
Live on Juneteenth from Houston’s Newly Renovated Emancipation Park
Posted on · (Above: Newly renovated Emancipation Park in Houston’s Third Ward. (Photo Courtesy Perkins+Will/Mark Herboth Photography) Today marks Juneteenth — the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to announce the end of slavery in the United States. Since 1872, Juneteenth celebrations in Houston were held at Emancipation Park in the Third Ward — with the exception of […]
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Two Essential Establishments In Third Ward Are Making A Move
Posted on · A chicken joint and a historic church in the third ward are getting a makeover.
Arts & Culture
LGBTQ Friendly Home For Seniors Coming To Houston
Posted on · A nearly $24 million construction project is in the works to develop what is believed to be the first-ever LGBTQ senior housing facility in Houston -- and the second largest in the country.
Houston Matters
Rodney Crowell Explores His Houston Roots in ‘Close Ties’
Posted on · Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell grew up in Houston’s Third Ward and far east-side neighborhoods, as told in his 2011 memoir Chinaberry Sidewalks. He played in garage bands and his father’s honky-tonk band before moving to Nashville in 1972 to pursue a career in music. After quite an illustrious career writing and producing hit singles […]