Transportation
METRO Approves 2021 Service Changes In Response To Pandemic Ridership Numbers
Posted on · METRO is cutting service on some routes while others will go back to pre-COVID levels to promote social distancing.
Business
Business
Houston’s Soon-To-Open Innovation Hub Puts Focus On Diversity In Tech
Posted on · The Ion is partnering with two organizations to accelerate minority-owned start-ups.
Town Square
Town Square: The Case of Dr. Aafia Saddiqui And US/Pakistan Relations, A Week In COVID, Plus Income Inequality (Sept. 25, 2020)
Posted on · Experts explore COVID headlines, the case of the FBI’s most wanted woman and the impact of the wealth gap in the US.
Town Square
Town Square: The Road to Reopening Restaurants and Bars (Sept. 22, 2020)
Posted on · We discuss Governor Abbott's decision to allow restaurants to open at 75% capacity, but bars must remain closed.
Business
Clean Energy Tech Incubator To Move Into Former Midtown Houston Fiesta
Posted on · Greentown Houston will be part of the innovation district centered at the Ion at the site of the former Sears building.
Business
As Texas Restaurants Expand Service, Struggling Bar Owners Say They’re Being Ignored
Posted on · Bars who don't serve food are still not allowed to reopen, causing frustrated owners to accuse the governor of picking winners and losers in the reopening process.
Town Square
Town Square: Dr. Kirstin Matthews, WSJ Sports Reporter Louise Radnofsky, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (Sept. 11, 2020)
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news, and the pandemic's impact on sports and the arts economy.
Business
Houston Bars Are Doing Their Best To Survive The Pandemic – But Not All Of Them Will
Posted on · The statewide shutdown order for bars has endangered some longtime Houston watering holes.
Town Square
Town Square: Can the Event Industry Recover From Covid? (Sept. 9, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss the pandemic's impact on the large-event industry.
Town Square
Town Square: Actor Louis Gossett Jr., Dr. Kirstin Matthews, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (Sept. 4, 2020)
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news, an effort to eradicate racism, and how certain economic policies can have racist underpinnings.
Transportation
City Is Planning Major Changes To Busy Southwest Houston Corridor
Posted on · The project is designed to enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders in a neighborhood where many people don't drive.
Arts & Culture Business
Houston’s Creative Economy Has Lost Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs, Nearly $2 Billion In Sales
Posted on · The fine and performing arts sector is the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Business
Houston’s Small Business Economic Relief Program Is Open For Applications
Posted on · Businesses adversely impacted by the pandemic can receive up to $50,000.
Business
Houston Has Lost Thousands Of Jobs During The Pandemic. So Why Are Houstonians Buying More Homes Than Ever?
Posted on · The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to be bad for a number of Houston businesses. But a noticeable exception is the single-family housing market which – after a dip earlier in the year – is now thriving.
Business
Houston’s Hispanic Businesses Disproportionately Affected By Pandemic, UH Survey Shows
Posted on · Many Hispanic-owned firms are small or medium-sized and in hard-hit sectors.