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Artists Design First Houston Folk Art Park Houston’s own Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts is getting a new neighbor. Smither Park is Houston's first folk art park, and it is something the whole community can contribute to. |
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What you missed at Frontier Fiesta 2013 This past weekend, University of Houston hosted its annual Frontier Fiesta. Frontier City has changed locations and has brought back some old traditions as well as some new. |
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Houston Ranks High For Organized Retail Crime in US The National Retail Federation ranked Houston among the top ten cities for organized retail crime. The economic impact extends far beyond the manufacturing and retail industry by adding extra cost for the consumer and a loss in taxes by the states. |
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Intercity Buses Could Lead To Tourism Boost A study from the Texas Transportation Institute says as airports and highways grow more crowded, the state needs to find more efficient ways of transportation. One solution could be express intercity buses that operate similar to passenger trains. |
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A local organization steps in to help instill good work ethics to 40 middle-schoolers through sharing a workday with their adult mentors. |
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Mercury Baroque and YES Prep West Joint Concert Sixth and seventh grade students from Yes Prep West — a charter school here in Houston, had a rare chance to work and learn from Houston's Mercury Baroque, a group of internationally renowned musicians. For their finale, they are performing a free joint concert this Thursday, at the Wortham Theater. Michelle Choi had the opportunity to hear and speak with those involved. |
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UH Geologists: Northwest 'Burbs Still Sinking Parts of northwestern Harris County are sinking at an unusual rate. Geologists at the University of Houston published a study that found that some points in Jersey Village are subsiding by over two inches a year. Florian Martin took a closer look at the issue. |
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Churches Find New Ways to 'Clean Up' Halloween While some Christian denominations observe All Saints Day on November 1st, not all of them are comfortable with how most people in this country celebrate the night before. This is because the custom of dressing up as ghosts and witches is seen by some as a pagan tradition celebrating death, incompatible with the Christian faith. Florian Martin spoke with Christians and a religious studies professor about the relationship between Halloween, All Saints Day and Christianity. |
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Nonprofits Work Together In New Program United Way of Greater Houston started its Thrive initiative in September 2008. The program bundles together different non-profit agencies to help low-income families with children become financially independent. Two years later, the organization presents its first results. Florian Martin has this report. |
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Universal Breakfast Works Best In Classrooms An increasing number of school districts in the greater Houston area are providing universal breakfasts for students. Although it is free for all kids regardless of family income, the majority of students opt not to take advantage of the complimentary meal. But this changes in schools that offer breakfast in the classroom. Florian Martin has more. |
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Texas Hailed As New Oil Industry Factory Celebrates Its Groundbreaking Manufacturing company Tapco-Enpro International hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in the cedar crossing business park in Baytown. Guest speakers included Gov. Rick Perry and Baytown Mayor Steve Don Carlos among other elected officials. Florian Martin was there. |
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Houston Police Chief: National Night Out Will Send Message to Criminals Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland on Thursday announced this year's National Night Out, a crime prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. He talked about it after accepting a check over $12,500 for the police department from a national retail chain. Florian Martin has more. |
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Mixed Opinions About Houston's Smoking Ban On Three-Year Anniversary It has been three years since the smoking ban for public places in the city of Houston was implemented. The ordinance was meant to protect non-smokers and in particular employees working in bars and restaurants. Florian Martin spoke to people in Houston to find out what they think about the ban three years after taking effect. |
