Houston Bike Plan The City of Houston is kicking off the Houston Bike Plan, a 12-month planning effort to update the City’s Comprehensive Bikeway Plan originally adopted in 1993. The City and the Houston region have made great strides in improving people’s ability to bike to more destinations, earning a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community award [...]
Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis has recognized and honored MusicFest 2015! In 2013 the inaugural Music Fest was established to highlight the local music talent and to support the local public school's fine art programming. Each year since, the Music Fest has drawn more talent and hosted larger crowds. Performers, student musicians, vendors, and volunteers [...]
HOUSTON (May 20, 2015) – Memorial Hermann Health System President & CEO Dan Wolterman will be inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Wolterman joins five other Texas businessmen in the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015 and is the only healthcare professional in this year’s class. Wolterman joined Memorial Hermann Health System in [...]
Houston LISC is pleased to announce that Kathy Merchant will be the keynote speaker for the 25th Anniversary Symposium and Luncheon on September 1, 2015 at the Doubletree Hotel-Downtown. Ms. Merchant, CEO of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) is a recognized expert in impact investing and collective impact. Ms. Merchant will share her thoughts on [...]
By Cara Smith, Houston Business Journal Houston Baptist University received the largest donation in its history. Archie Dunham and his wife, Linda, donated $15 million to the university. Following the donation, President Robert Sloan Jr. also announced the naming of the university’s business school, the Archie W. Dunham College of Business. Read more at the [...]
Demolition of Robindell Plaza - 6711 Bissonnet. The site will be home to a new Aldi Supermarket.
By Robin Foster, Houston Chronicle Houston Community College will break ground May 26 on a new workforce center in Brays Oaks that neighbors hope will not only boost job skills for residents but stimulate the area economy and local partnerships. "We're going to do all we can to support it," said Richard Rodriguez, director of [...]
Richard Rodriguez, Director of Services, Brays Oaks District and Councilman Larry Green, District K, with some of the most prominent urban artists in the city. Working on a very ambitious community art project which involves the painting of electrical boxes and turning them into public art.
