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The second segment aired Friday, August 16, 2024 on the Houston Life Lifestyle Show. Watch it and get a taste of the around 1,000 restaurants in the Houston Southeast District. Hear from business owners Courtney[...]
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The U.S. Small Business Administration Re-Opens Paycheck Protection Program to Eligible Lenders
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, will re-open the PPP loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for First and Second Draw applications. LEARN MORE[...]
City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity Offering Free 6-Week Procurement Basics Training Course
Contractors looking to do business with the City of Houston, other governmental agencies, and the private sector are invited to sign up for Procurement Basics for Contractors, a free 6-week course presented by the Office[...]
City of Houston Awards $5 Million to the Creative Community
Houston creative community has been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic as music venues and art spaces have closed. To help combat some of the financial strain impacting local artists and cultural organizations, the Mayor’s[...]
Third Ward Multi-Service and Emancipation Community Center Included in City of Houston “Lift Zone” Launch
As part of its ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the internet so they can fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy the City of Houston in partnership with Comcast is[...]
City of Houston Launches Restaurant and Meal Program Made Available by CARES Act Funding
City Council this week approved a $2.2 million relief program to assist local restaurants and provide meals to Houstonians impacted by COVID-19. Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Health Equity Response (H.E.R.) Task Force and Lemond Kitchen, a[...]
The Texas Department of Transportation Announces the Opening of Southmore Bridge
On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, The Texas Department of Transportation (Drive 288) posted, "We’re excited to announce the opening of Southmore bridge. TODAY! Commuters will be able to drive over SH 288 in both directions. We are still working on[...]
‘Say Their Names’ Traveling Memorial Arrives at Emancipation Park: Open to Public
IMAGE: COURTESY EMANCIPATION PARK CONSERVANCY An exhibit that honors Black lives lost to racial injustice is on display for two weeks in Houston's Emancipation Park. The Say Their Names Memorial, brought to Houston by rapper and[...]
Houston’s Fifth Ward Cultural District and the Historic Third Ward Awarded State Cultural District Designation
The State of Texas has officially designated the City of Houston’s Fifth Ward Cultural District and the Historic Third Ward as cultural districts or special zones designed to stimulate economic development and community revitalization. These[...]