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As a result of Hurricane Helene, the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, (ODR&R) needs many individuals to support the immediate disaster response and recovery operation. To that end, the following disaster surge vacancies opened[...]
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‘Old Ben Taub’ Gets A Modern Renovation. See What’s In Store!
Photo courtesy of Britni Riley Harris Health System welcomed its staff, nurses, doctors, patients and patrons on Friday to the ceremonial ribbon cutting of The Specialty Clinics at Ben Taub Tower. Conveniently located next door[...]
Planting Your Fruit Tree. Things To Know.
Image courtesy of shelllumber.com Fruit trees are surprisingly easy to grow in a backyard setting, and they yield years' worth of beautiful spring blooms and plentiful fruit. Apple, peach, plum and pear trees all grow[...]
Southern Grad Restoring Third Ward for 30 Years and Counting
Photo by Gregory Clay For nearly 30 years, Leslie Smith has been a force for change in restoring Third Ward Leslie Smith — 6-foot-3, bald, with a debonair look — may have GQmagazine appearance on[...]
MFAH’s Most Popular Exhibition Ever Attracts 108,000 Visitors. Don’t Miss Out!
Photo by Patrick Gries. Article by Clifford Pugh When it comes to art, impressionist painters are usually the biggest crowd pleasers at museums around the world. But at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, an exhibition[...]
Want to start gardening? Here are the basic tools you will need.
Photo by cjc4454 under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0. It's easy to get away with a small handful of tools when you begin growing things in your backyard. There's not a whole lot of[...]
Recycling Your Waste Can Actually Save You Money
If you recycle your yard and kitchen waste, you won’t need to buy as many trash bags, bag leaves, or pay for someone to bag them. Use that money elsewhere. 101 - How To Compost[...]
COUNCIL MEMBER BOYKINS BIRTHDAY CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME BENEFITING SENIORS
Photo by Houston Forward Times ABOVE: City of Houston vs. Houston Media This past Thursday, July 6th, Council Member Dwight Boykins hosted a Charity Softball Game in lieu of his annual birthday celebration, which benefited[...]
Rice Partners With Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation’s Teachers Program
Rice University’s Teacher Education program, part of the university’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, has been selected as a partner university in the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation’s Raising Texas Teachers program. The[...]