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Spanish Village's future includes commercial retail and event space. Houston’s iconic Spanish Village is returning following a redevelopment of the property at 4720 Almeda Road. Spearheaded by Wake Up LLC developers, the three-level mixed-use destination[...]
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Holocaust Museum Houston to double in size in almost $50 million expansion
A number was off when Holocaust Museum Houston's CEO Kelly Zúñiga sat down to sign the grant agreement June 19 for the largest donation in museum history. At least that's what she thought. But donor[...]
Behind the New Look of Houston’s Oldest Park, a Complex Racial History
On a recent Saturday morning in Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, about 120 people gathered for a prayer vigil and march at Emancipation Park. People wore gym shorts and T-shirts, dashikis and jeans as they lined[...]
New bikes bring new life to historic Third Ward
In the blocks surrounding the pomp of the grand opening for Third Ward's sweeping new Emancipation Park this past weekend, residents may have noticed something else new and unusual: A fleet of shiny orange bikes,[...]
In Houston, an Original Juneteenth Celebration Site Reborn – Article by New York Times
Photo by Michael Stravato for The New York Times HOUSTON — In 1872, a group of African-American ministers and businessmen in Houston purchased 10 acres of land south of downtown, in the city’s predominantly black[...]
Houston’s Best Art Galleries and Museums
Art mania is sweeping the town. Houston ranks among America’s major destinations for museums, galleries, and increasingly public commissions, as well as a significant talent pool of working artists. Here’s your go-to guide to the[...]
Houston’s Oldest Park Debuts Its $33.6 Million Renovation
EMANCIPATION PARK OPENED IN THE THIRD WARD IN 1872, on a plot of land purchased for $800 by a group of former slaves. The opening took place nine years after president Abraham Lincoln signed the[...]
Blue Ivy and Aunt Solange Throw Up the ‘Tre Sign’ For Third Ward
Blue Ivy Carter stole the show at her grandma's Wearable Art Gala. Blue took the red carpet with her aunt, Solange Knowles, where the two posed it up for the cameras. "These are two peas[...]
LGBTQ Senior Housing Facility in Historic Third Ward Reaches Fundraising Goal
A new LGBTQ-focused affordable senior housing facility has passed its fundraising goal and will begin construction most likely in early 2018. According to a March press release, the Montrose Center, one of the nation’s leading[...]