Houston News

Bayou City Art Festival Returns to Downtown Houston with More Art, Entertainment, and Culinary Arts and Tasting Experience

Iconic art festival in Downtown Houston on March 23-24, 2024 HOUSTON (March 18, 2024) – Bayou City Art Festival, produced by Art Colony Association (ACA), will transform Downtown Houston into a lively outdoor gallery and interactive art event with more art, entertainment, and an intimate culinary art and tasting experience with some of Houston’s top chefs for the annual Bayou City Art Festival Downtown. The weekend festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, 2024, 10 a.m. […]

Houston Southwest Vet Center Hosts Sabrina Greenlee to Address Domestic Violence and Breaking the Silence Amongst Veterans

What:                Houston Southwest Vet Center is collaborating with Sabrina Greenlee, mother of NFL Star DeAndre Hopkins, in presenting “Breaking the Silence: Addressing Domestic Violence within the Veteran Community” When:               Friday, March 22, 2024 at 1 p.m. Who:                 Veterans, service members, their families, and interested public Where:             Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Auditorium 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 RSVP:                Media interested in attending should RSVP to maureen.dyman@va.gov, 713-591-2427 or andrea.tanner@va.gov or call 713-523-0884 Background:  Recognizing the need to raise awareness […]

Harris County Public Health Raises Awareness for World Tuberculosis Day on March 24

HCPH to host a FREE Zoom webinar about TB on March 25 HOUSTON – In recognizing World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is calling attention to this persistent global health threat and the importance of early detection, treatment, and prevention. While progress has been made, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern, claiming millions of lives worldwide each year. On Monday, March 25, HCPH will also host a free Zoom webinar […]

Jr. Market Steer Grand Champion Ties Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Record at $1 Million

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2024—HOUSTON, Texas— The 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Grand Champion Steer was ‘Woozy,’ a Simmental raised by Blaize Benson of San Angelo, Texas. The Steer sold at auction for $1 million, tying the record for HLSR. The donors for Lot 1 were Barbara & Don Jordan, Laura & Steve McNear, and Chris & Lisa Cunningham. In 2022, Don Jordan set the record Steer bid to celebrate his and HLSR’s […]

KATY AARP Chapter Meeting April 9TH

The Katy chapter of AARP will meet Tuesday, April 9, at Midway BBQ 6191 Highway Blvd in Katy. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.  Afterwards, entertainment will be provided by The Larry Glass Band.  The group plays a variety of the most requested songs from country and pop/rock classics from the 1930s to 1970s.  The audience can listen, dance, or sing along. Visitors are welcome.  Allow time to purchase any food before the meeting […]

HOUSTON SYMPHONY CELEBRATES THE TIMES WITH 21ST CENTURY BROADWAY

High-resolution photos HERE  HOUSTON, TX (March 15, 2024) — The great American musical is alive and well, and it’s being celebrated April 5 through April 7 at Jones Hall as the Houston Symphony’s Bank of America POPS Series presents 21st Century Broadway. Embark on a musical journey to the Big Apple, with showstopping performances by Broadway talents Ali Stroker, Rodney Ingram, Hailey Kilgore, and Derek Klena, showcasing selections from today’s most beloved musicals. The concert is a […]

Library hosts free butterfly program

Monarchs are one of approximately 40 butterflies that can call Texas home. Their orange wings with black veins are easily recognized as are their plump caterpillars with black, white and yellow bands. The Monarch is North America’s longest migrating butterfly. Learn more about them and other local butterflies in a free March 23 program presented by Mary Parkhouse, Fort Bend County Master Gardener, at the Mission Bend Branch Library, 8421 Addicks-Clodine Road, Houston. The two-hour […]

LIBRARIES OFFER FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO “DATA AXLE” BUSINESS/CONSUMER RESOURCE

Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) offers free access to a variety of research tools and resources that are available online and can be accessed 24/7 from home. In April, the featured resource of the month is “Data Axle: Reference Solutions,” a national business, consumer, and residential directory that can be used to research industries, competitors, consumer demographics, job opportunities, and much more. Demonstrations of this free online resource will take place at the following locations […]

GENTLY-USED BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED FOR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALES

The Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library organization is requesting donations of gently-used books so they can replenish their supplies and continue their book sales and fundraising efforts. Donations can be brought to the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy) during business hours. Items that are needed include gently-used fiction and nonfiction adult, youth, and children’s hardback and paperback books that are clean and not torn. Textbooks are also accepted. Items that cannot be accepted […]

FORT BEND COUNTY LIBRARIES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF EASTER HOLIDAY

All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries — which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, the Fulshear Branch Library, and the Mission Bend Branch Library — will be closed March 29-31, in observance of the Easter holiday.  Regular library hours will resume on Monday, April 1. Your online library is always open at www.fortbend.lib.tx.us for searching the catalog, renewing books or placing holds, downloading e-books, streaming movies and music, or using the research databases. For information, contact the library system’s Communications […]