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Houston Celebrates World Refugee Day June 21 2014
On Saturday, June 21 at the Raindrop Turkish House, Houston celebrated its third annual World Refugee Day, honoring more than 70,000 refugees who have made Houston their home in the past, and...
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Printing Museum hosts block party inaugurating Arabic-English mural
On Friday, July 25, The Printing Museum hosted a block party inaugurating its new bilingual (English-Arabic) mural entitled “Changing Language, Changing Worlds” executed earlier this week on the west...
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8th Annual White Linen Night in the Heights draws thousands
On Saturday, August 2, visitors dressed in their finest white linen flocked to 19th Street in the Heights, the heart of the growing community of art galleries, trendy restaurants, and boutiques. The...
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Elizabeth L. Ring Library celebrates 50 years of service
On Wednesday, August 13, the Elizabeth L. Ring Neighborhood Library commemorated its 50th anniversary of community service. The library opened on July 31, 1964, and within 3 weeks, 88% of its...
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Renovated Mandell Park opens with a ribbon cutting and reception
On Thursday, August 21, the Friends of Mandell Park outgoing president Stanley (Skip Almoney), incoming President Karen Anne Vinson, joined by Mayor Parker, Houston Parks and Recreation Director Joe...
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World Cafe Hosts discussion of Servant Leadership with Larry Payne
On Thursday evening August 21, The World Cafe and Houston Public Library hosted a panel discussion and book signing with Larry Payne in the auditorium of the Julia Ideson Library. Payne is the author...
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Andrew Carroll receives WW1 letters of Sheldon Johnson at Clayton Center
On Tuesday October 14, historian and bestselling author Andrew Caroll visited the Clayton Center for Genealogical Research in Houston's Museum District to receive a unique collection of World War I...
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East End Street Festival transforms Navigation Esplanade
On Saturday October 25, the Second East End Street Festival was held at the new Esplanade on Navigation Boulevard. The first East End Street Festival was held on Harrison Boulevard in 2012, and the...
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Digital Public Library of America previewed at Julia Ideson
On Wednesday October 9, the Julia Ideson Library hosted a discussion by Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Digitl Public Librry of America (DPLA). The DPLA is an ambitions project to create a free...
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Mayor Parker announces Thanksgiving Day Parade 2014 plans
On Wednesday November 5 in a press conference in the rotunda emceed by Deborah Duncan, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, joined by Cindy Garza Roberts of H-E-B, the president of Air Liquide, a 7 foot...
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Southwest Airlines announces Grant to renovate Houston Public Library Plaza
On Wednesday, November 12, at her weekly press conference, Houston Mayor Annise Parker was joined by Teresa Laraba of Southwest Airlines, Library Director Rhea Lawson Brown, and Elena Madison, Vice...
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Aga Khan Foundation sponsors 20th annual 5k walk to end poverty
On Saturday, November 15, the Aga Khan Foundation sponsored its 20th annual Partnerships in Action 5K Walk to end poverty starting at Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston. The event also featured a...
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Houston on Parade for Thanksgiving 2014 draws 250,000 spectators
On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, an estimated 250,000 Houstonians turned out for the 65th annual Thanksgiving Day parade sponsored by H.E.B., along with dozens of other sponsors and contributors....
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Alliance Francaise celebrates French Fete de Noel with 16-foot cake
On Thursday, December 4, Alliance Francaise in Houston celebrated its annual Christmas party with fine wines and hors d'oeuvres, live music by Kirby sur Seine, and a Texas-sized “Buche de Noel”. For...
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Comcast launches new EveryBlock app for hyper-local information
On Monday Dec 15, Houston Mayor Annise Parker joined Craig d'Agostini, Senior Director of Governmental Affairs for Comcast and Mayor Pro Tem Ed Gonzalez held a press conference in the rotunda of City...
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37th “Original” Martin Luther King Day Parade draws thousands
On Monday January 19th, Houstonians celebrated Martin Luther King Day with 2 parades starting at 10:00 AM. The 37th “original” annual parade, sponsored by the Black Heritage Society, took place...
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Houston Rodeo Parade delights thousands
On Saturday February 28, enthusiastic Houstonians turned out in droves to watch the 77th annual Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show Parade downtown. The parade started at Walker and Bagby, going on...
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25000 celebrate 50th anniversary of the Astrodome
On Thursday April 9, Harris County officials commemorated the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Astrodome with simple ceremony of brief speeches led by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, the crowd...
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Romain Froquet opens exhibit “Gesture vs the Line”
On Monday April 13, self-taught French abstract artist Romain Froquet opened his latest Houston Exhibit “Gesture vs the Line” with an evening reception at the new Yvanamor Palix Fine Arts Gallery at...
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Leipzig Symphony to mark 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin wall
Houston Mayor Annise Parker held a press conference and reception in the rotunda of Houston City Hall on Thursday June 12, joined by former Secretary of State James Baker to announce a special...
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