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Bayou Brief: June 18, 2024
Recent Headlines
- Preparing for a Week of Rainfall | Space City Weather | Eric Berger – Even as projections for heaviest rainfall shift southwest, Houstonians are encouraged to be weather aware this week.
- Hazardous Chemicals Found in Ship Channel Sediment | Houston Landing | Elena Bruess – The piles of dredged sediment threaten the health of residents in multiple communities.
- Houston BCycle Shuts Down After 12 Years | Houston Public Media | Adam Zuvanich – The nonprofit announces a closure as a planned partnership with METRO is put in limbo.
- Houston Printing Museum Closes Suddenly | Glasstire | Jessica Fuentes – The museum had moved into a new property last year, leaving a decades-long location in Montrose.
- Gallery Owner Anya Tish Passes Away | Houston Chronicle | Amber Elliott – Nearly 30 years after opening the Montrose gallery, Anya Tish died in her hometown of Kraków, Poland.
Deep Dives
- The Real History of Juneteenth | Texas Monthly | Peniel Joseph – A closer examination of the events around Juneteenth in Galveston reveals a messier path to freedom.
- Six Weeks to Free an Innocent Man | Houston Chronicle | Neena Satija – When Houston police sent an innocent man to jail, his mother spent six weeks trying to free him.
- The Story Behind the Boarded-Up, Windowless High-Rise in Downtown | Houston Chronicle | R.A. Schuetz – Abandoned for decades, the structure is easily spotted from I-45.
- A Year of Retirement for Mark Berman | Paper City | Chris Baldwin – After a life spent chasing sports stories, Houston sports journalist Mark Berman reflects on his first year of retirement.
- When O.J. Simpson Overshadowed the NBA Finals | Houston Chronicle | David Barron – As the Rockets mounted a Game 5 victory on the road to their first championship, an infamous police chase stole the attention.
In Case You Missed It
- Megan Thee Stallion Delivers a Weekend Spectacle | Houston Press | DeVaughn Douglas – Performing on back-to-back nights at Toyota Center, the Houston rapper brought out legends in a sold-out homecoming.
- Cruise Driverless Cars Resume in Houston | Houston Landing | Akhil Ganesh – After a pause due to accidents in other cities, Cruise resumes on Houston streets, this time with a human.
- Mysterious Stop Signs Appear in Museum District | Axios | Jay R. Jordan – Two illegal stop signs are mysteriously placed at a busy intersection in Museum District, prompting their removal.
- Listen: A Sit-Down with Phat Eatery’s Kevin Lee | CultureMap | Eric Sandler – One of the Malaysian eatery’s directors of operations reminisces on the late Alex Au-Yeung, and the ongoing stewardship of the Katy restaurant.
- What’s in HISD’s $4.4 Billion Bond? | Houston Landing | Asher Lehrer-Small – Explore the details of a massive bond package which may appear on the November ballot.
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