Bayou Brief: CenterPoint feedback, East End vinyl & a new Orange Show era

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Bayou Brief: August 21, 2024

Recent Headlines

• Inside CenterPoint’s private retreat used for lobbying | Houston Chronicle | Mike Morris, Amanda Drane, Neena Satija, Eric Dexheimer – The fishing and skeet shooting property on Trinity Bay known as “The Pond” has hosted more than 70 current and former state and local officials.
• CenterPoint holding feedback sessions for Houston-area residents | Houston Public Media | Sarah Grunau – A series of community events offer a chance to talk directly to CenterPoint officials.
• Texas unveils first statewide flood plan | Community Impact | Hannah Norton – The inaugural plan seeks to reduce flood risks to communities across the state.
• City council sends Whitmire’s protest ban to committee | Houston Landing | Paul Cobler – The Mayor seeks to ban protesting in front of residential property after protests for Palestine were brought to his doorstep.
• Project Row Houses founder Floyd Newsum dies | Houston Landing | Monique Welch – The artist and co-founder of the Third Ward art space passed away at 76.
• Rothko Chapel announces indefinite closure | Glasstire | Jessica Fuentes – Hurricane Beryl left the sacred site facing water damage to the artwork by Mark Rothko and several walls of the chapel.

In Other News

• HISD board hears wide-ranging complaints | Houston Press | Margaret Downing – Houston residents came to the mic to air grievances on everything from lack of A/C and bussing problems to instruction quality and bathroom issues.
• The Orange Show announces new funding and Executive Director | Texas Monthly | Molly Glentzer – Jack Massing, one half of the Houston conceptual art duo the Art Guys, will take the reigns of the organization’s art monuments and Art Car Parade.
• Damian’s Cucina Italiana closes in Midtown after 41 years | Houston Chronicle | Bao Ong – Go inside the final night of service for this longtime Italian staple in Midtown.
• Houston emerges as a mural capital in Texas | Defender | Laura Onyeneho – A concerted effort has splashed more than 850 murals across the city’s walls, elevating its profile for public art.
• New East End vinyl plant supports local bands | CultureMap | Jef Rouner – Amid national production woes, a new vinyl pressing plant offers local bands a source for their music merch.
• Tracing the rail history of Houston | Houstonia | James Glassman – Across the city, remnants of Houston’s robust rail network can be found, telling the story of its industrial past.

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