Bayou Brief: Power woes, Bun B’s rise & ‘Rocky Horror’ returns

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Bayou Brief: July 16, 2024

Latest Post-Beryl Updates

• Power outages persist a week after Beryl | Texas Standard | Sarah Asch – More than 100,000 Houston residents remain without power as line crews continue to work on re-energizing communities.
• North Houston residents demand accountability | Defender | Aswad Walker – An organization of residents in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens remain without power, demanding accountability for the slow recovery response.
• Houston hospitals deal with overcrowding during Beryl | Houston Public Media | Colleen DeGuzman – Across the city, hospitals tried to manage post-hurricane recovery while filled with patients, including many unable to discharge due to power outages.
• Houston restaurants manage devastating power outages | Houstonia | Sofia Gonzalez – Several local restaurant owners discuss their difficulty in providing service among widespread power outages.
• Investigation opened into CenterPoint response | Houston Landing | Clare Amari, Akhil Ganesh – The Public Utilities Commission of Texas announced an investigation in CenterPoint’s handling of Hurricane Beryl.

Recent Headlines

• Houston columnist Ken Hoffman passes away | CultureMap | Eric Sandler – The longtime Houston writer penned columns for CultureMap, Houston Chronicle and Houston Post, leaving a heavy imprint on local media, businesses and the people of Houston.
• Reflecting on the life of Texans WR Jacoby Jones | Houston Press | Sean Pendergast – The former Houston Texans receiver passed away over the weekend, receiving an outpouring of remembrances from teammates and fans.
• Southwest Airlines teams up to build air taxi network | Chron.com | Andrea Guzmán – The agreement plans to offer services to California airports, but United Airlines have future plans for the Houston area.
• Rocky Horror set to return to River Oaks Theatre | Houston Chronicle | Cary Darling – Robert Saucedo is announced to take over programming at the soon-to-reopen theater, bringing years of experience from his time at Alamo Drafthouse.
• At long last, Michelin Guides come to Texas | Houston Chronicle | Bao Ong – Having long snubbed the food scenes in Houston and other major Texas cities, Michelin has announced an expansion of reviews into the Lone Star State.

In Other News

• Astros’ Jon Singleton talks life away from baseball | Chron.com | Leah Vann – Before his resurgence with the Houston Astros, the first baseman spent three years connecting with life through cooking and many trips to Disneyland.
• Rice University scraps “Night of Decadence” | Houston Public Media | Adam Zuvanich – The annual underwear-themed party had been held at Rice since 1972, but more recently dealt with concerning episodes of alcohol intoxication.
• River Oaks 77019 | Texas Monthly | Mimi Swartz – From 1992, this drama-filled article dives into the storylines playing out inside the River Oaks high society.
• Bun B’s rise to the unofficial mayor of Houston | Houston Chronicle | Andrew Dansby – Glimpse into the rise of the hip-hop icon known for his career as one-half of UGK, star-studded Rodeo shows, and around-the-block lines for burgers.
• Refugees feed Houston from an Alief community farm | Houston Chronicle | Kimberly Meyer – A community farm has brought together refugees from around the world to help feed communities in food-insecure areas of Houston.

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