06.26.09
Posted in News at 11:41 pm by Paloma Cruz
Chick-Fil-A is giving away a free meal to any customer brave enough to come into one of their stores dressed as a cow. This memorable event is happening on July 10th nationwide, and is part of a series of events providing customers with an opportunity to win (among other things) a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond.
The Houston Business Journal reports that there are 35 Houston-area locations. I will be out of town on this date, or I’d be tempted to check out a Chick-Fil-A just to see if anyone comes by dressed as a cow. And I’d bring my camera.
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Posted in News at 11:33 pm by Paloma Cruz
Think tuition is high enough? It’s about to get higher for students at the University of Houston System (making it tougher for local students to make it through college). The Houston Business Journal is reporting that UH System is going to increase tuition 3.98% for fiscal year 2010. The good news? It’s the lowest percentage increase the school has made in a decade.
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04.28.09
Posted in News at 3:56 pm by Paloma Cruz
I received this in my email from the city of Houston:
Information on the Swine Flu
The City of Houston’s Health and Human Services Department continues to monitor very closely developments surrounding an outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico and cases reported elsewhere in the United States. We are working with federal and state health officials to ensure prompt detection and appropriate responses. There are no known cases in Southeast Texas at this time. Meanwhile, the best sources of information and advice on the Swine Flu and this occurrence include the following:
- The City of Houston website, which will provide information specific to Houston and the area as warranted: http://www.houstontx.gov/health/swineflu.html
- The state Health Department’s website providing information about Texas‘ situation and response: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/swineflu/default.shtm
- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
- The World Health Organization website: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
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Posted in News at 12:02 pm by Paloma Cruz
A timeline of events in the swine flu outbreak
– by the Houston Chronicle
December 2005 to January 2009: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receives reports of 12 cases of human infection with swine flu. Five of these 12 cases occurred in patients who had direct exposure to pigs and six reported being near pigs. Exposure in one case is unknown.
[snip]
April 28: The number of confirmed cases in the U.S. climbs to 51 in six states. The death toll, all in Mexico, was at 152; 20 are confirmed swine flu and the rest are suspected.
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04.18.09
Posted in News at 9:51 pm by Paloma Cruz
The Houston Chronicle reports that Houston suffered the “largest year-over-year decrease since November 2003.” More than 14,000 jobs were cut between March 2008 and March 2009.
Job losses in Houston area pick up speed
Recession and lower energy prices deal blows to local economy
– reported by the Houston Chronicle
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02.05.09
Posted in News at 12:52 am by Paloma Cruz
And she tells us why in an article in the African-American News & Issues.
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01.30.09
Posted in News at 12:40 am by Paloma Cruz
The Flip Flop Shops are coming to Houston, reports the Houston Business Journal.
The City of Galveston is preparing for Mardi Gras!, according to the Kids Activity Queen blog.
And the Houston Chronicle has once again published the Houston Independent School District bonuses.
The Houston Business Journal is reporting that Chase will close 36 WaMus in Houston. The cuts continue.
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01.20.09
Posted in News at 11:34 pm by Paloma Cruz
Study: Houston to shed 43,800 jobs this year
– reported by the Houston Business Journal
A report prepared for the U.S. Conference of Mayors forecasts that Houston will shed some 43,800 jobs in 2009, a decline of 1.7 percent.
The report also anticipates that the local unemployment rate will rise from 5.3 percent at the end of 2008 to 6.6 percent at the end of this year.
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12.30.08
Posted in News at 12:47 am by Paloma Cruz
You call that art? Sure
Looking forward to a 2009 filled with new public art in Houston — and to a lively discussion of its merits.
– Houston Chronicle2
AT the risk of jumping the gun a bit, here’s to 2009! By the end of the coming 12 months, Houstonians will be able to cast their gaze (and highly critical eyes, we have no doubt) on eight new public works of art. That is something to bring civic cheer, particularly in these gloomy economic days.
If history is any guide, these new oeuvres d’art in the local public square will also be something for Houstonians to cuss and discuss in public and private, as each comes into view.
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The new pieces appearing across our local landscape will range from a “bouquet” of seven overflowing bathtubs that will be located outside the Houston Water Museum and Education Center scheduled to open in northeast Houston, to an interactive sculpture titled “Open Channel Flow” at the Sa-bine Street Pump Station, and commissions destined for the city’s two major airports.
Houstonians can thank the publicly/privately funded Houston Art Alliance for the coming artistic bounty. Established in the late 1970s, the group, which spends funds set aside in the city’s capital-improvements budget, “manages, grows and maintains the City of Houston’s Art Collection.” It is admirably ambitious in this task, seeking to make this city the home of “the country’s next great civic art program,” according to Jonathan Glus, the alliance’s CEO.
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It should be interesting to see what the response is to the new public art projects, once they’re done.
Footnotes
2 = article may expire in a few weeks.
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12.26.08
Posted in News at 3:48 pm by Paloma Cruz
Survey: Houston not so eventful
– from the Houston Business Journal
[snip]
The Bayou City fell six spots to No. 13 on the 2008 list of “Most Eventful Cities,” a survey published by San Diego-based Eventful Inc. that ranks U.S. cities according to the number and diversity of local events for residents and visitors.
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