Category Archives: In the Community
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Solid Waste Management Department Kicks Off 3rd Annual “Growing Up Recycling” Cart Decorating Contest
The City of Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department and Human Resources Department have joined forces for the third year in a row to challenge 15 local Houston high schools to decorate green,
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Law and Order, Montrose: Why The Mean Streets Of The City Aren’t So Mean Anymore
Houston police officer Victor Beserra has grown up, professionally speaking, with Montrose. A member of the permanent staff at the Montrose HPD substation on Westheimer, Beserra was assigned Montrose as his beat
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Fate Of Community Garden In Montrose May Be Determined By The City Of Houston
The Houston Chronicle reports that property at 803 Kipling hosting Greenleaf Gardens is up for sale. However, it will very likely remain a garden-focused green space if the seller’s desires come to
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The Montrose Century: One Neighborhood, A Kaleidoscope Of Cities, And The Woman Who Lived In Them All
This is part two of a series. Part one, A Century in Montrose, can be found here. When Nell Stewart looked out the window of her Montrose living room in 1942, she’d
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Montrose’s Beloved Funnel Tunnel Departs Houston For Another City
Last Sunday, the vibrant and eccentric esplanade art installation on Montrose Boulevard known as the Funnel Tunnel was painstakingly dismantled by a group of dedicated volunteers. Artist Patrick Renner’s colorful cornucopia-reminiscent sculpture
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