What started as an eight-week community composting initiative has evolved into a long-term affair.
The Houston Heights Association (HHA) president Sharon Dearman said the free weekly composting event at the historic Heights Fire Station, 107 W. 12th St., has been extended indefinitely. Every Wednesday from 5-8 p.m., community members can drop off food waste and have it composted for free.
The ongoing events are a partnership between the HHA, Zero Waste Houston and Monica Orozco, a 16-year-old West University resident who initiated the effort as part of her Gold Award project for the Girls Scouts of the USA. Orozco was recognized earlier this month by the Houston City Council, which proclaimed July 13 as Monica Orozco Day.
In close vote, digital kiosk proposal gets approval from Houston City Council Community Impact Newspaper
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After lengthy debate, Houston City Council voted 10-7 to approve a proposal for the installation of up to 125 digital kiosks in areas of Houston with high-pedestrian activity such as downtown and the Galleria.
The 8-foot tall kiosks will provide information about local sights and attractions in addition to advertisements.
Over a 12-year contract, the city will make a minimum of $11 million to $16 million, although projections from the kiosk vendor, IKE Smart City, note the city could make up to $50 million from the devices over the same time period.
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On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: We get an update on COVID-19 in Greater Houston from Houston Health Authority Dr. David Persse.
Also this hour: Houston City Councilmember Sallie Alcorn answers your questions about issues affecting the city.
Plus: Floods, hurricanes, chemical fires, last month s freeze and power failures – what will it take for you to exclaim, enough already to living in Houston? A campaign several years back declared Houston. It’s Worth It. Is that still true?
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As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout moves slowly along, and millions of people in Greater Houston remain desperate to get themselves or loved ones protected, local public health officials and hospitals are figuring out ways to prioritize patients amid a bottlenecked supply.
Health care workers, people older than 65 and those with underlying chronic health conditions are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine under Texas phased plan. That makes up about 1.6 million people in Harris County, according to Harris County Public Health estimates.
But less than 600,000 vaccines have been allocated within Harris County so far, according to state health data, and not all of those have been administered.
Hunter Dickerson loves being next to nature, and he found a way to live next to it about six months ago. He bought a home in Shady Acres that overlooks