Featured Midtown to get a new park while losing two nightclubs: It’s full speed ahead on the Superblock (Tyler Rudick – Houston CultureMap, 10/22/2012) Midtown Superblock, an urban renewal project, is underway. Groundbreaking is tentatively set for fall 2013. As part of the project, Camden Property Trust and the Midtown Redevelopment Authority (MRA) will create a six-acre development that includes…
Featured The Efforts Of Beautifying Woodland Park And Bayou (Rod Rice – KUHF News, 10/22/2012) A large section of Houston’s second oldest park had been forgotten and lost for decades. Many people didn’t even know it existed. But that’s all changed when five undaunted neighbors became the “Friends of Woodland Park.” http://app1.kuhf.org/ Drought Leads To Change In Tree Canopies (Pat…
Featured Trees For Houston … ISD (Pat Hernandez – KUHF News, 10/12/2012) Trees for Houston and HISD have partnered up to plant trees at new and refurbished campuses in order to promote green schools and eco-friendly environments. The trees will provide an aesthetic benefit as well as a financial benefit. Trees can help structures save 5-10% of their energy bill….