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🌱 Houston Hot Chicken + Exploration Green + Food Bank Frenzy

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Chris Stomberg, Neighbor
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Wake up, Space City! It's me, Chris, your humble servant of the Houston Daily — coming right back at you with the plug on what's happening. Today, we'll look at:

  • Green solutions to Houston flooding.
  • A new location for popular Houston hot chicken.
  • Local food bank struggles.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 98 Low: 80.

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Here are the top stories today in Houston:

  1. While the food insecurity rate across Texas has fallen from its COVID-19 highs, food banks still struggle to find enough volunteer workers and donations to feed local communities. President and CEO of the Houston Food Bank Brian Greene has said that under normal circumstances food banks struggle to meet demands. However, the pandemic caused thousands more people to flood these feeding avenues. Greene went on to point at inflation as the primary ongoing cause of issues, "You can't pay 90 percent of your rent. You can pay 90 percent of your food costs, [but] you'll either just go hungry or, what usually happens is, make nutritional compromises." (Community Impact Newspaper)
  2. Houston's popular Clutch City Cluckers hot chicken restaurant is adding another truck to its fleet which will take primary residence in Montrose. A handful of years ago, finding great hot chicken in Houston would have been a challenge. Now, the Nashville tradition seems to have inundated Bayou city. Clutch City alone currently has locations in the Med Center, San Antonio, Katy, and now Montrose. Owner Ahmad Kalani said that when they started their business in 2021, "There were a couple of people doing it in Houston... but we felt like it was not being represented well. We wanted to do everything that the competition was missing, like use good ingredients and serve top notch fries." (Chron)
  3. Beyonce's sister and fellow Houstonian Solange is making history as the first Black woman to compose a score for the New York City Ballet. The singer, actress, and musician said her love for dance was originally inspired by Houston ballet star Lauren Anderson. Solange's mother posted on social media, "I am beyond proud of Solange. She is always kicking down doors and opening doors for other artists of color." Solange's score will premiere at a fashion gala in September in honor of New York City Ballet vice chair and former Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker. (Subscription/Houston Chronicle)
  4. It's no secret that Austin is overflowing with new residents, and it should come as no surprise that Houston was named the #1 destination for escaping Austin millennials. San Antonio, Dallas, Killeen, and Fort Worth were the other four most popular destinations. According to data compiled by Harvard University and the U.S. Census Bureau, 80 percent of young adults move within 100 miles of their hometown and 90 percent move within 500 miles of their hometown. Does nobody get homesick any more? Being a Houston native myself, I suppose I can't disagree. (CultureMap Houston)
  5. A public greenspace and nature reserve as well as floating wetlands are among environmentally sound solutions being tested to reduce Houston flooding. The public greenspace in Clear Lake called Exploration Green makes use of a former golf course as the new home of detention ponds where stormwater can naturally flow into. These ponds divert water that would otherwise flood homes into a space that's perfect for housing wildlife. Meanwhile, floating wetlands made of buoyant plants are being used to help reduce the number of bacteria in the water and provide spaces for wildlife like herons and turtles to enjoy. (Houston Public Media)

Headlines you need to see:

Today in Houston:

  • Dungeons & Dragons with Circle of Barhaven at Darkhorse Tavern. (6 p.m.)
  • Night Court: Justice by the Dozen at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 p.m.)
  • "Mean Girls" at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 p.m.)
  • Chris Brown in Concert at Toyota Center. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Lobster-sized crawfish that some are calling an invasive species from Australia have been found in Texas. After an initial obligatory taste test, people are reporting that they taste just like lobster. (KHOU 11 News via Facebook)
  • A woman in Montrose was surrounded by ATVs and dirt bikes on Alabama Street and had to pull over. The presence of these off-road street biker gangs is currently spiking throughout the country. (KPRC2 / Click2Houston via Facebook)
  • A Conroe family is searching for answers after their 32-year-old son never returned from his trip to Austin. The family is upset that law enforcement refuses to aid their search as the man is not considered harmful to others or himself. (FOX 26 Houston via Facebook)

Featured Kitty:

Charlotte is a 4-month-old domestic short hair available for adoption at the SPCA.

She looks more like a Reeses to me.

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