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🌱 Water Breaks + Slavery Remembrance Day + Reset

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Chris Stomberg, Neighbor
(Patch Media)

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.

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Here are the top stories in Houston today:

  1. Houston's prolonged drought this summer is beginning to produce unforeseen effects as water pipes burst across the city. The clay soil underground in which many of Houston's aged pipes lay has become so dry that it cracks, shifts, and ultimately breaks nearby water pipes. Nearly 600 water leaks were recorded throughout Houston yesterday, which is four times as many as this time last year. Houston has brought in contract crews to assist with the many repairs. That being said, it's not the worst the Bayou city has ever experienced. 2011 saw an even worse drought during which twice as many water lines ruptured. (KHOU.com)
  2. A Houston home built in 1972 and known as "The Treehouse" listed in Piney Point Villages for $2.8 million. The contemporary styled home features a roof top deck, multi-level terraces, and no shortage of foliage. It was originally designed to meld the needs of easy everyday living with the ability to provide a space that can entertain a crowd on a whim. The home covers over 6,000 square feet and is lined with beautiful hardwoods that will make you wonder why anyone would build a house out of anything else. (CultureMap Houston)
  3. Churches across Houston plan to observe an as of yet undeclared national holiday: Slavery Remembrance Day. Congressman Al Green proposed the holiday in 2021 as a method for the United States to acknowledge its history of slave trading and its people's ancestors who paid the price. Additionally, he said that the observance of such a national holiday would forever prevent America from unceremoniously sweeping its dark past under the rug. Black churches across Houston plan to acknowledge the holiday on its proposed date of August 20, which is the same date recognized in 1619 as the day the first African American slaves touched American soil. (Houston Chronicle)
  4. Midtown will soon be home to the newest Houston nightclub appropriately named Reset. The club looks to differentiate itself from predecessors by providing a view of Houston's skyline through the venue's second story windows, perfecting the sound acoustics of the 4,000 square foot space, and focusing on bringing in performers who are based out of the Houston area. Ben McPherson, one of a handful of hospitality veterans who are coming together to open the club, said, "We are not creating a flashy club. While it will have some pretty cool elements to it, we are curating it to be focused on longevity." Typically, clubs have about as long of a shelf life as a hand of bananas. Good luck with that, my dude. (CultureMap Houston)
  5. Teenage volunteers are stepping up at Houston Food Bank in order to feed others. Dylan Marcelli is a teenager who has been volunteering at the Food Bank for four years now. He explained, "It just blew my mind kids my age were hungry whereas I was just sitting at home having fun. Made me think of how I could give back to the community,". The Houston Food Bank serves around 1 million people and is the largest food bank in the country. (KHOU.com)

Headlines you need to see:

  • New Houston Methodist employee reprimanded for showing confederate flag during virtual orientation (Houston Public Media)
  • Northside neighbors plead with city for help with overgrown abandoned house (KPRC Click2Houston)
  • Military service members join Houston Texans Training Camp (KHOU.com)
  • Houston area organization gifts teachers $300 gift cards to help prepare for school year (KPRC Click2Houston)
  • Nearly 200-year-old Klein house moved to nearby history museum (Houston Chronicle)

Today in Houston:

  • Dungeons & Dragons with Circle of Barhaven at Darkhorse Tavern (6 p.m.)
  • Open Mic Night at House of Blues (6 p.m.)
  • Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Palace Social (7 p.m.)
  • Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park (7:10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • The former right-hand man of a serial killer who is currently serving six life sentences is being considered for compassionate release by parole. In the early 1970s, inmate Elmer Henley played a part in luring 28 teenage boys to the Pasadena home of Dean Corll: the "Candy Man". (FOX 26 Houston via Facebook)
  • A toddler in New Jersey was killed by her own mother and step father who then continued to collect child support for the baby for 3 years following the incident. The disturbing story is a result of multiple failed investigations by CPS. (ABC13 Houston via Facebook)
  • The Uvalde city council looks to fill the newly created position of assistant police chief. The creation and fulfillment of this new position comes after a meeting to decide whether current police chief Pete Arredondo should be fired was indefinitely postponed citing "legal reasons". (KHOU 11 News via Facebook)

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