Early July is usually peak season for the island, but the Category 1 storm is showing immediate impact to local businesses welcoming fewer guests.
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Monique Welch
Monique Welch covers diverse communities for the Houston Landing. She was previously an engagement reporter for the Houston Chronicle, where she reported on trending news within the greater Houston region and across Texas, and occasionally contributed to the Chronicle's race and identity newsletter, HouWeAre. A native Baltimorean and previous Tampa resident, Monique joined the Chronicle in the summer of 2021 after nearly four years at the Tampa Bay Times, where she worked on all things digital, launched the newspaper's first race and identity newsletter, Regarding Race, and covered local news. Monique holds a bachelor's degree in Communications and Media Studies from Goucher College.
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Hundreds of people — from both inside and outside the state — celebrated the 46th annual Pride Houston 365 festival and parade. This year’s event focused on resiliency.
‘Keep a cool booty’: Family and friends remember Houston jazz and blues singer Jewel Brown
One of Houston’s last remaining blues legends who sang with the likes of Louis Armstrong, recently died from colon cancer and other complications.
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‘Like retribution’: Fort Bend County to honor area’s Black trailblazers with new memorial
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Juneteenth: Here are several ways to celebrate Black freedom in the greater Houston area
While the end of slavery has been celebrated for decades, celebrations have risen in popularity since it became a federal holiday three years ago.
Brazoria County’s LGBTQ+ community creates safe space with second annual pride festival
The family-friendly festival, in its second year, provides a safe, visible space for the once-conservative area’s LGBTQ+ community.
After 6 years, Houston’s Freedmen’s Town opens its visitor center
The visitor center will showcase community events, art and heritage tours. But project leaders say it offers much more: preservation and education.
Rev. William Lawson’s legacy celebrated as a ‘multidimensional’ civil rights icon
Thousands cleared their schedules and traveled near and far to Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church to bid farewell to “Houston’s pastor,” a “multifaceted man.”
‘Not getting along’: City calls for Pride organizations to privately address differences
After meeting with both Pride organizations, City Councilman Mario Castillo adjusted his expectations from fixing their rift to coexisting.