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MOCA Opens 2023 Exhibition Series, Expressions! With a High-tech Exhibit to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month

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MOCA Opens 2023 Exhibition Series, Expressions! With a High-tech Exhibit to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month

 

City of Houston

Mayor’s Office

 
 

The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) will open its 2023 exhibition series Expressions! with the exhibit, “Steppin’ Back in Time: Houston in Retrospect.”  Houston Informer Foundation, Inc. (HIFI), originated this photography exhibition and virtual reality experience celebrating Black-owned businesses and community leaders of color in Houston.

The exhibit covers the years 1893 through the 1950s as documented by Houston Informer and Texas Freeman newspapers and includes a high-tech twist to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month.

“I look forward to exhibitions such as these that allow us to take a closer look at the history of the African American community, black-owned businesses and community leaders documented in a newspaper like The Houston Informer and Texas Freeman, considered to be the oldest Black newspaper published west of the Mississippi,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “These exhibitions give us a better understanding of how Houston came to be and how its residents express themselves.  I am excited for the next exhibitions by local artists and organizations that will follow suit and tackle the theme of Expression from different lenses; a true picture of the diverse city we call home.”

The exhibition will be held in the City Hall rotunda from January 18 to February 28, 2023. It will open with a ribbon-cutting and reception at Noon on Wednesday, January 18.

“The exhibition is the perfect opener for the series,” stated Necole S. Irvin, MOCA Director. “It highlights self-expression and the African American residents who made a difference in Houston, fought racism, and overcame other barriers.  We are proud to partner with HIFI and the Office of Business Opportunity to lift up these important stories.”

Expressions!, a series of exhibitions curated by Community Liaison Victor Ancheta, will continue throughout the year with five other planned exhibitions.

 

Formula 1 update on the 2023 calendar

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Formula 1 update on the 2023 calendar

Formula 1 can confirm that the 2023 season will consist of 23 races.

That means the season will kick off with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5, and finish up in Abu Dhabi on November 26, with the brand new Las Vegas Grand Prix joining the calendar a week before the season finale.

The full 2023 F1 calendar can be viewed below.

2023 F1 calendar

 

Date Grand Prix Venue
February 23-25 Pre-season testing Sakhir
March 5 Bahrain Sakhir
March 19 Saudi Arabia Jeddah
April 2 Australia Melbourne
April 30 Azerbaijan Baku
May 7 Miami Miami
May 21 Emilia Romagna Imola
May 28 Monaco Monaco
June 4 Spain Barcelona
June 18 Canada Montreal
July 2 Austria Spielberg
July 9 United Kingdom Silverstone
July 23 Hungary Budapest
July 30 Belgium Spa
August 27 Netherlands Zandvoort
September 3 Italy Monza
September 17 Singapore Singapore
September 24 Japan Suzuka
October 8 Qatar Lusail
October 22 USA Austin
October 29 Mexico Mexico City
November 5 Brazil Sao Paulo
November 18 Las Vegas Las Vegas*
November 26 Abu Dhabi Yas Marina
*Subject to FIA circuit homologation

Source: formula1

Madonna coming to Houston for her Celebration tour

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Madonna coming to Houston for her Celebration tour

Madonna is coming to Houston.

The music icon’s 35-city global tour, produced by Live Nation, will stop at Toyota Center on Sept. 13.

The tour will also make stops in Dallas at American Airlines Center on Sept. 18, and at Moody Center in Austin on Sept. 21.

“The Celebration Tour will take us on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began,” a news release about the tour reads.

“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna is quoted as saying in the news release.

“The Celebration Tour will offer a one-of-a-kind experience with special guest Bob the Drag Queen a.k.a. Caldwell Tidicue across all dates on the global tour,” the news release said.

Tickets go on sale starting Friday, Jan. 20. at 10 a.m. local time at madonna.com/tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. local time through Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

THE CELEBRATION TOUR WILL FEATURE FOUR DECADES OF GREATEST HITS

THE CELEBRATION TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES:

Sat Jul 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

Tue Jul 18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Sat Jul 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Tue Jul 25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Thu Jul 27 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

Sun Jul 30 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Wed Aug 02 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Sat Aug 05 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Mon. Aug 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

Wed Aug 09 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Sun Aug 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Sat Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell

Wed Aug 23 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Thu Aug 24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Wed Aug 30 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Sat Sep 02 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena

Tue Sep 05 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Thu Sep 07 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

Sat Sep 09 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena

Wed Sep 13 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Mon Sep 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Thu Sep 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX

Wed Sep 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

Wed Oct 04 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Sat Oct 07 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena

THE CELEBRATION TOUR EUROPE DATES:

Sat Oct 14 – London, UK – The O2

Sat Oct 21 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis

Wed. Oct. 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena

Sat Oct 28 – Stockholm, SE – Tele2

Wed Nov 01 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi

Mon Nov 06 – Lisbon, PT – Altice Arena

Sun Nov 12 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena

Mon Nov 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena

Wed Nov 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena

Thu Nov 23 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum

Tue Nov 28 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena

Fri Dec 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

Source: click2houston

CRIME ‘Beef in the club’ | Sheriff Gonzalez says deadly club shooting could have stemmed from argument

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CRIME ‘Beef in the club’ | Sheriff Gonzalez says deadly club shooting could have stemmed from argument

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that left at least one person dead and four others hurt.

It happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a shopping center on FM 1960 near Champion Forest Drive in northwest Harris County.

According to a preliminary investigation, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a vehicle pulled up to the club when multiple people got out and started firing at anyone standing outside.

“It looks like over 50 shots were fired here, which is a very scary situation considering there’s a mobile food truck here and the number of patrons outside,” Gonzalez said.

At this time, Gonzalez said they believe the victims were two men and three women. All five were taken to the hospital where one of the men was pronounced dead. The sheriff did not have an update on the condition of the other four. Gonzalez also said they believe at least one AK-47 was used in the shooting.

HCSO Homicide is now looking for witnesses and surveillance footage to help them identify any possible suspects.

Gonzalez said he thinks the shooters may have been targeting specific people who were coming out of the club.

“If the information is correct that someone exited from a vehicle and began opening fire, that’s probably a good indicator that they were coming with purpose — maybe targeting somebody. Maybe there was some sort of beef in the club, we just don’t know for sure yet,” Gonzalez said.

Those with information are asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Source: khou

Collaborative health initiative to help Houstonians prevent, better manage chronic diseases

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Collaborative health initiative to help Houstonians prevent, better manage chronic diseases

City Council approves $1M to partner with TSU
to develop the Center of Transformative Health
On Wednesday, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council approved $1 million over three years to fund the establishment of the Texas Southern University’s Center of Transformative Health. The mission of the center is to use evidence-based practices to reconstruct, strengthen and enhance the conditions that promote health. We achieve this by building community capacity to ensure equitable health outcomes for all through research, engagement, and education.

The initiative will represent a collaboration between TSU and the Houston Health Department. The center will help design an array of health projects giving at-risk Houstonians more opportunities to prevent or better manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and mental health.

Statistics have shown that Black and Brown communities and people living in urban settings were hit hardest and suffered the most during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Through the Complete Communities Health Equity Response (HER) Task Force, my administration witnessed firsthand how the pandemic was a magnifier for common health problems underscoring the need for a public health agenda beyond COVID and necessitating ongoing and intentional planning to prevent and manage disease occurrence in order to transform lives and reduce the impact on Houston’s economic competitiveness,” stated Mayor Sylvester Turner.

The agreement unanimously approved by City Council will enable the center to draw up blueprints and seek additional federal, state, and private funding for projects that increase access to health education, disease self-management classes, healthy food options, health screenings for chronic diseases and mental health resources in primarily underserved communities.

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need to tackle chronic illnesses, especially in Black and Hispanic communities. The two minorities were hit the hardest by the pandemic. People with chronic diseases are at higher risk of severe illness or death due to COVID-19 infection.

Obesity places these populations further at risk of chronic diseases. Thirty-nine percent of adults in the Houston area are obese with Hispanics at 43.5 percent and Blacks at 41.2 percent.

The initiative will take into consideration the lessons learned during the pandemic and prepare TSU to assist the health department in future public health emergencies. Focus areas for the center will include:

  • Infectious Diseases and Molecular Genetics
  • Preventive Health
  • Pandemic Surveillance and Response
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics
  • Mental Health, and
  • Educational Programs.

The university will use a research-based approach to assist with public health disaster response through planning, outreach and training exercises. It will also provide clinical laboratory support and sponsor community symposiums and large-scale community engagement and health-related events.

Mayor Turner’s Statement on New York City Mayor Adams Visiting U.S. – Mexico  Border

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Mayor Turner’s Statement on New York City Mayor Adams Visiting U.S. – Mexico  Border

Please attribute the following statement to Mayor Sylvester Turner.

“I am glad New York City Mayor Eric Adams is visiting El Paso in response to Gov. Greg Abbott having bussed thousands of migrants to his city without notice and without providing resources for these men, women, and children. In addition to New York City, the governor has bussed migrants to Chicago, Denver, and to the home of the Vice President.

“Immigration is a serious issue that deserves our best efforts as elected officials. The recent actions by President Joe Biden announced in his recent visit to the U.S.- Mexico border look to provide order to an overwhelmed community. This demonstrates a commitment to finding a pragmatic solution to address the influx of migrants crossing the border. There is a real and pressing need for additional resources to address the capacity of border communities like El Paso to deal with immediate humanitarian needs.

“Bussing parents and their babies to disparate destinations without any notice, coordination, or planning is not right, and it is inhumane. Gov. Abbott’s actions continue to do nothing to solve the issue at the border and only hurt cities in Texas and across the country.

“Bussing some migrants from the border to other cities outside of Texas may provide some relief to the border in the short term and gain some political points, but it could work well against Texas and cities in Texas in the long run. No one knows what crisis may visit us around the corner where we may need the assistance of the federal government and other states and cities. It is important to remember the golden rule ‘to treat others the way you want to be treated.’
Let’s work together to solve this humanitarian crisis.”

Subway podría ser el primer gigante en venta este 2023

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Subway podría ser el primer gigante en venta este 2023

La compañía de alimentos explora la posibilidad de vender su negocio. En total cuenta con más de 37,000 puntos en 100 países.

Según consignó Reuters, a partir de la información brindada por una fuente, la compañía explora la posibilidad de vender su negocio. En total cuenta con más de 37,000 puntos en 100 países. Desde su inicio hasta ahora siempre estuvo en manos de las dos familias fundadoras, los DeLuca y los Buck. Pero algo cambió en el último año porque las dos personas que iniciaron la compañía ya no están.

Una cifra millonaria en juego

El último informe de Technomic sobre la industria de comida rápida en los Estados Unidos arrojó que la marca experimentó un gran desplome en sus ventas en los últimos años. De operar 12,300 millones de dólares en 2013 pasó a registrar ventas por 9,400 millones en 2021. Asimismo, registró caídas en su cantidad de sucursales por cinco años consecutivos.

A pesar de estas cifras, The Wall Street Journal reportó que la operación de venta podría valuar a Subway en más 10,000 millones dre dólares. El proceso, no obstante, está en una etapa inicial. Por el momento solo se estarían buscando atraer a potenciales compradores corporativos y fondos de private equity.

Source: eleconomista

Martin Luther King Day

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Martin Luther King Day

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”  -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mayor Turner Announces Sports Icons will Participate in City’s Official MLK Day Parade

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Mayor Turner Announces Sports Icons will Participate in City’s Official MLK Day Parade

 
Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced the VIP Sports legends, who will ride on the signature float with him during the 45th annual Original MLK Day Parade on Monday, January 16.

Houston icons on Mayor Turner’s float will include:  
  • Andre Johnson, Houston Texans football legend
  • Lauren Anderson, the first Black Houston Ballet principal dancer
  • Zina Garrison, Olympian and world tennis champion
  • Elvin “the Big E” Hayes, Houston Rockets basketball icon
  • Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most decorated athletes of all time
  • Sheryl Swoopes, WNBA legend
  • Shaunie O’Neal Henderson, TV personality and husband Pastor Keion Henderson of the Lighthouse Church

For the 4th-year, the City of Houston is partnering with the Black Heritage Society to produce a stellar parade filled with dynamic marching bands, decorated floats and some well-known celebrities and community leaders.
The Original MLK Day Parade is the City’s official parade and will feature 156 parade entries, including

  • Twelve marching bands, including Texas Southern University, University of Houston, and Rice University bands, plus nine more marching bands.
  • Fourteen floats and hundreds of other participants, including elected officials, area school superintendents, and community and business leaders.

The Black Heritage Society selected Mayor Turner to serve as Grand Marshal in the final annual Original MLK Jr. Day parade of his administration. The co-grand marshals are e Rev. Dr. Derek King, the nephew of the great civil rights leader, and plastic surgeon Dr. Camille Cash. The parade will host a memorial tribute to John W. Bland, the civil rights activist and union leader who died in 2020.

The parade will kick off on Lamar at Smith St. downtown at 10 a.m. Monday. This year’s theme is “Climbing the Mountain to a Better Future.”

City of Houston Establishes Joint Information Center for Houston Marathon (Sunday)

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City of Houston Establishes Joint Information Center for Houston Marathon (Sunday)

The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will activate a Joint Information Center (JIC) to manage media and public information related to the security, safety and transportation response to the Chevron Houston Marathon, and Aramco Houston Half-Marathon this weekend.

For information on road closures, routes and safety information, residents can visit  chevronhoustonmarathon.com.

The JIC will serve as the central clearinghouse, and one-stop-shop for information related to the public safety response to this weekend’s events.

Media wishing to contact the JIC may call: 713-884-4471 or the JIC Manager, Jodi Silva at 713-419-8568.

The JIC will be open from 5:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 22

Media are asked to please contact the JIC about Houston Marathon-related questions. Routine media requests should be routed through normal means.

The City will also be sharing Marathon-related information on social media using the following accounts:

Twitter: @HoustonOEM
Facebook: facebook.com/houstonoem
Instagram: @HoustonOEM
About: The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is the chief coordinating agency for disaster response in the nation’s fourth-largest City.; OEM provides emergency response coordination and communication assistance to City agencies, and serves as liaison to regional, state and federal agencies during times of emergency. In addition, OEM engages with the local community to promote emergency preparedness through a variety of initiatives. More information can be found at houstonoem.org.

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