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October: Celebrating 5 years of Buffalo Bayou Park! 🎉

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October: Celebrating 5 years of Buffalo Bayou Park! 🎉

Artful Anniversary Animates Buffalo Bayou Park

October is here! Just five short years ago, the 2.3-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Sabine Street Bridge officially opened to the public. Throughout this month, BBP will present Artful Anniversary, a series of five virtual and visual art programs that will animate Buffalo Bayou Park with dance, music, and temporary installations. Highlights include an exhibition of public sculptures by renowned, 105-year-old artist Carmen Herrera, as well as performances by Houston Grand Opera, DACAMERA, and Urban Souls Dance Company. Tune in online or visit the park on your own to experience the exhibitions. Check out the full line-up below.

As we commemorate the 5th Anniversary of Buffalo Bayou Park, BBP sincerely thanks the Kinder Foundation and all of the generous donors who made this transformational project possible along with our many partners including the City of Houston through Houston Parks & Recreation, Harris County Flood Control District, and Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3.

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Please join us for the 2020 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Picnic, Celebrating Five Years of Buffalo Bayou Park, on Thursday, November 5th.  Guests will be treated to a seated picnic basket dinner on The Brown Foundation Lawn of The Water Works.  For a socially distanced dining experience, only you and your guests will be seated together at a table.  Or, we will deliver a picnic for you to enjoy at home while tuning into our virtual program.  Proceeds from BBP’s fall fundraising event cover a significant portion of the organization’s operating budget and your support is needed now more than ever.  Your contribution will allow BBP to continue maintaining Buffalo Bayou Park; developing the trail system; planning for new green spaces east of downtown; operating a waterway clean-up program; and presenting tours, public art, volunteer activities, and recreational opportunities that improve the quality of life in our city.  We sincerely hope you will make plans to participate in this year’s picnic honoring the essential role that Buffalo Bayou Park plays in our community.

Purchase your picnic basket in support of BBP!

Carmen Herrera in Buffalo Bayou Park

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is excited to collaborate with New York’s Public Art Fund to present Estructuras Monumentales, a major exhibition of outdoor sculptures by 105-year-old artist Carmen Herrera (b. 1915, Havana, Cuba). Featuring four newly-created sculptures that were first envisioned nearly five decades ago, Estructuras Monumentales is Herrera’s first public art exhibition in Houston and only the second time that these works have been presented globally. Ranging from seven feet in height to over twelve feet in width, the colorful sculptures will enliven Buffalo Bayou Park at a monumental scale.

New York-based Herrera is known for her vibrant, abstract geometric paintings, and first began conceiving her Estructuras series — the physical manifestation of her painted forms in three dimensions — in the 1960s. The resulting aluminum structures feature strong lines and shapes, with bold monochromatic colors. Concurrent with this presentation is an exhibition of Herrera’s paintings and objects at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 

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Get musical with ROCO on Buffalo Bayou

Explore 40 stops along the trails of Buffalo Bayou, as ROCO provides a soundtrack to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s landmarks and public art. Scan the QR codes located on special signs at each of the 40 sites and you’ll be directed to an online selection from ROCO’s fifteen years of live performance recordings, curated by the ROCO team. View the map of landmarks and each musical piece here.

Tours of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern and Private Pontoon Boat Tours have resumed. All other BBP programs, tours and events are canceled through October 31.


The following are closed to the public until further notice:

  • Johnny Steele Dog Park
  • Lost Lake Visitor Center and The Kitchen at The Dunlavy
  • Barbara Fish Daniel Nature Play Area
  • Volleyball Court
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Publicación 1180 de DALLAS– Revista Digital 01 de octubre – 07 de octubre / 2020

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Publicación 1180 de DALLAS– Revista Digital 01 de octubre – 07 de octubre / 2020

Gracias por SEGUIRNOS, este artículo contiene la revista digital de DALLAS de ¡Que Onda Magazine! De fecha 01 de octubre hasta el 07 de octubre del 2020.

Publicación 1180 de SAN ANTONIO– Revista Digital 01 de octubre – 07 de octubre / 2020

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Publicación 1180 de SAN ANTONIO– Revista Digital 01 de octubre – 07 de octubre / 2020

Gracias por SEGUIRNOS, este artículo contiene la revista digital de SAN ANTONIO de ¡Que Onda Magazine! De fecha 01 de octubre hasta el 07 de octubre del 2020.

Judge Drops Arkema CEO From Criminal Case Stemming From Chemical Fire During Harvey

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Judge Drops Arkema CEO From Criminal Case Stemming From Chemical Fire During Harvey

The company and its former Crosby plant manager still face charges for reckless emission of air pollutants.

Defense attorney Tim Johnson, left, and Richard Rowe, Arkema CEO, right, are shown during the Arkema Inc. criminal trial at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.

A Harris County judge has dropped CEO Richard Rowe from the Arkema criminal case over a fire that erupted at a Crosby chemical plant during Hurricane Harvey.

Visiting Judge Belinda Hill issued a directed verdict ending the case against Rowe, meaning there wasn’t enough legal evidence for a reasonable jury to reach a different conclusion.

Tim Johnson, Rowe’s defense lawyer, said his client was relieved.

“It’s always a gift,” Johnson said. “Judges rarely grant directed verdicts, but it was appropriate in this case because there was absolutely no evidence of Mr. Rowe’s guilt.”

A spokesperson from the Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office said the DA had minimal comment as the trial is still underway, and that the ruling doesn’t change the facts regarding what the company allegedly did.

Two criminal charges remain against the company and its former Crosby plant manager Leslie Comardelle for reckless emission of air pollutants.

Earlier in the month, two charges for assault of a public servant against the company and its former vice president of logistics were dropped.

In the motion to dismiss the charges, the DA’s office indicated that probable cause exists, but not beyond a reasonable doubt.

After more than five feet of water flooded Arkema’s Crosby plant during Hurricane Harvey, trailers of organic peroxides burst into flames. The fire lasted for days and sent thick plumes of hazardous smoke into the air.

Twenty-one people sought medical attention after exposure to the fumes and 200 people in the surrounding area were evacuated from their homes for a week.

This is a developing story that will be updated.

Mayor’s Task Force on Policing Reform Releases Recommendations,

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Mayor’s Task Force on Policing Reform Releases Recommendations,

HOUSTON – The Mayor’s Task Force on Policing Reform today released a highly anticipated 153-page report with a list of recommendations proposed by the 45 member citizen group. 

Led by Chairman Larry Payne, the task force spent months listening to Houstonians and organizations about the type and kind of police department they desire and demand. The task force engaged in extensive research on issues and best practices around the country and received more than 7,000 responses from a community survey. 

“In the events of recent months, it is clear in Houston and across the nation that our community, mayor, city council, police chief, officers, and the union must all work together to protect and serve the constitutional rights of all citizens,” Chairman Payne wrote in the report’s introduction. 

The recommendations are divided into six categories: Community Policing, Independent Oversight, Power dynamics, Crisis Intervention, Field Readiness, and Clear Expectations.

“We have worked hard on this being a document that is not going to sit on a shelf. It has actionable items that can be implemented,” Payne said. “We are also going to stay committed to the mayor. As a task force, we are not going away.”

The 104 recommendations are available online. (Click the image below.)

Mayor Turner said he plans to take time to thoroughly review the report before making decisions about implementing any or all of the task force’s recommendations.

“I know people in our community recognize the importance of our police officers, want good policing, accountability, and transparency within the Houston Police Department,” said Mayor Turner. “This is a transformational moment for our city as we seek to improve how policing is done in our community in a time when people are calling for reform and demanding we address racial and social injustices.”

Seminario virtual sobre la salud del hombre.

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Seminario virtual sobre la salud del hombre.

Astros advance to ALDS, extend Twins’ postseason misery with series sweep

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Astros advance to ALDS, extend Twins’ postseason misery with series sweep

Through scandal and plague, injuries and insolence, the Houston Astros remain unstoppable in the American League playoffs.

Gifted a berth only because a 16-team, pandemic-inspired workaround granted them a reprieve after a 29-31 regular season, the Astros pitched with precision and got just enough punch from their scandal-plagued stars to defeat the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, on Wednesday at Target Field, and sweep the best-of-three wild-card series.

Carlos Correa, caught in a spring war of words with fellow big leaguers after he pushed back against criticism of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scheme, hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and Houston got another excellent long relief outing to stifle the Twins and advance to the AL Division Series.

Minnesota, meanwhile, lost its 18th consecutive postseason game, a streak that extends to 2004, and exited in the opening round of the playoffs – including two wild-card game losses – for the eighth time since 2003.

Carlos Correa celebrates his seventh-inning home run with Jose Altuve.

The Twins’ tormentors traditionally are the New York Yankees, but this year, in winning the AL Central, they drew the No. 6 seed Astros, who looked dispirited in finishing the regular season with five losses in their final seven games.

And why not? With November 2019 revelations of their 2017 sign-stealing scandal casting a pall over their lone World Series title and resulting in the firings of general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch, the Astros faced withering criticism all spring. After the shutdown mandated by the novel coronavirus, they received just one start from ace Justin Verlander before he suffered an elbow injury that will sideline him into most of 2021.

Yet while scorned, the Astros are still laden with stars, and they got just enough from them to subdue the Twins.

In Game 1, it was Jose Altuve’s bases-loaded, ninth-inning walk pushing the run home. In Game 2, Correa’s 12th career postseason home run snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh.

Meanwhile, Cristian Javier followed in Framber Valdez’s Game 1 footsteps with three innings of hitless relief, keeping the Astros tied after reliever Luke Raley gave up a game-tying double to Nelson Cruz.

Luis Arraez was thrown at the plate on a relay from Kyle Tucker to Correa to Martin Maldonado, and the Twins scarcely threatened after.

They were shut out in 16 of 18 innings in this series, with Valdez giving the Astros five innings of two-hit, shutout relief in Game 2.

So it is on to the ALDS and a date with the winner of the White Sox-Athletics series, and a date in a fourth consecutive AL Championship Series in the offing. The Astros blew a 3-2 lead in losing the 2019 World Series to the Washington Nationals, and it seemed the sign-stealing scandal robbed them of their mojo.

Perhaps that’s the case. But in two games at Target Field, Houston showed it will be hard to eradicate, naysayers be damned.

U.S. Travel Announces New Dates for IPW 2021 in Las Vegas

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U.S. Travel Announces New Dates for IPW 2021 in Las Vegas

WASHINGTON (SEPTEMBER 30, 2020)

The U.S. Travel Association today announced that IPW, its annual international inbound travel trade show, will be a live, in-person event held in Las Vegas from September 18-22, 2021.

The September dates are revised from previously released 2021 event dates. U.S. Travel, together with premier sponsor Brand USA and our hosts, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Travel Nevada, secured later dates to provide additional time for international long-haul travel to the United States to broadly resume.

“Next year’s IPW will reunite the global travel community and be the keystone for safely rebuilding international travel to the United States,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. “While IPW will look a bit different next year, expect it to be the turning point for the all-important inbound travel sector.

“We are grateful for the support and flexibility of our many sponsors and attendees, both in the U.S. and around the world, and we can’t wait to see everyone in Las Vegas next September.”

“As the nation’s destination marketing organization, Brand USA values IPW because it is the single largest gathering of the global network of stakeholders dedicated to driving travel to the USA,” said Christopher Thompson, Brand USA president and CEO. “We look forward to reconnecting face-to-face with industry colleagues and welcoming the world back to the diverse destinations and experiences across the United States. We will see you in Las Vegas in 2021.”

“IPW is crucial to reviving international travel, and we’re pleased that the U.S. Travel Association is dedicated to holding an in-person show in Las Vegas next September,” said Steve Hill, CEO/President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “These new dates will allow greater flexibility for attendees and will ensure the best possible experience for a successful and productive trade show. We look forward to welcoming delegates to the new West Hall expansion at the Las Vegas Convention Center as well as showcasing new and exciting developments throughout the destination.”

U.S. Travel plans to open registration for IPW exhibitors in mid-November. IPW buyer and media registration will open in early 2021.

IPW 2021 will be held in the newly constructed West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Planning for IPW show floor and media marketplace activities, as well as related official events, is underway by the IPW Host Committee.

IPW is the country’s leading international inbound travel trade show, driving $5.5 billion in future travel to the United States. At IPW, travel buyers (including international tour operators, wholesalers and receptive operators) meet face-to-face with sellers of U.S. travel product (representing accommodations, destinations, attractions, retail, transportation companies and more), transacting business that would otherwise be generated only through an exhaustive number of around-the-world trips.

Additional information about IPW 2021 will be available in the coming weeks. Event updates will be sent to the IPW community and posted at IPW.com. You can follow @ustravelipw on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well.

CARLOS VIVES SERA DISTINGUIDO CON EL PREMIO BILLBOARD SALON DE LA FAMA

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CARLOS VIVES SERA DISTINGUIDO CON EL PREMIO BILLBOARD SALON DE LA FAMA

CARLOS VIVES SERA DISTINGUIDO CON EL PREMIO BILLBOARD SALON DE LA FAMA DURANTE LA CEREMONIA DE LOS PREMIOS BILLBOARD DE LA MUSICA LATINA EL 21 DE OCT. POR TELEMUNDO

El cantante, compositor, actor y empresario colombiano ha sido elegido para recibir este premio por su carrera artística que va más allá de la interpretación musical y toma en cuenta su increíble influencia como artista a nivel global en múltiples campos

Miami, FL – 30 de septiembre de 2020 –Telemundo y Billboard anunciaron hoy que el cantante, compositor, actor y empresario colombiano de fama mundial, Carlos Vives, será distinguido con el Premio Billboard Salón de la Fama para celebrar su carrera artística que va más allá de la interpretación musical y toma en cuenta su increíble influencia como artista a nivel global en múltiples campos. El intérprete que ha llevado la música tradicional de vallenato por el mundo también cantará en los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina que se transmitirán en vivo por Telemundo el miércoles, 21 de octubre comenzando con “La Alfombra de Premios Billboard” a las 7pm/6c, y seguido por la premiación a las 8pm/7c desde el BB&T Center en Sunrise, Florida.

El Premio Billboard Salón de la Fama está reservado para aquellos artistas que han logrado reconocimiento mundial por su labor, trascendiendo fronteras de géneros e idiomas. Entre los ganadores anteriores del excepcional premio se encuentran José José, Vicente Fernández, Rocío Dúrcal, Marco Antonio Solís, Mongo Santamaría, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Banda El Recodo, Joan Sebastian, Marc Anthony, Franco de Vita y Alejandro Fernández.

Vives recibirá este premio, porque, además de su carrera como cantante, es también actor, presentador de televisión, juez de “La Voz” y dueño del restaurante y club musical Gaira. Adicionalmente, es fundador de “Tras la Perla”, una iniciativa para mejorar la calidad de vida en su natal Santa Marta y sus alrededores con programas educativos y de medio ambiente. Y como si fuera poco, también es fundador de la escuela de música de Rio Grande en Bogotá, donde niños desarrollan sus habilidades artísticas.

Este difusor de la música tradicional colombiana y latinoamericana a nivel mundial es intérprete de temas como “La gota fría”, “Fruta fresca”, “Volví a nacer”, “Bailar contigo” y “La bicicleta” (con Shakira), mismos que ha llevado en giras por las plazas más importantes del mundo incluyendo Estados Unidos, Europa y Latinoamérica.

Tras iniciar su carrera artística en 1982 como actor, fue en 1986 que comenzó a cantar baladas y en 1991 que se inclinó por los vallenatos clásicos que lo convirtieron en la cara del nuevo sonido colombiano a nivel mundial. Su enfoque para tocar esta música tradicional con elementos pop y rock expandió el género a un público internacional.

Su más reciente álbum, Cumbiana, explora los orígenes de la cumbia en la Colombia más profunda y en los instrumentos creados por los pueblos originarios, destacados en el documental “El mundo perdido de Cumbiana”. Vives le pone imagen a ese viaje personal que en realidad comenzó 25 años atrás con otro álbum suyo, La tierra del olvido.

Ganador de múltiples premios a nivel internacional, el artista ha vendido más de 20 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo, y sus canciones y álbumes han llegado en 33 ocasiones al No. 1 de las diferentes listas de música latina de Billboard.

En total, 26 de sus temas se ubicaron en la lista de Hot Latin Songs de Billboard. De ellos, 13 llegaron al top 10 y 5 de estos alcanzaron el No. 1, incluido su éxito “Fruta fresca”, que encabezó la lista durante seis semanas en 2000. En la lista de Latin Airplay logró colocar 26 títulos, con 15 encabezando la lista, incluido su más reciente éxito “Si me das tu amor”, con Wisin, que lideró la lista en agosto de 2019; mientras en la lista de Tropical Airplay, logró ubicar 27 títulos en total, de los cuales ocho alcanzaron el No. 1, incluido “Hoy tengo tiempo (Pinta Sensual)” que gobernó durante seis semanas en 2018.

Los álbumes de Vives también han gozado de gran éxito. En la lista de Top Latin Albums, ha logrado 10 entradas, con nueve de ellas dentro del top 10 y tres de sus títulos alcanzaron el No. 1, incluido Corazón profundo. En Tropical Albums logró un total de ocho entradas, con siete de ellas llegando al top 10 y dos alcanzando el No. 1, incluida La tierra del olvido, que reinó durante siete semanas en 1995.

Los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina coinciden con Latin Music Week(Semana de la Música) de Billboard, una experiencia virtual de tres días dedicada a la música, cultura y entretenimiento latino. Celebrando su 30 aniversario, el evento tendrá lugar del 20-23 de octubre y presentará conversaciones íntimas con artistas, paneles con personalidades de la industria, actuaciones exclusivas y más. Para más información y para reservar su cupo, visite BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com. Para ver las últimas noticias, visite Billboard.com/Latin.

Los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina también se emitirán simultáneamente en el canal de cable hispano de entretenimiento, Universo y a través de las Américas por Telemundo Internacional. Para más información, visite PremiosBillboard.com, la página web oficial de los “Premios Billboard de la Música Latina”, y siga el evento en las redes sociales:

Entire first Trump – Biden presidential debate

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Entire first Trump – Biden presidential debate

4 key moments from tonight’s messy debate

Presidential debate made for a chaotic first foray between Joe Biden and Donald Trump since the start of the general election race.

Trump was intent on interrupting Biden on nearly every question and the former vice president wasn’t above name-calling, calling the President a “clown” and telling him to “shut up.”

In case you missed tonight’s debate, here are four key moments:

Trump addresses the New York Times report on his taxes

The President offered a simple defense for the low amount of income taxes he’s paid over the years: “I don’t want to pay tax.”

At the same time, however, Trump also insisted that he pays millions in taxes, contradicting the New York Times’ reporting, which indicated that he paid $750 in income taxes in 2016 and 2017.

Different realities on the coronavirus

Biden, citing the staggering coronavirus death toll and case number in the US, said, “The President has no plan. He hasn’t laid out anything.”

Trump, however, insisted that Biden “could not have done the job we did.”

The President also brought up his administration’s plan to quickly distribute a coronavirus vaccine, but Biden questioned why Americans should trust someone who lies so frequently.

“This is the same man who told you by Easter this would be gone away. By the warm weather, it’d be gone — like a miracle. And by the way, maybe you could inject some bleach into your arm,” Biden said.

Biden responds to Trump’s attacks on his son, Hunter

Reacting to Trump’s repeated unfounded and false claims about Hunter Biden acting corruptly in Ukraine, the former vice president said, “This is not about my family or his family, this is about your family — the American people.”

“He doesn’t want to talk about what you need,” Biden added.

At another point in the debate, Trump raised Hunter Biden’s past issues with drug addiction.

“My son had a drug problem, but he’s overcome it and I’m proud of him,” Biden responded.

Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists

Trump refused to explicitly call out white supremacists for inciting violence at anti-police brutality demonstrations across the country, saying during the debate that the violence wasn’t an issue caused by the right and telling one far-right group to “stand back and stand by.”

“Sure, I’m willing to (tell them to stand down), but I would say almost everything I see is from the left wing, not from the right wing. I’m willing to do anything. I want to see peace,” Trump said.

“Who would you like me to condemn?” Trump asked moderator Chris Wallace. “Proud Boys — stand back and stand by. But I’ll tell you what. … Somebody’s got to do something about Antifa and the left because this is not a right wing problem(.)” 

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