The project has been beset by environmental issues and developers who oppose the addition of a low-income complex in the gentrifying neighborhood.
Maggie Gordon
Maggie Gordon is the Landing's senior storyteller who has worked at newspapers across the country, including the Stamford Advocate and the Houston Chronicle. She has covered everything from the hedge fund industry and education to craft beer and alligator hunting. No matter the topic, Maggie’s favorite stories combine quirky characters, adventure and humanity. Bonus points if she can find a love story. Maggie grew up on a cow farm in upstate New York, and graduated from nearby Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. These days you can find her at her home in Houston’s East End – or on Twitter.
Posted inInvestigations
Environmental concerns or NIMBY: What’s driving developers’ opposition to 800 Middle?
The Houston Housing Authority blames the opposition on NIMBYism. A pair of developers insist their concern is for the residents who would live there.
Posted inArts & Culture
They were strangers both living inside the Loop. Until a knitting project wove them together.
Bonnie Blumberg has always known her mother was creative and kind. When Blumberg was growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70s, her mom — Janice Goldstein — always volunteered to sew costumes for the class plays. And not just Blumberg’s costume: Goldstein would make them for the entire class, sewing and knitting into the wee […]
Posted inPolitics & Government
Whitmire asks Houston Housing Authority to halt move-in at East End housing complex
Mayor John Whitmire asked Houston’s housing authority to halt move-ins at an affordable housing complex until further environmental testing is done.
Posted inHealth
As Beryl left millions in the dark, a network of moms stepped in to help feed Houston babies
When Alexandra Luttrell-Freeman lost power at her home in Spring during Hurricane Beryl, her mind instantly went to her two freezers. Stashed inside was 1,600 ounces of breastmilk, which she has been dutifully pumping since the birth of her daughter, eight months ago. She began counting down: In 48 hours, the freezer would hit its […]
Posted inAround the Region
A behind-the-scenes look at the Houston Zoo’s recovery after Beryl’s damage
When Hurricane Beryl struck the city of Houston, it left the much-beloved Houston Zoo with fallen trees and water damage. Now comes cleanup.
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U.S. Rep. Garcia to CenterPoint: ‘Why do we have to go through this every time we have an event?’
The Congresswoman sent a letter to the CenterPoint CEO asking why so many of her constituents are still without power following Hurricane Beryl.
Posted inPolitics & Government
In latest surprise move, Montrose and Acres Homes libraries now moving ahead
Two previously halted library projects will indeed begin moving forward after all, Houston Public Library Executive Director Cynthia Wilson said Thursday. The city’s plan to open a new library space inside the Montrose Collective on Westheimer Road, which was derailed by a surprise announcement by Mayor John Whitmire that he would not go through with […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Decision to pause construction of Acres Homes library will hurt community, leaders say
The pause in construction of the North Regional Library in Acres Homes — just months after a swath of dignitaries hosted a groundbreaking for the project with much fanfare — will create a wide ripple across a community that is currently underserved by its lone and little 48-year-old public library, civic leaders say. And, they […]
Posted inPublic Safety
Still off-track: Stopped trains continue to plague Houston’s east side, cause safety concerns
Despite mounting media coverage and safety concerns, local community members are frustrated Union Pacific hasn’t made more progress on stoppages.