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Business
A photo of the Blackwood Skyfarm.

Blackwood Skyfarm to celebrate 2 years as the largest rooftop farm in Texas

By Melissa Enaje

Operated by Blackwood Educational Land Institute, Skyfarm experiments with different regenerative agricultural techniques such as permaculture in a distinctive urban rooftop soil setting that is supported by local volunteers.

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire gave an address at the inaugural State of Mobility luncheon hosted by Transportation Advocacy Group Houston. (Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)
Transportation
Whitmire on transportation pause: 'We will not ...
Hundreds of Houston ISD parents and students engage in a protest outside of Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School on May 13 after learning Principal Auden Sarabia had been asked to resign or risk termination. (Courtesy Kristi Pewthers)
Education
Hundreds engage in protests at multiple schools ...
a plate of borscht with rolls and a drinking glass
Events
Stargazing, Ukrainian cooking: 10 events to check ...