🌱 Trendy Pizza Brand Debuts In Houston + Food Insecurity Board

Houston TX

06 December, 2021

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Happy Tuesday, people of Houston! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Houston today. First, today's weather: Cooler. High: 65. Low: 56. Here are the top stories in Houston today: Houston Dynamo FC and the Houston Dash are teaming up to help the Houston Fire Department with its annual holiday toy drive, Operation Stocking Stuffer. (Houston Patch) The Houston City Council launched a new food insecurity board to help fight hunger in Houston. (KPRC Click2Houston) The U.S. Justice Department is suing Texas over its newly-drawn redistricting maps. (Austin Patch) Pop star Olivia Rodrigo announced a concert set for May 22 in Houston as part of her world tour. (CultureMap Houston) The Dallas-based and cult-favorite pizza brand Zalat opened its first Houston location in Midtown. (Subscription: Houston Chronicle) Today's Houston Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Ring, the home security company. Ring does a lot more than doorbells: check out their full suite of smart home products at Ring.com. And thank you Ring for helping to make local news happen in Houston! Today in Houston: STAAR: English 1 — Energy Institute High School. (All day) School Pictures — Carnegie Vanguard High School. (8:30 a.m.) TSIA BOOT CAMP (MATH) — Houston Heights Charter School. (9 a.m.)Winter Wanderland on Bagby — Downtown Houston. (5 p.m.) From my notebook: Visit Houston: "The iconic 55-Foot Christmas tree at The Galleria always puts us in the holiday shopping mood!" (Facebook) Houston Police Department: "Executive Chief Matt Slinkard and Community Affairs officers along with Kroger and Pepsi Bottling join to kick off HPD's 36th annual Comida Food Drive. #HouNew." (Facebook) Houston Public Media: "While the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout South Africa, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. | via AP." (Facebook) Houston Public Library: "Join our friends at the Houston Public Library Foundation for the perfect stocking stuffing opportunity at their last Book Sale of the year this Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Friends of HPLF Warehouse!" (Facebook) Houston Planning & Development Department: "The Calhoun-Griggs-MLK Corridor is a planned project to improve street safety and connect people to work, school, parks, and other destinations in Southeast Houston. Please join us for a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday." (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Houston Early Music: Now Make We Joy! (December 12) Add your event For sale: 2009 Itasca Navion 24H $12000 (Details) Add your item That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Jeffrey Perkins About me: Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper. My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities. I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area. I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at [email protected] or (479) 264-5801. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Houston Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at [email protected].