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Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant minimums could be $1,000 and aid might extend to 2023

Houston's Deputy District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Mark Winchester, shared information today about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant. Learn more at the Nation's Restaurant News

2021-04-12T15:03:53-05:00April 12th, 2021|

Houston Health Department offering 7,900 COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for week of April 12

The Houston Health Department is offering approximately 7,900 COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for the week of April 12, 2021. Appointments are for first doses of Moderna vaccine, approved for people 18 and older. Visit HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 starting at noon on April 12 to register for approximately 2,000 appointment slots at Rodeo Reed Road Parking Lot (2098 Reed Rd.) for Thursday and Friday. Starting [...]

2021-04-12T12:18:47-05:00April 12th, 2021|

Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of April 12

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of April 12, 2021. Twenty-one FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health Department The Houston Health Department will offer drive-thru testing at two surge sites affiliated with U.S. Department [...]

2021-04-12T10:33:26-05:00April 12th, 2021|

The Thomas Telegraph: Vol. 2, Issue 14 – 04-08-2021

Vol. 2, Issue 14 - 04.08.21 RESOURCES *As of 4:45pm 4/8/21, vaccination appointments are still available for Friday, April 9th* The Tzu Chi Foundation is holding a COVID-19 vaccination event at 6200 Corporate Dr, 77036 on Sunday, April 11th. Registrants are added to a waitlist and then are selected by random to receive the Moderna vaccine. 400 [...]

2021-04-08T17:42:34-05:00April 8th, 2021|

The County Connection: Have You Signed Up for a Vaccine Yet?

The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge April 2021 Last week, I followed my own advice and got vaccinated! I want to thank every frontline health worker and Harris County Public Health employee who has been working to save lives for the past year. Now more than ever we have reason to be hopeful and proud [...]

2021-04-08T14:41:11-05:00April 8th, 2021|

New Survey & Tools: Small Employers Say Vaccines are Critical for Getting Back to Business

Here's why: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses hard. Revenue is down by more than 50% for one in four small businesses Small employers are critical to reducing vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccine access. More than 100 million people of the more than 328 million people in the U.S. generate their livelihoods from small [...]

2021-04-06T15:14:03-05:00April 6th, 2021|

Alief ISD: ImpactEd – How Learning Losses During the Pandemic Hurt Our Youngest Students

In this episode of ImpactED, the official podcast of Alief ISD, Superintendent HD Chambers speak with Kathy Jahn (Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction) and Mari Martinez (Early Childhood Coordinator) about the potential learning losses of incoming Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students, innovative intervention practices and A New Way to Pre-K in Alief ISD . They [...]

2021-04-05T11:25:34-05:00April 5th, 2021|

Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of April 5

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of March 29, 2021. Twenty-one FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health Department The Houston Health Department will offer drive-thru testing at two surge sites affiliated with U.S. [...]

2021-04-05T08:35:00-05:00April 5th, 2021|

From macarons to bánh bao: International District bakeries rise up despite pandemic

When she was interviewing for admission to the master’s program she later completed in business at Paris Dauphine University, Julie Le was asked what her dream was. “I wanted to create a business that would be so successful it will survive my death,” Le told the interviewers, adding: “But I won’t do it until I [...]

2021-04-03T15:11:49-05:00April 3rd, 2021|
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