Renowned chefs present cooking demos at Houston’s Southern Smoke Festival

For the second year in a row, KPRC 2 is proud to partner with the Southern Smoke Foundation to livestream the Yeti Culinary Stage at Southe…
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An apparent explosion at a downtown Houston high-rise has injured several people, according to the Houston Fire Department. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/10/02/532477/downtown-houston-high-rise-apparent-explosion-injures-several-according-to-hfd/

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Tre Jones brings Houston talent to baseball’s most viral team https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/344261/ #Astros #Baseball #CorpusChristi #DaikinPark #DowntownHouston #Entertainment #feature #Guitar #HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonAstros #HoustonAstros #JerseyVillage #LocalNews #MLB #MLBDraft #Music #SavannahBananas #TennesseeWhiskey #TexasA&MCorpusChristi #TheTexasTailgaters #TreJones #UniversityOfHouston #viral

Striking hotel workers at the downtown Hilton Americas-Houston plan to remain on the picket line through Oct. 12, marking the second significant extension of a “historic” labor action initially slated to end Sept. 9. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/09/19/531403/hilton-americas-houston-workers-strike-extended-through-mid-october-as-officials-postpone-events/

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If you’ve heard the sounds of what seem to be helicopters in and around the downtown Houston area, you’re not crazy. The Houston Police Department is working with the U.S. Department of Defense as part of a training exercise.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/17/531109/hearing-helicopters-in-downtown-houston-its-part-of-a-training-with-hpd-and-the-federal-government/

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Minute Maid signs being swapped out for Daikin at Houston Astros’ downtown ballpark – Houston Public Media https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/286703/ #Astros #Baseball #Business #DaikinPark #DowntownHouston #Houston #HoustonAstros #HoustonSportsTeams #HoustonAstros #Local #MinuteMaidPark #MLB #NamingRights #news #Sports

An oft-used freeway exit on the east side of downtown Houston is expected to be closed through June as the Texas Department of Transportation completes drainage work as part of its long-term overhaul of Interstate 45.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/05/29/522610/polk-street-exit-in-downtown-houston-closed-through-june-for-drainage-work-tied-to-i-45-project/

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‘It was like a dungeon’: Rockets revitalized in 2024-25 by new practice facility https://www.rawchili.com/nba/61833/ #Basketball #DowntownHouston #Houston #HoustonRockets #HoustonRockets #JockLandale #NBA #PracticeFacility #Rockets #StateOfTheArtPracticeFacility #WesternConference

It took a matter of hours, in some cases minutes, for a severe windstorm to sprout up and cause death and destruction in downtown Houston and the surrounding region. One year after a derecho blew through town, recovery remains ongoing.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/05/16/521647/one-year-after-a-derecho-devastated-houston-recovery-efforts-remain-ongoing/

#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #Derecho #DerechoDamage #DowntownHouston #HoustonDerecho #InsuranceClaims #WindStorm

A $400,000 lighting project will brighten a stretch of a downtown Houston underpass considered to be a key entry point for the FIFA Men's World Cup fan festival next year. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/05/07/520734/downtown-houston-underpasses-to-be-illuminated-as-part-of-400000-project/

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A female deputy was shot outside of a family courthouse in downtown Houston Monday,  Jeff McShan, a spokesperson for the Harris County constable's office said. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/04/21/519318/harris-county-deputy-shot-outside-courthouse-transported-to-hospital/

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A slice of Houston's culture was on display Saturday, when hundreds of thousands gathered in the downtown area for the 38th annual Houston Art Car Parade. Here are photos from the event.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/arts-culture-news/2025/04/14/518768/photos-houston-art-car-parade-2025-celebrates-citys-culture/

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Several downtown businesses will soon be getting facelifts thanks to several new grant programs offered by Downtown Houston+, which wants to spruce up Main Street before the 2026 World Cup.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/development/2025/03/28/517155/downtown-houston-offers-variety-of-business-improvement-grants-ahead-of-world-cup/

#Business #Development #Houston #Local #News #WorldCup #2026FIFAWorldCup #DowntownHouston #GrantMoney #HoustonMainStreetPromenade #WorldCupHouston

A recently published study employed miniature models of skyscrapers to find out why the May 2024 derecho in Houston was able to cause so much damage to “hurricane-proofed” buildings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/02/25/514640/study-houston-derechos-bouncing-winds-caused-higher-than-expected-damage-to-skyscrapers/

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Construction crews on Wednesday began moving Minute Maid signage from the Houston Astros' 25-year-old stadium. Signs for Daikin, the ballpark’s new naming rights sponsor, started going up Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/02/06/513225/minute-maid-signs-being-swapped-out-for-daikin-at-houston-astros-downtown-ballpark/

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A new collection of murals is decorating the streets of downtown Houston while expanding on an ongoing beautification initiative.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/arts-culture-news/2025/02/04/512997/new-murals-unveiled-in-downtown-houston-as-part-of-growing-collection/

#ArtsCulture #Houston #Local #LocalArts #News #VisualArt #BigArtBiggerChange #DowntownHouston #HoustonMural #HoustonMurals #HoustonStreetArt #StreetArtForMankind

Some of METRO's light rail services in the downtown Houston area remained suspended Wednesday after a large scaffolding collapse the day before.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/01/29/512277/some-metro-light-rail-services-suspended-following-downtown-houston-scaffolding-collapse/

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A water main break in downtown Houston, one of multiple water leaks that city officials are addressing this week, flooded the intersection of Fannin and Franklin streets for several hours Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/12/03/507738/city-of-houston-repairs-downtown-water-main-break-plans-to-fix-another-leak/

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A Houston police officer is on administrative leave after shooting and injuring a man downtown on Monday night. No criminal charges had been filed in the incident as of Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/11/19/506513/houston-police-officer-on-administrative-leave-after-shooting-injuring-man/

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