Latest Urban Edge Stories

Houston lost 42,500 creative industry jobs and $1.6 billion in sales in 4 months

A new report measuring the damage done to America’s creative economy by COVID-19 shows the South, Texas and Houston are among the most devastated. At the metropolitan level, the Houston area is the largest metro suffering the worst losses.

Photo of an empty concert hall in Houston
News Story
: Aug 18, 2020
COVID-19 and Cities, Economic Development, Sun Belt

A summer fellowship is the bridge to AmeriCorps service in Fifth Ward

The Kinder Institute’s Community Bridges program provides Rice University students an opportunity to both study and work to address urban inequality in Houston. Here’s Susanna Yau’s story of how working with the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation changed her life.

Perspective
: Aug 17, 2020
COVID-19 and Cities, Economic Development, Health, Housing, Urban Disparity

Nearly one-quarter of Houston-area renters couldn’t make their July payment

As moratoriums on evictions expire and bonus unemployment benefits run out, many in Houston and across Texas face increasing uncertainty about their ability to pay for a place to live.

photo illustration for renter uncertainty
News Story
: Aug 8, 2020
COVID-19 and Cities, Housing, Urban Disparity