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The Houston Press Scores Two Wins in Regional First Amendment Awards

By Houston Press
May 14, 2021

Houston Press contributor Craig Malisow has received two first place awards in the First Amendment Awards competition sponsored by the Fort Worth chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The journalism contest covered publications in Texas and Oklahoma. Malisow won in the Business News category of the large print/online division...
Remembering Richard Connelly, Former Houston Press Staff Writer and Columnist

By Margaret Downing
Sep 16, 2020

Richard "Rich" Connelly, a longtime former staff writer and columnist for the Houston Press, died Tuesday at his Houston home after a several years long battle with cancer, his wife Bobette Riner by his side. A graduate of the University of Houston, he had a long, successful journalism career starting...
The Houston Press Has an Immediate Opening For a Food Editor

By Houston Press
May 6, 2020

The Houston Press has an immediate opening for a journalist with a sophisticated understanding of food and the skill to write about it in an engaging way. The food editor directs the Press’s restaurant industry coverage, recruits and manages freelance writers, assigns and edits stories, writes daily food posts and...
The Houston Press Has an Opening For a Full-time News Reporter

By Houston Press
May 6, 2020

The Houston Press has an immediate opening for a full-time news writer to continue our record of hard-hitting reporting in the nation’s fourth-largest city. We’re looking for a journalist with a solid news background to cover developing stories through the week and find news of interest to our educated urban...
Care to Help the Houston Press Keep the Music Going?

By Margaret Downing
Apr 24, 2020

Thanks to the conronavirus, large gatherings of any kind — including music concerts — are on hold right now. But that doesn't mean our Houston Press music writers haven't been busy keeping us apprised of what's going on. Matthew Keever converted his best concerts of the week column to best...
New York Times Best-Selling Author Shea Serrano Raises $31,000 for the Houston Press

By Margaret Downing
Apr 13, 2020

Last week, we ran an appeal to readers as part of our recent campaign to attract donor/members to help support the continuing work of the Houston Press. It caught the eye of Shea Serrano, a former freelancer for us, more commonly known these days as the New York Times best-selling author...
Become a Member of the Houston Press and Help Us Continue to Dish Up Food News

By Margaret Downing
Apr 9, 2020

Houston's restaurants have retooled themselves, becoming the masters of takeout on what seemed like a moment's notice. Some have extended their offerings into local grocery stores for the first time. Others are now selling wine and beer out the door as long as a food order is attached. Several have...
Let's Keep Going

By Margaret Downing
Apr 3, 2020

In today's Houston Press you'll read a story about the A.D. Players announcing their 2020-21 season, one in which they'll be premiering two commissioned works. We have to admire their enterprise and optimism. Our writer John Amar earlier this week told the stories of several artists busy adapting to present...
An Important Message From the Houston Press

By Margaret Downing
Mar 24, 2020

Dear Friend, First of all, thank you for supporting the Houston Press. Clearly, without our readers we couldn’t exist, couldn’t continue telling you stories that might otherwise have gone untold. Right now we are dedicated to keeping you informed about every facet of how the coronavirus is affecting our community...
The Houston Press Not Immune to These Hard Times, Needs Help

By Margaret Downing
Mar 19, 2020

Dear Reader, As the Houston Press has documented for you over the last several days, these are hard times for our city. We’ve gone out of our way to detail the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, especially for those in the arts, music and restaurant/bar communities, as well as...
The Houston Press is Looking for News Freelancers

By Houston Press
May 30, 2019

The Houston Press is looking to add to the ranks of its news freelancers and is interested in applicants with some experience covering serious subjects such as crime, courts, local government and medicine (to name a few areas). We are looking for writers who can interview other people and accurately...

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