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Market Square reopening next week

Market Square Park downtown, which began a renovation in February, will reopen next weekend. The Market Square Park downtown will officially reopen on Aug. 28, with performances by the John Evans Band and singer-songwriter Andrew Karnavas. The renovated park — … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, Discovery Green!

Two years old now. Two years after it opened, downtown’s Discovery Green park has drawn 55 percent more visitors than projected and has emerged as a key asset to Houston’s convention business, officials say. The 12-acre, $122 million park has … Continue reading

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Breaking ground on Market Square renovation

Moving along. When [Market Square] reopens this summer, it will feature a dog run, a seven-day-a-week food kiosk operated by a popular Montrose Greek restaurant, an artwalk and a history corner. In September — the park’s second phase — a … Continue reading

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More on Market Square

Back in October, we heard that the historic Market Square Park downtown was set to get a facelift. Now Nancy Sarnoff has a few details. The renovation will include an area for pets, art installations, a 9/11 Memorial garden and … Continue reading

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Downtown grocery store coming

Not a traditional big-box kind of place, but this seems like a good fit for downtown. While it won’t be on the scale of a large grocery chain, local caterer Jerrell “Rusty” Powers is preparing to open a market at … Continue reading

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Upgrading Market Square

Market Square, the historic but largely overlooked park on the north end of downtown, is set to get a facelift. With the opening of Discovery Green and the Houston Pavilions, the south part of downtown Houston has been the center … Continue reading

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