🌱 Alley Theatre Celebrates 75 Years + Houston Methodist Expands Care

Happy Sunday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know today in Houston.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 85 Low: 72.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Alley Theatre’s 75th anniversary celebration netted them a record $1.9 million. The gala was themed “An Evening at the Starlight Room,” and saluted board member and executive committee member at-large Beth Madison. (PaperCity Magazine)

2. COVID-19 mitigation safety measures are being suspended for city of Houston employees. "With many taking advantage of widely available vaccines, booster shots and the robust COVID-19 testing, our country and more importantly, our community has moved into a new phase of this pandemic," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said in the letter. (Fox 26 Houston)

3. Bond has been set for the man accused of shooting his 16-year-old step-daughter to death Friday morning in their Humble-area home. 60-year-old Van Brisbon waived his court appearance overnight as a judge set his bond at $1 million on a murder charge. (KHOU 11)

4. Kabab Guys, a new Indian-Pakistani restaurant, is now open in Sugar Land. The restaurant opened in early April at 10581 S. Hwy. 6, Sugar Land, the owner confirmed with Community Impact Newspaper. (Community Impact Newspaper)

5. Houston Methodist is expanding care to the residents of Kingwood, Atascocita, Humble and the surrounding areas with the recent opening of Houston Methodist Comprehensive Care Center in Kings Harbor. Services at the center include primary care, orthopedics and sports medicine, physical therapy, and more.(Patch)

Today in Houston:

• Walk For The Wild 5K at Houston Zoo. (7:00 AM)
• Uptown Park Spring Market at Medina Farmers Market. (11:00 AM)
• American Legends at Houston Parks and Recreation Department. (2:00 PM)
• Houston Symphony - Classical Concert. (2:30 PM)
• The Riot Presents "Current" with Patrick Eady and Chad Alexander. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• More than 1,000 people escaped a fire at a club in southwest Houston on Saturday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department. Around 3 a.m., firefighters say it was a chaotic scene as they tried to make entry into iClub Nightclub. (ABC 13)
• The Floor & Decor is coming to 26906 I-45 North. Oak Ridge North announced a May 5 grand opening date. (Community Impact Newspaper)
• Texas grocer H-E-B issued a voluntary recall this week of products containing the company's two-bite brownies after it learned the product may contain metal fragments. (San Antonio Patch)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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