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Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief

Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief

Tyess Korsmo moved to Sharpstown in 2019 to earn his Master of Liberal Arts at HCU, where he now teaches English and history. He also teaches English in a maximum-security prison.

Is This the Most Confusing Intersection in Southwest Houston? Public Works Has Three Ideas to Redesign It

Is This the Most Confusing Intersection in Southwest Houston? Public Works Has Three Ideas to Redesign It

Ever exit 59, drive east on Bissonnet, and suddenly end up on S Braeswood without knowing why? The intersection of Bissonnet and S Braeswood has a reputation for confusion. The streets run separately on the east side of 59 until they join just before the freeway, becoming one. Drivers who

TIRZ #20 Gathering Funds to Build a Community Park and More on the East Edge of Sharpstown

TIRZ #20 Gathering Funds to Build a Community Park and More on the East Edge of Sharpstown

East Sharpstown hosts a government services hub that has been dubbed a "civic core" because of how many Sharpstown and Gulfton residents—especially recent immigrants and refugees—take advantage of the services that it offers. The Southwest Multi-Services Center just west of Hillcroft is a major part of

The Future of Burnett Bayland Park: Harris County Unveils New Master Plan

The Future of Burnett Bayland Park: Harris County Unveils New Master Plan

Around nine years ago, Maria Hernandez decided to do something about the garbage in Gulfton's only park. Burnett Bayland was "total trash," she said. So she and about ten to twelve other local moms banded together to clean up their park, forming what would eventually become

METRO Chair Reaffirms Gulfton Corridor BRT Project, Touts Microtransit

METRO Chair Reaffirms Gulfton Corridor BRT Project, Touts Microtransit

Updated 7/23/24. The future of METRO's controversial Gulfton Corridor BRT (bus rapid transit) plan had been called into question when METRO pulled the project from its website two months ago and said that all three of its BRT projects were under review. METRO postponed the University

Where to Find Info on Houston Cooling and Distribution Centers Open July 13 and Onward

Where to Find Info on Houston Cooling and Distribution Centers Open July 13 and Onward

Still waiting for power? Need somewhere to cool off or replace the food that spoiled in your refrigerator? For the latest information on open cooling centers, libraries, and distribution sites, visit the new resource map created by the City of Houston's Office of Emergency Management. Just click your

Los centros de enfriamiento, bibliotecas y sitios de distribución del suroeste de Houston abren el 12 de julio

Los centros de enfriamiento, bibliotecas y sitios de distribución del suroeste de Houston abren el 12 de julio

Read in English Mientras aproximadamente 875,000 clientes de CenterPoint del área de Houston esperan electricidad, el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitió otro aviso de calor para Houston, pronosticando un índice de calor de hasta 106 el viernes. Si está atrapado en el suroeste de Houston sin aire acondicionado, comida o

Hot Houstonians Take Refuge at Sharpstown's Bayland Cooling Center

Hot Houstonians Take Refuge at Sharpstown's Bayland Cooling Center

A pile of charging phones, battery packs, and a laptop sat on the table in front of Calvin and Rebekkah Bratton as their three grandchildren watched Toy Story on a television in the main room of Bayland Community Center. They had come all the way to Sharpstown because there were