East End Stories

Forty-five students from Furr High School and volunteers braved the chilly weather and began installing a native plant garden at the intersection of Lockwood and Harrisburg in the East End on Wednesday, November 12. Previously covered in concrete and turf grass, the 200' by 30' space will be planted with native trees and plants that…

A tomato as big as my hand hides under leafy green as I look at the derelict industrial buildings in the backdrop. The healthy-looking rows of vegetables, herbs and fruit trees are a vision of agricultural green in the heart of the city.