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Maggie Gordon
Maggie Gordon is the Landing's senior storyteller who has worked at newspapers across the country, including the Stamford Advocate and the Houston Chronicle. She has covered everything from the hedge fund industry and education to craft beer and alligator hunting. No matter the topic, Maggie’s favorite stories combine quirky characters, adventure and humanity. Bonus points if she can find a love story. Maggie grew up on a cow farm in upstate New York, and graduated from nearby Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. These days you can find her at her home in Houston’s East End – or on Twitter.
Posted inEducation
The Montrose library has been closed beyond 30-day limit. Why does the city still own it?
Houston Public Library holds one event every 30 days at the former Freed-Montrose branch to avoid giving ownership to the University of St. Thomas.
Posted inAround the Region
Her Make-A-Wish dream? Plant 1,000 trees across Houston and watch hope grow from the dirt.
When Aria Momin watched trees fall at her Sugar Land home during Hurricane Beryl, she dreamed of bringing them back. Now she is, with Make-A-Wish.
Posted inAround the Region
Houston is experiencing a ‘reading renaissance’ as small bookstores open across the city
Houstonians’ desire to shop local and an emphasis on representation have created a perfect market for small bookstores.
Posted inHealth
More than 60K Harris County babies are too young for measles vaccines, worrying parents
As the measles continues to spread in West Texas, Houston parents worry about infants’ lack of vaccines and what that could mean for children’s health
Posted inInvestigations
Residents in limbo as environmental complaints stall East End affordable housing project
The project has been beset by environmental issues and developers who oppose the addition of a low-income complex in the gentrifying neighborhood.
Posted inInvestigations
Environmental concerns or NIMBY: What’s driving developers’ opposition to 800 Middle?
The Houston Housing Authority blames the opposition on NIMBYism. A pair of developers insist their concern is for the residents who would live there.
Posted inArts & Culture
They were strangers both living inside the Loop. Until a knitting project wove them together.
Bonnie Blumberg has always known her mother was creative and kind. When Blumberg was growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70s, her mom — Janice Goldstein — always volunteered to sew costumes for the class plays. And not just Blumberg’s costume: Goldstein would make them for the entire class, sewing and knitting into the wee […]
Posted inPolitics & Government
Whitmire asks Houston Housing Authority to halt move-in at East End housing complex
Mayor John Whitmire asked Houston’s housing authority to halt move-ins at an affordable housing complex until further environmental testing is done.
Posted inHealth
As Beryl left millions in the dark, a network of moms stepped in to help feed Houston babies
When Alexandra Luttrell-Freeman lost power at her home in Spring during Hurricane Beryl, her mind instantly went to her two freezers. Stashed inside was 1,600 ounces of breastmilk, which she has been dutifully pumping since the birth of her daughter, eight months ago. She began counting down: In 48 hours, the freezer would hit its […]