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George R. Brown welcomes college stores

Feb 25th, 2011 2:30 PM
Produced by the National Association of College Stores, CAMEX 2011 will fill the halls at the George R. Brown Convention Center Sunday through Tuesday. This is the higher education retailing ...

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Bracket Town: Awe Inspiring

Apr 1st, 2011 2:45 PM
Check out this stunning photo taken by Houston free-lance photographer Bruce Bennett at Thursday's opening to Bracket Town at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Six-year-old Darrel Anderson of Houston ...

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George R. Brown Convention Center

With 1.2 million sq. ft. of exhibition, meeting and registration space, the George R. Brown Convention Center is one of the 10 largest conference facilities in the U.S. It features ...

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Mock accident site downtown

May 3rd, 2010 1:15 PM
The corner of Clay and Chenevert, adjacent to the George R. Brown, is apparently the site of choice for mock accident drills. Today, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, which is ...

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Polk Street fire

May 11th, 2010 4:05 PM
A building fire broke out at midafternoon Tuesday at the corner of Polk and Chartres behind the George R. Brown Convention Center. Firefighters appeared to have the fire under control ...

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GRB earns LEED certification

Jun 15th, 2011 11:45 AM
The George R. Brown Convention Center learned on Tuesday that it has earned LEED Silver Certification for an existing building. This is a third-party validation that GRB operations are designed to ...

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Rico Patrols the GRB

Jul 18th, 2011 4:30 PM
We don't get many dogs in the house, but we did today during the Sherrifs Association of Texas Annual Training Conference, which runs through Wednesday at the George R. Brown Convention ...

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Senior Games under way

Jun 16th, 2011 4:35 PM
The 2011 Summer National  Senior Games officially begin tonight with the lighting of the flame cauldron at Discovery Green. Meanwhile, athletes spent Thursday checking in at the George R. Brown ...

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Italian Expo 2010 this weekend

May 21st, 2010 3:10 PM
The 2010 Italian Expo takes place this weekend at the George R. Brown to celebrate all things Italian. It is a luxury showcase of Italy's finest in business and culture, ...

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George R. Brown receives fresh coat of paint

Feb 23rd, 2011 11:35 AM
It takes a big drop cloth when you’re painting a building as big as the George R. Brown Convention Center. Contract crews began painting exterior structural steel this week as part ...

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Travel convention comes to GRB

Aug 6th, 2010 11:45 AM
The George R. Brown Convention Center will be hosting the prestigious 2010 National Business Travel Association’s International Convention & Exposition beginning Saturday and running through next Wednesday. More than 5,500 ...

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Girl Scouts honor George R. Brown CC

May 29th, 2012 3:24 PM
Houston Mayor Annise Parker recently accepted the Community Award presented by the local San Jacinto Council of the Girl Scouts of the USA. The local council recognized the GRB for ...

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GRB marks 25th anniversary

Sep 26th, 2012 4:00 PM
The George R. Brown Convention Center opened its doors 25 years ago today and these five employees – from left, Luther Villagomez, Anita Mendieta, Charmaine Pilgrim, Frank Randolph and Joey ...

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Who was George R. Brown?

May 6th, 2010 11:30 AM
Standing guard in Discovery Green, with his face fronting the park’s bisecting east-west sidewalk and his back to The Grove restaurant, is a statue of George R. Brown. It’s easy ...

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SW Food Expo Wrapping Up at GRB

Jun 29th, 2010 11:00 AM
The Southwest Food Service Expo continues through Tuesday, June 29, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Texas Restaurant Association is the show sponsor. The show is open only to ...

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Athens Hotel Suites

Family owned and operated, the Rainbow Inn and Studios is a small comfortable hotel designed for the person who is looking for an inexpensive suite with a full kitchen. It's ...

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Inn at the Ballpark

Inn at the Ballpark is across the street from Minute Maid Park and just steps from the business district and George R. Brown Convention Center. Designed around an American nostalgia ...

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Where's a tow truck when you need one?

Apr 30th, 2010 4:45 PM
When your car has broken down and you're stranded by the side of the road a tow truck operator is a welcome sight.  Today and Saturday, tow trucks of all ...

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Embassy Suites Welcomes First Guests

Feb 21st, 2011 4:06 PM
Houston's new downtown Embassy Suites hotel opened for business Monday with the arrival of its first guests. Alfonso and Maylo Flores of Laredo, Texas, checked in at 2:45 p.m. and ...

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Get all wet beneath the giant sprinkler

Jun 23rd, 2011 12:20 PM
There’s always something fun going at Discovery Green, aka "One of America’s Coolest City Parks." Beginning Friday at 11 a.m. and continuing through Sunday, the downtown park across the street ...

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