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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hilton Americas-Houston

This 1200-room hotel is Houston's largest convention hotel and is connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center. Over 91,000 square feet of flexible meeting space including a 40,000 square ...

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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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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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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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GRB lowdown from GRB newsTrak

Sep 28th, 2011 4:30 PM
The latest edition of GRB newsTrak, the electronic newsletter for the George R. Brown Convention Center, is now out in the digital world. The new issue addresses a master plan being ...

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Four Seasons Hotel

The Four Seasons Hotel is located across the street from The Shops at Houston Center and three blocks from the George R. Brown Convention Center and Toyota Center. The hotel includes 399 ...

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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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Holiday Inn Express

The Holiday Inn Express is conveniently located two blocks from the George R. Brown Convention Center and the site of downtown’s Toyota Center. The 57,000-square-foot hotel has 114 rooms. The ...

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Senior Games Cauldron Ready

Jun 14th, 2011 10:30 AM
The 2011 Summer National Senior Games begin Thursday and run through June 30 at multiple locations in Houston. Many of the events for athletes 50 and older will take place ...

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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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