Apr 12, 2023 | Media
Houston Chronicle – April 12, 2023 by Ana Khan This week, join hundreds of Dome-lovers and fans for a race around the iconic Astrodome, learn about endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico at the Hatchling Hustle 5K run and support brain cancer research and...
Mar 30, 2023 | Media
Houston Public Media – March 30, 2023 by Adam Zuvanich The NCAA Men’s Final Four has the national spotlight on Houston and NRG Park, where the historic domed stadium sits unused. What’s next for the Astrodome? In short, not much at all. The world’s first...
Apr 10, 2021 | Media
Houston Chronicle – April 10, 2021 by Dylan McGuinness Some 200 supporters of the Astrodome trekked to the Houston relic Saturday for a 5K run, raising funds for the building’s conservancy and exchanging memories of the old Astros games and landmark events it...
Feb 18, 2018 | Media
Houston Chronicle – February 18, 2018 by Lisa Falkenberg Tone deaf. That’s the term Paul Bettencourt – Republican state senator and self-appointed fiscal hawk over all things government – used to describe Harris County’s decision last week to...
Feb 10, 2017 | Media
Houston Chronicle – February 10, 2017 by Molly Glentzer What if the Astrodome roof held the world’s biggest media installation? Think of it: The exquisite circular geometry of that five-acre pie of more than 4,000 translucent skylights could hold an...
Jan 27, 2017 | Media
Houston Chronicle – January 27, 2017 By Gabrielle Banks The aging behemoth billed as the Eighth Wonder of the World has joined the revered ranks of the Alamo and State Capitol as an honored historical site. Just days before a crowd of more than 70,000 files past...
