In Case You Missed It: Top Buzz This Week

Sean and Taylor, pictured during their ride. Taylor waves energetically, despite the fact that he's already driven past that same Edloe St. building hundreds of times already.

Here’s a recap of some of our top stories this week, in case you missed it: 

Our New Normal: See stories from this week related to life under coronavirus quarantine, including:

• St. Agnes Academy faculty and staff had a surprise guest on their weekly Zoom call: JJ Watt. 
• Find a list of virtual concerts and events happening this month 
• Phase 1 of reopening Texas – Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, answers questions. 
• These dads raised money for the Houston Food Bank – by biking around West U Elementary for 100 miles.  
• Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston hosted their annual gala – virtually  
• Josh Erani tragically passed away at age 18. His former classmates gathered on Zoom for a virtual service in his honor, even though many had not seen him for years. 
• Houston Fire Department rescued a kitten.  
• Find a list of free online-learning courses. 
• The comfort of baking chocolate chip cookies. 

Hello, May: Our May issue hit mailboxes this week. See all May stories here, including this incredible story on Mandy Nathan’s heart-transplant journey. 

Virtual workout: Work out with us from home! Join The Buzz a free, one-hour workout via Zoom, Thurs., May 7, similar to the workouts The Buzz hosts with Pledge To Fitness at Evelyn’s Park. Register here. 

Name That Tune: Our new Facebook video series – Name That Tune! – continued this week. See Larry Ginsberg’s clip and read more about Larry and his passion for piano here. If you play an instrument and would like to submit a clip, email us at [email protected].

2020 Buzz Photo Contest: The deadline for our annual Buzz Photo Contest is May 15. This year, our grand prize winner will receive a trip for two to Telluride, Colo. The contest is open to amateur photographers only. See details and enter your photos here.

More Buzz: Have a story idea for us? Share your story idea here. Find all the buzz at thebuzzmagazines.com and sign up for Morning Buzz, our daily e-newsletter, to receive buzzworthy stories in your inbox. Morning Buzz always includes a “morning smile” video, like this one, to help start your morning off with a smile.