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Good morning, Houston. It's always nice to see our fair city get some love from outside — so we were happy to hear that Lester Holt and a crew from the Today show were in town filming yesterday for the show's "Cities They Love" segment. The point of "Cities They Love" is to showcase off-the-beaten-path attractions, so Today visited the Beer Can House, took a ride along Buffalo Bayou and checked in at the...

A month ago, we were excited that the city agreed to pitch in $9.2 million to help save 11th Street Park in Timbergrove Manor from destruction. The deal is far from over, though: if the 3.5 million-dollar loan from Amegy Bank to the Houston Parks Board isn’t paid off in the next 12 months, a fourth of the park will be available to developers.

Last month, we were hopeful that the city would agree to purchase part of the 11th Street Park in northwest Houston took save it from developers. Fortunately for the nearby residents, and Houston as a whole, the city agreed yesterday to secure the park for $9.2 million. The city is providing a little less than half of the funds for the park; the other money comes from Amegy Bank, the park board, and community fundraisers....

A couple of months ago, the 11th Street park was in danger of being sold to private investors, to be used, most likely, for residential development. There now seems to be a silver lining: Houston city council has approved an agreement that will hopefully result in the city purchasing the park from HISD, which is ready to unload the property.