FOURTH WARD

Residents of Houston’s first historically Black community, founded by ex-slaves, notched a victory this month in a debate over redistricting the city’s 11 council districts.

The African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston.

A man is dead after he was stabbed in the neck by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in Fourth Ward Thursday, police said.

A decomposing body has been discovered in the backyard of a home in Montrose, police say.

A historic home in the Freedmen’s Town community is at risk of demolition.

This couple moved here during the pandemic, and it’s full of all the charm and whimsy you’d expect from a place built in 1820.

HOUSTON – Two men were fatally shot in Houston’s Fourth Ward Tuesday night, according to the Houston Police Department. On arrival, units located a male shooting victim, HPD homicide detectives said in a release. While en route to the scene at Bluebonnet Place Circle, HPD officers received reports of a second shooting scene nearby at 1100 West Gray Street. Additional HPD officers responded and found a male shooting victim inside a vehicle. Investigators determined the two cases were related and that the original shooting scene was in the 900 block of Lamb Street.

As Frank and Mattie Jones walked down Andrews Street in Fourth Ward one day in 1959, Mattie turned to Frank and said “This is it.” Little did they know they legacy those three words would bring to Houston.

As he was driving away, he was shot multiple times by an unknown person and hit by another car in the parking lot.One witness said a woman at the scene who claimed to be Brown's cousin performed CPR on him. "I saw them put him in an ambulance, and then after that, that's when the cops were holding the cousin down, and she was just yelling at the cops, telling them, 'Hey, I could have saved his life. He had a pulse. You guys stopped me from what I was was doing,'" the witness said.It wasn't known how many shots were fired or how many people were hit.A spokesperson for Seaside Lounge released the following statement about the shooting:The suspect got away. Anyone with information is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

HOUSTON – One person was killed Sunday night in a shooting outside the Seaside Lounge in Houston’s Fourth Ward. Seaside Lounge has released a statement about the incident:“Seaside Lounge is saddened to hear about the incident of shooting across the street from where our establishment is located. Although the incident did not take place inside our venue, we will not take an incident such as this lightly. We at Seaside Lounge view ourselves as a neighborhood venue and absolutely does not condone any kind of violence whatsoever. We are also in full compliance with the Houston Police Department and support their investigation of this heinous offense.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man was killed Sunday night in a shooting at a popular Fourth Ward night spot, authorities said.It happened sometime after 8 p.m. at the Seaside Lounge in the 700 block of West Dallas St.Houston police mounted a massive response to the restaurant, closing down nearby streets as they looked for answers.Witnesses at the scene say there was an argument in the bar that carried out onto the street, where shots were fired.They say the man got into his car after getting shot, hitting another car in the parking lot in the process.One witness said a woman at the scene who claimed to be the victim's cousin performed CPR on him. "I saw them put him in an ambulance, and then after that, that's when the cops were holding the cousin down, and she was just yelling at the cops, telling them, 'Hey, I could have saved his life. He had a pulse. You guys stopped me from what I was was doing,'" the witness said.It wasn't known how many shots were fired or how many people were hit.Police haven't identified the victim or a suspect.

Man fatally shot outside Fourth Ward nightclubA man was fatally shot Sunday outside a Fourth Ward night club, according to police. A man was fatally shot Sunday outside a Fourth Ward night club, according to police. Photo: OnScene TV Photo: OnScene TV Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Man fatally shot outside Fourth Ward nightclub 1 / 7 Back to GalleryA man was killed Sunday outside a night club in Houstons Fourth Ward, according to police. Houston police and firefighters responded to the shooting around 8 p.m. outside the Seaside Lounge in the 700 block of West Dallas. They performed CPR on a man with gunshot wounds, but he eventually died from his injuries on the scene, police said.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- At least one person was killed Sunday night in a shooting at a popular Fourth Ward night spot, authorities said.It happened sometime after 8 p.m. at the Seaside Lounge in the 700 block of West Dallas St.Houston police mounted a massive response to the restaurant, closing down nearby streets as they looked for answers.It wasn't known how many shots were fired or how many people were hit.This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Fourth Ward, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Oporto Fooding House & WinePhoto: tori a./YelpTopping the list is wine bar and Portuguese spot Oporto Fooding House & Wine, which offers tapas and more. Oporto Fooding House & Wine serves up tapas-style dishes, charcuterie, bar bites, salad and meats. Caf PotesPhoto: kathleen m./YelpBreakfast and brunch and French spot Caf Potes, which offers coffee and tea and more, is another top choice. (Here's the entire Le Gouter tea menu.)

The fresh arrival to the Fourth Ward, called Seaside Lounge, is located at 702 W. Dallas St.Seaside Lounge is a restaurant, cocktail bar venue that features nightly "soirees" and live DJs. The space offers internationally inspired menus that highlight seafood and other meats, as well as handcrafted cocktails. The seasonal menu features crab cakes, coconut shrimp, lobster mac and cheese, steak, pork ribs and seafood gumbo. Seaside Lounge has received mixed reviews thus far, with a 2.5-star rating out of 15 reviews on Yelp, but it's still early days. Head on over to check it out: Seaside Lounge is open from 4 p.m.midnight on Monday and Tuesday, 4 p.m.2 a.m. on Wednesday-Friday and 11 a.m.2 a.m. on weekends.