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How the "Derecho" and "Beryl" affirmed my faith in cohousing
When this year’s Derecho and Beryl came barreling into Houston I realized that a community sharing resources and support was everything.
Margie Ortega
Aug 25, 20244 min read
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Setting down roots in the East End
The East End is a happening place, lots of coffee shops, restaurants and whatnot. It is also a very welcoming place, we are finding it...
Jan Van Lohuizen
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Designed for Community
Last week the Pritzker prize for architecture was awarded to Riken Yamamoto for his focus on "multiplying opportunities for people to...
Jan Van Lohuizen
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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A formula for combating loneliness
Our member Nancy McCormick won a Toastmasters award for this speech about cohousing. We knew you would want to read it! Remember the...
Nancy McCormick
Mar 13, 20243 min read
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Geocache update
The topic of a previous post was the high ratings our geocache gets. Our cache has been included in a price of geo-art produced by...
Jan Van Lohuizen
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Little Free Library
You've probably seen these, but maybe didn't notice them: Little Free Libraries. Find out more about these here. This is ours: When you...
Jan Van Lohuizen
Jan 23, 20241 min read
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Exploring Houston's Botanical Gardens near our site
Did you know this former golf course now attracts salsa dancers, yoga enthusiasts, cooking afficionados and much more?
Nancy McCormick
Aug 11, 20232 min read
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First Cohousing Community in Texas Breaks Ground in East End Houston - PRESS RELEASE
Houston Press Release:
Development to Focus on Community Connection and Sustainability
CoHousing Houston
Jan 4, 20224 min read
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Disaster-free neighborliness
People often ask me why I want to move into cohousing. If they have no idea what cohousing is they assume I’m having a mid-life (well…...
Lynn Morstead
May 25, 20212 min read
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The "three reasons why" email
Hi all, It was so nice to meet all of you today! I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer but I hope you were able to get a good feel for what...
ksoika
May 25, 20212 min read
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Teardrop Tea with our Youngest Cohouser
As the saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child”, and sometimes kids need to vent to a trusted adult other than a parent. One of...
CoHo-Lynn Morstead
Apr 4, 20211 min read
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In the news
A February interview with our member and architect, Kathleen English, was a great way for Houstonia Magazine readers to learn about...
Kelli Soika
Feb 12, 20211 min read
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Not a Box/ Not a Lot
If you were around kids in the early aughts, you probably ran across the book, Not a Box. In it, a line-drawn bunny approaches an empty...
Kelli Soika
Jan 28, 20213 min read
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Stickiness
I used to believe that close family and decades-old friendships stood solid and unmovable in the social landscape of my life. We were a...
Lynn Morstead
Jan 21, 20212 min read
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Meeting Neighbors as Friends
Have you ever met someone and feel like they’ve been a friend you should have had for your whole life but only met this minute? That is...
CoHo-Lynn Morstead
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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Gumbo Therapy
Grief hit me hard this year, the first Christmas during this pandemic. While I knew that grieving is not linear, I didn’t realize how...
Susan Daniels
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Are Cohousing Communities the Next Housing Trend in Texas?
ProBuilder -By bernardbodo | March 5, 2020 Cohousing has come to Texas. Communal-living hopefuls from CoHousing Houston signed a contract...
CoHo-Lynn Morstead
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Opinion: Designing togetherness during a pandemic? Cohousing groups say shared community a lifeline.
Houston Chronicle - By Torie Ludwin Sep. 26, 2020 Kelli Soika knows the value of a great neighbor. Her old neighbors were the kind of...
CoHo-Lynn Morstead
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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From Act of Faith to Beacon of Hope
It’s Monday morning and we’re on a high from a weekend-long collaborative design workshop. Guided by a professional facilitator, our...
CoHo-Lynn Morstead
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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