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A Shumard Oak was planted Feb. 10 on the esplanade at West 18th Street and Seamist Drive. The tree serves as a memorial to Houston Arson Bureau investigator Lemuel Bruce, who was killed in the line of duty in the neighborhood in October. As the tree was dedicated, a couple dozen men and women from the Houston Fire Department joined as support, including Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena, Assistant Chief Michelle McLeod, Fire Marshal Assistant Chief Alfredo Martinez, Chief Investigator Alison Stein and many from the arson bureau. Bruce's widow, Rachel, also attended. “This is a living tribut...

A grief-stricken Houston Fire Department fondly looked back at the life of Lemuel "DJ" Bruce, who had died while pursuing an arson suspect. Lemuel was scheduled to be off that night, but his wife said he was determined to solve the case he was leading. It was an investigation into a serial arsonist setting fires in the Heights area. Rachel said she and her husband went back and forth about whether or not he should go in to work. They finally decided it would be okay to work the shift, which was scheduled to start at 12 a.m. and end at 6 a.m.

While many of us will likely want to forget as much about 2020 as possible the moment the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, it wasn’t all bad. In

Houston's bravest heat up this year's hottest society stories Houston's bravest heat up this year's hottest society stories Houston's bravest strike a scorching pose at the Red Hot Gala. Photo by Michelle Watson Editor’s note: During its busiest seasons, Houston’s society set was forced to deftly pivot this year, with many organizations hosting virtual events instead of in-person fêtes. While these virtual affairs admirably captured the soiree spirit (folks happily donned their formalwear at home in front of their computers), nothing quite beats the real thing.  So, it was with a sen...