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    Longtime volunteer reflects

    Houston ranks No. 1 in baby love: The country's top March of Dimes eventcelebrates 40 years & two billion raised

    Fayza A. Elmostehi
    Apr 30, 2011 | 3:58 pm
    • This year, the March of Dimes' March for Babies is expected to bring over 30,000participants.
      Photo by David Postma
    • Houston's March of Dimes ambassador family, Loriana Morris, Jake Decker,daughter Jocelyn, and their twin boys Wesley and Gabriel, relied on help fromthe March of Dimes when the twin boys were born premature.
      Photo by Jaime Collier
    • Loriana was diagnosed with Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome at 24 weeks, andWesley and Gabriel were born prematurely at 33 weeks.

    We may not have scored ourselves a space shuttle. Nor did we make the (arbitrary) urban cut for caring about the environment. But when our town raised more than three million to help babies born sick or too soon in one event — which ranks it No. 1 in the nation — ahem, it puts it all in perspective.

    On Sunday, the March of Dimes will host the annual March for Babies fundraising event for the 40th time in Houston. This five-mile walk will start and end at the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium, and is expected to draw more than 30,000 marchers. Last year's event earned the distinction as the No. 1 March of Dimes event in the nation in terms of participants and money raised — and organizers expect to raise another record $3.2 million this year.

    That would push H-Town's March of Babes contribution to more than two billion in the 40 years of the event.

    Baby, Houston's come a long way.

    March for Babies volunteer logistics coordinator Bobby Holloway, a member of the Centerpoint Energy team, has been a volunteer for the Houston event for the last 25 years. "I remember when we collected dimes and put them in the slots in cardboard boxes," he says.

    "The event and number of teams has expanded significantly since I began volunteering," Holloway continues. "Twenty five years ago, there were about 15,000 walkers and it was held at Rice. But we outgrew Rice, and now we're at UH."

    This year, the fundraising walk is only the beginning of the party. Other festivities include a rock wall, an inflatable bounce house, and arts, crafts, and refreshments galore.

    Maybe we'll never win in an irritability contest. Maybe we're the perpetual runner up to Chicago in areas like corporate expansion.

    But where it counts, our city knows how to pack a powerful, life-saving punch.

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    Is Houston worth it?

    Houston is one of America's most overpriced cities, study finds

    John Egan
    Jul 8, 2025 | 9:30 am
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    In what may come as a surprise to some local residents, a new study ranks Houston among the 10 most overpriced cities in America.

    The study, conducted by Highland Cabinetry, compares cities across key metrics, including cost of living, real estate prices, income, safety, traffic, pollution, and unemployment. After crunching the data, researchers assigned a score to each city, with 100 being the worst score.

    Houston ranks eighth in the study with a score of 87.1.

    “Real estate is more affordable here at $3,467 per square foot, but the city struggles with heavy pollution and underwhelming income levels,” the study says of Houston. “Safety here beats Detroit and Chicago, but it’s still lower than in NYC or Los Angeles.”

    Newark, New Jersey, comes in at No. 1, followed by New York City and Los Angeles. Rankings weren’t available for Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, or San Antonio.

    “Cost of living alone doesn’t define the value of a city. What our data shows is that several high-cost urban areas come with serious trade-offs, whether it’s long commutes, safety issues, or environmental stress,” according to Highland Cabinetry. “For many residents, the price tag isn’t the only consideration; it’s what that money gets you. And in many cases, the return on investment just isn’t there.”

    Here's the full list:

    1. Newark, New Jersey
    2. New York, New York
    3. Los Angeles, California
    4. Detroit, Michigan
    5. Wilmington, Delaware
    6. Washington, D.C.
    7. Chicago, Illinois
    8. Houston, Texas
    9. San Francisco, California
    10. Miami, Florida
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