Crumb_TX Storefront 2016

Business Incubations

Small Business Incubation

Project Row Houses brings individuals together to apply creative solutions for getting things done, often with few resources. We actively work to create opportunities for artists and our neighbors.

PRH’s Incubation Program provides space, time, and/or mentorship for artists and creative entrepreneurs working in the early stages of project development. The incubation program afforded creative entrepreneurs the opportunity of operating within a close-knit community of artists and activists in addition to operating on a neighborhood level with members of the Third Ward community and beyond.

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3rd Ward Tours

3rd Ward Tours is a Black-owned bike rental service managed and operated by LetsdothisHouston, LLC. They offer various services such as group bike rides, LED bike rides, Bike & Brunch, fundraisers, birthday celebrations, and more.

All Real Radio 2503 Holman

All Real Radio (ARR), founded by local Houston artist and veteran radio personality ZIN, was created with the sole purpose of utilizing radio and video streaming technology to inform, educate and entertain a worldwide body of socially responsible individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic brackets.

Crumbville, TX Storefront 3409 Emancipation

Crumbville TX Storefront is the brick-and-mortar location of E-dub-a-licious Treats by Ella Russell. First featured in Round 43: Small Business/Big Change: Artists and Artrepreneurs, Crumbville provides baked goods with vegan alternatives as well as a space for the community to gather and celebrate life.

Crumbville TX is located on Emancipation at Delia’s Lounge. Crumbheads can pick up a range of cookies and Ella’s signature “stuffed cups” – cupcakes with a cookie base baked in.

Crumbville TX Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11a – 5:30p
Thursday: 11a – 5:30p
Friday: 11a – 4p or Sold Out
Saturday: 12p – 5p
Sunday: closed

Emancipation Economic Development Council (EEDC)

The Emancipation Economic Development Council (EEDC) is a collaborative of organized, informed and engaged faith-based organizations, nonprofits, community development corporations, businesses, local government entities and other stakeholders from the community. Their mission is to inspire hope and contribute to the revitalization and preservation of the Emancipation Park neighborhood of Third Ward toward the vision of a resilient, dynamic, and economically prosperous community where people live, work and thrive in a historically and culturally rich African American neighborhood. Their programming includes Emancipation Avenue Main Street, small business training, and a variety of resident engagement events.

Gulf Coast Cosmos Comicbook Co. 2306 Stuart

Gulf Coast Cosmos Comicbook Co. is a Houston-based retail store with a mission to expand the vibe of the comic book industry/culture for comic book lovers throughout the cosmos. As champions for diversity in comics, the store carries a wide range of materials and believes that comic books are for everyone!

Gulf Coast Cosmos Comicbook Co. Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11a-7p
Thursday: 11a-7p
Friday: 11a-7p
Saturday: 11a-7p
Sunday- 12-6p

Kindred Stories 2304 Stuart St

Kindred Stories was born of a love for reading and a passion for community. The Black-owned bookstore works to give kids and adults alike a space to explore the world of literary content and creative works fashioned by Black and Brown hands. Kindred Stories is committed to amplifying Black voices and bringing diverse stories from throughout the African diaspora to the Houston, TX community, providing well curated offerings to edify the swelling appetites for authentic stories as told by those who have lived them.

Kindred Stories Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11a-6p
Thursday: 11a-6p
Friday: 11a-6p
Saturday: 11a-6p
Sunday: 11a-6p

Ujima Residents Resource House/Sankofa Research Institute 2501 Holman

Ujima Residents Resource House is a partnership between Sankofa Research Institute and the Emancipation Economic Development Council. Ujima, which means collective work and responsibility, offers a creative and stimulating space for residents to come together, mobilize and begin accessing opportunities. Through Ujima, SRI and the EEDC will work “to build and maintain our community together and to make our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems, and to solve them together.”

Ujima, now home to Sankofa Research Institute, aims to assist in protecting vulnerable residents from displacement; promoting social and political integration of economically marginalized residents; and supporting the social mobility of economically-disadvantaged residents.

Sankofa Research Institute is a community-centered research institute that unifies residents of communities with professional researchers and community leaders in order to mobilize positive social change.

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NuWaters Food Co-op | 2014-2016

NuWaters Co-op was a member-owned and operated retail food market that made a difference in the Third Ward community. NuWaters was located at the Historic Eldorado Ballroom building at 2320 Elgin Street and was open seven days a week from 9 am to 4 pm.

OUR HOUSE | 2014-2016 Sub Heading

Our House was a Project Row Houses (PRH) incubation facilitated by Teaching Artist in Residence PK McCary. Our House was a place where artists could enhance their art to sell at the monthly PRH Third Ward Community Market, developing and enhancing their artistic products, while also creating revenue streams for themselves.