Zachary McKenzie’s Journalist Portfolio

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Playbill - Sarah Bowden of A CHORUS LINE

Playbill - Sarah Bowden of A CHORUS LINE

Healthcare Executive — Artist profile on Sarah Bowden, aka "Cassie" in the Theatre Under The Stars production of A CHORUS LINE.

Playbill - Raven Justine Troup of SPRING AWAKENING

Playbill - Raven Justine Troup of SPRING AWAKENING

Healthcare Executive — Artist profile on Raven Justine Troup, aka "Ilse" in the Theatre Under The Stars production of SPRING AWAKENING.

'Kind' Hearts - Houston CityBook

'Kind' Hearts - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — A larger-than-life Christmas tree shines brightly in front of City Hall; families ice skate hand-in-hand in the center of the Galleria; high schoolers dart to River Oaks to snap the perfect Instagram pic under tree lights. These scenes are emblematic of the holidays in Houston.

Draw Deal - Houston CityBook

Draw Deal - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — Artist, illustrator and comics-maker Sarah Welch epitomizes the idiom "everything's bigger in Texas" in her work: Downtown denizens may have noticed her epic, billboard-sized illustration on Main, depicting travelers reading on a train. Welch also soars with her newest installation, a 27-foot-wide South Texas landscape triptych in IAH's Terminal C.

Mind the Gap! - Houston CityBook

Mind the Gap! - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — It's a Tuesday evening, after-hours, and a group of artists in Spring Valley Village are hard at work. Amy, a soft-spoken artist with Down syndrome who entered the wide-open space wearing fresh red lipstick, is carefully assembling a whimsical, 3D sculpture made of found objects.

Walk for Mental Health Awareness in Houston on October 12

Walk for Mental Health Awareness in Houston on October 12

OutSmart Magazine — Standing in front of news cameras less than 24 hours after 31 people were murdered by acts of gun violence in El Paso and Dayton, President Donald Trump suggested that those vile acts were due, in large part, to mental illness. "Mental illness and hatred pull the trigger, not the gun," Trump stated on live television.

High Notes - Houston CityBook

High Notes - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — Donning a knee-length pink dress, glasses and a super-short blonde hairdo, Houston native Christina Wells - a registered nurse and single mom - gripped her microphone and stared out into the crowd. Chasing a childhood dream she had all but written off, the singer breathed nervously into the microphone, nodding her head as if to reassure herself - "I've got this" - and then letting loose.

The Equalizer - Houston CityBook

The Equalizer - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — Houston has its fair share of churches - mega ones, hipster ones, ones held in coffee shops or at schools. Cameron Dezen Hammon knows the scene all too well, and this month, the writer releases her memoir on the subject, This Is My Body. She'll appear on Oct.

Aspire to Inspire - Houston CityBook

Aspire to Inspire - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — Custom beaded necklaces, engravedleather keychains and gifts galore! These items weren't created by high-end jewelers or lifelong craftsmen, but by the talented artisans at Aspire Accessories, a program of local nonprofit Social Motion Skills that trains and enables individuals with autism and other special needs to learn transferable job skills and earn a living wage.

Sparking Joy - Houston CityBook

Sparking Joy - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — Upon entering the new JoyCare Pediatric Day Health Center in Gulfton, it's easy to see why "joy" is included in the name. The big, open play area is flooded with sunlight as children, ranging from newborn to age 20, play on multicolored floor mats, scoot along on toy cars, and write on the dry-erase walls that line the space.

Human Nature - Houston CityBook

Human Nature - Houston CityBook

Houston CityBook — James Baldwin once wrote, "A society must assume that it is stable, but the artist must know, and he must let us know, that there is nothing stable under heaven." The author is a favorite of local painter Lanecia Rouse Tinsley. December marked five years since Tinsley and her partner, Cleve, lost their daughter, AJ, prematurely.