Greensheet
Encyclopedia
Greensheet is a local community newspaper based in Houston, Texas
with local offices in Houston, Texas
, Dallas, Texas
, Ft. Worth, Texas and Austin, Texas
. The newspaper was founded in March 1970. Greensheet currently has 20 print editions in Texas. 12 in Houston, Texas; 4 in Dallas, Texas
; 3 in Fort Worth, Texas
; and 1 in Austin, Texas
. Greensheet also provides an online marketplace offering free classified ads for buyers and sellers at http://www.thegreensheet.com.
Greensheet is a family owned business which began in March 1970 in a small office at Kirby and Southwest Freeway, by Helen Gordon. Helen semi-retired in 1994 and fully retired in 1995, and since then has done oil portraits (she has been painting since she was young and is quite accomplished). She also continues playing the piano which she takes great pleasure in.
The newspaper is currently run by Kathy Douglass, who is ranked number nine in the Top Ten Woman-Owned Businesses by the Houston Business Journal. http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/houston/content/feature/item.html
Greensheet is also known for their non-profit organization, the Greensheet Education Foundation which is dedicated to promoting literacy
and writing skills among children K-12 in Texas and Arizona.
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
with local offices in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Ft. Worth, Texas and Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. The newspaper was founded in March 1970. Greensheet currently has 20 print editions in Texas. 12 in Houston, Texas; 4 in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
; 3 in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
; and 1 in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. Greensheet also provides an online marketplace offering free classified ads for buyers and sellers at http://www.thegreensheet.com.
Greensheet is a family owned business which began in March 1970 in a small office at Kirby and Southwest Freeway, by Helen Gordon. Helen semi-retired in 1994 and fully retired in 1995, and since then has done oil portraits (she has been painting since she was young and is quite accomplished). She also continues playing the piano which she takes great pleasure in.
The newspaper is currently run by Kathy Douglass, who is ranked number nine in the Top Ten Woman-Owned Businesses by the Houston Business Journal. http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/houston/content/feature/item.html
Greensheet is also known for their non-profit organization, the Greensheet Education Foundation which is dedicated to promoting literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
and writing skills among children K-12 in Texas and Arizona.