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G’Day Houston! Two Aussies Bring Successful Global-Coffeeshop Concept to Montrose

Justin Giuffrada and Andrew Geisel of Citizens of Montrose

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN two young Aussies with burgeoning coffeeshops in New York endure the Covid pandemic? Houston gets its first Citizens Café. But there’s more to the story for co-owners Andrew Geisel and Justin Giuffrada — affable chaps who quickly fell in love with our city.

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After Helping Launch UH’s Med School in a Pandemic, Lall Insists ‘Healthcare is a Human Right'

Jhane Hoang

"WE'RE CALLING IT the Fauci Effect," says physician Bhavna Lall, describing the surge of incoming medical students since the pandemic began. Just last year, the University of Houston College of Medicine opened its doors, with a unique public-health mission and goal to improve primary care in underserved communities, accepting 30 students in its entering class. Now, with the pandemic showing the critical importance of just such missions and goals, those numbers are on the rise. It's a major accomplishment for the UH system, and part of an ambitious long-term plan to make the university one of the most prestigious in the country.

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