Houston’s First Ward is flourishing, but not without some friction

Houston Chronicle
By: Claudia Feldman | April 23, 2014 | Updated: June 11, 2014 5:52pm

Dominic Yap, who is buying old homes in the First Ward but remodeling them instead of tearing them down, shows Gloria Perez the house she sold him. Yap renovated the interior and painted the exterior a sunny yellow.