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March Madness

Survey: the Great Neighborhood Showdown of 2018

Vote for what you think is the best neighborhood in Houston—inside and outside the Beltway.

01/19/2018 By Houstonia Staff

Brrrr

Houston Discovers Ice Is Much Less Fun Than Snow

Freezing precipitation is expected to muck up roads and sidewalks all day long.

01/16/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Greener and Greener

Houston, Get Excited: You'll Be Able to Recycle Plastic Bags and Glass Soon

Well, in about a year.

01/10/2018 By Nicki Koetting

Harvey Fallout

FEMA Might Pay to Rebuild Churches Post-Harvey After All

A policy change could mean religious organizations will have access to federal disaster relief funds.

01/04/2018 By Dianna Wray

Year In Review

10 News Stories Y'all Really Liked in 2017

And no, they're not all about Harvey.

12/29/2017 By Nicki Koetting

News

Meet the Four Texans Fighting for the Air We Breathe

If you smell something, say something.

12/29/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

Why Did Trump Sign the Wall at NRG Center?

And is his signature still there?

12/29/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

Winter Is For the Birds. Specifically, Purple Martins.

When they arrive this month, the North American swallow needs to be cared for by Houston "landlords."

12/29/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Good Will to Men

A Tale of Christmas Furniture

Thanks to Mattress Mack, one family is closer to rebuilding after Harvey.

12/28/2017 By Abby Ledoux

Holiday Thievery

'Tis The Season For... Wallet and Purse Snatching?

At a Target in December, I got robbed in the Christmas section.

12/22/2017 With Gwendolyn Knapp

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Frozen Over

Photos: Snow! In Houston!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in Texas.

12/08/2017 Photography by Houstonia Staff

Holy Mother

It Snowed and We Are Beside Ourselves

Go outside! Right now! Before it melts!

12/08/2017 By Catherine Matusow

Ice House

Russia Also Tried Meddling In... the Texas Secession Movement?

We get the story behind a Russia-created Facebook page called "Heart of Texas."

12/04/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Ice House

An Ode to the 2017 Houston Astros

This year, the stories of a city and its team became intertwined.

12/04/2017 By Scott Vogel

Ice House

Where Are Houston's Weather Balloons?

They do help with more accurate forecasts, but we don't have any.

12/04/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

Those Inflatable Tube Men That You See In Front Of Houston Businesses Are Illegal. Why?

And why are they still everywhere?

12/04/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Neighborhood Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Sugar Land

We're sweet on the former sugar capital turned booming community.

11/17/2017 By Houstonia Staff

New Territory, Literally

Sugar Land Annexes Two Communities, Grows Even More

As of December 12, Greatwood and New Territory will officially be part of Sugar Land.

11/17/2017 By Nicki Koetting

Let the Booze Flow

The Heights Is Dry No Longer

Heights restaurateurs and bar owners are cheering as the measure to disband the Heights' historic dry area passes by a wide margin.

11/08/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Slice of Life

30 Years Later, Photographs of Houston's Fourth Ward Are a Window Through Time

The historic African American neighborhood has been heavily gentrified, making these 1987 images artifacts of a different era.

11/07/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

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