Eric Harland

Now Voyager

HSPVA alumnus Eric Harland returns to Houston with his acclaimed jazz quintet.

03/23/2013 By Justin Mitchell

Forrest Bess

The Van Gogh of Bay City

Thirty-five years after his death, a visionary Gulf Coast painter gets his Menil retrospective

03/23/2013 By Michael Hardy

Ice House

Let the Dolls Out

Stages Repertory Theatre mounts a modern adaptation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.

03/14/2013 By Michael Hardy

Cocktails

Whiskey 101

Pinehurst's Yellow Rose Distilling brings us homegrown bourbon cocktails.

03/21/2013 By Phaedra Cook

Texas Eats

Do-It-Yourself Crawfish Boil

A backyard crawfish boil is easy if you have the right equipment.

03/21/2013 By Robb Walsh

Now Let's Eat!

Welcome to Gastronaut

To boldly go where no one has eaten lunch lately

03/20/2013 By Robb Walsh

On the Table

Va Va Veuve

You’ve come a long way, Tony’s

03/15/2013 By Robb Walsh

Houstonia BBQ

The 10 Best Barbecue Joints in Houstonia

Barbecue expert J.C. Reid lists 10 of his favorite barbecue spots.

03/15/2013 By J.C. Reid

Houstonia BBQ

Old-Time Community Barbecues

The open-pit tradition of Austin Colony lives on.

03/15/2013 By Robb Walsh

BBQ

Of Pork and Preachers

Around here, barbecue and religion go hand in hand.

03/15/2013 By Robb Walsh Photography by O. Rufus Lovett

A scientific comparison

Donut Showdown: Dunkin’ vs. Shipley

Junk food juggernaut Dunkin' Donuts thinks it can just saunter into town. How does local mainstay Shipleys match up?

03/14/2013 By Robb Walsh

Founder's Note

Welcome to Houstonia

03/14/2013 By Nicole Vogel and Scott Vogel

Space City

Lords of the Splash

Meet Houston’s high-end pool boys, who never met a Gunite grotto they didn’t like.

03/15/2013 By Peter Holley Photography by Jill Hunter

Poe Elementary Bombing

Suffer the Children

The murder of school children is, sadly, nothing new. But the way we cope with such tragedies is.

03/15/2013 By John Lomax

Cover Story

250 Reasons to Love Houston

Or how a town with bad traffic, little natural beauty, not much history, and unfortunate weather became the greatest place on Earth

03/14/2013

Hakeem Olajuwon

Dream Machine

A hoops legend, still cutting a figure in the city that made him famous

03/14/2013 By Jeff Balke

A Living Mosaic

We’re No. 1! We’re No. 1!

Examining Houston's newly-discovered diversity dominance

03/14/2013 By Kerry H.

Ice House

Bowl Movements

The ’Stros’ new homes-away-from-home: an appreciation

03/14/2013 By Jeff Balke

Ice House

Numbers Game at Minute Maid

The art (and science) of rebuilding a ball club

03/14/2013 By Peter Holley

Ice House

The Perfect Party

People we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

03/13/2013 By Catherine Matusow

Ice House

For Better or Worse

Working out Houston's future over a beer.

03/12/2013 By Catherine Matusow

Spring Fashion 2013

Garden Variety

A dull garden party? What are we, Yankees? Check out our Spring 2013 Fashion shoot.

03/15/2013 Photography by Collin Kelly Edited by Laura Cassidy Styled by Leslie Rivas

Profile

Exit Through the Bike Shop

Wherein a man escapes from corporate limbo to bring us biker heaven.

03/14/2013 By Alex Gilbert

Photography

Oh, Snap

Houstonia officially puts the kibosh on these common photo backdrops—and helpfully suggests some alternative locations

03/14/2013 By John Lomax

The Drawl

Fiefs to Watch Out For

A guide to the fragile union that is Houstonia

03/20/2013 Illustrations by Dan Derozier

Open Road

New Orleans is a City on Parade

A special charm thrives with the magnolias and the jasmine.

03/15/2013 By John Lomax

H-Town Diary

There and Back Again

Sometimes you have to leave a place to love a place.

03/15/2013 By Robert Leleux

Bluebonnets

Staying Out of Trouble This Spring

Bluebonnet season is coming: how to pick our state flower without running afoul of the law

03/14/2013 By John Lomax

Hot off the Presses

Lonely Planet: Lakewood Church

Our guide to a nondenominational Christian phenomenon

03/14/2013