In our January issue, Houston’s real-life World War II riveter Frances Vinelli finally got to fly in a B-25 at Lonestar Flight Museum. Read the story here.
2Finding Happiness
Barriodogs founder Gloria Medina (with Jake) suggests adopting a shelter dog in our Happy in Houston feature. Read the story here.
3Finding Happiness
Barriodogs founder Gloria Medina (with Jake) suggests adopting a shelter dog in our Happy in Houston feature. Read the story here.
4The Lap of Luxury
Featured in our 2020 Hotel Guide, the lobby of the Post Oak Hotel glitters. Read the story here.
5The Lap of Luxury
Featured in our 2020 Hotel Guide, the lobby of the Post Oak Hotel glitters. Read the story here.
6Shake Your Tail Feathers
Ornithologist George Archibald and Tex brought the endangered whooping crane back from the brink of extinction. Carson was the featured speaker at the 24th annual Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas in February. Read the story here.
7Shake Your Tail Feathers
Ornithologist George Archibald and Tex brought the endangered whooping crane back from the brink of extinction. Carson was the featured speaker at the 24th annual Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas in February. Read the story here.
The newly renovated Malliouhana resort in Anguilla captured our editor’s heart. Read the story here.
11Island Siren Call
The newly renovated Malliouhana resort in Anguilla captured our editor’s heart. Read the story here.
12Rock 'N' Roll
Sixty-something Suzy Wilson decided it’s never too late to live your dream (of being a rock star). Read the story here.
13Rock 'N' Roll
Sixty-something Suzy Wilson decided it’s never too late to live your dream (of being a rock star). Read the story here.
14Smoke Show
Harlem Road Texas BBQ’s hulking ribs were featured in our April BBQ guide.
15Smoke Show
Harlem Road Texas BBQ’s hulking ribs were featured in our April BBQ guide.
16True Colors
Eye-popping color was the star in our spring fashion spread, shot on location at Present Company bar.
17True Colors
Eye-popping color was the star in our spring fashion spread, shot on location at Present Company bar.
18Now You Go Do the VooDoo …
The array of treats at VooDoo Doughnut is positively mind-blowing. Read the story here.
19Now You Go Do the VooDoo …
The array of treats at VooDoo Doughnut is positively mind-blowing. Read the story here.
20On the Front Lines
With Covid-19 symptoms, says ICU nurse Cavonte Jones, unpredictability reigns. Read our feature on frontline health care workers here.
21Grounded
With George Bush Intercontinental Airport’s Terminal D almost completely empty, Ernesto Andrade, a pilot for Mesa Airlines, reports to work on April 15. See our full pandemic photo essay here.
22Hold on to Your Hats
On May 6, the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, zoomed over Houston as part of a series of flyovers above American cities to honor Covid-19 first responders.
23On the Front Lines
With Covid-19 symptoms, says ICU nurse Cavonte Jones, unpredictability reigns. Read our feature on frontline health care workers here.
24Marching Together
Nearly 60,000 people marched to City Hall on June 2 to protest police brutality and the killing of Houstonian George Floyd. Read the story here.
25Hold on to Your Hats
On May 6, the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, zoomed over Houston as part of a series of flyovers above American cities to honor Covid-19 first responders.
26Hold It Down
After winning the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup on July 26, the Houston Dash hosted a victory celebration July 30. See all the photos from the day here.
27Float the River
During the summer we suggested the state’s best river floating trips. It wasn’t long until most popular locations (like the San Marcos River) were closed because of Covid-19. Read our feature here.
28We All Scream
It’s not a stretch to say we all love Booza’s stretchy ice cream. Read our list of the best icy treats in the city here.
29Marching Together
Nearly 60,000 people marched to City Hall on June 2 to protest police brutality and the killing of Houstonian George Floyd. Read the story here.
30Float the River
During the summer we suggested the state’s best river floating trips. It wasn’t long until most popular locations (like the San Marcos River) were closed because of Covid-19. Read our feature here.
31Say His Name
Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton led a prayer at George Floyd’s public viewing. Read one Houstonia writer’s account of the day: the speeches, the crowds, and the moment she was moved to tears here.
32Say His Name
Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton led a prayer at George Floyd’s public viewing. Read one Houstonia writer’s account of the day: the speeches, the crowds, and the moment she was moved to tears here.
33Hold It Down
After winning the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup on July 26, the Houston Dash hosted a victory celebration July 30. See all the photos from the day here.
34An Unexpected Rescue
When Houstonia Editor-in-Chief Dianna Wray got stuck in Tropical Storm Beta’s flood waters on September 22, none other than Trae Tha Truth and the Relief Gang were the first on the scene to help. Read her account of the night here.
35We All Scream
It’s not a stretch to say we all love Booza’s stretchy ice cream. Read our list of the best icy treats in the city here.
36Bonus: 59's Been Thunderstruck
In the early days of the pandemic, we put out a call to Houstonians: Send us your photos that are uplifting, show works of beauty, or celebrate acts of kindness during the trying times, and our readers delivered. See all of the Houston Hope Project photos here.
37Flying into an Asphalt Highway
Robert Wehnert, a top-gunner in World War II, is photographed at the Lone Star Flight Museum for our salute to veterans on the 75th anniversary of VE-Day. Read the story here.
38Flying into an Asphalt Highway
Robert Wehnert, a top-gunner in World War II, is photographed at the Lone Star Flight Museum for our salute to veterans on the 75th anniversary of VE-Day. Read the story here.
39A Desert Oasis
The Davis Mountains are heaven on earth. And you don’t even have to leave the state. Read our ultimate travel guide for your next RV trip here.
40A Desert Oasis
The Davis Mountains are heaven on earth. And you don’t even have to leave the state. Read our ultimate travel guide for your next RV trip here.
41An Unexpected Rescue
When Houstonia Editor-in-Chief Dianna Wray got stuck in Tropical Storm Beta’s flood waters on September 22, none other than Trae Tha Truth and the Relief Gang were the first on the scene to help. Read her account of the night here.
42Election Day Album Cover
Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins greet voters on the morning of November 3 in Acres Homes. Catch election-day scenes from all over Houston here.
43Dine Like Don Draper
Who knew the lowly wedge salad could be so decadent? At the 1960s dinner club-inspired Turner’s in Uptown, they’ve taken the starter up a few notches. Read our review here.
44Dine Like Don Draper
Who knew the lowly wedge salad could be so decadent? At the 1960s dinner club-inspired Turner’s in Uptown, they’ve taken the starter up a few notches. Read our review here.
45Election Day Album Cover
Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins greet voters on the morning of November 3 in Acres Homes. Catch election-day scenes from all over Houston here.
46Grounded
With George Bush Intercontinental Airport’s Terminal D almost completely empty, Ernesto Andrade, a pilot for Mesa Airlines, reports to work on April 15. See our full pandemic photo essay here.
47A Day in the Life
Photographer Anthony Rathbun spent the day capturing the tireless work of volunteers at the Houston Food Bank in our Giving Back feature.
48A Day in the Life
Photographer Anthony Rathbun spent the day capturing the tireless work of volunteers at the Houston Food Bank in our Giving Back feature.
49Fashion and Faith
Jackie Adams, founder of Melodrama Boutique in Fifth Ward, says the pandemic has been a struggle but she welcomes shoppers with a safe atmosphere. The boutique was featured as a must-visit black-owned business in our Local Shops Guide.
50Houston’s Real-Life Rosie the Riveter
In our January issue, Houston’s real-life World War II riveter Frances Vinelli finally got to fly in a B-25 at Lonestar Flight Museum. Read the story here.
51Bonus: 59's Been Thunderstruck
In the early days of the pandemic, we put out a call to Houstonians: Send us your photos that are uplifting, show works of beauty, or celebrate acts of kindness during the trying times, and our readers delivered. See all of the Houston Hope Project photos here.
52Fashion and Faith
Jackie Adams, founder of Melodrama Boutique in Fifth Ward, says the pandemic has been a struggle but she welcomes shoppers with a safe atmosphere. The boutique was featured as a must-visit black-owned business in our Local Shops Guide.
Well, Houston, 2020 is finally almost over. As we near 2021, though, we’re reflecting on what has passed during a trip around the sun that has certainly been unlike any other. No one could say 2020 has played out in any way close to what we imagined when the new decade began last January. At that time, we were all full of excitement over the city’s newest hotels, Houston’s latest food halls, Lizzo’s Rodeo performance, and barbecue. You know, the stuff that helped make up so much of day-to-day life in the Before Times.Â
Then came the coronavirus, which hit like a ton of bricks, and Houstonians had to change course. Working from home, masking up, and quarantine became mainstays of our day-to-day vocabulary and lives. We’ve all had to pivot with our plans, our careers, our celebrations—Covid-19 truly reached into every aspect of our lives, something Houstonia has documented, as we witnessed our city enduring through shutdowns, economic fallout, and the loss of loved ones to this disease. However, we were also there to document the mercies of this year. The George Floyd protests that saw thousands of masked demonstrators gathering together peacefully in downtown; the many who pulled together to help out their neighbors through programs like Southern Smoke, Covid-19 Relief Fund, Houston Area Arts Relief Fund; the ways people in this town stepped up again and again to help each other through these challenging times.Â
So, as this strange, difficult year comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at everything that happened, the good and the challenging, the mundane, and the extraordinary, all the moments in between. Here are our best photos of 2020.Â
