News & City Life

Education

TSU's President Remains Positive about the Future

Houston’s premiere HBCU is thriving under new president Austin Lane, threats to higher ed funding notwithstanding.

08/14/2017 By Allyson Waller

Baseball Fever

Slump? What Slump?

Sunday's game, and its aftermath, brought fresh reasons to believe.

08/14/2017 By Scott Vogel

Talk to Me

Speak Up HTX Needs a New Home

A conversation club for non-native English speakers is so popular it's outgrowing the Houstonia house.

08/11/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Tune Town

Astros Walk-Up Songs: An Annotated Guide

What's music to the ears of the American League's best team?

08/11/2017 By Scott Vogel

Space Jam

Space Center Houston Launches Campaign to Restore Historic Mission Control

Historic Mission Control is taking a trip back to 1969, when Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon.

08/10/2017 By Cara Maines

Hall of Fame

Jeff Bagwell's Mom Knew This Day Would Come

The evidence? A 1994 New York Times interview.

08/09/2017 By Scott Vogel

Baseball Fever

An Electrifying, Heart-Stopping, Ninth-Inning Win for the Astros

Yup, they did it again.

08/07/2017 By Scott Vogel

Summer Doldrums

Astros Lose (Yet Again) to the Rays

Patience, people. Patience.

08/04/2017 By Scott Vogel

Another Tough Night

An Astros Loss and a Marriage Saved (Thanks, Kiss Cam!)

The Rays need to go home, Yuli's here to stay, and one couple's in it for the long haul.

08/03/2017 By Scott Vogel

Tough Night

Astros Fall to the Rays, 6-4

The team did everything it could, but what about the fans?

08/02/2017 By Scott Vogel

Cosmic!

A Houstonian's Viewing Guide to the Solar Eclipse

Houston won't have a total eclipse of the heart on August 21, but you'll still get a heavenly show.

08/02/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

London Speed It Up, Houston Rocket

What Would Happen If Beyoncé Bought the Rockets?

All concession stands will serve only lemonade, and other potential changes.

08/02/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Survey Says

You Tell Us: Where Is Houston's Best Place to Work?

Do you look forward to Sunday ending so you can see your coworkers on Monday? We want to hear from you.

08/01/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Baseball Fever

The Astros Clubhouse: An Insider's Guide

Think the Cathedral at Chartres, but with pounding techno.

08/01/2017 By Scott Vogel

Baseball Fever

Introducing 'Stro Stories

Our unabashedly biased blog debuts.

08/01/2017 By Scott Vogel

Mental Health

At Melanin and Mental Health, Helping to Facilitate Tough Talks in Minority Communities

“There’s no denying that our communities are strong and resilient and all those things, but imagine how much better we would be if we got help.”

07/31/2017 By Allyson Waller

Immigration

Conroe Residents Protest Expansion of Immigration Detention Facility

The privately run facility will add 1,000 beds next door to the existing Joe Corley Detention Center, and some residents—including the mayor—aren't happy.

07/25/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Dating

Survey: How's Your Love Life, Houston?

Are you willing to drive from Galveston to The Woodlands for a new relationship, or does love have its limits? Sound off on this question and more in our survey.

07/25/2017 By Houstonia Staff