News & City Life

Ice House

July's Perfect Party: Got-a-Gig Edition

'Tis the month for Houstonians and Newstonians to get new jobs.

06/22/2017 By Catherine Matusow

Ice House

A Huge-Across-the-Pond Game Is Coming to Houston

On July 20, the Manchester Derby will be played outside of England—and here in the Bayou City—for the first time in its 136-year history.

06/22/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Ice House

Seabrook's Highway 146 Expansion Takes Its Toll on Local Businesses

The Highway to Hell is getting an upgrade, but an estimated 60 storefronts have to move for it to happen.

06/22/2017 By Emily Juhasz

Ice House

With Ghana ThinkTank, Houston Gets a Little Help from Afar

After years spent witnessing the U.S. trying to solve the problems of the developing world, a collective of artists has decided to "develop the First World" for a change.

06/22/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Ice House

Meet the First Lady of Texas Cannabis Law

Houston native Lisa L. Pittman is the state's first attorney specializing in medical marijuana law.

06/22/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Politics

Houston City Council Votes to Join Lawsuit Against SB4

In a vote of 10 to 6, with one abstaining, the Houston City Council voted to challenge the state's new "anti-sanctuary cities" bill.

06/21/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Behind the Walls

How Street Art Took Over Houston

Today, you can’t throw a rock in Houston without hitting a piece of commissioned street art as the city embraces the once-illegal art form. Here's how the transition happened.

06/21/2017 By Paul DeBenedetto Photography by Marco Torres

Bayougraphy

JJ Simmons Starts a New Chapter of Her Life—Off the Air

The moment one DJ dropped the mic and started thinking outside The Box

06/21/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Far out

Aliens Invade Wet’n’Wild Splashtown with a New Six-Story Water Slide

The question is: Will little green men make the lines feel shorter?

06/13/2017 By Julia Gsell

Life in the Big City

Finding an Inner Loop School for Your Kid Just Got Easier

A downtown economic development group is looking to lure young families to the heart of the city.

06/13/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Sports

ICYMI: The Houston Astros Are Dominating Baseball

How did this once-disappointing team go from one of baseball’s worst to potential historic greatness in only four short years?

06/09/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

Higher Ed

On the Cusp of Its 70th Anniversary, the University of St. Thomas Welcomes a New President

...and its largest incoming freshman class in the university's history.

06/09/2017 By Julia Gsell

Giving Back

A Stutter Can't Stop Astros Star George Springer

At the outfielder's annual bowling classic this weekend, proceeds will go towards CAMP Say, helping youth who stutter.

06/09/2017 By Allyson Waller

News

A Two-Centimeter Implant Could Change Your Health Forever

How many times have you forgotten to take your meds? Alessandro Grattoni's new developments in nanotechnology could mean that will never happen again.

05/25/2017 By Alice Levitt