News & City Life

Retail Therapy

Knot Standard Brings Custom Suits For All

Affordable bespoke tailoring comes to Houston via a new e-commerce showroom.

01/13/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Redeeming Creature

Andrew Fastow Plots an Afterlife

The former Enron CFO’s apology tour comes to Houston.

01/04/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Spring Awakening

The Greatest Gymnast in the World Is in Spring

Gymnastics phenom Simone Biles enjoys having a normal life...for a few more minutes.

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

Fitness 2015

Houston’s Hike & Bike Trails Await!

From The Woodlands to Deer Park and back again

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

Bayougraphy

The Comeback Kid

Darius Clark Monroe, film director

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

Escape Crusader

Our Man in the White House

Michelle Obama recognizes Third Ward youth program Workshop Houston with a national award.

01/04/2015 By Scott Vogel

Ice House Interview

Ritual Killing: How to Beat OCD

Once told her OCD was too severe for treatment, Elizabeth McIngvale now works to help others overcome their own conditions.

01/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Fauna

Five Birds of a Feather

One mantra: migration, migration, migration

01/04/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Ice House

January’s Perfect Party

Never count ’em out edition

01/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Throwing Shade

The Trouble With the Trees

Just how lovely, dark, and deep are the woods, anyway?

01/04/2015 By Jeff Balke

The Toppest 10

Our 10 Biggest Stories of 2014

Of road trips and rollerblade dancers

12/29/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

State "Park" Series

You Can't Sink Our Battleship

We venture out of the park and onto the boat deck with the latest entry in our State Park Series.

12/18/2014 By Andrew Husband

Best of Houstonia

Top Lawyers 2014

Avvo’s proprietary algorithm rates all attorneys on a 10-point scale, factoring in peer endorsements as well as experience, education, training, speaking, publishing, and awards.

11/30/2014

Brush with Fate

Is This Man the Greatest Living Native American Artist?

Forty years after a prophetic vision in the desert, Ron Anderson moved to Houston for one last shot at fame—but it may be too late.

11/30/2014 By Michael Hardy Photography by Brian Goldman

H-Town Diary

Society of Friends(wood)

For author Rene Steinke, returning home to Friendswood has a way of plunging her back in time.

11/30/2014 By René Steinke

Bayougraphy

Up From the Depths

Sabrina Galloway, Shrimper

11/30/2014 By Natalie Harms

A Brief Tribute

Where Would Houston Be Without the Ship Channel?

We take a trip down to the Ship Channel to pay tribute on its 100th birthday.

11/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Regrets Only

“Dear Whataburger...”

The latest in a series of heartbreaking letters home from expats who realized their mistake too late

11/30/2014 By Andrew Husband

Citizen Canine

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Enter Houston’s Celestis Pets, the world’s first pet memorial spaceflight service.

11/30/2014 By Peter Holley

Trends

Social Media Finally Turns on Itself

The creators of the “Avoid Humans” app use social data in a decidedly anti-social way.

11/30/2014 By Chris Abshire