News & City Life

Top Lawyers 2020

Meet the Legal Eagles of Houston

Five legendary litigators who helped shape the Bayou City.

01/06/2021 By Houstonia Staff

A sickening moment

Houston Reacts To Trump Supporters Invading the U.S. Capitol Building

Houston officials and local representatives react to the violence occurring in Washington D.C.

01/06/2021 By Dianna Wray

Back It Up

Newest Covid-19 Spike Means Restaurants Rolling Back, Bars to Close

Things have changed since the last time this happened, but the coronavirus is still going strong.

01/05/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Coronavirus News

Houston, Expect for Businesses and Restaurants to Roll Back Openings

The region's Covid-19 hospitalizations have crossed the governor's threshold to backtrack on re-openings.

01/05/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Bah humbug

Where to Recycle Your Christmas Tree in Houston

Here are all the places to drop your tree off in the Bayou City.

01/04/2021 By Raven Wuebker

Stay Home, Feel Fab

20-Plus Ways to Take Care of Yourself—Inside and Out—at Home

Inner Beauty 101.

12/31/2020 By Houstonia Staff

The 2020 Of Year Endings

Houston Is Under a Tornado Watch This NYE

The National Weather Service also advises there could be flooding and large hail.

12/31/2020 By Dianna Wray

Ch-ch-changes

Saying Goodbye To Houston's Star-Making Decade

A look back at how the Bayou City has become a happening place over the past 10 years.

12/31/2020 By Craig Hlavaty

Good Tidings

Literacy Now Needs Volunteers for Houston Reads Day 2021

12/30/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Houston, We Have ... a Spaceport?

Houston's Spaceport to Become Axiom's Home for Constructing Its Commercial Space Station

Pending City Council approval, the commercial space company will make Ellington Airport its official headquarters.

12/23/2020 By Dianna Wray

Don't look now!

One Good Thing That Happened Each Month in 2020

Some would say there’s nothing worth remembering about 2020—our “dumpster fire of a year” as it’s also known—but we at Houstonia contend it wasn’t all bad ...

12/23/2020 By Dianna Wray

Pandemic News

Covid-19 Stimulus, Round Two: $600 Stimulus Checks Are Coming

Congress is expected to pass the $900 billion stimulus bill soon, but who is going to qualify for those checks?

12/21/2020 By Dianna Wray

Eyes on the sky

Look Up at the "Christmas Star" Tonight

The alignment of Jupiter and Saturn will be visible about an hour after sundown tonight.

12/21/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Looking Back

Our 25 Favorite Photos of 2020

We took a walk down memory lane of this strange, strange year.

12/21/2020 Edited by Monica Fuentes Carroll

Falling Action

After 47 Years, River Oaks Bookstore Has Reached Its Final Chapter

Local booksellers reflect on the industry’s biggest antagonists: big online sellers and the pandemic.

12/18/2020 By Aarohi Sheth

Buttons is Back, Ya'll

REVIEW: Stages Riffs on Tradition with Innovative One-Man Panto

We couldn't be more grateful to see the company's lockdown rendition of Sleeping Beauty after this insane year.

12/17/2020 By Doni Wilson

I have a dream

The 2021 MLK Day Parade Is Still Marching On ... Online

The virtual event will feature videos from participating organizations and a Parade of Giving.

12/17/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Some good news

MacKenzie Scott Gives Big to Houston

Both the Greater Houston YMCA and Prairie View A&M have received funds from the philanthropist's donation of more than $4 billion to orgs across the country.

12/16/2020 By Dianna Wray

Light at the end of the tunnel

The First Houstonians Have Received the Covid-19 Vaccine

Health care workers in hospitals across the city lined up to get the shot Tuesday.

12/15/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

A sweet Yuletide suite

Houston Ballet Offering Bayou City New Holiday Treat with Nutcracker Sweets

The virtual production combines footage from old company performances of the Tchaikovsky holiday ballet with new dances set to favorite seasonal songs and carols.

12/15/2020 By Adrianne Reece

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