News & City Life

Whatever It Takes

Southern Smoke Hits $1 Million Mark in COVID-19 Donations

Plus, more efforts to raise money and feed folks during the pandemic.

04/24/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Stay Home

Consider These Kids' Play Sets to Spice Up the Backyard

If the kiddos are missing the playground, bring it to them.

04/24/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Snapshots From Galaxies Far, Far Away

Scoping Out The Sky: 30 Years of the Hubble Telescope

The world’s most famous telescope celebrates three decades and thousands of images this weekend.

04/24/2020 By Emma Schkloven

5 Things: The Hous-tory Edition

5 Houston-related History Books to Bolster Your Bayou City Pride

Oil, murder, and the Astros. What more could you possibly need?

04/24/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Our houses are gross, y’all

Where Are Germs Hiding in Your Home and How to Clean Them

We talked to a professional cleaning service about where you should be scrubbing.

04/24/2020 By Gabi De la Rosa

Reservations Necessary

Why One Restaurateur Is Opening His Dining Room Friday

Federal American Grill in Hedwig Village is going against county orders.

04/23/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Put On Your Party Hat

Party on the Plaza Heading Online for Special Benefit Show

Previously announced spring season headliners will join several Houston celebrities for a virtual night of music benefiting Houston Food Bank.

04/23/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Keeping Watch

For Open Childcare Centers, Precaution Is Everything

How one preschool is handling its designation of being an essential business.

04/23/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

It's called fashion, darling

Houston's Face Mask Fashion

We might be living in a masquerade of sorts, but at least we can look good while staying healthy.

04/23/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Operating on the shoulders of history

A Local E.R. Doctor and Former Astronaut Talks Coronavirus in Houston

Dr. William Fisher, a former astronaut and father of Fox News Correspondent Kristin Fisher, explains what it's like in the hospitals, what we learned from the 1918 Spanish flu, and why he's more afraid to go into work now than he was to go into space.

04/23/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt