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Dolla Dolla Bills

Houston Creatives Balance and Blend Their Day Jobs with Their Art

Being an artist can be financially precarious even for the most talented, but these creators show it’s possible to thrive even as they pursue careers elsewhere.

06/26/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Artist Marty Bennett Lives an Imaginative Life of Play and Curiosity

The former NFL player is now a visual artist, musician, actor, and writer who devotes himself to chasing down all the interesting and beautiful things in the world.

06/24/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Family Bonds

Houstonians Keep Fighting for Trans Kids amid Anti-Trans Legislation

Parents, both biological and surrogate, are standing up for the rights and dignity of trans children.

06/23/2025 By Jef Rouner

Town Crier

What You Missed at Houston City Council This Month

Budget, budget, budget, more budget, and finally an end to the requirement that police personnel make at least one traffic stop on every shift.

06/23/2025 By Emily Hynds

Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am

Things About the Houston Summers We Love and Hate

Our longest season means miserable temperatures but tons of beach trips.

06/20/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Prepping

The Houstonian's Guide to Hurricane Season

Be extra prepared for the next storm.

06/12/2025 Edited by Emma Balter

Keeping the Classics

How Two Local Houstonians Are Saving the City’s Dive Bars

Bobby Heugel and Peter Jahnke have rescued Catbirds and Blue Lagoon Club from almost-certain extinction.

06/10/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Reverberations

The Sound of Rain Continues to Echo for Houston's Harvey Survivors

The storm left hundreds of Houstonians with PTSD, and public mental health is worsening as more extreme weather events persist as the norm.

06/09/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Culture War

Why Bike Lanes Have Become a Heated Topic of Debate in Houston

Arguments around biking infrastructure and Mayor Whitmire’s spree of removals have turned this seemingly uncontroversial topic into the city’s thorniest issue.

06/06/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Be Prepared

A Houstonian's Guide to the Ultimate Hurricane Kit

The time of year we all dread is here. Make sure you're ready for whatever mother nature is going to throw our way.

06/02/2025 By Uvie Bikomo and Sofia Gonzalez

It’s Here

What Houstonians Should Expect from This Year’s Hurricane Season

Space City Weather meteorologist (and co–Houstonian of the Year) Matt Lanza fills us in on everything we need to know for the months to come.

06/02/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Dreamers

With Immigration Fear on the Rise, These Houston Chefs Are Using Their Voices

The Trump administration’s mass deportations are hurting the restaurant industry, but the city’s DACA recipient chefs are not staying quiet.

05/28/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Houstorian

The Spirit of the Montrose Is Alive(ish) on Lower Westheimer

A look at how the neighborhood’s vibrant artery has evolved over the decades.

05/23/2025 By James Glassman

Town Crier

What You Missed at Houston City Council This Month

Giddy up for budget season, y’all. Plus: Whitmire has another strange interaction.

05/19/2025 By Emily Hynds

Out and Proud

Listening to Hope and History with KPFT’s Queer Voices

The program has chronicled the past and present of Houston’s LGBTQ+ community for five decades, and it’s gearing up to be a critical element of the future.

05/13/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Rebuilding

After Fire, SHAPE’s Heart Continues to Beat in Third Ward

The decades-old community center held much Black Houston history within its walls. Founder Deloyd Parker is determined to rebuild.

05/12/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Fundamental

These Houstonians Create Oases Among the City’s Literacy Deserts

In a county where one in three adults is functionally illiterate, Book Cycle, Class Bookstore, and Birthday Bash Box are all making books accessible to more people.

05/05/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

Juan and Ana Parras, founders of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (T.E.J.A.S.), have made climate justice a priority in our petrochemical-run city.

04/28/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Houstorian

Houston Astros Colors Tell the Story of the City Over the Decades

Astros critics hate to see us coming in our bright orange caps.

04/25/2025 By James Glassman

Trailblazer

Pioneering Chinese American Artist Gets Long-Overdue Retrospective

Hung Hsien studied under the last court painter in China and made abstract expressionism her own. Asia Society Texas is here to tell you what makes her groundbreaking.

04/23/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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News & City Life

Houston Creatives Balance and Blend Their Day Jobs with Their Art

Artist Marty Bennett Lives an Imaginative Life of Play and Curiosity

Houstonians Keep Fighting for Trans Kids amid Anti-Trans Legislation

What You Missed at Houston City Council This Month

Things About the Houston Summers We Love and Hate

The Houstonian's Guide to Hurricane Season

How Two Local Houstonians Are Saving the City’s Dive Bars

The Sound of Rain Continues to Echo for Houston's Harvey Survivors

Why Bike Lanes Have Become a Heated Topic of Debate in Houston

A Houstonian's Guide to the Ultimate Hurricane Kit

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