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Michelle Obama's Houston Tour Stop Lived Up to the Hype

The former First Lady's book tour is selling out for a reason.

03/04/2019 By Dianna Wray

All the Buzz

These Elderly Houstonians Started a Kazoo Band. Turns Out It Has Little to Do With Music.

Ode to Joy uses a quirky hobby to explore the realities of aging.

03/01/2019 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Perfect Party

March's Perfect Party: Cheer-Up-Puddles Edition

The Puddles Pity Party is coming through town this month, and the melancholy singer appears to need a little cheering up. We’ve got you, Puddles.

02/25/2019 By Catherine Matusow

Ice House

Are the State's Cannabis Laws Set to Change?

The Houston Academy of Cannabis Science is ready to educate those interested in the marijuana business—just in case they do.

02/25/2019 By Dianna Wray

Spring Day Trips

5 Spots In Galveston for Architecture Lovers and History Buffs

Galveston is bursting with history and, as notorious pirates and European explorers would attest, just begging to be prospected.

02/25/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Today in Houston History

Houston's Past Is Now In Calendar Form

The Houstorian Calendar: Today in Houston History pulls together notable city events, Houstonians’ birthdays, sports milestones, and other fascinating moments in time—one for each day of the year.

02/25/2019 By Nicki Koetting

Judge of all Trades

Does the Hon. Christine Weems Ever Sleep?

We chat with the new judge of the Texas District Court 281.

02/25/2019 By Nicki Koetting

Just Married

Why Is a New Zealand Couple Honeymooning in Houston?

No offense to us, but we're a little confused.

02/25/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

Inside Houston’s Competitive Pinball Scene

With growing groups like the Space City Pinball League and Belles & Chimes in action, this retro sport is all the rage again.

02/25/2019 By Morgan Kinney

News

Will the UH Men's Track Team Make History?

Over the past couple of years, the UH men’s track team has had a stunning rise. With Nationals and the 2020 Olympics swiftly approaching, could the Coogs make it to the top?

02/25/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Bayougraphy

This Missouri City 11-Year-Old Has Raised Thousands of Dollars for Animal Rescue

After Hurricane Harvey, Frannie Joseph wanted to help the animals abandoned during the storm evacuations. So she made lemonade.

02/25/2019 By Morgan Kinney

It's All in the Details

There's a Delightful Hidden Detail on the Houston Sports Hall of Famers' Custom Jackets

The legendary athletes unveiled their luxury jackets by Knot Standard at this month's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

02/22/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Gun Violence

Rhonda Hart on Going to the SOTU with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher

Hart, who lost her daughter Kimberly in the Santa Fe High School shooting last year, also attended the House Judiciary Committee hearing on HR 8.

02/11/2019 By Catherine Matusow

Awww

Watch Deshaun Watson Surprise His Mom with a Renovation of His Childhood Home

The Texans quarterback and self-described "mama's boy" stars in the 2019 premiere of "My Houzz."

01/31/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Couple's Retreat

8 Ways to Spice Up Your Valentine's Day

According to your friendly neighborhood sexpert.

01/28/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Ice House

Some of the Rarest Books in the World Can Be Found in This Downtown Library

Exploring the treasures (kept in a vault!) in the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.

01/28/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Ice House

Meet Lou Savarese, Houston's Heavyweight Champ

He's been to the Olympics; fought Holyfield, Tyson, and Foreman; and now he runs the city's newest fight club in West U.

01/28/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Ice House

How Saxophone Player Jean-Baptiste Jacquet Integrated Houston Audiences

The musician, along with Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and others, led the way to play the first major desegregated concert in the Bayou City.

01/28/2019 By Dianna Wray

H-Town Diary

Remembering George H.W. Bush

"Another admirable quality of Bush 41 has escaped notice amidst all the high-profile encomia: his kindness to the little people in his life. Like me."

01/28/2019 By Richard J. Smith

Bayougraphy

Genevieve Keeney's Life Is All About Death—In a Good Way

The president of the National Museum of Funeral History was born for this role.

01/28/2019 By Morgan Kinney

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News & City Life

Michelle Obama's Houston Tour Stop Lived Up to the Hype

These Elderly Houstonians Started a Kazoo Band. Turns Out It Has Little to Do With Music.

March's Perfect Party: Cheer-Up-Puddles Edition

Are the State's Cannabis Laws Set to Change?

5 Spots In Galveston for Architecture Lovers and History Buffs

Houston's Past Is Now In Calendar Form

Does the Hon. Christine Weems Ever Sleep?

Why Is a New Zealand Couple Honeymooning in Houston?

Inside Houston’s Competitive Pinball Scene

Will the UH Men's Track Team Make History?

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