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Visiones Dei

HMNS' latest exhibit, La Virgen de Guadalupe, is a poignant look at the forming of a religious culture in the New World.

12/07/2015 By William Geoffrey Wood

Star Wars

Famous and In Trouble? Kent Schaffer’s Your Man

Meet three celebs who were glad to have Houston’s lawyer-to-the-stars.

11/29/2015 By Steven Devadanam

Crime

The Fixer

Defense attorney Kent Schaffer looks back on the notorious 2007 capital murder trial that gripped Houston: that of Lamar High School student Ashley Benton, accused of stabbing an MS-13 gang member in cold blood.

11/29/2015 By Steven Devadanam Photography by Brian Goldman

Dr. Red Duke

How Dr. Red Duke Saved My Dad

The man who saved my dad—and in the process, me.

11/29/2015 By Steven Devadanam

Bayougraphy

A Matter of Conviction

Anthony Graves, Houston Forensic Science Center Board Member

11/29/2015 By Jeff Balke

Ice House

December’s Perfect Party

Let’s fight off those winter doldrums with a stick, shall we?

11/29/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Events & Festivals

Femme Fest Hits Houston

Femme Fest heads to Houston for a day celebrating women, art and progress.

11/27/2015 By Sara Samora

Holidays

Diwali: The Festival of Lights

The holiday holds high significance in Indian culture. Here's why.

11/24/2015 By Trishna Buch

Newstonians

Houstonia Welcomes Its New Dining Editor, Alice Levitt

You tell us: Where should she eat first?

11/10/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Symphony

Homecoming King

Concertmaster Frank Huang returns to the stage at Jones Hall for a three-night event.

11/03/2015 By Nick Esquer

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Sports

The Game That Keeps On Giving

International tennis star Zina Garrison teams with UH to provide young athletes the same opportunities she was once given.

11/03/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Bayougraphy

Video: Behind the Scenes with Tony Vallone

After 50 years in the Houston restaurant business, Tony’s still got it.

11/03/2015 Videography by Bryan Lozano

Car Buyers’ Guide

Meet Houston’s Famous First Lady of Car Sales

In a male-dominated industry, Carolyn Cross worked her way up from a typist to the big boss at the best dealerships in the country.

11/03/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Bayougraphy

You Want It, You Got It

Tony Vallone, Restaurateur

11/03/2015 By Jeff Balke Photography by Nathan Lindstrom

Ice House

November’s Perfect Party

Let-It-All-Hang-Out Edition

11/03/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Science Talk

What Dreams May Come

Psychotherapist Anna Guerra helps artists tap into their unconscious at the Jung Center.

10/06/2015 By Nick Esquer

Bayougraphy

The Brain Man of Baylor

David Eagleman, Neuroscientist

09/29/2015 By Lonna Dawson

Ice House

October’s Perfect Party

Attention, please!

09/29/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Medical Muse

The Art of Curing Cancer

The director of MD Anderson’s Arts in Medicine program uses painting, sculpture and one giant dragon to provide courage and solace to children battling cancer.

09/29/2015 By Lonna Dawson

Hammer Time

Getting Into the Swing of Things

Houston teen Cole Hammer makes golf history as the third-youngest player to ever grace the greens of the US Open.

09/29/2015 By Nick Esquer

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