Tips

Packing Magic

How to avoid checked-bag fees and fit it all in your carry-on

07/21/2015 By Maggie Berardo

Advice

Avoid Traveling Nightmares with these Safety Tips

How to get thieves to move on to the next guy

07/20/2015 By Kayla Stewart

Houston Dash

The (Guessed) Right Stuff

Carli Lloyd and her Houston Dash teammates put women's sports in the spotlight.

07/17/2015 By Nick Esquer

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: July 17-19

Blade Runner at Market Square Park, A Fistful of Soul, Mixers and Elixirs at HMNS and Nicki Minaj and Tanlines in concert

07/15/2015 Edited by Nick Esquer

Treat Yo Self

Pour Some Sugar on Me: 5 Surprising Spa Skin-Savers

From coffee to bamboo, Houston spas are incorporating unexpected ingredients to create the ultimate pampering experience.

07/15/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Getting to Know You

Dining and Dating: Discovering Houston’s Diverse Food Options

What’s scarier than getting to know someone? Trying new food.

07/15/2015 By Kelly Schafler

A Meditation

The French: Why Does Everyone Hate Them? (and Why You Shouldn’t)

On berets, wine, cheese and being mean

07/15/2015 By Katherine Gunn

Style Guide

Ooh La La: How to Dress Like a French Girl

8 ways to be trés chic on Bastille Day or any day

07/14/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Beauty

Color Me Rad: How to Keep Dyed Hair Looking Luminous

Keeping your dyed locks healthy and bright is easier than you think.

07/14/2015 By Jenae Sitzes

Fringe

An August Festival in Scotland

Don't worry, the weather's mighty fine.

07/14/2015 By Maggie Berardo

Readings

Hemingday! at Brazos Bookstore

A Rice Village toast to old school manliness

07/13/2015 By Nick Esquer

Love, Love, Love

French Love Locks Are Gone, But Never Fear

Other opportunities for public displays of affection.

07/13/2015 By Kayla Stewart

Theater

The Scots-Irish Play

Houston Theatre Company brings Macbeth to the stage.

07/10/2015 Edited by Nick Esquer

Wine

Fresh Alternatives to Summer White Wine

We hear you—Red wine? In the Houston summer?—but bear with us.

07/09/2015 By Jeremy Parzen

Open Road

Palo Duro Canyon, Second to None

Enjoy the silence, the breathtaking views and the “Smithsonian of Texas”—just 599 miles away.

07/09/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

The Cyclist’s Guide to Houston

Riding With the Pack: A Guide to Houston’s Bike Clubs

Fear not, new cyclists—you’re not alone.

07/09/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Ice House

The Houstonia Step-By-Step Guide to Gentrification

Track your neighborhood’s progress!

07/09/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

The Price is Bite

Dog Bites Man: Houston Edition

Going postal in a city with a million strays

07/09/2015 By Trey Strange

Skinny Dipping

Go Jump in the Nake

Just in time for National Nude Day (July 14), we take a trip to Emerald Lake, also known as Houston’s only nudist beach.

07/09/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Editor’s Note

Unnatural History

Preserving the most venerable of all Houston’s institutions.

07/09/2015 By Scott Vogel

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