Summer Fitness

For Kids Playing Outdoors, a Heat Advisory

Remember: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

06/02/2014 By Catherine Matusow

A Century of Green

Hermann Park at 100

With the wind at its back (and $115 million in the bank), Hermann Park looks to realize its planners’ original vision.

06/02/2014 By John Nova Lomax

Self-Help

Be-A-Vitriolic

Remington: Publisher, author, electric shaver

06/02/2014 By Houstonia Staff

Air Travel

Scared of Flying? Face Your Phobia at Ellington Field

How one company, Flying Phobia Help, teaches you how to "model courage"—or at least fake it.

06/02/2014 By Melissa Jacobs

Editor’s Note

On Heat Intolerance

Why doesn’t our humid heat get the respect that it deserves?

06/02/2014 By Scott Vogel

Hill Country Hiking

In Search of Higher Ground

Seeing Texas from such great heights — without the traffic — is not lost at Lost Maples.

05/08/2014 By Chris Abshire

Summer Fitness

Beat the Heat: Four Summer-Friendly Exercise Alternatives

Workouts delightful, even when the weather outside is frightful

05/01/2014 By Kerry H., John Lomax, Katharine Shilcutt, Chris Abshire, and Catherine Matusow

Top Dentists 2014

Life in the Golden Age of Cosmetic Dentistry

The 21st century is coming to a mouth near you.

04/30/2014 By Peter Holley

Humor

The Woodlands is Hog Heaven

And hogs may be uniquely adapted to the terrain.

04/30/2014 By Peter Holley

Culture

How Church Got Its Groove Back

Who knows how to party? Christians, that’s who.

04/30/2014 By Peter Holley

Editor’s Note

Remembrance of Road Trips Past

Who knew a pecan log could be a time machine?

04/30/2014 By Scott Vogel

The Food Lovers Guide to Houston

International Supermarket Guide

In a city as diverse as ours, the world can be found in your backyard.

03/03/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt and Robb Walsh

Open Road

The Bounty of Cajun Country

Rich food, natural beauty, historical grandeur, unique culture—oh, and did we mention the rich food?

03/03/2014 By Michael Hardy

Logging Off

Camp in the Social Media Age

It’s not just kids who miss their iPads—parents, too, are suffering from technology withdrawal.

03/03/2014 By Peter Holley

Ash Bash

Dying Just Got a Little More Fun

In our era of extreme customization, funeral directors are starting to look more like party planners.

03/03/2014 By Peter Holley

Editor’s Note

Food for Thought

“People don’t want to grow flowers. You can’t eat flowers.”

03/03/2014 By Scott Vogel

Wine

Cowboys and Cabernet

The wine round-up is one of the most successful events at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

02/02/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Recipes

Recipe: Quail in Rose Petal Sauce

This romantic meal for two is a recipe for an intimate evening.

02/02/2014 By Robb Walsh

Snickerdoodles

The Pastry Shop That Made Us Understand Kickstarter

Finally, we get it

02/02/2014 By Scott Vogel

Interview

Not Everyone’s Astrodome Memories Are G-Rated

As we debate the Dome’s future, its darker, more mysterious past hangs in the balance

02/02/2014 By Catherine Matusow