Top Lawyers 2020

The Life and Trials of Richard "Racehorse" Haynes

How Houston produced one of the winningest criminal defense attorneys in recent history.

12/14/2020 By Dianna Wray

Top Lawyers 2020

Why Haven't You Heard of CES Openshaw?

The lawyer made a splash in the '30s fighting capital punishment with a high-profile Barrow Gang case.

12/14/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Top Lawyers 2020

Meet the Legal Eagles of Houston

Five legendary litigators who helped shape the Bayou City.

12/14/2020 By Dianna Wray

Getting Real

Talking with the Ho Family about Their New Reality TV Series, House of Ho

Washington, Lesley, and Judy Ho explain how they decided to be so open in front of the cameras.

12/13/2020 By Brittany Cristiano

Playing with Activism

Mildred’s Umbrella Joining Theaters around the Country in Nationwide Reading

Held this year on Dec 14, #Enough aims to promote conversations on gun violence through its middle and high school playwriting competitions.

12/11/2020 By Aarohi Sheth

One for the Books

Houston Book Community Mourns Local Literary Titan Karl Kilian

Kilian helped forge the Bayou City's place on the national literary stage, founding Brazos Bookstore and co-founding Inprint.

12/11/2020 By Emma Schkloven

All Agave Everything

Beer News: Karbach to Release Ranch Water Hard Seltzer in January

Plus, a couple local breweries take home medals in the U.S. Open Beer Championship.

12/11/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Snow in Houston?

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, Dec 11–13

Holiday concerts, an opera documentary, and Narnia. What more could you want?

12/11/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Shop Local

Relic General Store Brings Artisan Apparel and Gifts to the Heights

Chic diffusers, local honey, handcrafted leather bags? This shop is after our hearts.

12/11/2020 By Rebecca Noel

Stay Awhile

Star Sailor HTX Aims to Be Your Everything-Beer Hangout

This new Heights-area spot is all about curation.

12/11/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Charitable Giving

A Day in Photos: The Houston Food Bank

A look at how the food bank gets it done.

12/11/2020 Photography by Anthony Rathbun

Charitable Giving

20-Plus Ways to Donate, Volunteer, and Help out in Houston Right Now

And how to get some help in return!

12/11/2020 Edited by Dianna Wray

Somm Talk

How to Make Eggnog, Our Favorite Holiday Drink

Justin Vann walks us through the history of this creamy, boozy, wintry delight.

12/10/2020 By Justin Vann

Festive Feastivities

Your Holiday Season Takeout, Dine-In, and Tamales Guide

Our guide to the meats, the cheeses, the sweet treats, and the platters of stuff!

12/10/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Y’all, we need to calm down

Road Rage Is Speeding Up in Houston

Here are 10 tips on how to avoid aggressive drivers.

12/10/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Clutch City

15 Houston-Centric Gifts and Where to Get Them

Rep the Bayou City underneath the Christmas tree.

12/10/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Day Trips

One Reason to Visit Sugar Land? A Holographic Snow Globe with Santa Inside

The MAGI-SPHERE is a free and safe way to visit Santa this year.

12/10/2020 By Raven Wuebker

Santa's helpers

Pancho Claus Needs Your Help to Bring Christmas Cheer this Year

Richard Reyes, who first began playing the Bayou City's Tex-Mex Santa in 1981, has lost his financial sponsors because of the coronavirus pandemic.

12/09/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Snow Gaze

HGO Brings Wintery Joy to Houston in The Making of the Snowy Day

The new documentary showcases the heart and soul of Ezra Jack Keats’s classic story as well as the challenge of bringing it to the operatic stage.

12/09/2020 By Rebekah Kibodeaux