Play Thing

Discovery Green Will Be Playground Central Come Fall

Your kids need to know about the park's $12 million revamp.

02/08/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

First Bite

Game On at Newly Reopened Irma's Southwest

White Cross Ranch keeps the restaurant stocked with wild boar and axis deer.

12/19/2018 By Alice Levitt

Santa, Baby!

All the Outdoor Holiday Events You Need to Know About

From Downtown to Bayou Bend, here's where Santa will be popping up.

11/28/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Architecture

Houston Architecture, from A to Z

From bungalows to strip malls, we've got it all—well, everything except zoning.

10/22/2018 By Abby Ledoux and Laura Furr Mericas

Making Moves

Ninfa's Fast-Casual Concept to Launch in Downtown Food Hall

The Tex-Mex giant is expanding into Capitol Tower with more locations to come.

08/21/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

The More the Merrier

Downtown's Public Art Glut is No Accident

The ongoing Arts Block initiative means it's harder than ever to walk a block without something to look at or Instagram.

08/14/2018 By Holly Beretto

Hello, Understory

Capitol Tower Food Hall to Have 7 Concepts, Full Restaurant

Space includes a market that promises to be a hub for community engagement.

08/06/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

NO RAIN PLEASE!

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, July 6–8

Sharks, pub crawls, and album releases await.

07/05/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Fitness Friday

Local Spin Studio RYDEs Into Downtown

The new Rusk Street space is RYDE's second location and downtown's first indoor cycling studio.

05/18/2018 By Abby Ledoux

New Place to Drink

We're All in on Mike Raymond's Cottonmouth Club

The man behind Reserve 101 may have just opened your new favorite bar.

04/24/2018 By Lauro Rojas

public art

Havel Ruck Projects Has A Literal Take On the Term 'Open House'

The artistic duo will begin construction on a "perforated house" as the newest installment of the Downtown District's Art Blocks initiative.

04/19/2018 By Brittanie Shey

Green Space

A New Park Is Heading to Downtown Houston in 2020

South downtown may very well get its own Discovery Green.

04/02/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Great Leap Forward

This Will Be Houston's Largest Mural

C. Finley's Sky Dance is the newest installment in the Downtown District's Art Blocks initiative.

03/28/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Urban Oasis

Discover the Heights of Rum at High & Dry

Give their drinks a shot and High & Dry might have you looking at rum in a whole new light.

03/28/2018 By Lauro Rojas

Downtown HOU

Get Your DIY On In This Downtown Pop-Up Series

Spend an evening downtown while learning to make cocktails, candles, and coffee mugs.

03/14/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Top Neighborhoods 2018

Score All the Amenities In These Houston Communities

Nowadays, residents expect more in their homes than just four walls and a roof.

02/28/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Houston Shuffle

How to Best Observe (or Avoid) the 2018 Houston Marathon

Read up on what streets will be closed and how to best cheer on the runners.

01/11/2018 By Morgan Kinney and Rony Ortiz Andrade

Food Hall Evolution

Bravery Chef Hall to Open Summer 2018

Get ready for the evolution of the food hall.

12/08/2017 By Cory Garcia

Oak-ay

Discovery Green Wants You To Talk With Trees

This interactive work invites Houston to engage in a conversation of light and music.

11/21/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Hydrating

Will the MVP Altuve or Kershaw Curveball Be Served at the JW Marriott?

World Series stakes are particularly high for hotels in Houston and Los Angeles.

10/26/2017 By Beth Levine