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

Moving On Up

Look Inside Aris Market Square's Luxury Downtown Apartments

Living here has its perks, like a vinyl listening room and a ninth-floor pool with million-dollar views.

07/26/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Another Brick

You're Not Crazy: Lego Humans Have Arrived in Houston

Nathan Sawaya's unusual body of art takes over the benches of downtown.

07/24/2018 By Anna Lassmann

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

All Good Things Come To An End

With a Boomtown Refresh Coming, The Honeymoon Is Almost Over

Boomtown Coffee is making their way downtown, taking over The Honeymoon.

03/09/2018 By Cory Garcia

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

RIP

Goodbye, Walter's...

The beloved alternative venue will bite the dust in a matter of days.

01/31/2018 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

Ice House

What's That Robot Doing Downtown?

Behold, the security person of the future.

12/29/2017 By Nicki Koetting

Food Hall Evolution

Bravery Chef Hall to Open Summer 2018

The duo behind Conservatory announces a new project.

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