Creativity in the Bayou City

Who Needs Mount Rushmore When We've Got Mount Rush Hour?

Keep your eyes peeled for American Statesmanship Park next time you're near the I-10 and I-45 interchange.

02/08/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Rock On

Houston Will Soon Be Home to One of the World's Biggest Indoor Climbing Gyms

Momentum opens its second Houston-area gym in November, and it's a beast.

10/09/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Churros & Cafe

Cafeza Is a Coffee Bar With a Spanish Twist

The First Ward welcomes a café inspired by Barcelona and Buenos Aires.

09/16/2016 By Glissette Santana

World News

At Cafe Brussels, a Local Reaction to the Deadly Bombing in Belgium

It's not quite business as usual today at Catherine Duwez's busy Belgian cafe.

03/22/2016 By Adam Doster

Real Estate

In the First Ward, the Siren Sound of Freeways Beckons

If no one else wants that overgrown lot, I'll take it.

03/03/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Shacking Up

6 Awesome AirBnB Options in Houston

No room at your inn? Set up your guests in one of these six sweet spots.

12/23/2015 By Jenn Nguyen

Real Estate 2015

Do You Really Want to Live in a Historic District?

The pros and unlikely cons of preservation

03/30/2015 By Michael Hardy

Feature

Where to Live Now: 2015’s Top 25 Neighborhoods

Whether you’re moving to Houston, relocating or even buying your first home—you need our annual guide to where to live now.

03/30/2015 By Michael Hardy, Jeff Balke, and Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Burgerrific

Dish of the Week: The Cafe Brussels Burger

Houston Ave. is home to two great burger outposts—but you may have only visited one.

11/20/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

H-Town Diary

The Moving Story of a Houston Nomad

Or, why someone would move 19 times in 33 years

09/01/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

H-TOWN WEIRDNESS

How Now Giant Dancing Cow? And Who?

A photo trek through the First Ward turns weird.

05/15/2014 By John Lomax Photography by Christopher Keeble

Burger Time

Stanton's City Bites Burgers Still Wowing Crowds

Checking in on the First Ward burger stand a year after owner Art Fong's death.

03/19/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Biking Houston

Ridin' Dirty Volume II

The second installment of things I have seen from the back of my bike.

12/02/2013 By John Lomax

Coffee Talk

A Cafe for All at Paper Co.

Taft Street Coffee has been reincarnated inside the new Ecclesia church as Paper Co.

09/19/2013 By Nick Panzarella

Visual Arts

Boxes for Freedom

Winter Street and Spring Street open doors tonight for free exhibitions, including a charity box show event

04/12/2013 By Eric Harrison