The Restaurant Sprawl

Houston Chefs Are Redefining Dining in the Suburbs

Fine dining and chef-driven restaurants are spreading from Kemah to The Woodlands, giving suburban diners more than just chains.

01/02/2026 By Sofia Gonzalez

Go in Peace

Casa Ramirez, Houston’s Beloved Mexican Folk Art Gallery, Will Close After 41 Years

The Heights institution that helped popularize Día de Muertos and champion Latin American artists will close next spring, but its legacy lives on.

10/31/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Mused Houston’s Melissa Richardson Banks on the Labor of Art Marketing

From Los Angeles to Houston, she’s spent three decades championing artists and the organizations that support them.

10/17/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Classics

Dessert Gallery Marks 30 Years as a Houston Sweet Spot

From carrot cake to Cosmic Birthday Cake, Sara Brook’s Kirby bakery has been serving up Houston’s favorite desserts for three decades.

09/19/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Keeping the Classics

How Two Local Houstonians Are Saving the City’s Dive Bars

Bobby Heugel and Peter Jahnke have rescued Catbirds and Blue Lagoon Club from almost-certain extinction.

06/10/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am

We Ranked the Houston Brands We Love and Hate

From the Astros to CenterPoint.

03/05/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Growth Mindset

Texas Medical Center’s Venture Fund Is Opening Doors

Thanks to this Houston-based initiative, health care startups have support to test-run their innovative ideas.

08/13/2024 By Mellanie Perez

Family Portrait

Fung’s Kitchen Is Built on Generations of Hong Kong Expertise

Meet the prolific family behind the Houston restaurant famous for its Cantonese-style live seafood.

03/27/2024 By Emma Balter

Pressed in Houston

How Houston-Based Banyan Foods Made Texans Love Tofu

The homegrown company went from humble beginning to being the largest manufacturer of tofu in the state.

03/07/2024 By Melissa Hung Photography by Michael Starghill

Time Out

These Houston Makers' Goods Are All about Self-Care

From scented candles to cosmetics, we love these locally crafted products.

11/30/2023 By Uvie Bikomo

Quarantreats

These Pandemic ‘Pivot’ Foods Are Still Being Made Today

Once a lifeline during COVID-19 restaurant shutdowns, these packaged goods became so popular that Houston chefs continued selling them.

11/29/2023 By Emma Balter

Business

Houstonians Inducted into the 2022 Texas Business Hall of Fame Class

Four of the six new inductees hail from Houston.

04/12/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Hall of Fame

Local Financial Magnate Inducted Into Texas Business Hall of Fame

Houston native Gerald Smith was added to the Texas Business Hall of Fame.

11/16/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Everyone’s at the table

Houston Business Deals Just Got Way More Inclusive

A new executive order lets LGBT businesses have more chances to complete county projects.

03/09/2021 By Brittany Cristiano

Girl Boss

This Female-Founded, Female-Focused App Wants to Connect Women CEOs

HerHeadquarters, which recently launched in Houston, is moving its headquarters here this spring.

02/26/2020 By Paola Kustra

Innovation

It Worked for Robocop

At Jump Start City, you can help shape Houston's shopping landscape.

07/09/2013 By Peter Holley