Houston in Bloom

The Ultimate Houston Planting Guide

Local experts share reliable plants, planting seasons, and garden strategies that work in Houston’s heat, humidity, and diverse soils.

03/23/2026 By Molly Glentzer

How-To

Houston’s Step-by-Step Guide to the Texas Two-Step and More

Step into the rhythm with tutorials for the Texas two-step and the viral moves taking over dance floors across the city.

11/25/2025 By Brooke A. Lewis

Word Warriors

Can a Virtual Edit-a-Thon make Wikipedia More Inclusive?

The upcoming workshop series wants to get more Houston women artists recognized on the web.

05/14/2020 By Katelyn Landry

The Crawfish Guide

Video: How to Peel Crawfish Like a Pro

We demonstrate the two ways you can peel a crawfish.

02/19/2017 Videography by Katharine Shilcutt

How To

7 Tips to Get Your Blog On

If you're not on the Internet, where are you?

06/28/2016 By Miranda Proctor

Seafood

Heroes on the Half-Shell

The best way to cook redfish is also the easiest.

03/09/2016 By Nicholas L. Hall Illustrations by Kyle Fewell

Bug Out

How to Host Your Own Crawfish Boil at Home

An eight-panel guide to cooking those bugs up right.

03/01/2016 By Alice Levitt Illustrations by Kyle Fewell

DIY

Boring Walls Be Gone: How To Make a Magnet Board

Transform a cheap board into a pretty, fun magnet board or picture clothesline.

06/23/2015 By Katherine Gunn

Advice

How to Clean Flood-Damaged Clothes

It's more complicated than you'd think.

05/28/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Tips and Tricks

Embrace the Off Season, and Other Tips for Traveling on the Cheap

One man shares what he has learned.

05/15/2015 By Bill Wiatrak

H-Town How To

Holiday Shopping Hacks

How not to end up awkwardly over-moisturized at a mall kiosk.

12/13/2013 By Sarah Gabbart

H-Town How To

No Room for Fall Fashion? Time to Face Down Your Closet

Tips, apps, and the encouragement you need to declutter.

09/17/2013 By Sarah Gabbart

H-Town How To

You Need Some Real Deal Undergarments

And other tips for dressing like a grownup.

09/06/2013 By Sarah Gabbart

H-Town How-To

Five Steps to the Perfectly Packed Bag

You are not going to use that yoga mat.

08/28/2013 By Sarah Gabbart

Post

The Art of Packing

08/23/2013