Houstorian

Houston’s Most Utopian Shopping Mall Is Now Its Biggest Eyesore

Westbury Square was a walkable European-style development with a quaint collection of shops. How did it fall to such disrepair?

05/10/2024 By James Glassman Photography by Shannon O'Hara

Shop ’Til You Drop

More Stores Are Set to Hit the Galleria This Year

Get your wallets ready as Houston’s shopping mecca expands throughout 2022.

05/11/2022 By Danielle Wright

And the Reebok's with the straps

Design Your Own Reebok Sneakers in Katy This Weekend

All afternoon Saturday, customers will be able to design their own custom shoes.

07/08/2021 By Jaisal Kalapatapu

How purrfect

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck Is Coming to Town

You’ll have two chances to get limited-edition merch from everyone’s favorite feline.

04/06/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Gem Machine

Need to Complete Your Outfit? Just Stop at House of Bobbi’s Jewelry Vending Machines

Local jewelry fanatic Ashley Williams hopes to expand her boutique across the country.

02/22/2021 By Kelsy Armstrong

Mall Madness

Weslayan Plaza Could've Been the World's First Mall

A pioneering retail paradise was (almost) born right here in Houston.

04/01/2020 By Erik Morse

Online shopping

How To Shop Local During the Coronavirus Crisis

Here are the different ways you can support Houston businesses.

03/23/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Driving Change

A Tour of Northwest Mall (Before It Becomes a High-Speed Rail Station)

The site for the shuttered shopping center will transform into a terminal for 240 miles of track.

03/02/2020 By Dianna Wray

Mall Madness

5 New Stores That Might Convince You to Drive to the Galleria

Will you brave the parking garage for a Lush bath bomb?

04/17/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Round & Round

Tex-Mex Tuesday: Gorditas de Trompo at PlazAmericas

The former Sharpstown Mall is a Mexican food court treasure trove.

02/23/2016 By Alice Levitt

Uptown

Meatless Monday: 51fifteen

Skip the food court in favor of a luxurious lunch at Saks Fifth Avenue.

01/04/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Retail Therapy

Look at This Effing Chanel Store

The gilded age is back in Galleria I.

12/22/2014 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

O Tannenbaum

Building the Galleria’s Massive Christmas Tree

Houston's heftiest of holiday trees is 56 feet tall, 28 feet wide, and assembled entirely by hand.

12/01/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

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