H-TOWN DIARY

A Digital Purge for a New Decade

One writer takes stock of who, exactly, he’s become.

12/27/2019 By Craig Hlavaty

Insta Inspo

9 Houston Latinas You Need In Your Instagram Feed

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and get some #OOTD inspiration from this bevy of beauties.

10/07/2019 By Gabi De la Rosa

This Is a Case for the FBI

That Time We Inadvertently Helped Expose a Possible Cheater

She wanted receipts...

08/02/2019 By Abby Ledoux

News

FOMO Factory Founder Rachel Youens Has Passed Away

The community mourns an Austin creative who brought her vision to Houston.

07/22/2019 By Chris Gray

Elements of Style

Carrie Colbert Wants to Make Your Life More Colorful

"I won’t say I’m the original rainbow chick, but it’s very much a part of who I am."

07/22/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Perfect Party

July's Perfect Party: Wait-Do-We-Have-FOMO Edition

We want to be at all the things all the time this month.

06/25/2019 By Catherine Matusow

Essay

Why We Still Need Foodstagram

Beautiful plates can help open up a whole new world of flavors.

04/25/2019 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Harper Watters Wants You to Follow Him (on Instagram)

The ballet artist turns social media followers into dance fans.

11/26/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Vox populi

Twitter Mourns for Beto O'Rourke, the Internet's Favorite Candidate

The El Paso congressman may have lost the election, but he'll always have the tweets.

11/07/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Rush to Judgment

Is Houston Really the 'City of the Future'?

We asked our fellow citizens what they think of the Bayou City's unlikely accolade.

07/20/2018 By Morgan Kinney

#DoingItForTheInsta

Behind the 'Gram: The Secret Life of Houston's Insta Influencers

How to win friends and influence people.

06/22/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Trends

These 4 Colors Keep Showing Up in Influencers' Travel Photos

Want to be Insta-famous? Bust out the pastels.

06/01/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

The Houstonian Woman

8 Houston Women to Watch on Social Media

Follow these Houston influencers.

01/30/2018 By Brittanie Shey

Weather Report

Even the National Hurricane Center is Blown Away by Their Harvey Findings

"Truly overwhelming, literally and figuratively.”

01/26/2018 By Laura Furr Mericas

Gone Viral

How a Tweet is Giving La Casa Bakery New Life

A daughter takes to social media to help her dad.

12/08/2017 By Cory Garcia

Strike a Pose

5 Tips to Slay Your Holiday Photo Ops

"There's nothing to it," Madonna said. Not so fast, Madge.

12/04/2017 By Beth Levine

Ice House

Russia Also Tried Meddling In... the Texas Secession Movement?

We get the story behind a Russia-created Facebook page called "Heart of Texas."

12/04/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Love & Sex

67 Great Dates in Houston

Good, bad, or ugly, we’ve got the guidance you need to make dating great, from the city’s best date nights to the real truth about romance in the Bayou City from readers just like you.

10/30/2017 By Morgan Kinney, Nicki Koetting, Alice Levitt, Marianella Orlando, Sarah Rufca Nielsen, and Katharine Shilcutt

Astro 'Cue

Houston and LA Mayors Make Meaty Wager for World Series

If LA's mayor is looking for Korean barbecue in H-Town, here's where to find it.

10/27/2017 By Beth Levine

Heroes of Harvey

The Unexpected Hero of Harvey: Technology

Harvey was America's first major natural disaster of the modern tech era—which was lucky, as the internet and social media saved lives during the storm.

10/02/2017 By Jeff Balke