Boomtown

Houston’s Growth by the Numbers

We look at the stats that define the city's relentless expansion.

06/12/2024 By Emma Balter

The Growth Issue

Welcome to Boomtown

What's not growing or exploding right now in Houston?

06/12/2024 Edited by Emma Balter Illustrations by Sam Island

Sprawl

The Suburban Utopia Promise of Bridgeland

With master-planned communities, developers have created entire cities out of nothing on the outskirts of Houston.

06/03/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez Photography by Anthony Rathbun

Suburban Noir

Artist Olivia Erlanger Brings Her Complex Inner Worlds to CAMH

If Today Were Tomorrow, one of the most anticipated shows of 2024, presents a critique of the idea that property ownership leads to social mobility.

05/13/2024 By Daniel Renfrow

Ready to move?

3 Local Johnson Development Projects Named Top Master-Planned Communities in the U.S.

It’s time to move out to the suburbs.

07/21/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Anchors Away

This Is What It's Like to Live On the Largest Private Lake in Houston

In the city's only waterfront development, life revolves around a 300-acre lake.

03/11/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Best Restaurants 2018

5 Suburban Eateries Worth the Drive

Sometimes a mini road trip is in order—if only for great food.

08/17/2018 By Alice Levitt

Cool Beans

Our 10 Favorite Coffee Shops in the Suburbs

From Spring to Richmond—here's where to get caffeinated without going to the city.

07/06/2017 By Allyson Waller

Editor’s Note

Have You Ever Pulled Up To a Restaurant on a Boat?

If you live in Midtown, Clear Lake may seem like another country. But we promise you: It’s not as far as you think.

05/31/2016 By Catherine Matusow

Feature

Insider’s Guide to the Woodlands

The Woodlands grows and grows, and maybe gets real.

02/02/2014