Bold & Beautiful

Azaleas are late this year, but they're finally blooming

By Clifford Pugh

Mar 21st, 2010 at 8:00 AM

In most years, azaleas have come and gone by now. But this hasn't been a normal spring. The  unusually cold and rainy weather delayed the blooming cycle so that ...

7th Annual Park to Park Run

Discovery Green

Sep 16th, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Lace up your running shoes and come out for Hermann Park Conservancy's annual Park to Park Run. The run will begin at Discovery Green and end at Hermann Park ...

Curious George Live at Reliant Arena

Reliant Arena

Sep 16th, 2010 - Sep 19th, 2010

From the storybook to the stage, join a life-size Curious George in a new scheme to win the Golden Meatball Contest. This is "The Man in the Yellow Hat's ...

Thanksgiving respite

Mayoral candidates plan a brief turkey break from campaign trail

By Shelby Hodge

Nov 26th, 2009 at 6:56 AM

What is the political strategy with less than three weeks to go before election day and with a big holiday looming large? Does the campaign for mayor ever rest?  We ...

Microchipped marathoners

Track your friends and family at the marathon

By Caroline Gallay

Jan 16th, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Have friends or family members running in Sunday's marathon? The beauty of modern technology means you can follow their progress with microchips that track each individual runner as they ...

Elephant Open House at the Zoo

Houston Zoo

Jun 5th, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Get an upclose look at the latest addition to the elephant house — baby Baylor! Along with seeing the cutest thing to hit the zoo in a long time, meet the ...

WorldFest Film Festival: Bodhisattva

AMC 30

Apr 17th, 2010 at 7:00 PM

In the Indian film Bodhisattva, director San Banarje examines one family's relationship in urban India after a daughter is unable to forgive her father for her mother's suicide ...

Alan Berliner's documentary Wide Awake

Frenetic Theater

Nov 7th, 2009 at 7:00 PM

The Aurora Picture show is screening award-winning documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner's Wide Awake, an exploration of insomnia.  The film examines how deeply sleeplessness has affected Berliner's creative and ...

army brats please pack the museums

Memorial Day weekend sounds free rein all summer long for military families at MFAH

By Steven Thomson

May 24th, 2010 at 7:44 AM

Attention soldiers: It's culture time. In a partnership with 600 art institutions, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, an initiative with ...

State of the Arts

A different sort of African-American drama is coming to Houston

By Sarah Rufca

Jan 19th, 2010 at 12:36 PM

If the Cosbys were the first upper middle-class African American family to hit prime time, the LeVays might be the first upperclass African American family onstage—and unlike the Cosbys ...

A hot scene

Kids play: Houston's Extreme Makeover sisters talk about their new house for the first time

By Caroline Gallay

Aug 3rd, 2010 at 6:29 PM

The Johnson family, who were the first-ever Houstonians to be selected for a project by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, gathered outside their new 4,500-square foot home Tuesday to meet ...

Home and Deranged

Sister, sister: When the sorority house follows you home

By Caroline Gallay

Apr 23rd, 2010 at 10:22 PM

I’m raiding closets, fighting over valuable shower time, helping apply makeup and holding popular curly hair-styling lessons. Life at home with my two (biological) sisters often resembles living with ...

back-to-school bash

Could the sales tax-free weekend soon include computers? Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis makes a push

By Steven Thomson

Aug 16th, 2010 at 5:15 PM

In a shopping statement, Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis spoke at Macy's historic downtown location on Monday to promote the upcoming sales tax holiday, one that Ellis hopes will ...

At the Arthouse

Love and death, French style: The Father of My Children packs a big surprise

By David Theis

Jul 24th, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Watching The Crying Game the other day, I was reminded of how challenging that movie was to review. It’s an amazing film that gave you plenty to think and ...

Kim Son

A Vietnamese-American dream

2001 Jefferson St
Houston, TX 77003

We ♥ Hou

Family-run Huynh is a labor of love

By Carol Rust

Feb 25th, 2010 at 4:31 PM

Trying to find Anny Dang in her restaurant at lunchtime is like trying to hit a moving target. She is taking orders. She is darting into the kitchen. She is ...

Sunday blessing

Extreme Makeover turns Kemah family saga into an Easter special

By Caroline Gallay

Mar 29th, 2010 at 12:02 PM

When Extreme Makeover: Home Edition looked for a family to feature in a two-hour Easter special, it turned to Kemah. Extreme Makeover overhauled the Kemah home of foster parents Larry ...

Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock

McGonigel's Mucky Duck

Sep 4th, 2010 - Sep 4th, 2010

Butch Hancock, a raspy-voiced mystic out of West Texas, and his childhood friend Jimmie Dale Gilmore started out in country music with Joe Ely as The Flatlanders a long time ...

Books on the Bayou

Houston Public Library

Aug 28th, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Join Mayor Annise Parker and Houston Public Library Director Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson for the opening celebration of the Ninth Annual Books on the Bayou. The program encourages Houstonians to ...

The Festival of Greece

Festival of Greece

May 13th, 2010 - May 16th, 2010

Where can you see Kefi dancers, a Zeibekiko contest and a gyro eating championship all in one place? The Festival of Greece of course! The annual festival on the grounds ...