We Heart Hou

There's so much to love about Houston that we are devoting the month of February to the unique things that make the Bayou City so near and dear to our hearts. For our special editorial series, We ♥ Hou, we've asked Houstonians their favorite things about living here and come up with a list of our own. We've also searched out happy couples who fell head-over-heels in love, highlighted some of the dreamers and entrepreneurs that give the city spice, and examined the combination of quirkiness and livability that makes Houston so special. Look for these stories and more all month long.

We Heart Hou

HAVING THEIR ENCHILADAS AND EATING THEM, TOO

Adoptive parents Austin and Thomasson love Houston's open-mindedness....and the Tex-Mex, too

By Ben Austin

Feb 28th, 2010 at 7:41 AM

Ben Austin and his partner, Bill Thomasson, are adoptive parents to two former foster children, Ava and Elijah. They make their home in Sugar Land, and say they've been impressed by the community's embrace. ......................... Nearly three years ago, we ...


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At friendly West Alabama Ice House, it's love at first sip

By Peter Barnes

Feb 25th, 2010 at 12:05 AM

In the age of strip malls, 14-ounce “pint” glasses and waitresses who push specials like telemarketers, there’s still a refuge for the drinking man who just wants to enjoy a Lone Star with his dog. It’s the neighborhood ice ...


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Whether "House of Guys" or House of Pies, it's still sweet to me

By Jen Cooper

Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Jen Cooper is a native Houstonian and Rice alumna. She is known around Houston for her graphic design skills and soccer prowess (she is the keeper of the soccer community newsletter "Keeper Notes"). Cooper has worked with MyTable magazine for 14 ...


FALLING IN LOVE

These legal eagles soared out of the courtroom and down the aisle

By Shelby Hodge

Feb 24th, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Like a scene from Boston Legal or the Deep End, Laura Spalding tried her first case before a jury at the tender age of 26. The partner with Davis McMath & Davis, who was supposed to assist the nervous young associate, failed ...


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Terrible Beauty: Houston's real sense of place lies at its industrial heart

By Bruce Webb

Feb 23rd, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Bruce Webb is a professor of architecture at the University of Houston. He moved to Houston from Pittsburgh in 1973 and never left. ......................... One of the places I have begun to include on my Houston visitors’ tour is the stretch of ...


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