Posted on · For more than 30 years, the critically acclaimed Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company has performed high energy contemporary dance. The company performs this week at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center as part of ERJCCâs Dance Month. Catherine Lu of Houston Public Mediaâs arts and culture unit sat down with Carolyn Dorfman to discuss this weekendâs […]
Posted on · There are 268,820 square miles in Texas. One square mile might be populated by thousands. Another might have only a handful of mesquite trees. In either case, a new documentary series aims to tell the stories of those places one square mile at a time â as microcosms of Texas as a whole. Houston Mattersâ […]
Posted on · As 2013 comes to a close, we look back at the top stories in Houston news this year in the areas of the arts and sports.
Posted on · As 2013 comes to a close, we look back at the top stories in Houston news this year, including: politics, healthcare, transportation, energy, education, arts and sports. KUHF reporters join us to talk about the big stories they covered in those realms during 2013, we hear highlights of their reporting and their thoughts and analysis.
Posted on · As 2013 comes to a close we take a look back at The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in Houston’s arts and culture scene in 2013, including:Â Â The departure of Hans Graf from the Houston Symphony and A-list performers starting to notice Houston.
Posted on · As 2013 comes to a close we take a look back at The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston news in 2013. We’ll look at the interesting stories in: politics, food, arts and culture and sports. Our discussions include: Politics: A mayor’s race that wasn’t as close as many thought, the rise of […]
Posted on · Cities like Chicago and New York donât have the same numbers of drunk driving incidents and arrests as we have here in Houston. Of course, those cities, though much larger, have more extensive mass transit. But could there be more to it than that? Is it possible that we have developed a culture here in […]
Posted on · There are plenty of publications out there covering food in Houston â from restaurant openings to food trucks to recipes. But a new quarterly publication called Sugar and Rice hopes to take writing about food in Greater Houston and turn it on its head â to not just write about food, but to illustrate life […]
Posted on · The Texans. Houston's restaurant scene. Affordability. Diversity. The arts. Depending on your own opinion, these things aren't getting enough attention here in Houston. Or...they're receiving too much. On this edition of Houston Matters, we ask you: what's overrated and underrated in Houston, and why? It can be anything! Sports, food, entertainment, museums – whatever you […]
Posted on · This weekend, the 23rd TurkishFest Houston takes place at Jones Plaza on Louisiana Street in Houston. It's a celebration of Turkish culture, including food, music, Turkish coffee, traditional dance, fortune telling and more. Houston Matters' Craig Cohen talks with some of the folks behind the event from the American Turkish Association Houston.
Posted on · Greetings! And thanks for visiting Houston Matters’ website! What is Houston Matters, you ask? Well, first and foremost, it’s a radio program, which you can hear Fridays at noon on KUHF 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour of Houston Matters, we investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We talk […]