Posted on · (Above: The Greater Houston Partnership’s new building, Partnership Tower. Photo Courtesy: GHP) Houston Matters is broadcasting live from downtown on Monday, May 15, at noon. In many ways, it'll be our normal show — just from a different location. We’ll be broadcasting from the new headquarters of the Greater Houston Partnership — the new Partnership […]
Posted on · We’ve all probably had the experience of circling around the city blocks in downtown Houston trying to find parking. City officials say all those cars searching for an open space make downtown traffic more congested and worsen air pollution from automobile exhaust. To help simplify that experience, Houston City Council recently approved an agreement with […]
Posted on · Recently (Sept. 20, 2016), Shell Oil announced plans to vacate most of its downtown offices. Thousands of employees are expected to move to the company's Woodcreek Complex on I-10 and North Dairy Ashford and to the Shell Technology Center on State Highway 6. The move is planned for the first quarter of 2017. Shell said, […]
Posted on · Amid the daily traffic reports for commuters, it's easy to forget that among the six million-plus in the Greater Houston region are a significant number who both work and live in the downtown area — and don't ever really have much reason to leave. So, since today’s show is coming to you live from Jones […]
Posted on · Former President George H.W. Bush joined Houston leaders Wednesday to dedicate the Mosbacher Bridge in downtown.
Posted on · The 2015 parade will feature high-flying balloons, music and giant floats designed by local artists.
Posted on · From selling the US Postal Service site downtown, to a shortage of housing in Houston, to a Portland Trailblazers fan mocking Houston’s lack of recycling: It’s The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston news. As we do every Friday, we talk with our rotating panel about the week’s news. This week we’re joined […]
Posted on · The site could be used for the city's new justice complex.
Posted on · Incentives to encourage people to live in downtown Houston, the TCEQ doing fewer inspections of industries that pollute, and Houston Grand Opera tackling Wagner’s The Ring Cycle: It’s The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s Houston news. We discuss these and other stories with our rotating panel of “non-experts.” On this edition […]
Posted on · Scandinavian Airlines is launching nonstop flights between Stavanger, Norway and Houston, beginning on Aug. 20 of this year; Mayor Parker says the number of chronically homeless people in Houston has been cut in half in the last two years; and Conan O’Brien bashes H-Town during his live shows in Dallas: It’s The Good The Bad […]
Posted on · Sandra Lord tells Houston Matters about the history of the city's underground tunnel system, which connects much of downtown.
Posted on · With new office construction years from completion, landlords hold all the cards.
Posted on · Now that the weather is warming up, the City Hall Farmerâs Market is back open. As springtime approaches, we look at farmer’s markets in Greater Houston and efforts to encourage Houstonians to eat local. More: Why The Combination Of Lunch And Fresh Produce Is Working Out For Downtown Farmerâs Market
Posted on · Visitors and residents on Galveston Island Oct. 19-20 will have the chance to peruse the works of dozens of artists from around Texas and the region at the 16th annual ARToberFEST. Houston Matters’ Michael Hagerty spoke with Maureen Patton  one of the event’s organizers.
Posted on · The city of Houston has hosted the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, and countless numbers of large conventions. But officials say the city is actually losing business because of the lack of hotel space next to, or within walking distance of the George R. Brown Convention Center. That's why plans are in the works to build a new hotel.