Posted on · When you think of a song connected with Houston, what song comes to mind? Is it country? Is it hip hop? Or do you struggle to pinpoint the sound of the Bayou City? Well, perhaps that struggle is now over thanks to the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (or GHCVB) and a collaboration with […]
Posted on · This week, the Hobby Center's Sarofim Hall will feature Ghost: The Musical. Yes, you heard us right. A musical based on the Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore/Whoopi Goldberg film. No word if attendees in the front row have to worry about getting splattered with clay. Houston Public Media Arts and Culture correspondent Troy Schulze learns how this […]
Posted on · We learn more about the Friends for Life, a no-kill animal shelter in Houston, from the organization’s Meredith Wierick.
Posted on · Rabbi Amy Weiss tells us about her organization, Undies for Everyone, which collects underwear and supplies them to disadvantaged children.
Posted on · The nonprofit investigative journalism organization the Center for Public Integrity last month gave failing grades to 42 states and the District of Columbia when it comes to their rules regarding financial disclosures. That’s the  information judges are required to publish regarding gifts they receive or their own financial situations — things that could be […]
Posted on · If youâve ever Googled the phrase âvolunteering in Houston,â youâll find hundreds of organizations that you can connect with. One of the oldest though — and a solely female volunteer group — is the Houston Junior Forum. Itâs been around for 67 years with a focus on helping kids and senior Houstonians — all while […]
Posted on · Two Houston girls talk about what they want for Christmas: Money and American Girl Dolls.
Posted on · Flu season is underway. Each year, around this time, weâre all encouraged to get our flu shots, and we learn about whatever strains of the influenza virus may be affecting Houston and the rest of the nation. But some in the medical community are concerned that events in Washington might be shaking up this yearâs […]
Posted on · You might remember the big cow statues that were seen around Houston years back. They were eventually auctioned off for charity. Well, a new art exhibit is borrowing the idea on a larger scale — or smaller depending on how you look at it. PAWS for a PURRpose features more than 40 mostly life-sized dog […]