Arts InSight
Video: Homes In The Heights Get Illustrated
Posted on · From postcards to posters, artist, Dalia Rihani, illustrates her appreciation for homes in the Heights.
Tag: Houston Heights
Good, Bad and Ugly
Trump’s Slim Win in Texas and Recapture Rejected: The Good, Bad and Ugly of This Week’s News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition, we discuss the […]
Election 2016
Campaign To Keep Houston Heights Dry Emerges
Posted on · It’s an uphill battle against the HEB-sponsored campaign to loosen a century-old ban on alcohol sales.
Business
Coalition To Dampen Houston Heights Dry Zone Kicks Off Election Campaign
Posted on · A referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot would lift the ban on the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption in the former city.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Declining Home Sales and Booze in the Heights: The Good, Bad & Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week our panel examines: The […]
Local
In the Heights A Century-Old Ban Stands In The Way Of Business
Posted on · Alcohol sales have been heavily restricted in the Heights since 1912, but one group is trying to change that.
Transportation
Houston’s White Oak Bayou Could Get A New Look
Posted on · A waterway near the Heights could have a much different look in the future. Engineers will study whether White Oak Bayou can go back to a more natural state while still providing flood control.
Houston Matters
Should the Houston Heights Remain A Dry Neighborhood?
Posted on · The Houston Heights is an area comprising a portion of what most folks know more colloquially as "The Heights." Well, that area has been dry for nearly a century now, but the neighborhood's beverage coalition wants voters to change that in November. To learn more, we talk with Steve Reilley, spokesperson for the Houston Heights […]
Full Show
Katy Prairie and Sugar Land Restaurants: Wednesday’s Show (July 6, 2016)
Posted on · Following our recent Houston Matters road trip to the newest stretch of the Grand Parkway, in which we learned how some nearby residents and businesses are being affected by the new leg of 99, we received an e-mail from a listener bemoaning how such development adds to the dissipation of prairies on the edges of […]
Transportation
Detours Begin For Yale Street Bridge Project Near The Heights
Posted on · Work is getting underway to replace the historic Yale Street Bridge. That means major detours for drivers near the Heights.
Full Show
Vision Zero and the Yale Green Corridor: Wednesday’s Show (January 27, 2016)
Posted on · On Jan.14, 2016, Houston Tomorrow unveiled its "Vision Zero" plan – proposed steps to reduce the number of traffic deaths and serious injuries in Houston. On this edition of Houston Matters, we find out what they want the city to do in order to achieve that goal, as we talk with Jay Blazek Crossley, the […]
Houston Matters
How Has the Identity of the Heights Changed?
Posted on · As Houston's population continues to grow, some of the city's oldest neighborhoods are undergoing some changes. That includes the Heights, a tight-knit community within the 610 loop. Houston Matters' Maggie Martin visited the Heights to talk with three residents about how they've seen their neighborhood change. MORE: Houston Matters’ Neighborhood Series