Food
Houston’s Emmanuel Chavez of Tatemó honored by Food & Wine magazine as up-and-coming chef
Posted on · Chavez was one of 11 chefs from across the country, including two from Texas, to be selected among the magazine's "Best New Chefs" for 2023.
Category: Arts & Culture
Local
Controversial League City library committee dismisses book challenges
Posted on · League City residents Monday turned out to voice opposition to books in the city library being removed from the children's section of the library.
Houston Matters
How CB radios became all the rage in the 1970s (good buddy)
Posted on · On this date 65 years ago, the FCC established what became known as citizens band -- or CB radio. We reflect on how it rose to immense popularity and the ways the radios are still in use today.
Arts & Culture
Traditional Iraqi reed house to be unveiled in Houston Saturday
Posted on · After months of construction and obstacles, the traditional reed structure will be introduced to the public.
Houston Matters
How selling his stuff and wandering through Europe inspired Joshua Radin’s latest album
Posted on · The singer-songwriter talks about his album, 'though the world will tell me so,' ahead of his performance Sunday at The Heights Theater.
Full Menu
The Full Menu: Where to get good pizza in Houston
Posted on · From thin crust to deep dish, and from contemporary to throwback tavern-style ambiance, Houston food writers discuss their favorite places to get pizza.
Houston Matters
Author Sim Kern imagines what would have happened in Houston if Al Gore had won in 2000
Posted on · The novel The Free People's Village suggests some things would be better -- and other things worse.
Houston Matters
Bridging a generational divide in Houston’s music community
Posted on · The Houston Music Advisory Board holds a discussion Wednesday night about a "gap" between younger and older artists in town.
Pop Culture
Houston not among stops on Travis Scott’s upcoming Utopia — Circus Maximus tour
Posted on · The Utopia-Circus Maximus tour includes 28 dates from October through December, but none in the rapper's hometown, even though Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner previously said Scott would be performing downtown at the Toyota Center.
Houston Matters
Addressing housing insecurity by creating art based on the homes of who those face eviction
Posted on · Houstonian Holland Martin shares her story of facing eviction and artist Jody Wood talks about her project, Not For Sale Real Estate, which is based on — and benefits — people in such a plight.
Houston Matters
A local brass band brings a rare nineteenth century concerto to the stage
Posted on · The Magnolia City Brass Band presents a concert featuring Oskar Bohme's 1899 Trumpet Concerto and music by Houston composer William Brusick.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘Jules’ and navigating the challenges of aging
Posted on · Houston Matters considers how to have sensitive conversations with our aging loved ones.
Houston Matters
Novel bridges the gap between a daughter and her Vietnamese refugee parents
Posted on · Houston writer Jamie Jo Hoang discusses her young adult novel, "My Father the Panda Killer," in which a daughter tries to understand what her father endured during the Vietnam War -- and how it shapes how he treats her.
Houston Matters
How collecting vintage toys went from big fun to big business
Posted on · Juan Salazar of Houston's Super Happy Incredible Toys talks about how the market for vintage toys first developed, what makes certain vintage toys popular for collecting, and the role Star Wars toys played in kick-starting it all.
Houston Matters
Artist Wayne Gilbert, who incorporated cremated remains into his paintings, passes away at age 76
Posted on · The longtime Houston artist used the unclaimed cremated ashes of real people to create uniquely hued pigments for many of his works.