It's time to look back at the top Houston news of the week. Five area suburbs are among the top places to retire, plus the long-awaited Ismaili Center — the first in the U.S. — prepares to open its ...

Both locally-owned, independent restaurants and some of the biggest national chains are offering special deals in honor of Veteran’s Day. The offer range from small discounts to free dishes and even ...

Houston Grand Opera launched its 2025-26 season with a soul-stirring statement — one that blended history, harmony, and high jazzy American style — at the season-opening performance of Porgy and Bess, ...

Inner loopers with a taste for P. Terry’s Burger Stand will eventually be able to satisfy their cravings without leaving their geographic safe space. The Austin-based fast food restaurant announced it ...

The long-awaited Ismaili Center, Houston is set to open to the public next month. The 11-acre site has been painstakingly-designed and constructed to offer indoor and outdoor public spaces for ...

This year’s Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF), which starts this Thursday, November 6, offers plenty of film screenings – both feature-length films and shorts – as well as panel discussions, Q&As, ...

Houston’s most philanthropic animal lovers traded pumpkin spice for paw prints at the fifth annual Howl-O-Ween Ball, hosted by Houston SPCA on October 24. More than 400 guests braved the moody magic ...

Opera lovers in the audience for the Houston Grand Opera’s magnificent season opening production of Porgy and Bess didn’t know it, but they were hearing HGO’s future. James Gaffigan, the acclaimed ...

As we inch closer to Thanksgiving, otherwise known as the Super Bowl of family dining, it’s time to start planning. This is the day where the hosts either rise to the occasion or crash and burn. And ...

If there’s one thing that can truly put a cherry on top of this finally-fall weather in Houston, it's bringing tons of books out to experience it, too. The annual Texas Book Festival will take place ...