City Of Houston Opens New Christmas Tree Recycling Locations Christmas rings in beloved traditions and sometimes, questions, namely: when to take down the tree. Tradition dictates that revelers can leave their yuletide tree up though January 6, 2023. But for those ready to free themselves from watering and vacuuming needles, the City of Houston’s Solid […]
Christmas Weekend Activities In Houston As the weekend warms, holiday offerings abound, including movie fun and a visit from Cirque du Soleil before and on Christmas Eve and some quintessential H-Town events on Christmas Day. Above all, we urge you to stay safe and warm. Whether you’re staying in or venturing out, we wish you […]
How Airbnb Will Deter Rogue Parties On New Year’s Eve in Houston With lots of fanfare, Airbnb is announcing that it’s here to stop unauthorized rowdy parties on New Year’s Eve in the Bayou City. According to a release, the short-term home rental company is enacting restrictions on certain kinds of bookings over New Year’s […]
Thanksgiving Feast To-Go Options in Houston Thanksgiving is around the corner and hosts might be looking for a little help. Whether it’s a few side dishes or a whole meal, Houston restaurants offer a variety of dishes to feed a few or a crowd. Here are our recommendations. Esther’s Cajun Café and Soul […]
Houston Artist’s Newest Exhibit Local artist Janice Freeman would like it very much if you didn’t refer to her work as “trippy,” especially the new stuff she’ll be displaying this weekend. “I don’t like the word ‘trippy,’ really,” the Austin-born, Houston-based artist tells CultureMap. “I think it’s more symbolic — visually symbolic. It’s […]
Houston Symphony’s New Season The Houston Symphony opens its 2022-2023 season this weekend at Jones Hall with one of classical music’s most stirring selections, the Verdi Requiem. New symphony music director Juraj Valčuha offers this specially scaled setting of the piece, which had its first performance in 1874, to showcase the depth of the orchestra’s playing and […]
You can almost feel the island breeze as you enter this quaint and colorful restaurant in the outskirts of the Houston metro in Cypress, Texas to be exact. With a mural of the picturesque city of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico and tropical music playing in the background you are almost transported to another place and […]
Frances Battista, 32, is a woman who wears multiple (cowboy) hats. She works for a Fortune 500 company by day and also runs a growing social media platform called @plateofrances that focuses on cooking and entertaining at home. She is a native of Puerto Rico who now lives in Houston. Thank you so much for […]
Caribbean Restaurants in Houston Picture this: It’s summer. You’re lying under an umbrella, sand smoothing your feet while you cool your body by sipping on tropical pina coladas. Hearing the soothing Caribbean waves, wondering what the hotel staff has prepared for your catered lunch. Except you’re in the city. And no one is catering your […]
Houston’s Animal Shelter BARC is Waving Adoption Fees The bright Houston summer has a dark side each year: thousands of hungry, stray animals often injured or sick and looking for a home. Fortunately, locals looking for a fur baby or fuzzy BFF can adopt one for free, thanks to a generous new national campaign. BARC, […]
