Houston Restaurant Weeks is back with dozens of new restaurants
The 21st annual fundraiser invites local foodies to try different restaurants with multiple-course menus at a set, and usually lower, price. A percentage of the revenue goes to the restaurant’s local...
View ArticleSinger-songwriter LØLØ finds the fun in breaking up
The Canadian-born artist visited Houston Public Media for a Skyline Sessions performance.
View ArticleHouston Shakespeare Festival celebrates 50 years with two of the bard’s most...
Artistic director Jack Young and actor Michael Sifuentes talk about this year's productions of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet" and what's made the festival a highlight of the city's...
View ArticleBe prepared! ‘The Lion King’ roars on stage in Houston through the weekend
The actor playing Simba discusses the acclaimed musical currently running at the Hobby Center and playing the iconic character.
View ArticleHow a conversation with Chance the Rapper changed how Mo Rocca thought about...
Rocca, a TV host and frequent panelist on NPR’s "Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!" has written a book about people achieving great things later in life called "Roctogenarians."
View ArticleHousing affordability a problem for most Texans, UH/TSU survey finds
The new survey reports 90% of Texans consider housing affordability a problem in their parts of Texas. The findings cut across all demographics.
View ArticleHow a translation of one word in the Bible may have influenced generations of...
Director Sharon "Rocky" Roggio visits Houston with her documentary "1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted the Culture."
View ArticleHow Houston Theater Week seeks to bring audiences back to shows
The dedicated week in its third year was started to replace an annual open house scuttled by the COVID pandemic.
View ArticleMuseum visits: Taking to the skies with the Lone Star Flight Museum
Houston Matters visits the Lone Star Flight Museum as part of an ongoing series on local attractions.
View ArticleSimone Biles’ first Houston meal post-Olympics is hibachi-Cajun restaurant...
It's not the first time the Midtown restaurant has gotten attention online. TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee checked it out in 2023 during his tour of Houston.
View ArticleHow living in Japan prepared Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. for directing an...
The Houston-born writer/director describes the experience he drew on to direct a key episode of the popular FX series.
View ArticleHow Danez Smith’s long creative silence led to a more ‘mature’ poetry collection
The award-winning poet talks about the new collection, "Bluff," ahead of an event in Houston with Inprint on Monday, Aug. 19.
View ArticleYou should hear how Melissa Manchester talks about ‘Funny Girl’
The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter is among the stars of the touring production at the Hobby Center Tuesday through Sunday.
View ArticleMuseum Visits: Bring the kids to a museum built for them!
Houston Matters visits the Children's Museum Houston as part of an ongoing series on local attractions.
View Article12 Do’s and Don’ts for life in Houston
Longtime Houstonians share some advice for living in our city.
View ArticleThe Bigger Picture: Why Hollywood can’t let go of the 1980s
Houston Matters explores why 1980's re-issues, reboots, and sequels abound these days.
View Article‘Slavery is Still Legal’ mural unveiled at Cuney Homes in Third Ward
The mural’s title is a reference to incarcerated labor. It features a 14-year-old artist who lives in Cuney Homes.
View ArticleDozens of HBCUs to be represented at 10th Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium
The competition also brings in about $20 million in economic impact to the city. Webber said about 37 HBCUs usually participate, and all participating bands receive $50,000 to go toward their...
View ArticleImmersive art company Meow Wolf to open in Houston this fall, now hiring 50...
The Santa Fe-based interactive art company, known for its large-scale immersive exhibits, will open in Houston’s Fifth Ward this fall. It’s now hiring more than 50 workers for the Houston location.
View ArticleKaty ISD board votes to ban books about gender identity from many school...
Trustees Dawn Champagne and Rebecca Fox abstained from voting about the controversial policy, which otherwise garnered unanimous support from the board.
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