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Whitney Radley

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Whitney Radley grew up in a small town where the Piney Woods meet the Gulf Coastal Plains. After studying English at the University of Texas and Spanish at the University of North Texas, she tried her hand at a couple of careers in a few different locales before ending up in Houston, and on CultureMap's doorstep, in August of 2011. You'll now find her exploring the city. Voraciously. 

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New directions

After Houston Pavilions shutdown, Scott Gertner plans Skybar in new location

By Whitney Radley

06.11.13 | 3:15 pm

Even if GreenStreet, the downtown mixed-use development formerly known as Houston Pavilions, terminated a leasing agreement with Scott Gertner's at Houston Pavilions in favor of a more fitting rooftop ...


Parking Benefit District

Could The Wave be the solution for Washington Ave parking problem?

By Whitney Radley

06.11.13 | 2:20 pm

It was a one-two punch of too many mojitos at Benjy's and a broken stiletto on the walk home that led Lauren Barrash to found The Wave, a jitney ...


Have you tried this?

Guilt- and gluten-free goodness: Vegan tacos worth a rainy trip to the farmers market

By Whitney Radley

06.11.13 | 12:29 pm

A Sunday morning hankering for freshly-baked bread and free range eggs seemed the perfect excuse to take my new bicycle on a trip to Urban Harvest's Eastside Farmers Market ...


A Doomed Dome?

Astrodome proposals fly in right until the deadline: Save it procrastinators are eager to be heard

By Whitney Radley

06.10.13 | 6:17 pm

Did you have an idea for how to deal with the Astrodome? Did you take the time to submit your plan, which was due to the Harris County Sports and ...


Moving On Up

New Eastside building gives a Houston nonprofit new life: First-class digs for first-class help

By Whitney Radley

06.10.13 | 3:39 pm

Dress for Success Houston has been bolstering the careers of low-income women with clothing and confidence since first opening in 1998 — but only recently has the organization been able to ...


GreenStreet Makeover?

Night club quietly shutters: The reimagined Houston Pavilions loses another tenant

By Whitney Radley

06.10.13 | 12:43 pm

Scott Gertner has been a fixture in Houston's entertainment scene for decades, but his eponymous Scott Gertner's at Houston Pavilions quietly shuttered approximately two weeks ago, a night ...


Royal Renovation

Galleria area hotel to get a $25 million makeover: Dallas firm hired to inject "modern fusion"

By Whitney Radley

06.09.13 | 9:34 am

Hotel Derek isn't the only Galleria-area hotel getting a bit of a face lift: Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston's revealed plans for an extensive $25 million renovation that includes ...


CultureMap Exclusive

A buzzed-over Houston restaurant suddenly closes: Investor pulls the plug on top chef

By Whitney Radley

06.07.13 | 3:13 pm

Roots Bistro has had a rough go of it the past few months, with the closure of its Roots Juice component and that offensive domestic violence "joke" posted on its ...


Pix of the Day

Who needs Oprah? Houston man wins a free brand-new Cadillac on a whim

By Whitney Radley

06.07.13 | 1:29 pm

Hector Vera was standing outside of Lucky's Pub, watching the shuttle bus to a Houston Rockets game drive off without him on it, when a sleek sport sedan caught ...


Foodie News

A new Post Oak Mexican seafood restaurant emerges with major chef cred

By Whitney Radley

06.07.13 | 12:06 pm

Much has been speculated about the new restaurant from James Beard Foundation Best Chef Southwest finalist Hugo Ortega and his wife and business partner, Tracy Vaught, but the pair has ...


Fire Engulfs Landmark

Vintage Montrose store burns to a crisp in intense fire: Neighbors dismiss the owner as "a hoarder"

By Whitney Radley

06.07.13 | 11:53 am

Montrose landmark Vintage Oasis went up in flames early Friday morning, badly damaging the record store, costume rental and resale shop at 1512 Westheimer owned for 18 years by Cher ...


Hometown Shame

Yearning for green space: Houston ranks a woeful 39th out of 50 major cities in parks

By Whitney Radley

06.07.13 | 7:22 am

Despite all of Houston's recent efforts to promote and foster green space, the city just can't quite keep up in terms of providing sufficient park space for its ...


Model Rocks The Galleria

Hot new store brings in a DJ/model, a cocktail king and lovely ladies to make a Galleria splash

By Whitney Radley

06.06.13 | 11:33 am

Fashionably late was Madewell's entrance into the Houston retail scene, but stylish ladies (and a few dapper guys) welcomed the store with open arms and flutes of champagne at ...


Designer College Living

What commuter school! University of Houston to debut plush, high tech student apartments

By Whitney Radley

06.06.13 | 9:48 am

Though University of Houston carried a reputation as a commuter school in the past, students enrolling at the Tier One institution will have more on- or near-campus housing options in ...


Foodie News

Houston's tattoo-loving Masterchef pops up to cook up a special meal for his hometown

By Whitney Radley

06.06.13 | 7:19 am

If you have been tuning in for the fourth season of Fox's MasterChef, you might have recognized James Nelson, half of the charismatic pair behind Houston hot sauce company ...


Fly Smart

Houston gets the airline terminal of the future: New $156 million Hobby airport home aims to be "airy"

By Whitney Radley

06.05.13 | 12:28 pm

Southwest Airlines has unveiled updated renderings of its new terminal at William P. Hobby Airport, a 280,000-square-foot facility that will host the carrier's first international flights to Mexico ...


Houston's Most Expensive

The most expensive houses in Houston for rent: Living large month-to-month

By Whitney Radley

06.05.13 | 9:02 am

Do you have a dozen or so friends with well-paying jobs and mild temperaments looking for a home? Then you might be interested in a custom-built Moroccan-style manse in Rivercrest ...


Much Better Than Goop

Rap legend starts his own food blog: Finally, a celebrity website worth something

By Whitney Radley

06.05.13 | 7:14 am

Bun B has put his name on many a cause (think his "It Can Wait, Houston" PSA with Mayor Annise Parker and his involvement with the "Houston Is Hip" campaign ...


Fly Smart

Airline free game changer: United touts yearly extra legroom and checked bag "subscriptions"

By Whitney Radley

06.04.13 | 1:32 pm

In an effort to make air travel more commodious for its frequent flyers, United Airlines recently introduced three new subscription services that can be tailored to each traveler's style ...


Bidding War Ahead?

A Houston high school goes up for sale, putting a prime chunk of real estate on the market

By Whitney Radley

06.04.13 | 11:36 am

A prime piece of central Houston property is up for grabs with the Houston Independent School District's High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice — situated on South Shepherd Drive ...


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