Shelby About Town

Texans coach supports Crime Stoppers, Latin stars hit a local restaurant & designer shoes do good

By Shelby Hodge

05.15.13 | 7:14 am

Speaking within a mile or two of Reliant Stadium, Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak talked about the Texans' role in building community and the role of Crime Stoppers in keeping area neighborhoo ...

Houston's Hottest Happy Hours

The 10 hottest happy hour deals in Houston: Eat well while drinking up

By Marcy de Luna

05.09.13 | 10:54 am

May's Top 10 happy hour list —offering a deal on both food and drinks — includes several new restaurants and bars, and a few updates from some old favorites. DOWNTOWN BATAN ...

Houston's Dancing with the Stars

Sexy legs of steel and Ricky Martin moves turn Houston's Dancing with the Stars into a wild scene

By Joel Luks

04.05.13 | 2:34 pm

Oh, no, she didn't.  Oh, yes, she did — girl's got attitude. That would be Claire Cormier Thielke sashaying in a bootylicious sequined, two-piece, miniscule number with fishn ...

Houston's Dancing with the Stars

Top chefs join Houston's own Dancing with the Stars — and an amazing pool stage is set

By Shelby Hodge

04.02.13 | 2:21 pm

When Becca Cason Thrash opens the doors to her Memorial area home Thursday night for Houston Ballet's Dancing With the Stars fundraiser, guests will be treated not only to the riotous dance com ...

Tasty snacks are a must

Are you ready for some football food? Takeout specials sure to score big on Super Bowl Sunday

By Marcy de Luna

02.02.13 | 10:00 am

Super Bowl XLVII is about the Baltimore Ravens facing off against the San Francisco 49ers. It's also about the Beyoncé halftime show, the $4 million per 30-second ads and the game day pa ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Celebrity art fever: Annise Parker's cactus painting sells for 10 grand as a Texans star masquerades

By Shelby Hodge

02.01.13 | 11:03 am

Thank you Michael Cordúa for transforming Mayor Annise Parker from merely head of the nation's fourth largest city into a top-selling artist. For it was his bid of $6,000 for the pa ...

Shelby About Town

Joanne King Herring previews her book, La Griglia rocks at lunch, Oscar & Lynn Wyatt dine at Tony's

By Shelby Hodge

08.26.11 | 1:52 pm

With the ink still wet on her soon-to-be-released book Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars From the Boardroom to the Battlefield, Joanne King Herring mesmerized members of the Rotary Club of Houst ...

Cohesión: Art + Fashion + Culture + Philanthropy

Américas — River Oaks

08.04.11

Américas River Oaks kicks off a series of after-hour gatherings featuring local talent and a special late-night menu. Showcasing live music by Arthur Yoria and visual art by Hanh Tran and Ta

Bottoms Up!

Americas' David Cordua conjures up the perfect cocktail for a celebrity guest

By Caroline Gallay

07.03.11 | 8:29 am

For the July edition of CultureMap's Bottoms Up! feature, we figured who better to spotlight over the Fourth of July than David Cordúa of Américas? We hit the River Oaks locat ...

Spacetaker Gala Kick-off Party

Américas — River Oaks

03.01.11

Spacetaker’s 2011 "Sold Out" Gala pays tribute to “sellout” artists on March 19. This kick-off party starts the festivities early at Américas River Oaks, fea