Tragic turn

The deadliest corner in Houston? Cars keep crashing into the Bayou at this East End spot

By Tyler Rudick

03.25.13 | 8:17 pm

A hazardous East End corner claimed its second victim in a month after a driver crashed his truck into Buffalo Bayou just west of Wayside Drive this weekend. The Houston Police Department ...

Like coming home

Ninfa's new neighbor competitor restaurant opens with a bang, heating up the Tex-Mex battle

By Tyler Rudick

02.14.13 | 7:29 am

After more than a decade, the Laurenzo family is back on Navigation — the East End thoroughfare where matriarch Mama Ninfa Laurenzo opened her namesake cafe in 1973. "This ...

The Woods Project's "Walk for the Woods"

04.06.13

The 5K walk features historic stops as it traces the residential, commercial and park areas along Buffalo Bayou that shape the East End community. The Woods Project is a nonprofit organization that

Video Tale

The unofficial mayor of EaDo: Difference maker Felix Fraga on a lifetime in the East End

By Houston's Voice Correspondent

11.02.12 | 3:27 pm

It was more than 80 years ago when Felix Fraga settled in Houston's East End. Ripley House, which opened in 1940, helped him stay in school and pursue a degree in social work at the Univer ...

A Neighborhood Centers first

Everyone's welcome: A mariachi-style reopening for Ripley House Middle School

By Joel Luks

08.26.12 | 2:15 pm

It may be that the typical ribbon-cutting ceremony is a photo op to recognize philanthropists and investors that support people doing good. Mundane speeches, check presentations and unveilings are ...

First Ever EaDo Pub Crawl

08.24.12

Guests will enjoy drinks, food and live music, and an appearance by the Houston Dynamo Girls. The first 400 participants that register on-site will receive a free limited edition Saint Arnold Brewi

CultureMap Exclusive

Pedal power: Houston's bike share program is expanding throughout the Loop after early success

By Whitney Radley

07.31.12 | 10:46 am

Even with just three kiosks and a small fleet of 18 bicycles, the Houston B-cycle bike share program has met success since its official May launch.  The plan has always been to e ...

Hidden Houston

The birthplace of Houston grows up: Inside the delicate transformation of the East End

By Houston's Voice Correspondent

05.31.12 | 2:21 pm

While a great deal of Houston's real estate growth is in the West, Houston's East End district carries special meaning in the Bayou City's history. It held the government seat for the R ...

How The Other Half Lives

Crossing an invisible line: Touring Houston's toxic East End with Juan Parras

By Caroline Gallay

11.08.11 | 6:04 am

Looking toward downtown Houston's cityscape from the East Side presents a much different picture than gazing down the lush linings of Memorial Drive to the West. Juan Parras, long-time East ...

Saturday & Sunday

Not just any old home tour: Eastwood ups the intrigue with industrial sites & graffiti artists

By Tyler Rudick

10.14.11 | 11:09 am

The East End bustles with new activity these days — Dynamo stadium construction is well underway, Moon Tower Inn serves hordes of hip hot-dog aficionados and new light rail lines prepare ...