Shelby's Social Diary

Rice Design Alliance gala plays it by the numbers: 40 years on the scene, 30 years of Cite and more

By Shelby Hodge

10.18.12 | 2:33 pm

The final note in Rice University's centennial celebration sounded Sunday night when Rice Design Alliance hosted 900 guests at its annual gala celebrating 100 years of Rice architecture, 40 yea ...

On the market

A real dream home: This $1.95 million South Boulevard stunner brings the outdoors in

By Shelby Hodge

07.10.12 | 6:04 am

Editor's Note: Houston is loaded with must-have houses for sale in all shapes, sizes and price ranges. In this continuing series, CultureMap Editor-at-Large Shelby Hodge snoops through some of ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Evening in the Park guests couldn't have asked for a lovelier night in Hermann Park

By Shelby Hodge

05.01.11 | 1:46 pm

Mother Nature, who has been known to throw a few thunderstorms the way of the Hermann Park Conservancy, showed on Thursday night that she could be a true lady. The annual Evening in the Park benefi ...

Hermann Park Conservancy 2011 Gala "Evening in the Park"

Hermann Park

04.28.11

The annual "Evening in the Park" gala promises a uniquely Houston experience— from cocktails at dusk to an al fresco dinner served under the canopy overlooking McGovern Lake and the

Shelby About Town

Wyatt matters: Lynn celebrates a big birthday, remembers Princess Grace & does a rare TV sitdown (with video)

By Shelby Hodge

07.21.10 | 12:00 am

Bucking the tradition of more than four decades, Lynn Wyatt opted not to spend her birthday in the South of France this July rather to celebrate with a passel of Houston friends vacationing on the ...

Architecture

Too much of the same on AIA home tour

By Jesse Hager

11.15.09 | 2:24 pm

Houston architecture is nothing if not eclectic. You can point to many factors contributing to our erratic building styles: Lack of zoning, relatively lax professional regulations and varying c ...