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 Castr ...

New Neighborhood fixture

Biking for work: Entrepreneur ditches the corporate life to give Houston a unique pedal shop

By Whitney Radley

05.29.13 | 7:08 am

Michael Dinh's path to Bici Cyclery isn't a unique one among my generation. A successful corporate career left him unfulfilled and, upon returning from a trip to Coachella in ...

A New Music Restaurant

Houston is getting a new live music restaurant — and it comes with Montrose cred

By Whitney Radley

05.23.13 | 10:20 am

Rudyard's British Pub has been a cornerstone of the Montrose community since it opened in 1978, serving up burgers and fries from its kitchen and hosting loud music and live readings in its ups ...

You heard it here first

Max's Wine Dive comes clean on its 2nd Houston restaurant, promises a "unique" surprise

By Whitney Radley

05.18.13 | 6:02 am

Max's Wine Dive intends to open a second Houston location in Montrose — as CultureMap first reported in March. Back then, we reported that the popular concept from Lasco En ...

Shocking Crime

Superstar singer hurt in brutal Houston attack targeted by berserk fan

By Tyler Rudick

05.15.13 | 7:29 pm

Oscar De La Rosa — frontman of the Grammy Award-winning Houston Tejano band La Mafia — is recovering at home this week after a brutal attack at a Montrose club that left the s ...

Tacos & Tequila

Lower Westheimer entrepreneur takes aim at Mexican fare with new taco and tequila spot

By Darla Guillen

05.08.13 | 11:31 am

The man who is taking aim at a lower Westheimer occupation that could compete with the Anvil (Clumsy Butcher) group’s enclave of bars and restaurants has now opened a shrine of sorts to a gun ...

New Restaurant Brings Patio Power

New Midtown restaurant wants to get lucky in its 1940s digs: An inside look at Eleven XI

By Marcy de Luna

05.01.13 | 11:19 am

What's the significance of the name of the new Houston restaurant Eleven XI? Superstition says that a wish made at lucky 11:11, also known as the wishing hour, will come true. Optimistic ab ...

Houston's Shocking Honor

Houston dubbed the No. 1 most walkable city: No, really

By Whitney Radley

04.10.13 | 7:26 am

Despite our unwavering love for this city, it's hard to argue that walkability is Houston's strong suit. That's why a ranking by the folks behind WalkScore.com proved a surpri ...

Houston's Zombie Skyscraper

Real estate horror? Abandoned, 10-story "zombie" building is back on the Houston market

By Whitney Radley

04.02.13 | 12:45 pm

The abandoned 10-story, 95,849-square-foot structure at 3400 Montrose was described last year by photographer Patrick Bertolino as "what a building might look like after a zombie apo ...

2013 East Montrose Foodie Home Tour and Art Walk

04.13.13

Organized by the East Montrose Civic Association, tour goers will get a glimpse of the architecture in this eclectic neighborhood. For a special treat and a further taste of Montrose, local boutiqu