Travelin' Man

Beat the summer heat: A Texas hiking retreat in the Davis Mountains

By Stephan Lorenz

09.09.12 | 1:45 pm

The Davis Mountains in West Texas offer a cool retreat during the summer months. The temperatures here still induce sweating during any hike, but the heat is much drier, a breeze more common, and t ...

Shelby About Town

A new Vanity shop moves into West Ave, Dewhurst fights scoliosis, a Mario Batali close encounter & the Aspen high life

By Shelby Hodge

07.11.12 | 6:04 am

While Aspen is certainly the center of the universe for many playcationing Houstonians, it is also the preferred destination for a handful of familiar non-profits seeking to do meaningful friend-ra ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Animal Planet host Jeff Corwin enthralls Nature Conservancy with tales from the wild side

By Shelby Hodge

10.31.11 | 2:59 pm

Who would have imagined that an encounter at age 6 with a snake would lead Jeff Corwin to where he is today as host of the Discovery Channel's Animal Planet and as environment and science corre ...

19th Annual Houston Conservation Luncheon

Hyatt Regency Houston

10.27.11

Featuring Jeff Corwin, host of The Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet, CNN Planet in Peril correspondent and environmental adventurer as keynote speaker, the luncheon benefits The Nature Conse

No AC allowed

A hop, skip, and a swamp: Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary is a Texas hiker's paradise

By Stephan Lorenz

07.03.11 | 1:52 pm

Hiking in southeast Texas in June. Was I deranged or just really desperate to get out? Maybe a little bit of both. On top of that, I got a late start. Cocooned in maximum AC, I drove the ...

Shelby About Town

Jane Goodall meets the chimps, Becca books Maroon 5 and the Gulf gets a scientific love pat

By Shelby Hodge

11.02.10 | 4:51 pm

British anthropologist Jane Goodall had the chimpanzees eating out of the palm of her hand at Houston Zoo on Saturday afternoon and then had patrons of the Zoo's soon-to-open African Forest exh ...