Tasty Goodness

On the Trail: 26-year-old Houston native creates a guilt-free treat with a purpose

By Rachael Abrams

04.08.13 | 9:00 am

Justin Anderson’s relationship with granola didn’t start softly. When he was growing up, the Houston native and Woats Oatsnack founder broke a bracket on his braces when he bit into a h ...

Houston Pride Band presents "War and Peace"

02.23.13

In Houston Pride Band's performance titled "War and Peace," witness a tribute to the duality of existence, as opposing halves of the concert work together to create a "living dic

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Starbucks managers and power players flood Houston: 10,000 coffee folks are on a mission

By Whitney Radley

10.05.12 | 3:22 pm

Houston's Fifth Ward may not have a Starbucks drive-thru, but its streets have been flooded with the company's partners all weekend.  Nearly 10,000 store managers converged in Hous ...

Community dialogue

Artists respond: HGOco recital opens doors to hidden beauty, wisdom & joy of Houston's diversity

By Joel Luks

08.30.12 | 3:07 pm

What if it were possible to grasp the core ethos of an individual whose life's trials have bestowed a wisdom that's unattained by most? Like a woman — a mother of three, a grandmother ...

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 ...

Ripley House Community Celebration

08.23.12

Neighborhood Centers will host a community celebration to honor the opening of the Ripley House Middle School. Come tour the school and Ripley House, a community center that hosts a senior center,

CultureMap Video

Not just hip yoga, healthy yoga: Donation-based studio welcomes all to breathe to better health

By Joel Luks

07.14.12 | 3:38 pm

Business models that incorporate doing good as part of the user experience are many. The need for consumers to feel like they are contributing to a greater cause has set companies and products such ...

Hidden Houston

Home of the brave: Humble community Sierra Meadows welcomes veterans

By Houston's Voice Correspondent

06.10.12 | 4:00 pm

This excerpt from the documentary A Veteran's Journey From Normandy to Sierra Meadows focuses on a major issue many veterans face when returning home from service: Affordable housing. ...

Video on demand

Comcast ushers in new partners to establish virtual meeting place with Houston's Voice

By Joel Luks

06.07.12 | 3:31 pm

In a world where social media and online communications reign, Comcast believes Houston is in dire need of a virtual meeting place, one that gives prominence to the vox populi living in this mishma ...

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 ...