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Your cheat sheet to Juneteenth: Everything you need to know about Galveston's historic moment

By Whitney Radley

06.14.13 | 12:02 pm

As the story goes, Juneteenth originated in Galveston on June 19, 1865. It was there, nearly three years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, that Major Genera ...

Preservation Houston Walking Tour: University of St. Thomas & Menil Campus Architecture Walk

06.09.13

Preservation Houston begins its summer twilight tour schedule by visiting two of Houston's most notable modern spaces: The University of St. Thomas campus and the buildings of the Menil Co

Heritage Family Day: "Celebrating Juneteenth"

06.15.13

Join The Heritage Society as it celebrates Juneteenth with the Descendants of Olivewood Cemetery, which was the first incorporated African American cemetery in Houston. Guests will enjoy l

Art opening: "Bitters, Brews and Beyond: Houston History in a Bottle"

07.02.13

Have you ever wondered what bitters are? Can you tell the difference between a figured flask and a cathedral-style pickle bottle? When did Coca-Cola open its first bottling plant in Houston? How do

Preservation Houston's 2013 Preservation Month Luncheon "The Texas Legation Papers, 1836-1845"

River Oaks Country Club

05.23.13

It's a saga with all the elements of a Hollywood script — missing diplomatic files, unsuspecting heirs, natural disaster — but it's the true story of the Texas Legation Papers.

Dubya on Canvas

First look: George W. Bush and Tony Blair come together in new presidential library portrait

By Alex Bentley

04.22.13 | 5:21 pm

The official opening for the George W. Bush Presidential Center is Thursday, where Bush will be joined by the four other living American presidents, including Barack Obama. Former British Prime Min ...

Movie Heroics

Here's to you Mr. Robinson: 42 honors bravest baseball player America has ever known

By Alex Bentley

04.14.13 | 10:11 am

Making a movie about baseball/civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson is such an obvious idea that it’s a wonder it hasn’t been done many times before. But, in fact, it’s only been d ...

Inside Access

Museum game changer: An exclusive sneak peek at new HMNS Ancient Egypt Hall

By Whitney Radley

04.14.13 | 7:29 am

When the Houston Museum of Natural Science unveiled a state-of-the-art, $85 million Hall of Paleontology last summer, it was inevitable that a more substantial, permanent space exhibit to the wonde ...

Preservation Houston Walking Tour: Courtlandt Place

04.14.13

Explore one of Houston's most exclusive early 20th-century neighborhoods during Preservation Houston's walking tour of Courtlandt Place, which was designed as an enclave for Houston's e

Eastwood Centennial Celebration Bike Tour

Discovery Green

03.16.13

The Eastwood Civic Association celebrates Eastwood's centennial anniversary with a bike tour of the neighborhood. To follow the eastward movement of citizens from central Houston to the East En