Changing Houston

A new Astrodome idea: Strip the dome to its skeleton and put a park underneath the remains

By Whitney Radley

03.27.13 | 11:05 pm

In the wake of a recent recommendation to demolish the Astrodome and put up a 2,500-spot parking lot in its place, here's another suggestion for what to do with the aging icon: Strip it to ...

Kendra Scott Party benefiting Evelyn's Park Conservancy

03.07.13

Austin-based jewelry designer Kendra Scott will host an in-store soiree to benefit Evelyn's Park Conservancy. Guests are invited to shop Scott's dazzling collection while raising funds for

New stadium sacrifice

University of Houston's bad parking to get worse: School's eliminating 1,900 student spaces

By Tyler Rudick

11.28.12 | 11:01 pm

Anyone who's spent time at the University of Houston is well acquainted with the school's tragicomic parking situation. No matter how early you arrive for class or work (I've dabble ...

Major renovation

Wilson Wonderground: Houston's newest SPARK Park opens in Montrose

By Whitney Radley

11.10.12 | 4:30 pm

The park at Woodrow Wilson Montessori School has been under renovation for months, but an opening ceremony on Friday made Wilson Wonderground once again accessible to the students an ...

An Eight Year Wait

Midtown to get a new park while losing two nightclubs: It's full speed ahead on the Superblock

By Tyler Rudick

10.22.12 | 5:19 pm

After eight years of delays, the long-anticipated urban renewal project known as the Midtown Superblock is official, with a groundbreaking tentatively set for fall 2013. Camden Property Tr ...

Buffalo Bayou Park Shepherd to Sabine Project Public Meeting

06.27.12

The transformation of Buffalo Bayou Park, one of Houston's iconic green spaces, is well underway. With a $30 million gift from the Kinder Foundation, a strong public-private partnership has bee

A CultureMap Event

Art therapy: Painting in the Park events relieve Young Professionals' stress — and soon records may fall

By Joel Luks

03.07.12 | 11:55 am

Lively retro tunes and oodles of red wine and suds were the ticket to morph a chilly Tuesday evening into a toasty artsy fest. Though the forecast called for cloudy weather, the bright blue skies s ...

In the park

Impossibly difficult: Discovery Green's new mini golf course is more art than putt putt

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

09.07.11 | 11:27 am

The art of sport just got a little more . . . hole-y. The Sarofim Picnic Lawn at Discovery Green has added another contender for the unofficial title of Best Urban Family Attraction to its ...

Urban Blight to Urban Might

UH wins National Endowment for the Arts grant to mix media into Third Ward park

By Steven Thomson

07.23.11 | 9:30 am

The term "creative placemaking" may not have made its way into your everyday vocabulary, but it's happening in a very active way in Houston's Third Ward. Specifically, that place ...

Hermann Park Conservancy Hats in the Park Luncheon 2012

03.06.12

Pull out your spring finest — complete with a whimsical hat, of course — for Hats in the Park, benefiting the Hermann Park Conservancy. This festive annual event features a champagne re