Drink Up

Wine school: High-end Houston restaurant makes summer classes fun, plans to build a new patio

By Davon D.E. Hatchett

05.17.13 | 12:02 pm

It’s almost summertime in the city, and for me that means two things: Spending more time outdoors and drinking wine. Well, I actually have that wine drinking part pretty much covered year &ls ...

Island time

Galveston, oh Galveston! Island's new throwback tourist campaign brings musical surprises

By Whitney Radley

04.02.13 | 10:32 am

Romantic beach sunrises, bird watching, roller coaster rides, grand historic property tours, raucous parades and laser-lit dance parties: This is the Galveston portrayed in the island's new tou ...

Foodie News

Summer blues? Ninfa's on Navigation has a new treat to beat the heat— and it's free

By Sarah Rufca

07.14.12 | 9:24 am

Are you expecting it to get too hot for the patio at Original Ninfa's on Navigation again soon? I don't think so. Whether dining in the air conditioning or al fresco, starting on M ...

Faster than a speeding bullet

Superman celebrates his birthday in Houston: How the Man of Steel parties

By Joel Luks

07.02.12 | 11:36 am

Does Superman ever age? From his 1932 birth as a comic book superhero to movie star status today, every generation has come of age accompanied by Clark Kent's alter ego.  ...

Food for Thought

The best hotel pool in Houston? One with bacon ice cream, wild drinks & swans is hard to beat

By Marene Gustin

06.17.12 | 5:01 pm

Recipe to beat the Houston heat: One, find a pool. Two, grab a chilled cocktail. Three, slurp some ice cream. Four, put your feet up, plop a big straw hat on your head and some cool big sunglasses ...

Heat Fighter

A little piece of Great Wolf Lodge water fun in Houston: The Zoo embraces the splash

By Karen Burd

06.17.12 | 2:35 pm

The Houston Zoo’s new water park brings the splash while being environmentally and kid friendly. With 37 different water play features, the McGovern Water Play Park is a great way to cool dow ...

Cooking Class: "Charred & Scruffed: Bold New Techniques for Explosive Flavor on & off the Grill"

Central Market

06.14.12

Enter into the brave, new world of barbecue in which the flavors on the plate are refined, concentrated and reassembled. Chef Adam Perry Lang, who trained in haute cuisine restaurants in America an

Houston Astros' Kickoff to Summer Party

Minute Maid Park

06.01.12

Prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against Cincinnati, the Houston Astros' Kickoff To Summer Party will take over KBR Plaza on Crawford Street outside of Minute Maid Park. The event, suitable for teen

Can't get it out of my head

Beyoncé, Drake, Nicki: Who will have the song of the summer? 10 top contenders

By Sarah Rufca

05.19.12 | 11:30 am

The Brits have a quaint obsession with the Christmas No. 1 single, but here in America there's nothing that tops a summer jam. Last year the continuing dominance of "Rolling In The Deep&qu ...

26th Annual AIA Houston SandCastle Competition

06.02.12

Houston area architects, designers, engineers and contractors have taken their tools to East Beach in Galveston for one huge amateur sand castle competition. The Houston Chapter of the American Ins