LakeAPalooza at Towne Lake

04.21.13

Towne Lake, Caldwell Companies' northwest Houston community connected by water, brings back its popular LakeAPalooza event. LakeAPalooza will feature water activities such as bubble walkers, bu

Capitol Recap

Bills to ban texting while driving and start Homemade Pie Day make way through Texas legislature

By Katie Friel

03.15.13 | 9:07 am

While the rest of us are waiting in SXSW lines, drinking free Lone Star and hoping to run into Justin Timberlake in Austin, our dutiful legislators are still working hard. Last Friday marked the de ...

United Nations Association Houston Area Chapter "Wines Around The World"

New Gallery / Thom Andriola

09.21.12

Come savour wines from various regions of the world while enjoying wonderful artwork from the New Gallery — all for an important cause. This year, the United Nations Association Houston Chapt

The Texas Lyceum

Texas values: Todd Frazier's Buffalo Altar celebrates the Lone Star spirit — where oil & water mix

By Joel Luks

08.10.12 | 9:00 am

"But like I said, I ain't complaining," C.L. Pettigrew Sr., an 81-year-old oilman, asserts while looking back at six decades of drilling for black gold. He reminisces about the Goldsm ...

Bayou City Outdoors Kayak Polo

06.16.12

Haven't played kayak polo, aka Houston Water Hockey, before? Two teams of five to 10 players paddle kayaks and pass a water polo ball using their hands and paddle. The object of the game is to

Bayou City Outdoors Stand Up Paddleboard Lessons

06.16.12 - 09.15.12

Haven't tried stand up paddleboard yet? Come out and join for some fun on the water. Plan on learning all about this awesome new sport that has everyone raving. It's a full body workout, bu

JoMar Visions Art Reception: "Water"

03.24.12 - 03.26.12

In observance of World Water Day, artists will display works inspired by the element of water, exploring its immense impact through painting, photography and sculpture. On March 24 at 1:30 p.m.

Unicef Tap Project "Paint the Town Blue"

Pearl Bar (Closed)

03.17.12 - 03.17.12

The Unicef Tap Project will kick off World Water Week with two "Paint the Town Blue" events at Pearl Bar (4216 Washington Ave.) from noon to 8 p.m., and at Hughes Hangar (2811 Washington

No Winding River

Houston considers using its own toilet water as drinking water rather than relying on Dallas flushes

By Tyler Rudick

02.23.12 | 11:44 am

When it comes to water, the City of Houston has a not-so-secret weapon in its municipal arsenal — the toilets and sinks of Dallas. It's not as wretched as it sounds, actually. The wat ...

The River Runs Red

There's pig blood in the water! Dallas slaughterhouse caught dumping into river that supplies Houston's drinking water

By Tyler Rudick

01.26.12 | 4:41 pm

Wow, gross . . . A Dallas-area slaughterhouse plant is currently under investigation for dumping pig blood into a tributary of the Trinity River, which supplies one of Houston's primary wat ...