Adoptable Dog

Meet Marshmallow, a sweet shepherd at Houston SPCA looking for his new home

Marshmallow is a sweet dog looking for his forever home.

Photo courtesy of Houston SPCA

Let's start with the name: Marshmallow is absolutely perfect for this shepherd mix, who is sweet and squishy and definitely makes every situation better just by being there.

This three-year-old good boy was rescued from a life of neglect by a Houston SPCA animal cruelty investigator, and now he's ready to be lavished with attention from his new family.

On Marshmallow's wish list? A large yard where he can do lots of zoomies and get plenty of exercise, roll in the grass, follow his nose to new and interesting smells, and enjoying sitting in the sunshine.

Indoors, he loves to nap in the air conditioning — I mean, who doesn't? — and relax in his kennel. At around 58 pounds, he's also an ideal snoozing buddy.

Marshmallow's adoption package is only $55 and includes a microchip, neuter surgery, updated vaccines, and a free bag of Hill's Pet Nutrition food.

Want to learn more about Marshmallow? Check him out at HoustonSPCA.org or head over to their Campus for all Animals this weekend. Houston SPCA is open every day from 11 am-6 pm.

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H-Town rising

Houston leaps back into top 50 'World's Best Cities' list for 2025

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Houston made a big leap back into the top 50, ranking No. 40, after previously plummeting into No. 72 last year.

Lively Houston has regained its rightful place among the top 50 best cities in the world, according to a prestigious new report by Resonance Consultancy.

The Canada-based real estate and tourism marketing advisors ranked Houston the 40th best city worldwide for 2025 in its annual "World's Best Cities" list.

The report quantifies the relative qualities of livability, "lovability," and prosperity for the world's top 100 cities with metropolitan populations of 1 million or more. New to the 10th anniversary edition, Resonance partnered with global market researchers Ipsos to include perception-based data into the rankings, surveying over 22,000 people in 30 countries worldwide to determine "the most desirable places to visit, live or work."

Houston made a major rebound after plummeting to No. 73 in last year's report. In 2022, Houston ranked No. 42.

Resonance refers to its previous "World's Best Cities" reports and its 2024 "America's Best Cities" list – which ranked Houston in the top 10 – when explaining the Bayou City's successes. The report praised Houston's vast cultural diversity and placed a great focus on its economic prosperity, even going so far as to suggest Houston residents make more money "and can sock more away."

"...[W]here America’s fourth-largest city truly takes off is in its economic heft and wealth, ranking No. 9 globally for GDP per Capita and No. 14 for Fortune 500 companies in town," the report said. "All that rolls up into an overall Prosperity index ranking of No. 36, which is even more impressive given the No. 14-ranked Price-to Income Ratio [of the city]."

Elsewhere in Texas, Austin and Dallas also earned spots on the World's Best Cities list for 2025, but only one made a similar rebound from the previous year's rankings. Dallas moved up from No. 66 in last year's report to its current rank as No. 55. Meanwhile, Austin took its first tumble out of the 43rd spot (which it had occupied for two years straight) and now ranks No. 53.

London held onto its crown as the No. 1 best city in the world for 2025, followed by New York (No. 2), Paris (No. 3), Tokyo (No. 4), and Singapore (No. 5).

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Houston leaps back into top 50 'World's Best Cities' list for 2025