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Modern street art meets elevated cuisine for events at Houston's Warehouse 72

Looking for the perfect Houston venue for weddings, birthdays, graduations, and beyond? Warehouse 72, known for its chef-driven experience, unforgettable art, and in-demand wine and spirits dinners, is taking its 8,400-square-foot warehouse to the next level with a reinvented private events program.

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Warehouse 72 is reinventing private events.

Guests will be able to use Warehouse 72’s art-adorned space as a blank canvas for their celebrations, with the ability to curate a custom menu with chef Jaime Salazar and beverage experience with general manager Richard Howell.

Newly appointed events and catering manager Tanzinia Reid is there to guide you through every step of the experience.

Reid joins Warehouse 72 from the JW in North Carolina, a $1 billion hotel property that's home to some of the most unique events in Charlotte. Her more than eight years of hospitality includes experiences with companies like Disney, The Kessler Collection, Marriott, and White Lodging.

“When reinventing our private events program, we thought, 'what do our customers want and need?'" says operating partner Richard Howell. "This program will allow us to reward our loyal guests with something new and exciting and to curate relationships with new guests. We are not only in the food and wine business, but the relationship business, and this program will help Warehouse 72 continue to establish a bigger community of foodies and friends who love to entertain.”

Using the space's exposed brick, concrete, aged metals, and warm color palette , Warehouse 72’s team will help each guest create an unforgettable event. The venue also pays homage to the cultural strength and diversity of the city through the brightly colored murals of Houstonian females by local street artist Sebastien “Mr. D. 1987” Boileau.

This ambiance carries through every part of the restaurant, including the picturesque and multi-functional indoor-outdoor dining spaces. Warehouse 72 perfectly caters to special events ranging from 25 individuals to more than 200 guests.

Here's a look at the available spaces:

Main dining area
Guest count: 100 seated
Ideal for: Cocktail parties, seated dinners, rehearsal dinners, large parties
Features: An open-concept kitchen, plenty of room for customization

Private dining room
Guest count: 60 seated, 80 cocktail-style
Ideal for: Meetings, cocktail parties, networking, happy hour, and social gatherings like birthdays, graduations, showers, and anniversaries
Features: A glass enclosure for seclusion and intimacy

Side dining
Guest count: 48 seated
Ideal for: Smaller seated dinners, happy hours, cocktail parties
Features: A cozy atmosphere

Patio area
Guest count: 45 seated
Ideal for: Social gatherings, mixers, networking
Features: Exquisite artwork, 100 percent covered, four larger ceiling fans and portable air conditioning units, privacy curtains upon request

Warehouse 72 came to life in 2019 under the vision and inspiration of Doug Pak. The sophisticated dining room featuring plush velvet banquettes, handsome quilted leather chairs, a sleek bar, and a large open kitchen welcomes guests as they enjoy a Mediterranean and American-inspired menu by chef Jaime Salazar.

Warehouse 72 is located at 620 Katy Fwy., suite 305. For more information about Warehouse 72 private events and catering and to schedule a tour of the space, please email tanzinia.reid@warehouse72.com or call 833-365-7272.

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Unhappy holidays

Porch pirates swipe nearly $2B in packages from Texas homes this year

Porch Pirate Person in Glasses Steals Packages

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The Grinch isn't the only one stealing Christmas these days.

’Tis the season for porch pirates. If past trends are an indicator, the Grinch will swipe close to $2 billion worth of packages delivered to Texas households this year, with many of those thefts happening ahead of the holiday season.

An analysis of FBI and survey data by ecommerce marketing company Omnisend shows porch pirates stole more than $1.8 billion worth of packages from Texans’ porches last year. Porch pirates hit nearly one-third of the state’s households in 2024, according to the analysis.

Omnisend’s analysis reveals these statistics about porch piracy in Texas:

30.1 million residential package thefts in 2024.
An average household loss of $169 per year.
An annual average of 2.9 package thefts per household.

“Most stolen items are cheap on their own, but add them up, and retailers and consumers are facing an enormous bill,” says Omnisend.

Another data analysis, this one from The Action Network sports betting platform, unwraps different figures regarding porch piracy in Texas.

The platform’s 2025 Porch Pirate Index ranks Texas as the state with the highest volume of residential thefts, based on 2023-24 FBI data.

Researchers at The Action Network uncovered 26,293 reports of personal property thefts at Texas residences during that period. The network’s survey data indicates 5 percent of Texas residents had a package stolen in the three months before the pre-holiday survey.

The Porch Pirate Index calculates a 25.8 percent risk of a Texas household being victimized by porch pirates, putting it in the No. 5 spot among states with the highest risk of porch piracy.

The Action Network included online-search volume for terms like “package stolen” and “porch pirates.” Sustained spikes in these searches suggest that “people are actively looking for guidance after something has happened. Search trends serve as an early warning system, revealing emerging-risk areas well before annual crime statistics are released,” the network says.

Tips to avoid being a victim
So, how do you prevent porch pirates from snatching packages that end up on your porch? Omnisend, The Action Network and Amazon offer these eight tips:

Closely monitor deliveries and quickly retrieve packages.
Schedule deliveries for times when you’ll be home.
Use delivery lockers or in-store pickup when possible.
Ask delivery services to hide packages in out-of-sight spots outside your home.
Install a visible doorbell camera or security camera.
Coordinate deliveries with neighbors or building managers if you’ll be away from your home when packages are supposed to arrive.
Request that delivery services hold your packages if you can’t be home when they’re scheduled to come.
Illuminate the path to your doorstep and keep porch lights on.

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