This Week's Hot Headlines
Historic Bellaire shopping center's major makeover leads week's top stories.
The Bellaire triangle will soon have a new look.
Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.
1. Bellaire's oldest shopping center set for major modernizing makeover. A centerpiece of the makeover will be the restoration of the open-air arcade between the two main buildings.
2. Houston's biggest benefactors gift massive $50M to pivotal Rice University institute. The grant will assist the institute’s focus on what it dubs “inclusive prosperity.”
3. Bludorn team reveals chef and menu details on highly anticipated new Rice Village seafood restaurant. Aaron Bludorn recruited one of his former Cafe Boulud colleagues to lead his new restaurant.
4. Buffalo Bayou Park booms with colossal $100 million donation from Houston's biggest benefactors. By the numbers, the Kinder Foundation’s $100 million gift is the largest single donation in Houston parks history.
5. Favorite Houston watering hole opens 'longest bar in Texas' in bustling Woodlands locale. Expect it to be a popular spot for pre-concert pre-gaming.
