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Holocaust Museum teaches dark history to enlighten police
G. Lyon Photography The Holocaust Museum Houston’s $34-million expansion, finished in 2019, created a three-story building that doubled the space while keeping an iconic sloped concrete roof and a towering cylinder. The shapes[...]
UH and Houston Zoo fawn over celebrity cougar cubs
Meet Shasta VII and his little bro Louie. Shasta is the official mascot of the University of Houston Cougars and lives at the Houston Zoo. The history of both entities, located in the Greater Southeast[...]
TSU is literally flying high
The Greater Southeast Management District is home to the only university in Houston that offers a bachelor of science degree in aviation science management. At Texas Southern University, the Department of Transportation Studies has nine[...]
Alfreda’s Soul Food’s new spot artfully pays homage to history
When one of the oldest soul food restaurants in Houston relocated this summer, it took its sense of history, community, African-American culture, and great oxtails and pork chops with it to[...]
Hermann Park readies even more enchantments
Among all the things to look forward to in Houston’s New Year, the unveiling in March of the $54 million first phase of Hermann Park’s revitalization is one you may not want to miss. The[...]
Emancipation Park Conservancy helps center the community
Steeped in Black history and the heartbeat of the Third Ward, Emancipation Park may be the oldest public park in Houston. But it is also, thanks to a $33.6 million renovation completed in 2017, a[...]
Renovated Cockrell Butterfly Center takes flight
A major attraction of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which is one of the premier institutions in Houston Southeast, is the Cockrell Butterfly Center. After closing for renovations in September 2022, it has taken[...]
Miller Theatre turns 100 with free performances into November
Nestled in verdant Hermann Park, Miller Outdoor Theatre — now 100 years old — is the only free, open-air theater of its kind in the country and regularly attracts internationally known performers. The Greater Southeast[...]