My Houston Southeast
Slip Sliders Opens in Museum District – Sliders are still having their day
Photo: Juliana Workman Sliders, those mini burgers, have been around in America since the 1920s. And yes, it was White Castle, founded in 1921in Kansas, that popularized them. (Side note: Texas will see[...]
Under Construction! New Gateway Plaza Coming to Miller Outdoor Theatre
Photos: DLR Group / MVVA The new performance season at the historic Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park won’t start until summer. That’s when the current renovations are scheduled to be finished, including[...]
Blaffer Art Museum Welcomes 2026 with Two New Exhibits
Photo: Blaffer Art Museum When you think of Houston museums, you might not think of the Blaffer Art Museum. Not at first, anyway. It’s not a huge institution, it doesn’t host blockbuster exhibits,[...]
Christmas Time in Hermann Park – From Snow to New Year Eve Glitter
Photo: Houston Museum of Natural Science Please Have Snow and Mistletoe… There may well be mistletoe on the Live Oaks in Hermann Park, but we know one thing for sure: There will be Snow![...]
Watch Our 2025 State of the District Video
https://youtu.be/9e3B2qv2hOA Houston Southeast held its State of the District event on December 16, 2025 at the El Dorado Ballroom.
TSU’s Institute for Urban Health and Public Housing – A Catalyst for Change in the Third Ward
Keeping a community healthy doesn’t just mean access to health care. It also means access to affordable housing, and that’s what Third Ward residents are getting now that Texas Southern University’s Institute for Urban Health[...]
Emancipation Avenue Gets a Facelift – $3 Million Repaving and Renovation
Photo: TIRZ #7 Just a little further towards downtown from the exciting renovations going on at Emancipation Park, you’ll find another revitalization project going on along Emancipation Avenue, a major revamping of the[...]
Major Expansion for Emancipation Park – $18.5 Million Plan Underway
Photo: Courtesy of Emancipation Park Conservancy / Perkins & Will Emancipation Park, the community center of the Third Ward, is undergoing a major expansion. On October 13, the guiding organization, the Emancipation Park[...]
Terra Cotta Warriors – 3,200,000 Pounds of Clay, One Amazing Army
Photo: Houston Museum of Natural Science Forever vigilant, forever silent, the Terra Cotta Warriors stand ready to defend their Emperor in the afterlife and now you can see them in person as World[...]
Lunch & Learn: Economics of Banking with PlainsCapital Bank, Oct. 21
Join PlainsCapital Bank, Greater Southeast Management District and OST/Almeda Corridors Redevelopment Authority as we connect local businesses with professionals to have conversations about capital and commerce. RSVP Today
46th Annual Festival Chicano Great Music with a Side of History
Photo by Miller Outdoor Theatre. (Little Joe and Isabel Marie) From Tejano and Conjunto, to Mariachi and orchestra, this festival is one of the oldest ongoing cultural free events of its type. Come[...]
Wine Before Time – Sipping and Science
Photos: Houston Museum of Natural Science Ever want to stroll through history while sipping some fine wine? Here’s your chance, the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s first ever Wine Before Time event is[...]