My Houston Southeast
An Ocean of Soul at TSU – Marching Band Brings The Funk, Literally
If you’re an alumnus of Texas Southern University in Houston Southeast’s Third Ward of if you’ve ever been to a home football or basketball game, than you know the Ocean of Soul, the university’s award-winning[...]
Asia Society of Texas – Where There’s Something for Everyone
“You name it, we’ve got it!” says Stephanie Todd-Wong, Vice President of Communications and External Affairs for Asia Society Texas. “Yoga classes one day, three days later you can attend a night market, and the[...]
Riverside Terrace – The Story of a Neighborhood
As diverse and accepting as Houston seems now, that wasn’t always the case. Riverside Terrace, in Houston Southeast, was developed from land owned by Henry MacGregor in the 1920s and it blossomed as a wealthy[...]
Tea with Judge V – A Tea Room in the Third Ward
“No one comes to see Federal judges.” So says the Honorable Vanessa D. Gilmore (USDJ Ret.), who in 1994 became the youngest sitting federal judge. But being a gregarious entertainer, she soon started offering[...]
Houston Life Lifestyle Show – A guide to a night out in Houston’s historic Third Ward
The third segment aired Friday, December 13, 2024 on the Houston Life Lifestyle Show. A night out in Houston Southeast is a lot of fun, but with thousands of restaurants to choose from, it is[...]
Looking for an Unusual Gift? Try the Gift Shop at Houston Museum of Natural Science
Someone on your shopping list with a Ross Geller love of dinosaurs? Or the girl friend might take a shine to some Victorian inspired jewelry. Or maybe the young ones need a new plushy or[...]
New at the Zoo – Meet Baby Kirby, a Bouncing Baby Girl Asian Elephant
Baby elephant Kirby At just 314 pounds at birth, little Kirby was up and nursing within an hour and a half of her birth at the Houston Zoo on November 15. Mom Shanti[...]
Ojo de Agua – A New Eatery for the Medical Center Coming in the New Year
If the world-renowned Texas Medical Center (TMC) is the crown of Houston Southeast, than Helix Park is the jewel in that crown. Helix Park opened just over a year ago as a 37-acre campus[...]
Columbia Tap – Big Changes in store for the Rail-Trail
The city’s Third Ward is steeped in history and now, thanks in part to the Greater Southeast Management District (Houston Southeast), a 4-mile stretch of that history will be getting a much-needed infusion of cash.[...]
New Life for Historic Riverside General Hospital – Will Again Provide Health Care in the Third Ward
It was called the Houston Negro Hospital when it was dedicated on Juneteenth 1926, it opened the following year as the first nonprofit hospital for Blacks in the city. The land in the Third Ward[...]
Hear from recipients how the Houston Southeast BIG grant impacted their businesses
https://youtu.be/EuprsYbIrpg Hear from Rudy Ramkisson with National Transmission & Auto Care, Nicole Phillips with Inner Me Studios, and Deepak Doshi with Doshi House how the Houston Southeast Business Impact Grant helped their businesses grow.
Children’s Museum Houston – Play, eat, shop
https://youtu.be/A8bx0OdK3DQ?si=717vRWWeWWIFwstl Kidtropolis, USA is the most popular exhibit at the Children’s Museum Houston, and it’s no wonder. It embodies the slogan Can Your Mind Come Ut to Play? … with both fun and learning. It’s[...]