My Houston Southeast
Juneteenth @160 – A three-day Celebration at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Photo: Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Want to learn more about Juneteenth and celebrate the national holiday? Look no further than the museum area where Buffalo Soldiers National Museum (BSNM) will host a two-day[...]
Get in the Groove – Grooves Houston, Party Venue and Hot Brunch Spot
Photo: Grooves of Houston If you talk to people about Grooves of Houston, the word you hear most often is vibe. As in “the vibe is hot, and the jazz and R&B is[...]
Mural Honors Two Extraordinary Black Women –Judge Zinetta Burney and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
If you’ve passed by the corner of Almeda Road and Ruth Street in the Third Ward lately, you may have noticed something new. A vibrant mural on the side of The Den cigar bar graces[...]
Texas Folklife’s 36th Annual Accordion Kings & Queens – Get Your Squeeze Box On!
Get ready to party to the sounds of Zydeco in Hermann Park this summer. On June 7 the 36th Annual Accordion Kings and Queens Concert will feature the best of polka, conjunto, zydeco, and other[...]
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[...]