My Houston Southeast
Juneteenth in Houston is Going to be Huge This Year – 19 Days of Celebration!
Houston has been celebrating Juneteenth almost since that day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston with the news that all enslaved people were free. The next year Galveston Blacks celebrated[...]
KTSU Hits Top 20 – College station growing, despite funding cuts
After the Trump administration eliminated the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funding, Texas Southern University’s KTSU 90.9, The Choice and its sister channel The Vibe, Houston’s source for Urban Alternative music, lost about $203,000 of[...]
Juneteenth at Emancipation Park – The Reunion
Photo: Darryl Howard Photography Food, fun, live music and more. Mark your calendar for Emancipations Park Conservancy’s annual Juneteenth party. “We’re calling it the Reunion,” says new CEO and president Corey Wilson. “Historically[...]
Freedom Plane National Tour Lands in Houston
Photo: HMNS (the plane & Patrick Madden, Chief Executive Officer, National Archives Foundation, Leroy E. Cain, Program Manager International Space Station & Boeing Houston Site Leader, Jelain Chubb, State Archivist and Director, Texas State[...]
Can You Brave King Tut’s Tomb? Immersive Exhibit at HMNS is one of the Most Popular
Photo: Houston Museum of Natural Science When Kathleen Havens was six years old her parents took her to see the original Treasures of Tutankhamun touring exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art[...]
Houston Southeast has Two Cultural Districts – But What are They?
Did you know that there are seven Cultural Districts in Houston and two of them — almost — are in Houston Southeast. Photo: Third Ward Cultural District “State designated Cultural Districts support artists,[...]
Five Facts about Jack Yates High School – You Should Really Know
Photo: Yates High School and HISD In February Jack Yates Senior High School celebrated 100 years as an educational and cultural anchor for the District’s historic Third Ward. On February 8, 1926, Yates[...]
Spring Break Fun in the District – Places for Family fun
Spring break can be tough on a budget; the kids need to be entertained but money is tight. No Airbnb’s in Austin, no vacation home on the island, not even enough money for a day[...]
The Health Museum – Where You Can See a Giant Colon and Dissect a Cow Eye
Photos: John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science While you’ve probably been to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, have you been to the[...]
Daiquiri Land – Not Just Daiquiris…
Daiquiris are a staple of mixology, a rum, citrus, and sugar concoction from Cuba during the Spanish-American War that remains wildly popular in America today. So, you would expect a place named Daiquiri Land to[...]
Iconic Third Ward Restaurant Redevelops Into Multi-Use Property
Spanish Village's future includes commercial retail and event space. Houston’s iconic Spanish Village is returning following a redevelopment of the property at 4720 Almeda Road. Spearheaded by Wake Up LLC developers, the three-level mixed-use destination[...]
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[...]
