• 12.06.12 3:02 p.m.
    Posted by Lauren Covington

    Save the date! On December 8, wedding crashers are wanted at a one-of-a-kind wedding at Downtown’s historic Market Square Park. One lucky couple will say ‘I do’ and share their first kiss as husband and wife under Macy’s Mistletoe on the Go!- the largest mistletoe in Texas.

    In collaboration with the Downtown District, Houston’s own Saint Arnold Brewing Company, the oldest craft brewery in Texas, held an online competition for couples ready to get hitched. After submitting their vows, Sean Lamb and Kanzeana ...

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  • 11.29.12 10:48 a.m.
    Posted by Lauren Covington
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    Attention holiday shoppers! Black Friday is behind us, but unfortunately it doesn’t make our to-do lists any shorter. We have to admit, the early hours, long lines and wrestling matches over discounted cashmere gloves never sounded appealing.

    Enter the AIGA’s DesignCraft Market at Market Square Park. The free, designer-driven market features designers from Houston, Austin and beyond, selling hand-crafted goods at the award-winning park nestled in downtown’s Historic District.

    Shoppers can start the day with breakfast pitas and lattes from Niko ...

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  • 11.26.12 6:00 a.m.
    Posted by Lauren Covington

    Pucker-up, Texas’ biggest mistletoe ball is coming to downtown this holiday season as the newest addition to the Downtown District’s annual Downtown Holiday Spectacular. Every kiss sent to us will help wishes come true through Macy's and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

    Macy’s Mistletoe on the Go! will be located at five festive downtown destinations for a tour of holiday cheer between November 26, 2012 and January 1, 2013. The 150-inch ball of kiss-inducing greenery hanging from a 15-foot giant candy cane will travel to City Hall, read more >

  • 11.16.12 12:00 p.m.
    Posted by Lauren Covington

    We’re excited about SkyHouse Houston, downtown’s first incentivized residential project under the TIRZ #3 Downtown Living Program. The 24-story high rise apartment will bring 336 new units to the downtown core, located at 1625 Main Street.

    The $67 million project will be developed by Novare Group, an Atlanta-based developer with more than a dozen high-end luxury apartment projects under its belt, scattered from Orlando to Nashville, with plans to build a SkyHouse in Austin.

    The project was designed to appeal to young singles who can ...

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