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District

THE HEARTBEAT of the Ballpark District is of course the amazing Minute Maid Park. Located in Downtown's old Union Station, Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, features a vintage, full-sized locomotive that runs along the left-field wall, retractable roof and a truly classic atmosphere complete with red brick masonry and natural grass. Surrounding the ballpark is an array of iconic restaurants and old warehouse buildings that have been converted to lofts and unique office space, as well as new residential properties chock full of amenities.

Recreation + Fitness

BCycle

Houston BCycle is a "bike sharing" program that shows Houstonians how easy, efficient, functional and practical bike sharing can be! See how it works.At its core, a public bike sharing system is ...

Dining

Ballpark Cafe at The Westin Houston Downtown

A baseball-themed café located in the lobby of The Westin Houston Downtown. Enjoy the All-American cuisine and a nostalgic atmosphere for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Just across the street from ...

Education

Learn Central

The inner looper's guide to finding the right school! Access to quality education is a central value to Houstonians. And now, so is the desire to live a walkable, urban ...

BCycle

Houston BCycle is a "bike sharing" program that shows Houstonians how easy, efficient, functional and practical bike sharing can be! See how it works.At its core, a public bike sharing system is intended to be used for short trips in and around downtown Houston and surrounding urban areas. Houston BCycle members can pick up a bike at any B-station and return it to that same station or any other B-station when they’re done. Memberships are available by day, week or year. All members have unlimited access to the bikes. With a paid membership, the first 60 minutes are free. Ride time after ...

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This is Downtown

Not Your Grandma's Theater Space

It’s Monday night, pouring rain, the water banging against the glass windows of the Rec Room, like a mad raven in a Poe poem. It’s the kind of weather that ...

What’s next, Downtown?

Infamously zoning-averse and unsentimental about its past, Houston’s reputation has long been one of urban sprawl, strip malls and car culture. But profound changes have taken place in recent years, ...

Upscale Italian Fare Meets Downtown

Summer is in full swing, you’re rolling with your squad Downtown, and as you’re taking a stroll through the Ballpark District, you find yourself in front of two unfamiliar, black-trimmed ...

Masters of the YUMiverse

The Tcholakian family name has been intertwined with Phoenicia Specialty Foods for over 30 years, but only in the last five has their international empire directly reached a Downtown audience. ...

The Houston Dash

Until recently, Houston was sorely lacking in women’s professional sports teams. But the elite athletes on the roster of the Houston Dash are making up for it in strides … ...

Avenida Houston

When the newly refurbished George R. Brown Convention Center wrapped up its multimillion-dollar renovations, it forever changed Downtown’s Convention District. Not only did the construction physically change the building space ...

Learn Central: A Diversity of Choice

When Laura Schaefer, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University and her husband, Andrew, a professor of computational and applied mathematics at Rice, moved to Houston from ...

These Bits Were Made for Walkin'

Ask any local about the best part of living in Houston, and answers invariably include the city’s incredible diversity, the world-class cultural offerings, the much-talked about ever-evolving restaurant landscape, unrivaled ...

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