As Theatre Under The Stars celebrates its 50th anniversary, Artistic Director Dan Knechtges is planning one of the most ambitious productions in the company’s history: a full-scale collaboration with Houston ... READ

Deep in the heart of the Warehouse District lies Last Concert Cafe, one of Downtown’s earliest underground hotspots. As any Houstonian worth his or her margarita salt can tell you, Last ... READ

There was little doubt Eric Contreras would go into finance. The 32-year-old small business specialist with BB&T basically followed in his mother’s footsteps. She came to the United States from ... READ

If there’s one word to sum up Hugo Ortega’s career, it might be opportunity. The James Beard winner (he took home Best Chef Southwest honors in 2017, the fourth Houston ... READ

“Why is art crucial to developing civic pride?” This was the central question husband and wife team Elia and Noah Quiles, proprietors of UP Art Studio, asked in a 2015 ... READ

When he was growing up in Los Angeles, Sánchez Muñoz, president of the University of Houston Downtown, says his father, an immigrant from Mexico, worked six days a week in ... READ

Houston is inspired. And so is Mario Figueroa. More appropriately known as GONZO247, Figueroa is a prolific street artist, curator and muralist armed with an optimistic outlook, a drive to ... READ

Dr. Laura Murillo is a powerhouse. She’s a CEO, mother of two, youngest of nine, a PhD, a champion of Houston and the Hispanic community at large, and someone who ... READ

Nearly a quarter century ago, it was hard to imagine that a small company brewing beer out of a warehouse in Northwest Houston would become an indelible part of the ... READ

In February, the Houston Downtown Management District installed the latest featured artwork on the Main Street Marquee, a billboard-sized canvas affixed to the building face above the Main Street Market ... READ