Many Houston-area food businesses have started using a mobile device app that has won honors for making a “cultural impact” on society by enabling customers to buy food — at a discount — that otherwise [...]
From the aromas you experience walking into Gerry's Grill in Chinatown, you might think you just entered a trendy eatery on restaurant row in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Indeed, the eatery is [...]
Felix Nguyen in nostalgia heaven For Felix Nguyen, the bustling Hui Lau Shan handmade dessert shop in Houston’s Chinatown is a taste of home away from home. As a child, the medical student [...]
At the end of an interview about her new book, Houston businesswoman Jacky Fischer inadvertently summed up the philosophy that has helped her grow a small moving company into a multi-million-dollar success with locations across [...]
As the Houston Police Department’s Asian new community liaison, Officer Loc Tram is no stranger to residents in the city and especially in the Southwest Management District. He is a compassionate and astute officer who [...]
Sofia Sheikh drives from Sugar Land to the Southwest Management District for cooked chicken. Specifically, she comes for Reza Persian Grill’s chicken. “Their chicken is the best chicken. It’s so juicy you will be like, [...]
Dawn Lin, a new member of the Southwest Management District board of directors, works as an attorney at a Houston title insurance company, helping Houstonians realize their dreams of home ownership and building wealth through real [...]
At first glance, the special Korean entrée known as jokbal, at the new Jang Choong Dong Jokbal Restaurant in Chinatown, might not seem designed for Western tastes. But that's before you try the dish that, [...]
Nguyen family As some Texas transplants say, “I wasn’t born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could,” and the same can be said for Street Churros, a new food [...]
The costumed Chinese lion dance, a vibrant and ancient tradition, is a captivating spectacle that has mesmerized audiences for centuries. The Lion Dance Team of the Houston Police Department is keeping the tradition alive by [...]
