Houston Police Department has promoted Samanda Rubin, a Houston native and attorney, as commander of its South Gessner Division, also known as Patrol District 17. Capt. Rubin joined HPD in 2006 and rose to the [...]
Rachna Khare,1st row center; staff & supporters In Sanskrit, the ancient language that sprang from South Asia, “daya” can mean compassion. In Houston, using the word as the name of a local non-profit [...]
Marco Ling Walking into the Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt store in the Southwest Management District, the customer from New Zealand was already happy before tasting the specialty called purple rice yogurt. “Wow I [...]
Popfancy Pops’ popsicles may be all-natural, but this month’s theme at the Bellaire Food Street shop features everything plastic and fantastic. The themes at the store at 9393 Bellaire Blvd. change monthly, said owner Chris [...]
Sandra Mooney, the newest member of the Southwest Management District board of directors and the second woman to serve on the board in its 15-year history, is chief financial officer and chief operating officer of [...]
Ken Chung Unlike other places in Houston where the sounds of K-pop music draw young professionals and university students at night, the food at Soho Chicken Houston restaurant is a lure that makes [...]
Thy Lu, left, manager Thao Tran The idea of running her own business first occurred to Thy Lu when she was a little girl in her native Vietnam. Surrounded by the aromas and [...]
District board members, Council Member Pollard The Richmond Avenue corridor southwest of The Galleria shopping mall has experienced many ups and downs during its 50 years or so as a steadfast location for [...]
Two striking scenarios take place in the Gulfton community: In one, a 17-year-old Afghan refugee, driving a car owned by his family, finds himself chased by seven police officers for disobeying a traffic light whose [...]
For the hundreds of Houston-area residents who play at the Texas Table Tennis Training Center in the Southwest Management District, the 6,000-square-foot site represents more than a venue: It’s a community. Players can get exercise [...]
