Just north of Bellaire Boulevard in Chinatown, Sweet Memes Desserts & Tea is a charming shop whose neighbors include Mein restaurant and Blkdog Coffee in the Yun-Lu Center. With plush seating and vibrant faux flowers [...]
Elgin Johnson A new public bus service for the bustling Gulfton community is music to the ears of Elgin Johnson, who has long struggled to make it to work or to the grocery [...]
Compared to other Asian cuisines found in Houston, Malaysian cuisine is relatively new to the metropolitan area — partly because its authenticity is difficult to achieve. As Banana Leaf restaurant partner Bobby Lim says, not [...]
Madan Luthra of Houston was a child refugee when he first learned about selfless service to others. Born five days after the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, in what is now Jodhpur, Pakistan, Luthra [...]
Opening its doors in the same block as retailers of purple soft ice cream, mochi donuts and canned lattes with photos of K-Pop stars on them, ROYCE’ Chocolate on Bellaire Boulevard in Chinatown offers a distinctive [...]
Commander Jennifer Read Houston is a city known for its diverse population. Serving one of Houston’s most diverse areas is the Houston Police Department’s Midwest Division, led by Commander Jennifer Read. Midwest Division is [...]
From left Owner Omer Yousafai, customers Najidullah Sharisi and Safiullah Harron As the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan picked up its pace in August, Houston resident and Afghan national Najidullah Sharisi wanted to [...]
Commander Adrian Rodriguez Officers and other staff at the Houston Police Department’s South Gessner Patrol Station recently welcomed their new commander, Adrian Rodriguez. Coming from a family of law enforcement officers, his leadership [...]
HOPE Clinic is a non-profit network of Houston health centers that cares, in 35 languages, for patients regardless of their ability to pay. Now it has officially started construction on a $33 million, three-story multi-purpose complex [...]
The Houston Police Department’s Westside Command Station is the city’s largest, serving a population of 300,000 people (plus businesses, visitors and more) with a staff of about 300 officers per day in addition to a [...]
