Across southwest Houston, celebrations such as Bollywood performances, bazaars and poetry competitions are planned for early April as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Though many Muslims [...]

Wildlfowers on the bayou When District J Houston Council Member Edward Pollard informed his constituents that Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital was willing to be a partner in community wellness and nature programs, Sharon [...]

People waited in long lines to sample a certain Houston rapper’s smashburgers at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. But Southwest Management District has a burgers-and-more place that appears to be a crowd-puller year-round. At [...]

Terry Phouminh, left, & brother Ricky Since it opened last year, the Chinatown fast-casual restaurant known as the Lao’d District has built a devoted clientele. There’s a great reason. The food is off [...]

Siblings Norma and Jorge Loredo Getting a restaurant off the ground is not an easy task. Add inexperience and the bad timing of a pandemic, and it’s practically impossible. Somehow, though, siblings Jorge [...]

Whether they attend Houston Christian University or local elementary schools, or are lifelong “students of history,” members of the public can get a hands-on history lesson at the university’s Morris Family Center for Law & [...]

Interacting with seniors “Hola,” the Asian toddler greets her Latina playmate. “Ni hao,” the little Latina answers. So it goes at the Chinese Community Center, where the staff offers a multitude of services [...]

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 [...]