My Southwest District
Tastes of Chinese street food right to your indoor table
Eason Gao Gao’s Kabob is like experiencing some of the street food found in China’s big cities. The first thing that hits a visitor to the Bellaire Boulevard restaurant is olfactory bliss, with [...]
Young Alief filmmaker in spotlight with city funding
Armed with a $10,000 grant from the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Alief filmmaker Quoc Huynh is flexing his creative muscles by creating a romantic, action-comedy drama based in Houston's Chinatown and [...]
With over 23K members, Facebook group supports Asian restaurants
The fast-growing Chow Down in Chinatown-Houston group on Facebook hosted an unofficial fund-raising event recently to keep doing what it’s been doing since it came to life during the COVID-19 pandemic: promote local Asian-owned restaurants. Volunteers gathered [...]
Groundbreaking HPD leader wants all officers to be role models
In spring 2021, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner promoted Commander Yasar Bashir to be one of his eight assistant chiefs. Bashir oversees patrol operations in southwest and northwest Houston, including the Southwest Management District, and [...]
EVE PINK is a mecca for K-pop fans
K-pop isn’t just a music thing or a passing fascination. For those who frequent the EVE PINK K-pop store in the Southwest Management District, K-pop is a passion that provides a sense of belonging. The [...]
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital 1st in U.S. with integrated robotic surgical suite for spine surgery
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital is the first hospital in the nation to deploy an integrated robotic surgical suite that provides advanced 3D and 2D intraoperative imaging capabilities and an intuitive surgeon-controlled robotic arm that aims [...]
Southwest District expands at request of neighboring property owners
Frank Donnelly, right, and board member Peter Acquaro at City Council today The Southwest Management District has annexed part of the adjacent Richmond Avenue business corridor at the request of owners of commercial [...]
Chinatown Crawl celebrates food, art, Immigrant Heritage Month
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when gathering in crowds at eateries was prohibited, Luis Chen walked from restaurant to restaurant in Houston’s Chinatown every few weeks. He was gathering information. He was looking to [...]
Watch the tapioca balls get made. Then enjoy the boba tea.
If you hadn’t noticed, there’s a full-on boba drink craze underway. Fortunately for those seeking an authentic and delicious boba experience in Houston, there’s a store that provides it as if you were magically transported to [...]
Asphalt art will add to safety boosts for busy Hillcroft Avenue
Hillcroft Avenue at High Star Drive is a gnarly intersection to cross on foot. A crosswalk spans only one side of eight lanes of traffic just south of the Southwest Freeway. The awkward way Westward [...]
