Month: June 2020

On Monday’s Houston Matters: The Texas Medical Center changed how it’s reporting certain metrics about ICU capacity over the weekend. We discuss why and, with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Bob Harvey of the Greater Houston Partnership is encourag…

On Saturday Gov. Greg Abbott wrote another in a long line of executive orders lately, this one allowing restaurants and some bars to sell to-go, pre-mixed drinks. This action follows his decision to once again close bars in Texas for in-person guests a…

Pride month looks quite different from years past without its annual traditions of parades and festivities in the midst of a pandemic and ongoing social unrest. But cancelled celebrations and concerts haven’t yielded lower visibility of Houston’s LGBTQ…

Though social distancing is in effect and bars and restaurants are closed for in-house services, the ever-strong Houston food community continues to truck on. This week, you can support local restaurants by carrying out or making reservations for dine-…

Sparked by a spate of high-profile killings of African-Americans by law enforcement and private citizens – and the worldwide George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protests that have ensued and continue – we are seeing unprecedented dialogue about, attention …

So it would appear, Good Lord willing and the COVID hospitalizations don’t rise, we are going to have Major League Baseball in 2020. Ultimately, the two sides, owners and players, after a series of half-hearted offers and counteroffers, buried in a sea…