Author: Leah Foreman

March is Women’s History Month. In celebration, here are some local, women-owned businesses in the Heights, River Oaks, Montrose and surrounding area — which run the gambit from coffee and tea houses to ice creameries and custard shops to lifestyle…

Starting March 8, in honor of International Women’s Day, Dodie’s Beer + Wine Shoppe will host a quarterly series called Dodie’s Wine Drop Wednesday that will highlight a limited selection of four women-owned wines each quarter.

Digital Communities Program, powered by Wells Fargo, will be providing $10,000 worth of digital-enabling tools to veteran- and minority-owned small businesses in Houston and Los Angeles.

A second Houston location of Layne’s Chicken Fingers—which launched in College Station in 1994—can now be found at 3008 Ella Blvd., Houston, after opening Feb. 25.

Rockin’ Robin began in 1972 through owner Bart Wittrock and his business partner David Wintz’s love for guitars.

After years of selling at pop-ups and stalls—including POST Houston and Railway Heights Market—The Pink Swan Shop will open a brick-and-mortar store of its own later in March.

After an amendment passed at a March 1 Houston City Council meeting, the rules governing donation boxes placed within city limits have changed.

A specialty bakery for dogs, Three Dog Bakery, opened a location in the Heights Historic District at 1141 E. 11th St., Houston.

Frank’s Americana Revival, which sits on Westheimer Road, is moving this summer around the corner to 3015 Weslayan St., Houston, to be part of the commercial space at Alexan River Oaks.

Best Regards, a concept by Houstonian Morgan Hansen, will bring the atmosphere of a social club to the Heights this spring.