Author: Leah Foreman

The city of Houston will develop a firearm dashboard in an effort to make the city safer, according to a Sept. 6 announcement from Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin, who has led the charge and helped secure funding for the project.

Council members agreed to provide additional funding for the construction of the Montrose Public Library, coming to the Montrose Collective.

Specifically, council members passed an agenda item, first introduced by at-large Council Member Sallie Alcorn, to re-evaluate the life expectancy of TIRZs and their permanency in the city.

The city of West University is getting a water line upgrade to a section of city pipes that are almost 100 years old.

As a new Houston ISD takes shape—spearheaded by state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles—improving literacy among students is a top priority in Houston. But experts argue a fix is not as simple as reading to children.

George Hermann’s legacy is found throughout Houston more than 100 years after his death in 1914.

Five new stores are headed to The Galleria mall, located at 5085 Westheimer Road, Houston.

Gourmet sandwich bar Twisted Grilled Cheese has expanded to POST Houston, 401 Franklin St., Houston. The new location, which opened July 8, is the brand’s fourth brick-and-mortar location.

Members of the Houston City Council approved an agenda item July 26 for the purchase of one mobile stroke ambulance unit for the Houston Fire Department. This ambulance would be the HFD’s second one, specifically designed to serve those suffering f…

Houston is about to get more colorful. On July 26, Houston City Council members agreed to an agenda item for two years of citywide art projects provided by Up Art Studio.