Author: Shawn Arrajj

Harris County officials celebrated the opening of the county’s newest Family Place Library on Sept. 14, located at the West University Branch Library at 6108 Auden St., Houston.

Houston natives Abigail Haley and Ally Ondarza will celebrate the grand opening of Avant-Art Gallery on Sept. 23 on Houston’s Gallery Row, 2625 Colquitt St., Houston, in the former location of Christopher Martin Gallery.

Two new restaurant concepts from the Dallas-based Vanderlay Hospitality Group are opening this fall in River Oaks and Montrose, including a swanky Hollywood-inspired lounge and a long-awaited American comfort food eatery.

The Bellaire City Council unanimously adopted a new city noise ordinance at a Sept. 11 meeting in an effort to provide more structure to the city’s ability to hold violators accountable.

DePelchin Children’s Center—a Houston-based children’s nonprofit that has been offering foster care, adoption and other family services since 1892—announced Sept. 11 it had received a $5.9 million gift that will go toward decreasing wait times for …

Hundreds of Houstonians descended on Market Square Park in Downtown Houston on Sept. 9 for the debut of a new farmers market featuring the Heights’ own Central City Co-Op alongside 40 local and regional farmers, makers and merchants.

After a soft opening in August, a grand opening will take place for the Austin-based eatery Tumble 22 at its first location in Houston’s Inner Loop at 1017 Houston Ave., near the Washington Avenue intersection.

The minds behind two locally owned ice cream shops in Montrose and in the Heights have partnered on a new concept offering ice cream treats alongside a selection of beer and wine.

Over the Sept. 9-10 weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation plans to shut down all I-69 main lanes at southwest Loop 610 as crews continue work on southbound connector ramps that has been ongoing over the summer.

They are among the roughly 740 enrolled in the United Way’s new Integrated Client Journey program, which is aimed at helping people find financial stability while also making helping cover the basics.