Being in Italy for 3 weeks has been a great experience and a great way to relax. It ended with a 45-minute bang of fireworks over the island of Venice! The Festa della Redentore is a huge party held every year in July since 1577 to celebrate the end of the plague that killed one third of Venetians. A church...

Gentlemen broke out their whites and ladies swathed themselves in punches of color at Rosemarie and Matt Johnson's dinner party honoring old friends Nidhika and Pershant Mehta and new friends Melissa and Micheal Mithoff. Matt Johnson’s position with with Neos Energy brought the former New Yorkers to Houston about a ye...

Longing to make a healthful life change? Lake Austin Spa Resort has ushered in a new structured spa program called the Power of 7, designed to motivate you to put your own needs first — in luxurious surrounds, of course. You’ll spend seven consecutive days working with Lake Austin’s power team, from f...

From East to West Beach, the Strand to the seawall, Col. Bubbies to Palisade Palms, Gaido’s to the Galvez, the fabled classics to the sleek new spas, hotels, restaurants and residences, here is your go-to guide to all things Galveston.WHERE TO EATBistro LeCroy2021 Strand409.762.4200This Strand-area Cajun hot spot is i...

Galveston’s best-kept secret? Catherine D. Anspon discovers that contemporary art — often important and world-class — abounds in this seaside mecca. Mix in a rich brew of history, dating back to the Karankawa Indians … the mythic landing of explorer Cabeza de Vaca in 1528 … the island’s n...