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Storied River Oaks Boulevard Mansion That Used To Be the Party Palace Of An Italian Baron Hits the Market

BY Shelby Hodge

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The Knox, Auberge Collection Hotel Opens Reservations in Dallas

BY Melissa Smrekar

University of Houston Cougars beat tthe Southern Jaguars at TDECU Stadium, September 12, 2026

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Willie Fritz and Conner Weigman Believe UH Can Push For a National Championship This Season

BY Chris Baldwin

The Knox Hotel Dallas (Photo by The Knox, Auberge Collection)

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The Knox, Auberge Collection Hotel Opens Reservations in Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

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Real Estate

Storied River Oaks Boulevard Mansion That Used To Be the Party Palace Of An Italian Baron Hits the Market

By Shelby Hodge

University of Houston Cougars beat tthe Southern Jaguars at TDECU Stadium, September 12, 2026

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Willie Fritz and Conner Weigman Believe UH Can Push For a National Championship This Season

By Chris Baldwin

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Whatever You’re Drinking, Avoid Drinking It With Wine Snobs

By James Brock

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A Tearful Last $100,000 Pushes Houston’s Best Dressed To $1.5 Million, the Junior League Kicks Off and Camp Gets a Boost

By Shelby Hodge

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Houston’s Big Western Night Puts Mothers and Daughters In the Spotlight, Heralding a Dec My Room Leadership Change

By Shelby Hodge

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Dallas Design Insiders Reunite at KD Biel Ahead of Kips Bay Decorator Show House

By Billy Fong

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Chefs For Farmers Food + Wine Festival Celebrates Dallas Culinary Leaders at Inaugural Community Impact Awards

By PC Studios

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Whatever You’re Drinking, Avoid Drinking It With Wine Snobs — A Wine Lover On a Loathsome Breed

Whatever You’re Drinking, Avoid Drinking It With Wine Snobs

By James Brock

Dallas’ Best Holiday Tea Services — From The Nutcracker-Themed to Storied Mansion Experiences

Dallas’ Best Holiday Tea Services

By Megan Ziots

Mack Allen’s Takes the Classic Steakhouse To Another Level In Houston, With Sushi From a Master Disciple, Precious Wines By the Glass and Much More

Mack Allen’s Takes the Classic Steakhouse To Another Level In Houston, With Sushi From a Master Disciple, Precious Wines By the Glass and Much More

By Laurann Claridge

Houston’s Sleekest Cafe Can Be Found In the Stunning Ismaili Center — Diving Into Tapestry

Houston’s Sleekest Cafe Can Be Found In the Stunning Ismaili Center

By Laurann Claridge

Greg Katz To Debut Tex-Mex Spot on Katy Trail, Another Knife Steakhouse Closes, and More Dallas Restaurant News

Greg Katz To Debut Tex-Mex Spot on Katy Trail, Another Knife Steakhouse Closes, and More Dallas Restaurant News

By Megan Ziots

The 10 Best Restaurants For Fall In The Woodlands — From Pumpkin Spice To Everything Nice

The 10 Best Restaurants For Fall In The Woodlands

By Jillian Richstone

Michelin Guide Texas Winners Are Here — Fort Worth Gets Its First Star, While Dallas and Houston Retain Theirs But See Bib Gourmand Changes

Michelin Guide Texas Winners Are Here

By Megan Ziots

Steak 48 Expands to Dallas With Second-Floor Poolside Dining and Private Glass-Encased Booths in Knox-Henderson

Steak 48 Expands to Dallas With Second-Floor Poolside Dining and Private Glass-Encased Booths in Knox-Henderson

By Megan Ziots

Pillar Suddenly Shutters in Bishop Arts, Anise at The Village Switches Things Up, 2026 Michelin Guide Texas, and More Dallas Restaurant News

Pillar Suddenly Shutters in Bishop Arts, Anise at The Village Switches Things Up, 2026 Michelin Guide Texas, and More Dallas Restaurant News

By Megan Ziots

Our 4 Favorite New Dallas Restaurants Right Now — What To Order at Élephante, Docent Steak, and Other Hot Spots

Our 4 Favorite New Dallas Restaurants Right Now

By Megan Ziots

The 10 Best Fort Worth Restaurants for Caviar

The 10 Best Fort Worth Restaurants for Caviar

By Edward Brown

Houston’s Rollicking Food Fest Turns Autry Park Into a Chefs For Farmers Dream — See Which Dishes Reigned Supreme

Houston’s Rollicking Food Fest Turns Autry Park Into a Chefs For Farmers Dream

By Shelby Hodge

North Texas Developers Bring Legendary Austin Candy Brand Back to Life

By Edward Brown

Your Ultimate Dallas Fall Food Bucket List — The Must-Try Bites & Sips at the State Fair, Local Restaurants, Coffee Shops, and Beyond

Your Ultimate Dallas Fall Food Bucket List

By Megan Ziots

The 10 Most Exciting Dallas Restaurant Openings This Fall

The 10 Most Exciting Dallas Restaurant Openings This Fall

By Megan Ziots

Your First Look at The Woodlands’ Much Anticipated Bar Bludorn as Its Opening Beckons — Chef Aaron Bludorn Shares What’s Unique About This New Restaurant

Your First Look at The Woodlands’ Much Anticipated Bar Bludorn as Its Opening Beckons

By Laura Landsbaum

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A Tearful Last $100,000 Pushes Houston’s Best Dressed To $1.5 Million, the Junior League Kicks Off and Camp Gets a Boost

A Tearful Last $100,000 Pushes Houston’s Best Dressed To $1.5 Million, the Junior League Kicks Off and Camp Gets a Boost

By Shelby Hodge

Houston’s Big Western Night Puts Mothers and Daughters In the Spotlight, Heralding a Dec My Room Leadership Change

Houston’s Big Western Night Puts Mothers and Daughters In the Spotlight, Heralding a Dec My Room Leadership Change

By Shelby Hodge

Dallas Design Insiders Reunite at KD Biel Ahead of Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Dallas Design Insiders Reunite at KD Biel Ahead of Kips Bay Decorator Show House

By Billy Fong

Chefs For Farmers Food + Wine Festival Celebrates Dallas Culinary Leaders at Inaugural Community Impact Awards

Chefs For Farmers Food + Wine Festival Celebrates Dallas Culinary Leaders at Inaugural Community Impact Awards

By PC Studios

Trinity Park Conservancy Builds Excitement and Momentum for Dallas’ Harold Simmons Park

Trinity Park Conservancy Builds Excitement and Momentum for Dallas’ Harold Simmons Park

By Melissa Smrekar

Meet Equest Women’s Auxiliary Founder Louise Griffeth, One of the “Dallas Great 8” in Stanley Korshak’s New Initiative

Meet Equest Women’s Auxiliary Founder Louise Griffeth, One of the “Dallas Great 8” in Stanley Korshak’s New Initiative

By PC Studios

Cowboy Couture Takes Over Fort Worth at Fashion Week Stockyards Style

Cowboy Couture Takes Over Fort Worth at Fashion Week Stockyards Style

By Edward Brown

In the Pink Builds On Its Near $10 Million Push Against Cancer In The Woodlands With a Dentist’s Powerful Story Of Survival

In the Pink Builds On Its Near $10 Million Push Against Cancer In The Woodlands With a Dentist’s Powerful Story Of Survival

By Laura Landsbaum

Houston’s Own Charlie’s Angel, Dolly Parton Love and Pink Everywhere Bring the Razzle Dazzle To a $1.2 Million Affair

Houston’s Own Charlie’s Angel, Dolly Parton Love and Pink Everywhere Bring the Razzle Dazzle To a $1.2 Million Affair

By Shelby Hodge

Sitting Down with Felicia Powell, One of the Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas

Sitting Down with Felicia Powell, One of the Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas

By PaperCity Staff Report

Turtle Creek Association Hosts Its 7th Annual Gala at Virgin Hotels Dallas

Turtle Creek Association Hosts Its 7th Annual Gala at Virgin Hotels Dallas

By PaperCity Staff Report

Houston’s 2026 Pearls Revealed as Shuck Cancer Plays To the City’s Food Strengths — Emerging Leaders and Brilliant Seafood

Houston’s 2026 Pearls Revealed as Shuck Cancer Plays To the City’s Food Strengths

By Shelby Hodge

Keanu Reeves Rocks Out In Houston For a $1.5 Million Brunch That Lifts Up PetSet — Star Power Does Good

Keanu Reeves Rocks Out In Houston For a $1.5 Million Brunch That Lifts Up PetSet

By Shelby Hodge

Candela Sets Dallas’ Social Scene Ablaze, Raising a Record-Breaking $1.7 Million for Dallas Contemporary

Candela Sets Dallas’ Social Scene Ablaze, Raising a Record-Breaking $1.7 Million for Dallas Contemporary

By Melissa Smrekar

A Pussycat Dolls Star, Miss Universe and a Project Runway Alum Team Up to Help Operation Smile Soar In Houston

A Pussycat Dolls Star, Miss Universe and a Project Runway Alum Team Up to Help Operation Smile Soar In Houston

By Shelby Hodge

Rice University’s Biggest Supporters Have Kept Things Going For Four Decades Now — and the MOB Loves It

Rice University’s Biggest Supporters Have Kept Things Going For Four Decades Now

By Shelby Hodge

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Storied River Oaks Boulevard Mansion That Used To Be the Party Palace Of An Italian Baron Hits the Market — $21.9 Million For a Historic Treasure With 007 Vibes

Storied River Oaks Boulevard Mansion That Used To Be the Party Palace Of An Italian Baron Hits the Market

By Shelby Hodge

What $5 Million To $10 Million Buys You In The Woodlands, a Land Where Mansions Rule

What $5 Million To $10 Million Buys You In The Woodlands, a Land Where Mansions Rule

By Jillian Richstone

The 4 Coolest Dallas Houses On the Market For Under $2 Million Right Now

The 4 Coolest Dallas Houses On the Market For Under $2 Million Right Now

By Megan Ziots

Casa de Ondas in Preston Hollow Hits the Dallas Market for $45 Million

Casa de Ondas in Preston Hollow Hits the Dallas Market for $45 Million

By Melissa Smrekar

This Unbelievable Houston Property Is Its Own Hidden Compound In The Heights With a $3.6 Million List Price, and Extra Bedrooms and Porches Galore

This Unbelievable Houston Property Is Its Own Hidden Compound In The Heights With a $3.6 Million List Price, and Extra Bedrooms and Porches Galore

By Shelby Hodge

A Tuscan Estate Tucked in Dallas’ Old Preston Hollow Hits the Market for $10.9 Million

A Tuscan Estate Tucked in Dallas’ Old Preston Hollow Hits the Market for $10.9 Million

By Melissa Smrekar

Private Spa and Sauna Homes In The Woodlands — When the Getaway Retreat Is In Your Own House

Private Spa and Sauna Homes In The Woodlands

By Jillian Richstone

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Grandson Puts Family Ranch in North Texas On the Market for $21.5 Million

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Grandson Puts Family Ranch in North Texas On the Market for $21.5 Million

By Edward Brown

Inside a $15.5 Million River Oaks Boulevard Mansion With Its Own Indoor Swimming Pool, Beauty Salon and Crystal Chandeliers Galore

Inside a $15.5 Million River Oaks Boulevard Mansion With Its Own Indoor Swimming Pool, Beauty Salon and Crystal Chandeliers Galore

By Shelby Hodge

Todos Santos Steps Out of Los Cabos’ Shadow With a Chance to Buy Into Its Soulful, Surfside Life — Inside Paradero Homes

Todos Santos Steps Out of Los Cabos’ Shadow With a Chance to Buy Into Its Soulful, Surfside Life

By Georgie Miller

Mini Mansions In The Woodlands with Separate Living Quarters For Guests, Adult Kids Or More — From East Shore To Grogan’s Mill

Mini Mansions In The Woodlands with Separate Living Quarters For Guests, Adult Kids Or More

By Jillian Richstone

4 Must-Visit Neighborhood Gems in East Dallas

4 Must-Visit Neighborhood Gems in East Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

Buisier Dev Brings Luxurious Mediterranean Villa Living to Dallas

Buisier Dev Brings Luxurious Mediterranean Villa Living to Dallas

By PC Studios

These Million-Dollar Plus Townhomes In The Woodlands Prove That Luxury Living Does Not Require a Lawn

These Million-Dollar Plus Townhomes In The Woodlands Prove That Luxury Living Does Not Require a Lawn

By Jillian Richstone

This Stunning New Build in Colorado’s Steamboat Springs is the Perfect Mountain Home for Texans

This Stunning New Build in Colorado’s Steamboat Springs is the Perfect Mountain Home for Texans

By PC Studios

Texas’ Renowned Goodthyme Farm Now Listed For $19.99 Million — Inside Bailey and Pete McCarthy’s Dreamy Family Vision In Bellville

Texas’ Renowned Goodthyme Farm Now Listed For $19.99 Million

By Shelby Hodge

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Your Guide to Celebration of Life Planning With Houston-Based Geo. H. Lewis & Sons

Your Guide to Celebration of Life Planning With Houston-Based Geo. H. Lewis & Sons

By PC Studios

Willie Fritz and Conner Weigman Believe UH Can Push For a National Championship This Season — Why Is So Much Of Houston Still Sleeping On This Team

Willie Fritz and Conner Weigman Believe UH Can Push For a National Championship This Season

By Chris Baldwin

The Knox, Auberge Collection Hotel Opens Reservations in Dallas

The Knox, Auberge Collection Hotel Opens Reservations in Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

Karen Sampson On Coach’s Wife Truths, “You’d Better Not Marry a Flower” — Kelvin Sampson’s Better Half Knows Exactly What This Season Means

Karen Sampson On Coach’s Wife Truths, “You’d Better Not Marry a Flower”

By Chris Baldwin

At Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort, Wellness Goes Beyond the Spa

At Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort, Wellness Goes Beyond the Spa

By Georgie Miller

Dallas Lands One of Two First-Ever Porsche Design Concours in the U.S. — A New Kind of Private Club for the Car Collector

Dallas Lands One of Two First-Ever Porsche Design Concours in the U.S.

By Megan Ziots

Houston’s Movie Festival Grows Up Into Something That Treasures the Bayou City’s Stories and History — Cinema Arts Rings True

Houston’s Movie Festival Grows Up Into Something That Treasures the Bayou City’s Stories and History

By Alison Medley

Inside Kelvin Sampson, Jim Nantz and Willie Fritz’s Unforgettable UH Weekend — Extreme Bonding, Weigman Want To and a Hall Like No Other

Inside Kelvin Sampson, Jim Nantz and Willie Fritz’s Unforgettable UH Weekend

By Chris Baldwin

A First Look at the Cutting-Edge, World-Class Wellness Treatments at Canyon Ranch Austin — The Largest Spa Resort in Texas Opening This Month

A First Look at the Cutting-Edge, World-Class Wellness Treatments at Canyon Ranch Austin

By Melissa Smrekar

Vacation Like a Dallas Cowboy and Explore Oxnard, California This Fall

Vacation Like a Dallas Cowboy and Explore Oxnard, California This Fall

By PC Studios

Former Knicks Coach Tom Thibodeau On Why He Loves Watching Kelvin Sampson’s Practices and What He Told This Revamped Houston Team — a PaperCity Exclusive

Former Knicks Coach Tom Thibodeau On Why He Loves Watching Kelvin Sampson’s Practices and What He Told This Revamped Houston Team

By Chris Baldwin

Jim Nantz To Present Kelvin Sampson Into the Hall of Honor, Altering His NFL Travel Schedule To Be There for UH’s Biggest Night — a PaperCity Exclusive

Jim Nantz To Present Kelvin Sampson Into the Hall of Honor, Altering His NFL Travel Schedule To Be There for UH’s Biggest Night

By Chris Baldwin

4 Best New TV Shows to Watch Right Now — A <em>Green Lantern</em> Mystery Drama, Jon Hamm Returns to the ’70s, and More Must-See Series

4 Best New TV Shows to Watch Right Now

By Megan Ziots

Conner Weigman Wants a Texas Tech Rematch After His Guts-Out QB Show Comes Up Inches Short, But Houston Can’t Keep Putting Everything On Him

Conner Weigman Wants a Texas Tech Rematch After His Guts-Out QB Show Comes Up Inches Short, But Houston Can’t Keep Putting Everything On Him

By Chris Baldwin

40 Million Dollars of the World’s Most Exotic Cars Take Over a Houston Billionaire’s Posh Hotel

40 Million Dollars of the World’s Most Exotic Cars Take Over a Houston Billionaire’s Posh Hotel

By Shelby Hodge

The Woodlands U Is Here, Offering Special Classes On the Pioneering Masterplanned Community

The Woodlands U Is Here, Offering Special Classes On the Pioneering Masterplanned Community

By Laura Landsbaum

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What the Big Time Concerts at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Pay For — Art In the Hospital and a Project Of Light

What the Big Time Concerts at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Pay For

By Laura Landsbaum

Dolly Parton Has Left Houston a Love Letter, and It Will Unfurl on a Special Symphony Weekend

Dolly Parton Has Left Houston a Love Letter, and It Will Unfurl on a Special Symphony Weekend

By Adrienne Jones

Contemporary Texas Artists Make a Striking Statement at Houston’s Opera Gallery — Paintings That Leave an Impression

Contemporary Texas Artists Make a Striking Statement at Houston’s Opera Gallery

By Joseph Staley

Dallas City Hall, Fort Worth, and Beyond Take Centerstage in AURORA’s Biggest Public Art Event Ever

Dallas City Hall, Fort Worth, and Beyond Take Centerstage in AURORA’s Biggest Public Art Event Ever

By Megan Ziots

Houston’s Alley Theatre Reimagines Shakespeare’s Most Famous Love Story

Houston’s Alley Theatre Reimagines Shakespeare’s Most Famous Love Story

By Adrienne Jones

Untitled Art Does Not Just Bring a World Class Fair to Houston, It Unfurls With a Whole Ecosystem of Extra Creative Wonders

Untitled Art Does Not Just Bring a World Class Fair to Houston, It Unfurls With a Whole Ecosystem of Extra Creative Wonders

By Catherine D. Anspon

Houston’s Next Generation Of Art Leaders Turn Cocktails In the Courtyard Into a Magical Night

Houston’s Next Generation Of Art Leaders Turn Cocktails In the Courtyard Into a Magical Night

By Danielle Bartholet

Diving Into the Heart of Glass With a Family That Creates Together — Art at the Headquarters

Diving Into the Heart of Glass With a Family That Creates Together

By Laura Landsbaum

Cliburn Young Professionals Is Bringing a New Generation Into Fort Worth’s Classical Music Scene

Cliburn Young Professionals Is Bringing a New Generation Into Fort Worth’s Classical Music Scene

By Edward Brown

At Home In Houston With Two of America’s Most Celebrated Painters — Artists Sarah Lamb and David Larned Embrace the Realism

At Home In Houston With Two of America’s Most Celebrated Painters

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Gray Malin’s New Dallas Photo Series Puts Pups and Longhorns in the Spotlight

Gray Malin’s New Dallas Photo Series Puts Pups and Longhorns in the Spotlight

By Billy Fong

Giant Roaming Gnomes Are Coming To One of the Greater Houston Area’s Most Creative Lands — Public Art That Amazes

Giant Roaming Gnomes Are Coming To One of the Greater Houston Area’s Most Creative Lands

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The Art of Gratitude Turns Heartfelt Messages Into a Lasting Symbol In The Woodlands

The Art of Gratitude Turns Heartfelt Messages Into a Lasting Symbol In The Woodlands

By Laura Landsbaum

Going Beyond the Untitled Fair in Houston — 17 Fall Art Shows That Need To Be On Your Radar

Going Beyond the Untitled Fair in Houston

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The Woodlands’ Craft Show Gets an Upgrade With Art and Design Power — a New Name, a New Vision and New Programming

The Woodlands’ Craft Show Gets an Upgrade With Art and Design Power

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