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PaperCity Social Experts Dream Up Their Ultimate Texas Parties

BY Melissa Smrekar

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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

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The 10 Most Exciting Dallas Restaurant Openings This Fall

BY Megan Ziots

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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

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PaperCity Social Experts Dream Up Their Ultimate Texas Parties

By Melissa Smrekar

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The 10 Most Exciting Dallas Restaurant Openings This Fall

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

By Alison Medley

University of Houston Cougars basketball coach Kelvin Sampson was one of eight Cougars inducted into the UH Hall of Honor Friday night at the Post Oak Hotel, October 2, 2026. He was joined o stage by CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz.

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

By Chris Baldwin

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

By Melissa Smrekar

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Our 4 Favorite New Dallas Restaurants Right Now

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

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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

Brute, a Bold New Restaurant From Dallas Chef Aubrey Murphy, Will Open in Lower Greenville This Fall

Brute, a Bold New Restaurant From Dallas Chef Aubrey Murphy, Will Open in Lower Greenville This Fall

By Megan Ziots

Houston’s Massive New Restaurant Brings Old Hollywood Glamour and a Real Dress Code To Post Oak — Mack Allen’s Lives Large

Houston’s Massive New Restaurant Brings Old Hollywood Glamour and a Real Dress Code To Post Oak

By Shelby Hodge

Houston’s Seductive 15 Seat Japanese Listening Bar Channels Tokyo — What a Night at Kira Is Really Like

Houston’s Seductive 15 Seat Japanese Listening Bar Channels Tokyo

By Laurann Claridge

River Oaks District Restaurant Favorite Celebrates 10 Years, Defying the Odds — In a World Of Rotating Hotspots, Le Colonial Shows Staying Power

River Oaks District Restaurant Favorite Celebrates 10 Years, Defying the Odds

By Laurann Claridge

The Best Cheeseburgers In The Woodlands — From Old Favorites To New Restaurants, These Spots Do the Classic Right

The Best Cheeseburgers In The Woodlands

By Jillian Richstone

The Woodlands Lands Two New Restaurants With Smashed Donuts and Dumplings Power — Cooking Girl and Yontuz Donuts Embrace Grogan’s Mill

The Woodlands Lands Two New Restaurants With Smashed Donuts and Dumplings Power

By Laura Landsbaum

5 Buzzy New Dallas Restaurants to Try Right Now

5 Buzzy New Dallas Restaurants to Try Right Now

By Megan Ziots

Fort Worth’s 9 Best New Coffee Shops

Fort Worth’s 9 Best New Coffee Shops

By Edward Brown

The Best Chef-Driven Food Events in Fort Worth

The Best Chef-Driven Food Events in Fort Worth

By Edward Brown

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Dallas Contemporary and Luxury Italian Fashion House Missoni Host Intimate Dinner with Gala Artists

Dallas Contemporary and Luxury Italian Fashion House Missoni Host Intimate Dinner with Gala Artists

By Melissa Smrekar

Dallas-Fort Worth Cowgirls Go Rock ‘n’ Roll for Sixth Annual Desert Rose Luncheon

Dallas-Fort Worth Cowgirls Go Rock ‘n’ Roll for Sixth Annual Desert Rose Luncheon

By Melissa Smrekar

Racing Pigs, a Longhorn Steer in the Ballroom and $1.3 Million Raised — Cattle Baron’s Keeps It Wild West In Its Houston Comeback

Racing Pigs, a Longhorn Steer in the Ballroom and $1.3 Million Raised

By Shelby Hodge

Houston’s Record Breaking $2.6 Million Brunch Is Packed With Touching Moments and the Most Meaningful Fashion Show Ever

Houston’s Record Breaking $2.6 Million Brunch Is Packed With Touching Moments and the Most Meaningful Fashion Show Ever

By Shelby Hodge

Idina Menzel Shines as the Star of a Record-Breaking Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala

Idina Menzel Shines as the Star of a Record-Breaking Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala

By Edward Brown

Houston’s Own Legendary Stage and TV Star Makes This Golden Night Unforgettable — Even the Mayor Cannot Resist Debbie Allen

Houston’s Own Legendary Stage and TV Star Makes This Golden Night Unforgettable

By Shelby Hodge

Hannah and Cal McNair Quietly Support Mission Of Yahweh’s Fight Against Homelessness On a Night That Turns Into a Happy Circus

Hannah and Cal McNair Quietly Support Mission Of Yahweh’s Fight Against Homelessness On a Night That Turns Into a Happy Circus

By Shelby Hodge

<em>PaperCity</em> Social Experts Dream Up Their Ultimate Texas Parties — From Favorite Occasions and Venues to Cocktails and Entertainment

PaperCity Social Experts Dream Up Their Ultimate Texas Parties

By Melissa Smrekar

Matthew McConaughey Lights Up the Houston Symphony’s Most Patriotic Night, Bringing Real Star Power To a Rare Tripleheader

Matthew McConaughey Lights Up the Houston Symphony’s Most Patriotic Night, Bringing Real Star Power To a Rare Tripleheader

By Shelby Hodge

The Ultimate Swan Song, The Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas Bid Adieu to Neiman Marcus’ Iconic Downtown Flagship

The Ultimate Swan Song, The Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas Bid Adieu to Neiman Marcus’ Iconic Downtown Flagship

By Melissa Smrekar

The Ranch Life Takes Over a Woodlands Hotel, Giving Vital Equine Therapy a Needed Boost — That’s Inspiration

The Ranch Life Takes Over a Woodlands Hotel, Giving Vital Equine Therapy a Needed Boost

By Laura Landsbaum

Fort Worth Luxury Lifestyle Influencer Amy Sexton Hosts The Art of Collecting — An Evening of Rare Watches, Exotic Cars, Fine Art, Wine, and More

Fort Worth Luxury Lifestyle Influencer Amy Sexton Hosts The Art of Collecting

By Edward Brown

All Aboard as Dallas Contemporary Commences Its Gala Weekend with an Exclusive Belmond Dinner

All Aboard as Dallas Contemporary Commences Its Gala Weekend with an Exclusive Belmond Dinner

By PaperCity Staff Report

Annual Houston-Based Concert Series DocFest Returns This Fall With Performers Chris “Daddy” Dave, Scott Hardy, and More

Annual Houston-Based Concert Series DocFest Returns This Fall With Performers Chris “Daddy” Dave, Scott Hardy, and More

By PC Studios

Charlize Theron to Attend amfAR’s 2026 Dallas Gala

Charlize Theron to Attend amfAR’s 2026 Dallas Gala

By PC Studios

Son of Legendary Equestrian and Hotelier Jo Ellard Hosts Housewarming For His Striking New Dallas Estate

Son of Legendary Equestrian and Hotelier Jo Ellard Hosts Housewarming For His Striking New Dallas Estate

By Edward Brown

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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

A Creekside $6.85 Million Highland Park Home That’s Primed For an Art Collector

A Creekside $6.85 Million Highland Park Home That’s Primed For an Art Collector

By Melissa Smrekar

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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

Keisean Henderson Loves Chili’s For Celebrations, Gets Grief From His Little Sister and Dances Anywhere — How UH’s Future QB Star Is Shaped By His Close Family Life

Keisean Henderson Loves Chili’s For Celebrations, Gets Grief From His Little Sister and Dances Anywhere

By Chris Baldwin

Tippet Rise Is the Montana Art Destination Where Music Meets the Wild

Tippet Rise Is the Montana Art Destination Where Music Meets the Wild

By Georgie Miller

All-American Shadre Hurst Turned Down More Texas Tech Money To Reunite With Willie Fritz at Houston, Now They Play

All-American Shadre Hurst Turned Down More Texas Tech Money To Reunite With Willie Fritz at Houston, Now They Play

By Chris Baldwin

How Family Courts Address Alcohol Concerns in Custody Cases According to Calabrese Budner

How Family Courts Address Alcohol Concerns in Custody Cases According to Calabrese Budner

By PC Studios

Kokomo Private Island Is Fiji’s Ultra-Luxury Escape for Multigenerational Travel

Kokomo Private Island Is Fiji’s Ultra-Luxury Escape for Multigenerational Travel

By Georgie Miller

How Chuck Steelman Is Bringing Modern Manners to a New Generation in Dallas

How Chuck Steelman Is Bringing Modern Manners to a New Generation in Dallas

By PC Studios

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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

By Catherine D. Anspon

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

By Laura Landsbaum

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

By Catherine D. Anspon

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

By Laura Landsbaum

A Houston Graffiti King, Asiatown Art and a Surprise Sister City — Why Painted Bridges Matter

A Houston Graffiti King, Asiatown Art and a Surprise Sister City

By Danielle N. Bartholet

Dancer Turned Leader Aims To Make People Fall In Love With the Houston Ballet and the Bayou City’s Arts Power — Sonja Kostich Delves Into Her Ambitious Mission

Dancer Turned Leader Aims To Make People Fall In Love With the Houston Ballet and the Bayou City’s Arts Power

By Adrienne Jones

Montrose’s Secret Art Retreat Unveils a Culture Club That Pushes the Envelope — Basket Books Rewards Close Looking

Montrose’s Secret Art Retreat Unveils a Culture Club That Pushes the Envelope

By Joseph Staley

History Making Artists Reunited 60 Years Later In Houston Art Exhibition That’s Already One of the Year’s Best

History Making Artists Reunited 60 Years Later In Houston Art Exhibition That’s Already One of the Year’s Best

By Ericka Schiche

Kid and Teen Artists Get To Show Off Their Creative and Business Skills In The Woodlands — Young Makers Market Returns

Kid and Teen Artists Get To Show Off Their Creative and Business Skills In The Woodlands

By Laura Landsbaum

Rotating Houses and Making Unfinished Business Art — Houston Force Mary Ellen Carroll Keeps Everyone Guessing

Rotating Houses and Making Unfinished Business Art

By Alison Medley

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Downtown Dallas’ Neiman Marcus Has Officially Closed, But Beloved Traditions Live On at NorthPark

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Downtown Dallas’ Neiman Marcus Has Officially Closed, But Beloved Traditions Live On at NorthPark

By Melissa Smrekar

LAKE To Open First Texas Store in Dallas, a <em>PaperCity</em> Exclusive

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LAKE To Open First Texas Store in Dallas, a PaperCity Exclusive

By Melissa Smrekar

Houston Fashion Favorite Embraces The North — Designer Amir Taghi Brings His New Collection to The Woodlands

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Houston Fashion Favorite Embraces The North

By Laura Landsbaum

CITY Boots Gives Houston’s Glamorous Ladies the First Look At Its New Collection With a Hot Shopping Coup

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CITY Boots Gives Houston’s Glamorous Ladies the First Look At Its New Collection With a Hot Shopping Coup

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