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This Houston Quinceañera Like No Other Brings Four Music Acts, 43,000 Flowers, a Cake Jetted In From Miami and a Big Give Back

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

BY Chris Baldwin

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The 15 Best Private Dining Rooms in Dallas

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This Houston Quinceañera Like No Other Brings Four Music Acts, 43,000 Flowers, a Cake Jetted In From Miami and a Big Give Back

By Shelby Hodge

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

Culture

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

By Chris Baldwin

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Society

This Houston Quinceañera Like No Other Brings Four Music Acts, 43,000 Flowers, a Cake Jetted In From Miami and a Big Give Back

By Shelby Hodge

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

Culture

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

By Chris Baldwin

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La DoubleJ Founder J.J. Martin’s New Book Table Energy Showcases the Art of Entertaining with Italian Spirit

By Melissa Smrekar

Wine Cellar at Killen’s

Restaurants

$1 Million Quest Transforms a Steakhouse Favorite After 20 Years as Ronnie Killen Thinks Bigger and Beefier

By Laurann Claridge

Gina Gaston, Amy Pierce, Merele Yarborough

Society

Houston Best Dressed Hall of Famers Take Centerstage as the Anticipation Builds For the PaperCity Luncheon

By Shelby Hodge

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$1 Million Quest Transforms a Steakhouse Favorite After 20 Years as Ronnie Killen Thinks Bigger and Beefier — A Michelin Star Moment For Pearland?

$1 Million Quest Transforms a Steakhouse Favorite After 20 Years as Ronnie Killen Thinks Bigger and Beefier

By Laurann Claridge

Long Lines Greet a New York Bagel Favorite’s First Houston Shop — H&H Bagels Makes Texas History In River Oaks

Long Lines Greet a New York Bagel Favorite’s First Houston Shop

By Laurann Claridge

Docent Steak Finally Sets Opening Date in Dallas’ Harwood District With Kobe Beef and Samurai Art

Docent Steak Finally Sets Opening Date in Dallas’ Harwood District With Kobe Beef and Samurai Art

By Megan Ziots

The 15 Best Private Dining Rooms in Dallas — From Hidden Doors to Marilyn Monroe-Themed Spaces

The 15 Best Private Dining Rooms in Dallas

By Megan Ziots

Houston Restaurant King Charles Clark Tells All On Wines, Making It Less Intimidating For Young People and the Bottles Never Opened

Houston Restaurant King Charles Clark Tells All On Wines, Making It Less Intimidating For Young People and the Bottles Never Opened

By James Brock

Fort Worth’s 9 Best Private Dining Rooms

By Edward Brown

Austin-Based Social Dining Concept Guest House To Debut in Uptown Dallas This Fall

Austin-Based Social Dining Concept Guest House To Debut in Uptown Dallas This Fall

By Megan Ziots

An Unexpected Winning Wine In the Land Of Rosé and Wine Party Truths — A Blanc To Keep On Hand

An Unexpected Winning Wine In the Land Of Rosé and Wine Party Truths

By James Brock

Meet Fort Worth’s Michelin-Starred Chefs, Including a Celeb Chef Opening a New Near Southside Restaurant This Fall

Meet Fort Worth’s Michelin-Starred Chefs, Including a Celeb Chef Opening a New Near Southside Restaurant This Fall

By Edward Brown

A New Coffee Shop Debuts With a $50 Pour-Over, CocoAndré Reopens After Three Years, and More Dallas Restaurant News

A New Coffee Shop Debuts With a $50 Pour-Over, CocoAndré Reopens After Three Years, and More Dallas Restaurant News

By Megan Ziots

Boots & Bubbles Announces Late Fall Opening, Emilia’s To Host Clase Azul Tequila Dinner, and More Fort Worth Restaurant News

Boots & Bubbles Announces Late Fall Opening, Emilia’s To Host Clase Azul Tequila Dinner, and More Fort Worth Restaurant News

By Edward Brown

The Woodlands’ Own Bar Bludorn Sets Its Much Anticipated Opening Date, Reveals New Menu Hints

The Woodlands’ Own Bar Bludorn Sets Its Much Anticipated Opening Date, Reveals New Menu Hints

By Laura Landsbaum

An Underknown Wine You Need To Try — Don’t Sleep On Seyval Blanc Or This Virginia Wine Find

An Underknown Wine You Need To Try

By James Brock

Houston Restaurant Cocody Launches “First Pick of the Season” Promotion — Book Holiday Parties Early and Enter the Private Chef’s Table Drawing

Houston Restaurant Cocody Launches “First Pick of the Season” Promotion

By PC Studios

The 15 Best Burgers in Dallas

The 15 Best Burgers in Dallas

By Megan Ziots

Houston’s Restaurant Wine Queen Gets Real On People Who Take Wine Too Seriously, Dream Bottles and Martini Breaks

Houston’s Restaurant Wine Queen Gets Real On People Who Take Wine Too Seriously, Dream Bottles and Martini Breaks

By James Brock

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This Houston Quinceañera Like No Other Brings Four Music Acts, 43,000 Flowers, a Cake Jetted In From Miami and a Big Give Back

This Houston Quinceañera Like No Other Brings Four Music Acts, 43,000 Flowers, a Cake Jetted In From Miami and a Big Give Back

By Shelby Hodge

Houston Best Dressed Hall of Famers Take Centerstage as the Anticipation Builds For the PaperCity Luncheon

Houston Best Dressed Hall of Famers Take Centerstage as the Anticipation Builds For the PaperCity Luncheon

By Shelby Hodge

Golf Carts, Tabletop Wows & Mahjong Mania Make This Woodlands Night Anything But an Ordinary Ball — The Chairman’s Invitational Keeps It Country Club Chic

Golf Carts, Tabletop Wows & Mahjong Mania Make This Woodlands Night Anything But an Ordinary Ball

By Laura Landsbaum

Houston’s Stylish Young Professionals Swarm Tootsies For Must-Attend Summer Party — Women of Wardrobe Keep the Magic Going

Houston’s Stylish Young Professionals Swarm Tootsies For Must-Attend Summer Party

By Shelby Hodge

Record-Breaking Walk Boosts Interfaith and Gives The Woodlands’ Community Champions Their Much Deserved Runway Moment

Record-Breaking Walk Boosts Interfaith and Gives The Woodlands’ Community Champions Their Much Deserved Runway Moment

By Laura Landsbaum

Million Dollar-Plus Night Kicks Off The Woodlands Social Season With a Bang — YES to Youth Lets Kids Shine Bright

Million Dollar-Plus Night Kicks Off The Woodlands Social Season With a Bang

By Laura Landsbaum

This Houston Best Dressed Dynamo Wins at Golf and Life — A Dec My Room Legacy and Three Dog Love

This Houston Best Dressed Dynamo Wins at Golf and Life

By Shelby Hodge

This Music Lover and Rice Management President Brings Houston Best Dressed Style — Allison Thacker Embraces the Butterflies

This Music Lover and Rice Management President Brings Houston Best Dressed Style

By Shelby Hodge

This Parent Teacher Organization and School Reform Advocate Channels Milan and Madrid Style as One of Houston’s Best Dressed — Ellecia Knolle’s Heart Is Full

This Parent Teacher Organization and School Reform Advocate Channels Milan and Madrid Style as One of Houston’s Best Dressed

By Shelby Hodge

This Couple Quickly Adopted The Woodlands and Became Community Champions — How Cindy and Craig Heiser Make Giving Back Fun

This Couple Quickly Adopted The Woodlands and Became Community Champions

By Laura Landsbaum

This Mom Of Four Is a Houston Best Dressed Nonprofit Crusader — Cotton Queen Amy Pierce Stylishly Gives Back

This Mom Of Four Is a Houston Best Dressed Nonprofit Crusader

By Shelby Hodge

This Accountant With a Fashion Sense Is One Of Houston’s Best Dressed — Myrtle Jones Makes an Impact

This Accountant With a Fashion Sense Is One Of Houston’s Best Dressed

By Shelby Hodge

Elizabeth Smart Delivers a Powerful Body Message as a Woodlands Area Leader Is Celebrated

Elizabeth Smart Delivers a Powerful Body Message as a Woodlands Area Leader Is Celebrated

By Laura Landsbaum

This Southern Charmer Is a Serious Attorney and One Of Houston’s Best Dressed Times Two — Leigh Smith Lifts Up the Arts

This Southern Charmer Is a Serious Attorney and One Of Houston’s Best Dressed Times Two

By Shelby Hodge

Houston’s Philanthropist Lawyer Almost Became a Professional Dancer — Best Dressed Erica Littlejohn Burnette’s Incredible Story

Houston’s Philanthropist Lawyer Almost Became a Professional Dancer

By Shelby Hodge

Texas Favorite Makes a High Fashion Splash in the Hamptons With Loads of Celebs — The Studio Mayfair Turns Important Heads

Texas Favorite Makes a High Fashion Splash in the Hamptons With Loads of Celebs

By Shelby Hodge

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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

A $14.5 Million Mediterranean Revival Estate Hits the Market in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills

A $14.5 Million Mediterranean Revival Estate Hits the Market in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills

By Edward Brown

A First Look Inside The Lora, Knox Street’s Posh New Apartment Tower in Dallas

A First Look Inside The Lora, Knox Street’s Posh New Apartment Tower in Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

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

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

Bun B and Lil’ Keke Rave About UH Football’s Slab Walkout Entrance, Expect Other Teams To Copy the Coogs Amid Pat McAfee Love — How Houston Suddenly Became the Coolest Program in College Football

Bun B and Lil’ Keke Rave About UH Football’s Slab Walkout Entrance, Expect Other Teams To Copy the Coogs Amid Pat McAfee Love

By Chris Baldwin

The Best Halloween Events and Things to Do in Dallas This Spooky Season

The Best Halloween Events and Things to Do in Dallas This Spooky Season

By Megan Ziots

Sound Baths and Nightly Sabrage Rituals, The St. Regis Punta Mita Delights the Senses

Sound Baths and Nightly Sabrage Rituals, The St. Regis Punta Mita Delights the Senses

By Melissa Smrekar

Inside Houston’s Viral Slab Football Entrance, Amare Thomas’ Baddest Receiver In College Football Push and Surprising Pressure Points

Inside Houston’s Viral Slab Football Entrance, Amare Thomas’ Baddest Receiver In College Football Push and Surprising Pressure Points

By Chris Baldwin

Our 6 Most Anticipated New Books of Fall — A <em>Big Little Lies</em> Sequel, a Texas Author’s Latest Memoir, and More Must-Reads

Our 6 Most Anticipated New Books of Fall

By Megan Ziots

The 8 Best Sports Events in North Texas This Fall

The 8 Best Sports Events in North Texas This Fall

By Edward Brown

Eddie Nuñez On the Push To Fill UH’s Football Stadium, Calling For a Big Monday Home Game This Season and TDECU Stadium Upgrades

Eddie Nuñez On the Push To Fill UH’s Football Stadium, Calling For a Big Monday Home Game This Season and TDECU Stadium Upgrades

By Chris Baldwin

Houston’s Historic Garden Oaks Theater Dodges the Wrecking Ball, But the Fight Isn’t Over — Inside the Long Road Ahead To Save It For Good

Houston’s Historic Garden Oaks Theater Dodges the Wrecking Ball, But the Fight Isn’t Over

By Alison Medley

The 10 Best Things To Do in Fort Worth This Fall

The 10 Best Things To Do in Fort Worth This Fall

By Edward Brown

5 New TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch This Fall — Comedies, Sci-Fi, and Psychological Thrillers to Look Forward To

5 New TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch This Fall

By Megan Ziots

How Hotel Drover Became Fort Worth’s Crown Jewel and Redefined Luxury Hospitality In Just Five Years

How Hotel Drover Became Fort Worth’s Crown Jewel and Redefined Luxury Hospitality In Just Five Years

By Edward Brown

Houston Roommates Shadre Hurst & Makhi Hughes, Candied Yams and the Offensive Line Makeover — Inside the Biggest Willie Fritz Year 3 Transformation

Houston Roommates Shadre Hurst & Makhi Hughes, Candied Yams and the Offensive Line Makeover

By Chris Baldwin

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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

New Texas Exhibition Space Passage Arts Makes Its Debut With Epic James Surls Show — A <em>PaperCity</em> Exclusive

New Texas Exhibition Space Passage Arts Makes Its Debut With Epic James Surls Show

By Catherine D. Anspon

5 Must-See New Dallas Art Exhibits This Fall — Iván Argote, Pablo Piccaso, Bruce Nauman, and More

5 Must-See New Dallas Art Exhibits This Fall

By Megan Ziots

Houston Artist Organizes a Pop-Up Fair to Help Her Earthquake-Torn Home Country of Venezuela

Houston Artist Organizes a Pop-Up Fair to Help Her Earthquake-Torn Home Country of Venezuela

By Danielle N. Bartholet

A Blooming Mural Created at The Waterway Arts Festival Finds a Permanent Home at the Canopy Cancer Center

A Blooming Mural Created at The Waterway Arts Festival Finds a Permanent Home at the Canopy Cancer Center

By Laura Landsbaum

The Dallas Antiquarian Book Fair To Bring George Washington Letters, First Editions, and Other Sought-After Rarities to North Texas

The Dallas Antiquarian Book Fair To Bring George Washington Letters, First Editions, and Other Sought-After Rarities to North Texas

By Edward Brown

Houston’s Flower Power Art Party Makes Montrose Even More Colorful — Art League Keeps It Healing

Houston’s Flower Power Art Party Makes Montrose Even More Colorful

By Danielle N. Bartholet

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La DoubleJ Founder J.J. Martin’s New Book <em>Table Energy</em> Showcases the Art of Entertaining with Italian Spirit

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La DoubleJ Founder J.J. Martin’s New Book Table Energy Showcases the Art of Entertaining with Italian Spirit

By Melissa Smrekar

Fashion

Dallas-Based Children’s Clothing Brand Bea Colette To Open a Cotswolds-Inspired Boutique at Highland Park Village

By Melissa Smrekar

Houston Fashion Favorite Lyndsey Zorich Designs a New Line For Dallas’ Saint Bernard, Creating a Union of Two of Texas’ Hottest Brands

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Houston Fashion Favorite Lyndsey Zorich Designs a New Line For Dallas’ Saint Bernard, Creating a Union of Two of Texas’ Hottest Brands

By Shelby Hodge

Discover Fall’s Must-Have Styles With Dallas’ Highland Park Village

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Discover Fall’s Must-Have Styles With Dallas’ Highland Park Village

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