Brays Bayou

Hermann Park's New Bike Bridge Under Way

Illustrations courtesy Barnhardt EngineeringIt wo't be in the middle of nowhere, despite how this looks​Construction has begun on the futuristic-looking hike/nike bridge that will link the Brays Bayou paths with Hermann Park. Eliza Wright of the Hermann Park Conserrvancy tells Hair Balls the ... More >>

The Five Most Underrated Neighborhoods In Houston

This convent is a landmark in Idylwood​Everyone knows THE places to be in Houston. It's just a question of which one fits your taste (and wallet).River Oaks, the Heights, Montrose, Bellaire -- everyone knows those places. But Houston is so vast, so unpredictable, that little bubbles of terrific ne ... More >>

Game Time: The Oswalt Redemption

Lance Berkman -- next to go? -- at a Furry convention​"I guess it comes down to a simple choice really...get busy livin' or get busy dyin'." -- Andy DufresneIf you're a true competitor, at some point the front office ineptitude goes beyond constraining, and the losing becomes suffocating.For Roy ... More >>

Sole of Houston: Bicycles Enable Lomax And Beebe To Cover 30-Plus Miles Of Hood

Murder, tacos and Perpetual Help​Man, there has been a lot of water under the bridge since David Beebe and I last undertook a Sole of Houston stroll in December of 2008.For my part, there was a divorce, massive weight loss, and the ditching of pretty much all my vices. As for Beebe, the supe ... More >>

Ghost Riders

In Houston, bicycling is known as a killer sport.

Sole of Houston: Richmond Avenue, Houston’s Street of Dreamz

Sole of Houston: Deep Harrisburg: Lomax and Beebe Take on the East Side Again

Sole of Houston: This One's for Rory Miggins

I am a Pedestrian Report: Bellaire

Dark Water

A reporter, a photographer and canoeist Tom Helm paddle from the Galleria to Galveston Bay by canoe and kayak, finding beauty, danger and urban debris in equal measure

Watershed Election?

A new group wants to push an anti-flooding agenda

Private Playgrounds?

Plus: Taking a Bow, War Fever, Race and the GOP

Out of Control

The City of Houston requires developers in the floodplain to elevate and mitigate -- build houses on higher ground and dig detention ponds for runoff. Except, not always.

Best Hidden Neighborhood

Forest Hill

Best Fried Chicken

Frenchy's Chicken

Best Bike Path

Brays Bayou along North and South Braeswood

Raw Deal

Oysterman Joe Nelson says pollution is slowly killing Galveston Bay. But is anyone listening?

Changing the Channel

For years, homeowners, developers, environmentalists and the federal government have wrangled over a flood-control plan for Clear Creek. Now a compromise is in view -- but the creek's future is murkier than ever.

Archer's Way

Don't like the IRS? Neither does Bill Archer. And now the mild-mannered Houston congressman is pushing a radical plan to shut it down.

A Heritage Corridor

Can Buffalo Bayou beshaped into an economic redevelopment tool?

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A Taxing Situation

When the tax assessor raises the value of one house on a block through the roof, the question is: Who's next?

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