Buffalo Bayou

Houston Marathon Committee Announces New Courses for 2014 Race

The folks at the Houston Marathon Committee are always looking for ways to improve the annual event, both for the full and half marathons. One surefire way to do that is to change the course. Frankly, I've never fully comprehended how a person could run that far. I have friends who have done it and ... More >>

Line & Lariat Hosting Downtown for Dummies, Buffalo Bayou for Beginners Open House

With all the buzz around downtown Houston lately, you may feel a little out of the loop if you haven't had a chance to check out the revitalized dining and entertainment district for yourself in the past year. Line & Lariat -- one of downtown's best restaurants, housed in the historic Union Nationa ... More >>

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. Celebrates One Year in the Bayou City

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., Houston's youngest fully-operational brewery, celebrated its one-year anniversary this past Saturday with a few hundred of its closest friends. The party was held on-site at Buffalo Bayou's warehouse location near Shepherd and I-10, featuring exclusive beers, live music a ... More >>

Tasting the Unconventional: 10 of the Best Eccentric Ales

We recently had a handful of friends over to help christen our new home. And we decided since they were kind enough to come visit, the least we could do would be to use them as guinea pigs for a host of oddball beers sitting in our beer cellar -- from gluten-free strawberry beer to sours. While I'm ... More >>

Buffalo Bayou Gets Some National Love

Who knew we in Houston were sitting on such a gold mine of urban planning? A lot of us, actually, especially the ones who take time out to enjoy Buffalo Bayou. Now that strip leading to downtown is getting some more of the recognition it deserves, as the American Planning Association has named it ... More >>

Buffalo Bayou Regatta

2012 Summer Guide

A new minor league baseball team, a new amusement park, the urban wilderness of Buffalo Bayou, food, concerts and plays — Houston, prepare to get your summer on.

Cinco Drinko at Berryhill Baja Grill

Brews, Swamp Pop and Fire at Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co.'s Brewery Sneak Peek

"I have no idea why people are here, at this beat-up warehouse to drink some fucking weird beers," Rassul Zarinfar, founder and CEO of Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., said to me sarcastically, yet straight-faced, as he regarded the large, enthusiastic crowd that showed up for the brewery's sneak peek on ... More >>

Harvard, CU-Boulder Design Downtown Houston of Your Dreams, Possibly

That up above, the dreamy rendering of the area that used to house the downtown Post Office? It's "Bayou Commons," which is "strategically designed to be downtown Houston's first residential district celebrating cultural diversity and urban lifestyle." But don't go looking for it yet.

Buffalo Bayou Regatta

City Acre Brewing: Houston's Homegrown Brewpub

The hearts of beer-loving Houstonians were aflutter when it was announced last year that popular San Antonio brewpub Freetail Brewing Co. would be opening a Bayou City location in the heart of downtown. After all, for a city that loves its beer, we are sadly bereft of any proper brewpubs. (I love th ... More >>

Bayou Cleanup Crew Finds Body of Motorcycle Rider Near Downtown

Went airborne, with fatal results.​A boat crew cleaning up Buffalo Bayou found, among the usual debris, the body of a dead motorcyclist about 10 a.m. today. Police think the man, 31, whose name has not been released pending verification, might have been in the water for as long as ten hours, ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Bears & Pterodactyls Along Buffalo Bayou

We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

This Dud's For You: Houston Welcomes a New Microbrewery Like Nothing You've Ever Seen Before

Photos courtesy of FacebookCo-founders taste batches of Buffalo's latest brew in front of renderings of the brewery's facility.​At the end of its first year in the beer business, Rassul Zarinfar hopes that his new brewery -- Buffalo Bayou Brewing -- will have released at least one huge dud. " ... More >>

Unidentified Homeless Man, Bayou Body Count No. 71

Found shot to death in the bayou​Houston homicide detectives are asking the public's help in identifying a homeless man whose body was found in Buffalo Bayou downtown Saturday morning. The man had apparently suffered gunshot wounds, HPD said. The body was found near the 700 block of Franklin ... More >>

Bayou Bash

Avoid Memorial Drive This Weekend. As If You Had A Choice

A bridge to somewhere​Don't bother trying to get on Memorial Drive this weekend -- you won't be able to.The picturesque road will be closed from Waugh to downtown from just before 12:01 a.m. Saturday to just before 12:01 a.m. Monday. And no, that doesn't mean you can walk it or ride a bike on it, ... More >>

Three Hour Tour Turns Into Extended Stay At Allen's Landing for Houston Yacht Club

Photos by Taylor TurnerNot exactly Gilligan's Island.​The not-so-everyday presence of yachts on Buffalo Bayou has been bringing sight-seers to Allen's Landing this week. But the docking is no holiday for the boaters, who've been stranded at the downtown birthplace of the city of Houston since Sund ... More >>

4th Annual KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou

Splish, splash the day away on the banks of the Sabine Promenade

Explore Buffalo Bayou by Canoe

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3rd Annual KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou

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Buffalo Bayou Regatta

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The Buffalo Bayou Pedestrian Bridge Needs A New Name

No one can tolerate the name of Houston's newest pedestrian bridge, the Tolerance Bridge (get it?).The Houston Chronicle reports that the mayor's office is seeking new names for the $7 million bridge over Buffalo Bayou near Allen Parkway and Montrose after city council members cried "lame."The H ... More >>

Buffalo Bayou Christmas Cruises

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"The Beauty of Disposable Things"

Behold the power of junk with artist Allison Merriweather

Fans of the Sea Duck Race

Rubber Ducky, you’re No. 1!

We Are the Hollow Men

BBAP Xmas Tree Project

Local artists create a different type of seasonal decoration

“Superheroes Alter Egos”

Look, along the dock! It’s a Bird! It’s a Chien!

Letters to the Editor

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

The Party's Bayou

Shall We Danse?

Getting the Drift

Paddling down Buffalo Bayou brings Katrina close to home

We Know What You Should Do This Summer

Your guide to beaches, water parks, day trips, festivals and more

Orient Express

Buffalo Bayou goes Beijing at the Houston Dragon Boat Festival

Tree's Company

The tannenbaum gets a makeover at Buffalo Bayou ArtPark

Best Atmosphere

Hurtt So Good

A real shake-up at HPD? We thought that was impossible

Best Place to Be Glad You're Alive

Biking Through Buffalo Bayou Park

Bayou Dreams

The Chronicle dares to dream -- again

Light Blue Special

Rainbow Lodge

Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars

Buffalo Bayou revitalization

Best Smell

Maxwell House Factory

Where the Buffalo Roams

Press Picks

Press Picks

A Heritage Corridor

Can Buffalo Bayou beshaped into an economic redevelopment tool?

From the Allens to today, Buffalo Bayou has helped define the city of Houston. Now, after decades of abuse, it may finally be making a comeback as an urban resource. If, that is, we don't blow our chance.