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Rich Connelly on the right, with his friend Bob Delevante in Austin in 1991.

Remembering Richard Connelly, Former Houston Press Staff Writer and Columnist

By Margaret Downing

Sep 16, 2020

Richard "Rich" Connelly, a longtime former staff writer and columnist for the Houston Press, died Tuesday at his Houston home after a several years long battle with cancer, his wife Bobette Riner by his side. A graduate of the University of Houston, he had a long, successful journalism career starting...

We're standing by and eager to see a new food editor at the Houston Press.

The Houston Press Has an Immediate Opening For a Food Editor

By Houston Press

May 6, 2020

The Houston Press has an immediate opening for a journalist with a sophisticated understanding of food and the skill to write about it in an engaging way. The food editor directs the Press’s restaurant industry coverage, recruits and manages freelance writers, assigns and edits stories, writes daily food posts and...

Yes, it's time. We have a job opening for a fulltime news reporter.

The Houston Press Has an Opening For a Full-time News Reporter

By Houston Press

May 6, 2020

The Houston Press has an immediate opening for a full-time news writer to continue our record of hard-hitting reporting in the nation’s fourth-largest city. We’re looking for a journalist with a solid news background to cover developing stories through the week and find news of interest to our educated urban...

Here's to when we can all get together again to enjoy the Houston music scene as we did as part of the Gasolina Party Tour last year.

Care to Help the Houston Press Keep the Music Going?

By Margaret Downing

Apr 24, 2020

Thanks to the conronavirus, large gatherings of any kind — including music concerts — are on hold right now. But that doesn't mean our Houston Press music writers haven't been busy keeping us apprised of what's going on. Matthew Keever converted his best concerts of the week column to best...

Shea Serrano (center) in 2018 when Stevenson Middle School renamed and dedicated the school gym at Serrano Gymnasium.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Shea Serrano Raises $31,000 for the Houston Press

By Margaret Downing

Apr 13, 2020

Last week, we ran an appeal to readers as part of our recent campaign to attract donor/members to help support the continuing work of the Houston Press. It caught the eye of Shea Serrano, a former freelancer for us, more commonly known these days as the New York Times best-selling author...

Become a Member of the Houston Press and Help Us Continue to Dish Up Food News

By Margaret Downing

Apr 9, 2020

Houston's restaurants have retooled themselves, becoming the masters of takeout on what seemed like a moment's notice. Some have extended their offerings into local grocery stores for the first time. Others are now selling wine and beer out the door as long as a food order is attached. Several have...

Continuing coverage of the arts in Houston.

Let's Keep Going

By Margaret Downing

Apr 3, 2020

In today's Houston Press you'll read a story about the A.D. Players announcing their 2020-21 season, one in which they'll be premiering two commissioned works. We have to admire their enterprise and optimism. Our writer John Amar earlier this week told the stories of several artists busy adapting to present...

The Houston Press is still open for business.

An Important Message From the Houston Press

By Margaret Downing

Mar 24, 2020

Dear Friend, First of all, thank you for supporting the Houston Press. Clearly, without our readers we couldn’t exist, couldn’t continue telling you stories that might otherwise have gone untold. Right now we are dedicated to keeping you informed about every facet of how the coronavirus is affecting our community...

The Houston Press Not Immune to These Hard Times, Needs Help

By Margaret Downing

Mar 19, 2020

Dear Reader, As the Houston Press has documented for you over the last several days, these are hard times for our city. We’ve gone out of our way to detail the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, especially for those in the arts, music and restaurant/bar communities, as well as...

Hurricane Harvey hits Houston in August 2017

The Houston Press is Looking for News Freelancers

By Houston Press

May 30, 2019

The Houston Press is looking to add to the ranks of its news freelancers and is interested in applicants with some experience covering serious subjects such as crime, courts, local government and medicine (to name a few areas). We are looking for writers who can interview other people and accurately...

A basket full of awards for Meagan Flynn.

Harris County Medical Society Cites Meagan Flynn's Work in Journalism Contest

By Houston Press

Nov 16, 2017

Former staffer Meagan Flynn has received top honors in a journalism contest sponsored by the Harris County Medical Society for three articles she wrote in the past year for the Houston Press. Flynn won a first place Award of Excellence in the "Medical Economics Print, TV or Radio Story" category...

The last cover of the last print edition of the Houston Press.

The Presses Have Stopped, But the Press Lives On

By Margaret Downing

Nov 3, 2017

Print is dead. Long live digital. Long live the Houston Press. In dot com form. As of today and going forward, there will be no more print copies of the Houston Press. We’ll be online-only at houstonpress.com, a business decision brought about by declining advertising revenues seen throughout the print...

Hurricane Harvey was the final straw that took the Houston Press underwater.

VOICE MEDIA GROUP SHEDS LEGACY NEWSPRINT OPERATIONS IN HOUSTON AND LOS ANGELES

By Voice Media Group

Nov 3, 2017

Voice Media Group announced today that the Houston Press ceased print publication with its November 2 edition, capping a 28-year run as one of the nation’s leading alternative weekly newspapers and concluding a wild ride as an irascible and irreverent part of Houston’s cultural fabric. Although the Press successfully steered...

So you think you can tell us what this tastes like?

The Houston Press Seeks Freelance Restaurant Reviewers

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Apr 19, 2017

A few weeks ago, we put out a call for new food writers at the Houston Press. While we're busy injecting some fresh blood into things around here—- boudin noir, anyone?— it seems like the perfect time to put out a call for new freelance restaurant reviewers as well. We...

The Houston Press Is Looking for an Art Director

By Houston Press

Apr 14, 2017

He or she must be able to conceptualize and produce modern, sophisticated, and vibrant design for a variety of in-print and online projects.

We Want You to Write About Food

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Mar 22, 2017

Do you obsess over food nonstop? Do you line up at the door of the newest restaurants in town or know about all sorts of hidden gems that never get covered or have a particular fondness for Belgian Farmhouse Ales that you wish you could share with others? If so, we...

Former Houston Press Award-Winning Reporter Steve McVicker Dies

By Margaret Downing

Mar 14, 2017

Steve McVicker, a longtime Houston journalist and former reporter for the Houston Press, died Monday after a long illness. McVicker, 62, worked for the Press from 1993 to 2001, coming to it after a career in radio which included a stint with National Public Radio, KUHF radio, and magazines. He...

Introducing the New Food Editor for the Houston Press

By Houston Press

Jan 3, 2017

The Houston Press is pleased to announce that in the new year we will usher in a new Food Editor. Gwendolyn Knapp, who has been working for Eater NOLA, has agreed to move over to the Bayou City and take over the reins of our food site. Before spending four...

What Happens After You Get Robbed in Broad Daylight in Montrose

By Meagan Flynn

Sep 20, 2016

My friends in college used to call me “Bad Luck Meagan,” a nickname I earned thanks to a near-hilarious number of brushes with misfortune: stolen iPhones, parking tickets after five minutes of expiration, debit-card information theft — you get the idea. I thought I had left the moniker behind following...

A Letter From Food Editor Phaedra Cook to Our Readers

By Phaedra Cook

Aug 31, 2016

Dear Readers: This note is to inform you that as of September 2, I will no longer be food editor for the Houston Press. I realize this news is probably surprising and disappointing. For that, I am sorry. It has been my joy and privilege to serve you. I can...

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