My Gulfton District

The works of internationally acclaimed artist Mathieu JN Baptiste have delivered messages of hope and inspiration to Gulfton residents — and also to a Boston University president and visitors to the Haitian presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, near [...]

Many Houston-area food businesses have started using a mobile device app that has won honors for making a “cultural impact” on society by enabling customers to buy food — at a discount — that otherwise [...]

Crissia Tellez with daughters Angie, left, & Brianna They are wildly colorful, inherently destructible and ultimately rewarding. Piñatas have enlivened festive occasions throughout their history, which goes back to Spain’s arrival in Mexico [...]

Jim Duncan Tucked away in a Gulton strip center, between Dr. Gleem Car Wash and La Concha Grocery, is Southpaw Guitars. It is said to be the largest and oldest left-handed guitar store in [...]

Her name is Little Amal. But she’s 12 feet high, standing tall as a symbol of the courage and hope of refugees and other migrants around the world. Amal is a puppet designed to look [...]

After eight years of making sure the shows went on at temporary locations, the non-profit theater group Company OnStage has found a new long-term home. With a three-year lease and an option for two additional [...]

Rachna Khare,1st row center; staff & supporters In Sanskrit, the ancient language that sprang from South Asia, “daya” can mean compassion. In Houston, using the word as the name of a local non-profit [...]

Hussein Alkatheri A young Saudi man’s odyssey that started with him seeking an engineering degree in  Miami has landed him in the heart of the Gulfton District’s international restaurant scene. Hussein Alkatheri, now 27, [...]