Discover the best Valentine’s Day specials and unique date night ideas in Houston for 2026, including prix-fixe menus, cocktails, and interactive experiences.

At an age when most people are slowing down, John Toomey is still showing up. Every day, nearly without fail, the 97-year-old can be found at J-Bar-M Barbecue in East Downtown Houston, reading the Wall Street Journal, sipping coffee, and checking in with his staff- often with his loyal Labrador, Smokey, trotting close behind.

For more than a decade, a weathered building off Chartres Street in East Downtown Houston became a living canvas—bold, raw, and ever-changing.

Houston Pride 2025 features a diverse lineup of events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, including drag shows, concerts, and community gatherings.

Houston PD Lt. Willkens said a woman he described as "highly intoxicated" sideswiped another vehicle and when that driver confronted her, she started shooting at them through her vehicle.

A Silver Alert was activated for a missing man that was last seen in East downtown Houston on Tuesday.

Tucked away in one of the East Downtown Houston’s industrial neighborhoods, Sigma Brewing Company is the brainchild of two long-time friends who got their start in home brewing, but always saw their own functional brewery as an end goal.

He and his wife created the Blue Tile Project in 2015 as a way to document and preserve the remaining blue tile street signs of Houston. Sanchez said initially they only knew of 20 street signs, but thanks to social media and the app they created called the Blue Tile Project App , they've located 3,450 blue tiles through geotags. The blue tiles still exist all around the city, you just have to find them. AdIn the parking lot of Spring Streets Studios, there are more than 75 blue tile street signs that have been salvaged and placed at each parking spot. Above the doors at 8th Wonder Brewery in East Downtown Houston, there are blue tiles Sanchez made for the beer company.