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Mardi Gras turns into Mardi Craw at The Rustic Downtown. This lively music hall and brunch spot is hosting an all-day event in honor of Fat Tuesday.

Lauren Anderson fell in love with ballet at the age of 6 after seeing “The Nutcracker.

Students across Texas presented computer science projects to members of the state legislature last week at Code @ the Capitol, presented by Computer Science for Texas (CS4TX).

For two decades, Houstonian Barbara Jordan was a leading presence for the Democratic Party, paving the way for African-American women in Congress.

Thousands of college students across the state are now eligible for free tech workforce training via Google Career Certificates, designed to put Texans on the fast track to employment in high-growth fields.

Each year, the Downtown Aquarium’s beloved mascot, Sharkey, hosts one of the most family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebrations in Houston.

As we think about this season’s gifts, we are reminded of all the Gulf of Mexico gives.

Home Bank is committed to serving the needs of the community.

With Giving Tuesday just around the corner on Nov.

Philanthropist Ima Hogg, most often called Miss Ima, was a lifelong patron of the arts, beginning to play piano at the age of three.

Students are the future, which is why the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, through its Gulf Star Program, is funding projects impacting students across the Gulf.

For its second year, the Día de los Muertos parade and festival returns to Houston for a celebration of life, death and eternal love.

In 1922, Niels Esperson, an oil tycoon who called Houston home, died suddenly of a heart attack while on a business trip to Chicago.

Google for Startups Black Founders Fund recently granted four $100,000 non-equity cash awards to promising Black-led startups and venture capital firms in Texas.

Garbage in the Gulf of Mexico often comes from upstream.

Ahhh fall.The return of football, everything pumpkin spice and flu season.

With Instagram’s insistence on a video-first model, former fans are looking for a replacement photo-sharing app.

While the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation established in 2013, the heart of the foundation goes back decades.

Our communities and way of life are tied to the Gulf and the resources it provides. Industries in the “blue economy” brought in $115 billion in 2019, making the Gulf the highest grossing region nationwide (NOAA).

According to the Department of Forestry and Fire Management, 978,519 acres burned throughout Arizona in 2020.

Houston Restaurant Weeks raises money for America’s largest food bank by offering delicious food at more than 200 restaurants every summer.

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is pleased to announce partnerships with Hancock Whitney and Valero as the most recent organizations to join their Gulf Star Program.

The Houston Coalition for the Homeless is celebrating 40 years of providing services and aid to the homeless population and the community in Houston and surrounding areas.

June means the start of summer fun and, according to NOAA, the beginning of another very active hurricane season (for the seventh year in a row).

The Civilian Conservation Corps, a program created by President Roosevelt, provided employment opportunities in the environmental field to millions of people during the depression.

In 1965, the Astrodome opened its doors, and Judy Garland was the first artist to perform in the arena.

Shopping local is always important. Here are our picks for the best Houston-area farmers markets to find fresh produce and support our community’s growers and artisans.

Get your cocktail shaker and favorite tequila ready May 22 for World Paloma Day. This traditional Mexican drink is made with grapefruit soda, tequila and lime.

Read one man’s journey from bold to bald, and back again. “Headscape” meanders through two marriages, several states and various jobs, ending with revealing his new youthful look.

The oldest building in Houston is the Kellum-Noble House built ten years after the city was founded.