If you get the opportunity, get the family out to Discovery Green for a bit this June 27th. They've got a nice little line-up of family-related events going on. First, ... Read More

John Nova Lomax of the Houston Press had a dilly of a blog post up yesterday that I'm just now getting a chance to see (there is a lot of ... Read More

Got an email from faithful reader (and fervent emailer) Tiffany today, saying that I should not pass up the opportunity to tell you all about a site called restaurant.com. I ... Read More

Up for a drive this weekend? Good, because the National Park Service announced that one hundred national parks will be offering free admission. None are located terribly close to Houston, ... Read More

Discovery Green park (1500 McKinney, 713-400-7336) is hosting an event called "Popcorn Kids - Family Film Fun with Aurora Picture Show" tonight and it looks to be a proper good ... Read More

I am an unabashed worshipper at the altar of the Redbox movie renting kiosk. It's wonderful. Don't get me wrong, I feel for those hurting in the video rental business, ... Read More

Houston Symphony's long-running Summer Symphony Nights gets rolling tonight at the stellar Miller Outdoor Theater. (The event runs exactly as you'd expect it would.) It's fun, of cultural significance, and, ... Read More

Summer is officially in full swing here in Houston, which means two things: (a) occasionally obscenely hot weather, and (b) lots of out-of-school children running around, eating up all of ... Read More

It'll be a nice weekend in town this weekend, so head on out to one of these happy, healthy activities: Friday you can hit up the Mixers and Elixirs at the ... Read More

Dance Houston, a company committed to increasing dance appreciation in Houston, will be hosting Family Dance Day this Saturday at Discovery Green park downtown. It will be an "afternoon of ... Read More

Got an interesting email from the folks at Red Bull that seemed pertinent to anyone that enjoys both free live music and street parties. (Who doesn't?) Sunday Funday, apparently, is ... Read More

Reader Fabian emailed earlier this week asking about whether or not the Museum of Natural Science is still hosting the Mixers and Elixirs get-togethers and, coincidentally enough, it turned out ... Read More

Hey, hey, hey. Auditions for the cultural phenomenon that is American Idol are going to be rumbling through Texas fairly soon. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at ... Read More

Our friends over at the Children's Museum emailed over a tidy little list of things they've got going on this week. From their Pi Day to fashioning clothes out recycled ... Read More

Last week I wrote about how you could visit the Museum of Natural Science for free. (See below.) Shortly thereafter I got an official email explaining the details of the ... Read More