It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner. If you haven’t booked your holiday party — whether for work, your supper club, your Mahjong league, or really anyone just looking to get together and celebrate the season — don’t fret. While it may be time to star...
This article was originally written by Jennifer Porter Gore for Word In Black. A first-of-its-kind resource is now available to help Black families manage one of the most unsettling occurrences it can face — a family member’s mental health crisis. What I Wish My People Had Known ...
The Texas General Land Office is hosting a free homeowner outreach event today in Texas City to help residents impacted by 2024 storms get connected with recovery assistance programs. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Moore Memorial Public Library, located at 1701 9th ...
August 2026 marks 10 years since Houston Life premiered on KPRC 2. Since then the show has broadcast thousands of hours of LIVE TV, has booked thousands of special guests, and has continued to evolve. “Doing a LIVE show in that setting really was like a giant experiment,” said De...
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Many 6-foot-8 athletes follow one path. For Brian Scott Jr., the gym has never had just one court. During the winter, he anchors the paint as a left-handed center, scoring efficiently, protecting the rim, and threading passes that few players his size even see. When basketball se...
Meta has agreed to pay nearly $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial that's been playing out in Oakland over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, court records show....
Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not "black boxed." Today, we look under the hood.
NHL Notebook: NHL expects to expand to Houston or Austin Texas by 2029-2030 Canucks Army
The Julia Ideson Building opened in October 1926, offering Houstonians a beautiful new place to read, learn and gather. One hundred years later, the Spanish Renaissance Revival landmark continues to welcome visitors—and today, Houston Public Library is celebrating the people, sto...
Episode: 1619 Theatre of Machines — forerunners of engineering handbooks. Today, the first handbooks.
Andrea Bajani, writer-in-residence at Rice University, discusses the controversial topic of his novella, "The Anniversary," ahead of an Aug. 24 reading....
Some of Houston’s most adventurous art exhibitions are happening inside an independent bookstore in the heart of Montrose. Since opening in May of 2022, Basket Books & Art has made an increasingly essential proposition. It is books in one room, contemporary art in the next, with ...
Houston designer and Magnolia Network star Fariha Nasir is helping homeowners transform their spaces without spending a fortune. In her first book, Home, Improved , she shares approachable DIY projects designed to make any home feel more personal. Nasir joins Houston Life to disc...
Thinking about booking a cruise? You may want to check the ship’s latest sanitation inspection score before you set sail. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows several cruise ships received scores near the bottom of the agency’s 100-point sanitation s...
Today: We find out how the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris spreads, learn about the latest advances in melanoma research and therapies, talk with Houston-based sculptor Bridgette Mongeon about her new book, and more....
Opening arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and In...
Texas is awarding over $2 million in grants to nine colleges to provide free digital textbooks for nursing, cybersecurity, and tech programs.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said Monday it endorses the new data center standards in Texas.
Episode: 3397 In which old magazines returns us to a time when our reading was not limited by what we chose to read. Today, what is a magazine?
KAMP Houston posted a "thank you" video, confirming the rumor that's been spreading on social media over the weekend.
Flock surveillance is spreading across the Houston region. So is the backlash. Houston Chronicle
A New Mexico judge has ordered Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta to pay $567 million to confront the impact their platforms have had on young users....
Behind every jail statistic lies a deeply human story that raw numbers can rarely capture. While statistics reveal sobering realities for Black Houstonians—who make up roughly 19% of the Harris County population, yet account for approximately 45% to 51% of jail bookings and total...
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we get to know Mychal Threets, the new host of "Reading Rainbow."...
Episode: 3394 An old book of WW-I aeroplanes reveals something about technological change in wartime. Today, an old book with an unintended message.
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The memorial on Canal Street to remember the loss of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo will be moved ahead of the repaving of Canal Street.
Byron Canady never set out to open the only Black-owned comic bookstore in Texas. He just wanted a place where Black nerds could see themselves on the shelves. Gulf Coast Cosmos Comics sits at the corner of Stuart Street and Emancipation Avenue in Houston’s Third Ward. It’s one o...
For decades, Houston has known Benjamin Thompson III as The Madd Hatta—the unmistakable voice behind Majic 102.1’s The Madd Hatta Show and a Texas Radio Hall of Famer. Now, he’s adding another title to his resume: children’s book author. The Madd Hatta. Credit: The Madd Hatta. Hi...
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