"The official Kentucky Derby lasts for a mere two minutes, but Derby Week is a celebration of all things equine and southern. With the Derby coming up this Saturday, take a page from Louisville’s ...

Happy Friday, Houston! Here are some happenings for the first weekend of May, including Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs, the Kentucky Derby, and more don't-miss fun.

Epistolary novels are stories relayed through letters, emails, texts, and so forth between characters. While not a new format, the epistolary structure recently received a big boost with the ...

As the school year comes to a close, Lamar High School gathers its alumni, students, families, and friends at the Junior League of Houston for its annual Alumni Luncheon. This is a profound ...

FLOATING WEB Ernesto Neto's SunForceOceanLife exhibit at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, invites visitors to walk through a dreamy, crochet web suspended in air. (Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, ...

For the mom who likes to learn about other places and time periods through fiction: The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens – Hana Babic is a quiet, middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants nothing ...

Canine catwalk. At Evelyn’s Park’s “Bark in the Park” event, the Canine Catwalk proved it’s a dog-eat-dog fashion world, as 30 pups in “arf couture” strutted the hot-pink carpet for prizes from Pet ...

The 2026 Children’s Museum Houston’s 2026 Friends and Family Luncheon was the most successful luncheon in the Museum’s history, raising a record-setting $237,000 for early-learning initiatives.

For families, this is the season when parks feel less like an option and more like a necessity. There are tons of great parks, playgrounds, and green spaces around Houston. Here, we took a closer look ...

The Muslim Community Association hosted its annual Interfaith Ramadan iftar at Patio by La Pasha. Iftar is the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan. This year, the ...

The Texas Twelve 9U team powered their way to victory at the 2026 9U PGBA Swing for the Fences (AA) tournament, taking home the Bronze Bracket title.

May is a time to celebrate mothers, and it often brings reflection on the special ways families spend time together.Mother-daughter and mother-son trips are especially meaningful ways to step away ...