Redefining What NFL Leadership Looks Like. Hannah McNair occupies an unusual intersection of football ownership, executive leadership, philanthropy, women’s sports, and Houston society and fashion. The wife of Houston Texans principal owner Cal McNair was elevated in March 2026 to Chief Community Officer and Vice President of the Houston Texans Foundation, putting her in the… Read More Hannah McNair: Houston’s First Lady of Football

Courtesy of Red Cross – Texas Gulf Coast Region As Labor Day weekend approaches, the American Red Cross encourages everyone to make safety a priority while enjoying the unofficial end of summer. Whether you’re gathering for a backyard barbecue, spending time on the water, or heading outdoors for an adventure, a few simple precautions can help… Read More 15 Simple Ways to Stay Safe and Make the Most of Labor Day Weekend

These new dining spots hit the mark   The previous year was a tough one for restaurants but for all our favorites that closed, a lot more opened their doors and there are some highly anticipated ones still to come. Hypsi hypsirestaurant.com 346.613.1265 Inside the Hotel Daphne in the Heights, this breakfast, lunch (coming in… Read More Must Try Eats in Houston

Looking for some great pasta, a sip of a delicious Tuscany red wine, and maybe listening to some live music in a piano bar? Fratelli’s has all that; it even has a fascinating piece of Houston history. Owner Barbara Marquis knows her way around a restaurant and has created a world of beautiful yet comfy… Read More Fratelli’s: Always Fresh, Always First Class

COVID-19 has played havoc with the economy, but that has caused Houston Food Bank’s business to go up, but that’s rather a sad thing when you’re in the business of feeding the hungry. “I was really nervous at the beginning of it,” says Houston Food Bank President and CEO Brian Greene, “because the energy crisis… Read More Catching Up with Houston Food Bank’s Brian Greene

Culinary Institute Lenotre, the only French-managed culinary college in the U.S., has again been ranked as the #1 Culinary College in America in 2021 by Niche.com. The internationally renowned Culinary College has now earned this prestigious designation for three consecutive years in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Culinary Institute Lenotre trains and welcomes the culinary experts of tomorrow… Read More Houston-based Culinary Institute Lenotre Ranked #1 Culinary College in America in 2021 by Niche.com for the Third Year in a row

Sylvester Turner is near the end of his first four-year term as mayor and is up for re-election for what would be his second and final term as Houston’s mayor. Intown Magazine is taking a look at the major issues Mayor Turner has faced and how he has dealt with them. We also conducted exclusive… Read More Mayor Turner – His First Four Years

Who Is Tony Buzbee? River Oaks Attorney Trying to Beat Long Oddsby William Hanover Every two years, Houston decides who is going to be its next CEO. More often than not, history repeats itself, and the incumbent not only defends but serves a term limit of six years. Tony Buzbee, whose motto is “just win”… Read More Who Is Tony Buzbee?

by Walter Christopherson Chairman of the Investment Committee Linscomb & Williams   Having our headquarters on the gulf coast of southeast Texas, most of us at Linscomb & Williams are familiar with how it feels to live in an area that is threatened with hurricanes. ln any 50-mile stretch of the Texas coastline, the odds… Read More Hurricanes (and Bear Markets)

by Jessica Bannitt, CPA, CFP® Wealth Advisor Linscomb & Williams Author Jarod Kintz remarked on the high cost of college: “I wouldn’t advise making a four-year commitment to eventually land an $8.00/hour job. Skip college. Read Wikipedia for free instead.” Most of the clients we’ve worked with in our 48-year history would disagree with his… Read More The Good and Bad News on College Funding

by Karin Hall Senior Vice President Frost Commercial Banking   Hearing the first tornado siren of the season or tracking a hurricane’s path as it approaches the coast is a sobering reminder that Texans are vulnerable to natural disasters that leave damage and disruption behind. We’re taught to prepare—buy a weather band radio, create an… Read More Prepare Financially for a Disaster

  Your offseason was relatively quiet with the exception of the signing of free agent Michael Brantley. Can you tell us about your off-season strategy? Quiet is a relative term, and from my perspective we were quite active when you consider the vast majority of our team is returning and we won 103 games and… Read More Exclusive Interview with Jeff Luhnow –Astros GM & President of Baseball Operations

by John Granato   John Granato (JG): Your Season is coming up, tell us about it.Sam Windsor (SW): Yup very close. We have two exhibition games before the league starts. January 11th is our first one, down at Constellation Field home of the Skeeters. That’ll be a return to Constellation for us; we played a nine-game… Read More Rugby Gaining Mainstream Popularity: Sabercats’ Sam Windsor Interview

Dr. Huda Zoghbi: Medical Person of the Year Our 2019 Medical Person of The Year is Dr. Huda Zoghbi. She is a Professor, Baylor College of Medicine and founding director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital. Her persistent and lengthy research has led to remarkable contributions to the… Read More Dr. Huda Zoghbi: Medical Person of the Year

Spaces For Home Interior Design Stresses Timeliness And Individuality By Minnie Payne As you enter award-winning interior designer Susan Gay’s uncluttered, spacious one-of-a-kind 4,400-square-feet Spaces for Home boutique furniture store, 2439 Westheimer Road in Houston’s Upper Kirby District, you find a unique collection of dining tables, sofas, ottomans, benches, chairs, rugs, chandeliers, consoles, coffee tables,… Read More Spaces For Home Interior Design Stresses Timeliness And Individuality

The Last Leader of the Greatest Generation By William Hanover Photos by David Valdez Many declared  George Herbert Walker Bush’s death the end of America’s Greatest Generation. A war hero who persevered in times of defeat and dreamed big and whose lone term as the 41st president of the United States saw the end of… Read More The Last Leader of the Greatest Generation

Try Taste of Texas For Dinner and Hilton Americas for the True Christmas Spirit Houston’s Award-Winning Taste of Texas Steak Restaurant serves only perfectly aged Certified Angus Beef in a beautifully decorated setting. Nina and Edd Hendee, owners of Houston’s award-winning Certified Angus Beef steak restaurant Taste of Texas, in the Memorial area have been at it for… Read More Try Taste of Texas For Dinner and Hilton Americas for the True Christmas Spirit

A British Treat For The Holidays! Feeling Lonely or Hungry During the Holidays try Red Lion Pub for Holiday Treats By Marene Gustin No need to sit home alone on the holidays and binge on junk food. The Red Lion Pub near River Oaks is always open for the holidays Besides being comfy and quaint —… Read More Red Lion Pub: A British Treat for the Holidays

By Marene Gustin Photos courtesy of Houston Ballet It’s once again time for dancing sugar plums, and magical toys as Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker dances onstage starting November 23. Despite this being a holiday tradition for generations of Houstonians, there will be some differences this year. If you haven’t seen Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker in… Read More There’s Nothing Like Coming Home for the HolidaysThe Nutcracker Returns to the Wortham

By Marene Gustin When you think of an Italian restaurant you probably think pasta, pizza and Parmesan cheese but when Abbas Hussein opened an Italian restaurant down the street from his Sorrento — home to one of the best veal osso buccos in town — he decided to make it about the meat. And that’s… Read More At Bistecca It’s All About the Meats and the Chef

The Cannes Experience By Carole Keeney Harrington Houstonians who journey to the Cannes Film Festival come away with a mix of memories – a job-well-done, ho-hum or the adventure of a lifetime. For the pro, Marian Luntz, curator of films for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, it is a work day. For tourists like… Read More The Cannes Experience

Texans GM Brian Gaine by Craig Larson Texans First Year GM Brian Gaine will try and right the ship after last year’s disappointing season. Q: You know a lot of people are going to focus in on the QB position and the comeback with Deshaun Watson. Where do you feel he is physically and mentally?… Read More Interview: Texans GM Brian Gaine

While ruffling a few feathers along the way she remains steadfast to her goal of “ Making Houston The Safest City in America”   Fifty-eight-year-old Harris County District Attorney is full of energy and optimistic that Houston will become the safest city in America. “I want to make Houston the safest city in America,” Ogg… Read More DA Kim Ogg – After One Year

Houston’s Second Baptist Church’s 81-year-old minister Dr. Ed Young opens his Sunday morning sermons with “Lord, You speak and let me get out of the way.” And, indeed, the Lord speaks through Dr. Young. And, indeed, Dr. Young steps aside. The late Rev. Billy Graham had great influence on Dr. Young, and Dr. Young follows… Read More Exclusive Interview: Dr. Ed Young of Second Baptist Church

by Chris Ammons Robert E. Ammons has been at the forefront of automotive and tire defect litigation for over 25 years representing clients nationwide. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Board Certified in Civil Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Rob earned… Read More Before Your Road Trip You Want to Read This!

Barry Warner: When did it really hit you that you owned the team that won the World Series? Jim Crane: Well, listen it was not an easy ride.  We worked hard to get there and going down to the last game. It took a couple of days to sink in, but you know, it’s still… Read More Houston Astros Chairman Jim Crane: Exclusive Interview

HEIGHTS New to Houston or living in the outer “Burbs” & tired of the commute & looking for a HOME to buy or lease? Look no further than “THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS” often described as eclectic is found inside Loop 610, a short distance from downtown Houston and north of I-10 and encompassing zip codes 77007,… Read More Focus on Real Estate

by Karin Hall, Senior Vice President Frost Commercial Banking How do you feel about your birthday? You might groan at the thought of turning another year older, or maybe you can’t wait to celebrate with family and friends. Either way, it’s a reminder of another year of life: accomplishments and goals attained, maybe a few struggles… Read More Celebrating With Service

  by Marene Gustin   Between rising rents inside the Loop and the flooding and loss of income from Hurricane Harvey, Houston lost quite a few restaurants in 2017. But the hurricane also showed what kind of spirit the Houston food industry has as many restaurants opened their doors to feed first responders and evacuees… Read More For Houston it was a very bad (and good) year

Thread Alliance Launches the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special On Sunday, April 1, 2018, The Thread Alliance launched the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special, a month-long campaign encouraging Houstonians to stand up for child abuse prevention and dine out at participating Blue Plate Special restaurants. During the month of April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention month,… Read More Thread Alliance Launches the 6th Annual Blue Plate Special

When the Houston Astros raised the World Series trophy in 2017, it was the first baseball title by any Texas team (One more thing we can hang over our northern neighbors from the Big D). There may be plenty of credit to go around, but none more deserving than the entrepreneur turned baseball’s preeminent general manager, Jeff Luhnow.… Read More Jeff Luhnow: Exclusive Interview

By Minnie Payne It is said that in many cases some people have a heart of gold and certainly, Houstonians, and otherwise, will agree that 66-year-old Jim McIngvale, “Mattress Mack,” fits this description many times over.… Read More Person of the Year: Jim McIngvale

From Jonathan Levine and The Rub by Marene Gustin   Jonathan’s The Rub is a hub for Memorial Village families and it’s a real family restaurant with chef/owner Jonathan Levine working alongside his son and daughter. For almost a decade they have been serving up delicious American fare and Levine is set to open a… Read More Your Perfect Steak

by      Wells Fargo Advisors/Pat Green   Elder financial abuse has the potential to impact all of us on some level. Whether you are protecting a loved one from becoming a victim or actively taking precautions to protect your personal estate, fraud and exploitation is a risk that grows as people age.   It is important… Read More Elder Financial Abuse: The Silent Crime

Raley, a civil trial lawyer whose firm focuses mostly on commercial litigation, is not afraid to take on murder cases when he believes the accused is actually innocent and suffered injustice.  One such noteworthy case involved Michael Morton, who spent nearly 25 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence through Raley’s efforts. “Very… Read More Houston Attorney John Wesley Raley, a Champion for Justice

by Philip Berquist, Honorary Consul of Croatia to Texas These days, there is a lot of debate as to which of the major sports can truly claim to be the “National Pastime.”  For me, it has always been baseball. Since the baseball season has recently been a hot topic here in Houston, I have gone… Read More My Tribute To Our National Pastime

Houstonians celebrate Veterans. We do it with thankful hearts in appreciation to those still with us, and with memories of those who have passed on. For those who do not have a direct relation to someone who has served, this Veteran’s Day we wanted to bring you the story of a fallen brother to celebrate.… Read More Thank you, Jimmy!

by Patricia B. Green, CFP® Financial Advisor Senior Vice President – Investments Wells Fargo As you set aside money for retirement, you’re probably thinking about planning for necessities, such as housing, food, and transportation. You may also be budgeting for some luxuries, such as travel, dinners out, and gifts for family members and favorite charities. But… Read More Health Care and Your Retirement