This annual event takes place on May 18th – 20th, at the Pasadena Convention Center and Fairgrounds. This year’s festival will include a barbecue cook-off, a beauty contest, arts and crafts, live entertainment, teen battle of the bands and the world’s largest strawberry shortcake. With over five hundred volunteers, this festival draws over 60,000…
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2nd Annual Haute Wheels Food Truck Festival
The second annual Haute Wheels wil take place on May 12th – 13th at the Houston Community College Campus, located at 5601 West Loop South. This is not your typical food festival – this event offers cutting edge culinary flavors, with all food items prepared by area food trucks. Want to get to know these…
BBVA Compass Stadium – Opening Day
Opening day for BBVA Compass Stadium will soon be here. The stadium officially opens on May 12th, with a match between the Houston Dynamo and D.C. United. This new state-of-the-art facility will be home to the Houston Dynamo, as well as Texas Southern University football. The ope-air stadium will also host concerts, festivals, boxing, and other…
25th Annual Houston Art Car Parade
Mark your calendars for May 12th, as you won’t want to miss the 25th annual Art Car Parade in downtown Houston. Always a hugh hit, this year promises to be even biggerer aned better, with more than 250 mobile masterpieces. The parade is free to the public and has become a nationwide phenomenon. This…
Sugar Land Skeeters Season Begins
Sugar Land is buzzing about their new minor league baseball team and about Constellation Field, the home for the new team. The Skeeters played their first game only a few days ago and local baseball fans are excited, as the team has won three of their four games.
Want to see the new stadium? The…
This Month in Houston – May 2012 Edition
Want to broaden you horizons? Want to do something new and exciting, but don’t know where to start? Have we got the answer for you! Just click on the folowing and learn all about the many exciting things happening around town this month . . .
For the fourth year in a row, Houston tops U.S. cities for growth in retail jobs. Last year, Houston added 12,800 jobs, boosting its retail workforce by 4.89 percent, to 274.600. Three other Texas markets also made the top ten list, with McAllen-Edinburg adding 900 jobs at #5; Dallas-Ft. Worth adding 700 jobs at #7;… The Asia Society Texas Center opened on April 14th. This latest addition to the museum district presents both stunning architecture and promises exceptional museum showings, in addition to a broad range of regularly scheduled activities. The 40,000 square foot building was designed by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and includes the 273 seat Brown Foundation Performing… Dragon boat racing has become an international sport, and is always popular in Houston. This year,the Houston Dragon Boat Festival takes place on May 5th. Teams of 25 members, including a steersman, a drummer, 20 paddlers, and 3 alternates, participate in 250 meter sprints in traditional Hong Kong styled dragon boats. Through the… According to a recent report by U-Haul International, Houston is the #1 destination city in the U.S. for the third year in a row. Want to see what other cities made the top 25? Go to: http://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/675/U-Haul-Names-Houston-As-Top-2011-Destination
Houston Leads Nation in Retail Job Growth
Asia Society Houston’s New Facility Now Open
Houston Dragon Boat Festival 2012
Houston – #1 Destination City in the U.S.