The 10 Best Dog-Friendly Restaurant Patios in Houston
It was a long slog to get a Houston ordinance passed that allowed restaurants to decide for themselves whether or not to allow dogs on their patios, but the “Paws On Patios” allowance finally happened...
View ArticleThe Five Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Pride, Undies and Fast Cars
Pride Houston® is serving up a triple-scoop of rainbow fun this Saturday, making for a daylong celebration of nonconformity with a festival, a parade and some oh-so-naughty after parties. But look...
View ArticleDo Fido and Fluffy Have a Secret Life?
What happens with Fido and Fluffy when we go to work? We can deduce certain activities through forensic analysis of strewn trash, gnawed Jimmie Choos and the occasional upchuck, but we decided to go...
View ArticleDogs Fluffed, Sculpted and Color Coded at Houston World Series of Dog Shows
There was so much to see at the Houston World Series of Dog Shows, from agility and flyball competitions to individual breed judging, from canine musical freestyle to Frisbee exhibitions, but all eyes...
View ArticleThe Five Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Shakespeare and Soccer
Shakespeare, soccer and sneakers, oh my. From highbrow to lowbrow and everything in between, this weekend in Houston is quickly shaping up to have something for everybody. Take your pick of free...
View ArticleRabbit Showdown: Is Your Bunny Faster, Stronger, Better Than Other Bunnies?
When General Mills held an open casting call last year to find an honorary "real" Trix Rabbit, one lucky bunny hit the jackpot out of a pool of more than 7,500 starstruck cottontails. The winner? A...
View ArticleThe Five Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Pancakes, Bats and the Bayou
Pancakes, booze and body painting are just a few of our favorite things, getting this weekend off to a really good start. But the fun keeps on keepin' on with performance art in the East End, the cool...
View ArticleOrangutans, Our Superfamily Kin, Could Use a Hero Right About Now
We can't pull a Not In My Back Yard with this one. If you washed your hands, shampooed your hair or munched on prepackaged snack foods today, you could have been engaging in behaviors that have a...
View ArticleHunters Extravaganza Brings 'Gators, Rattlesnakes, Rifles and Knives
The big spectacle at this year's Hunters Extravaganza will be watching snake handler Joe Martin in his pen full of wild rattlesnakes, holding up a handful (we counted four) and making them – and the...
View ArticleTexas Primate Lab With Welfare Violations Gets $40 Million From the Feds
You may not realize this, but if you're the kind of person who pays federal taxes, you're currently paying scientists in San Antonio to teach aerobics to monkeys. You're paying for the monkeys —...
View ArticleBaby Monkey Breeder Ripped Off in Houston by Counterfeit Cash
Tracie Perry travels around the United States selling people monkeys. She's a U.S. Department of Agriculture-licensed monkey breeder, broker and transporter, and sometimes might travel from the tip of...
View ArticleFor the Birds: Where to Watch the Fall Migration in and Around Houston
Though spring is prime time for watching migratory birds, there are plenty of birding opportunities in and around Houston during the fall migration season, which generally runs from now to early...
View ArticleCelebrate National Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month With Hip Happenings in H-Town
In honor of October's National Adopt-A-Shelter Dog month, we took a look at some of the dog-friendly happenings in and around Houston. It's easy to feel overwhelmed thinking about Houston's homeless...
View ArticleFive Things You Can Do With Your Dog This Fall (Part One)
We took a look at fun things to do with Buddy this fall in Houston, mixing in a few tail-wagging no-brainers like food and play, but also adding in some enrichment and cultural activities. Believe it...
View ArticleFive Things You Can Do With Your Dog This Fall (Part Two)
Fall is finally here, and now that the weather is so nice outside, why not take Fido out for a day of fun in Houston? In our first round-up, we suggested competition and agility training, amazing...
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Dead Rock Stars & 3 Festivals
We've got three festivals going down in Houston this weekend: the Houston Italian Festival started serving 15,000 meatballs on Thursday, the Korean Festival has kimchi and bulgogi fries and the HUE...
View ArticleRecounting Houston's Worst Cases of Animal Cruelty
Why people mistreat animals, we will never know. But sadly, animal abuse happens far too often in the Houston area. Here are some of our most-read stories about mistreated animals in recent years....
View ArticleHouston Mom Arrested for Keeping Tigers at Home With Daughter
A Houston mother has been charged with endangering a child after investigators found she was homeschooling her daughter in a house full of wild animals — including a tiger, three tiger cubs, a cougar,...
View ArticleFuzzy Pygmy Slow Loris Twin Babies Have Arrived at Moody Gardens
In the first such birth at Moody Gardens since 2011, twin pygmy slow loris babies have arrived in the Rainforest Pyramid just before the new year. Part of a rare and endangered species, the loris twins...
View ArticleDive Under the Sea With Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice
National Geographic Live's Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice will host David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes as they talk about their adventures as a photography team who traveled from the equator to the...
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