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Retail's Toughest Year: A Record for Store Closings

The traditional retail industry just capped one of its most difficult years with a successful holiday shopping season. The question is, will that be enough to save stores on the brink?

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H-E-B Acquires Property at Meyerland Plaza

95,000 sq. ft., two-story store slated for Fall 2019

H-E-B has finalized an agreement with Fidelis Realty Partners to develop a 95,000 sq. ft., two-story location in the northwest corner of Meyerland Plaza. The store will house a parking structure, BBVA Compass Bank and an elevator vestibule on the lower level, with exceptional shopping situated on the second floor which will be connected to neighboring JC Penney via sky bridge.

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Snoop Dogg Hosts SparkleCOIN ICO Celebration and VCoin Exchange Launch

Cryptocurrency Compnay Gifts Over $80K in Coins to Three Raffle Winners and Snoop's Youth Football League at Launch Event

SparkleCOIN, the blockchain currency that launched in September, celebrated a double-digit value increase during its initial coin offering (ICO), and the launch of the company's VCoin Exchange, with a star-studded gala hosted by iconic rapper Snoop Dogg.

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She Never Ate Her Lunch at School and Here's Why

She was quiet, completed all of her work on time, and followed the rules daily. Occasionally she laughed when the other children were being silly but at playtime she kept to herself. A pleasure to have in any classroom, teachers would love to duplicate her attitude towards learning.

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Bayou Preservation Association Joins in 4th Annual Guatemala Parade in Southwest Houston Nonprofit seeks to raise awareness of trash in the Bering Ditch canal

s part of its community education initiative and Trash Fee Bayous Program, the Bayou Preservation Association took part in the 4th Annual Guatemala Parade in Southwest Houston this past weekend to bring awareness to the trash and pollution issues in the Bering Ditch, a 2.7- mile drainage canal which runs from Westpark Drive north to Buffalo Bayou.

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Amazon's Corporate Bulldozer Is Fueled by Wall Street

Amazon is a wrecking ball. It has bankrupted bookstores, crippled clothing stores, shaken the grocery industry and turned strip malls into ghost towns.

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Gospel Superstar Yolanda Adams Praises TSU Students for Finishing Education In Commencement Address

Texas Southern University held its 2017 Winter Commencement ceremony on December 16, conferring degrees to the University’s August and December 2017 graduates. Family and friends of the graduating class filled the University’s H&PE Arena to watch their loved ones receive bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees

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Rapper Chamillionaire Talks Tech Entrepreneurship with Houston Students

We know rapper Chamillionaire as a Grammy award-winning rapper but he is showing a different side these days as a tech entrepreneur.

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Alohilani Resort Waikki Beach Officially Launches Following $115 Million Transformation

Waikiki's Longstanding Pacific Beach Hotel is Poised to Become Hawaii's Hottest New Hotel

Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach today announces its official debut after an extensive $115 million transformation of the former Pacific Beach Hotel. Introducing an alluring "aloha-chic" factor as Hawaii's sophisticated new modern resort in the heart of Waikiki, Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach offers a stylish new way to stay and play in Hawaii's most iconic city beachfront that is transforming with unprecedented new cultural, culinary and shopping offerings.

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New Spanish-language Book Investigates Why People Forsake Church

Roberto Tinoco announces publication of ‘La deserción en la Iglesia’

“La deserción en la Iglesia: ¿Por qué la gente se va y qué podemos hacer?” (published by WestBow Press) by author Roberto Tinoco is an investigation to know why the people are leaving the church and if anything can be done to stop the desertion.

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Oprah Winfrey to Receive 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award at 75th Annual Golden Globes

Oprah Winfrey will be honored with the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globes.

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Private Stash: The World's Best Exclusive Ski Resorts

Imagine a skiing experience with no lift lines where you can plunder pristine powder all day long. You could splash out on remote heli-ski adventure, but that's not for everyone.

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Council Member Dave Martin Encourages Kingwood and Lake Houston Area Residents to Participate in the Recover Lake Houston Plea For Three

On November 13, in a news article distributed to the Kingwood Community, Council Member Dave Martin was quoted at the Lake Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ 10) meeting, asking community members to "show up" and speak out for their community. It was communicated to the District E office that community members misunderstood the article as Council Member Martin asking community members to "show up" at the upcoming TIRZ 10 meetings.

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Google's Top Searches for 2017: Matt Lauer, Hurricane Irma and More

This year, you wanted to know more about one of the most powerful storms on record, the devastating Hurricane Irma. But you were also curious about Cardi B. and Unicorn Frappuccinos.

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Forget Abortion: What Women in Appalachian Kentucky Really want

Perhaps it was the abstinence pledge she felt forced to sign or the promise ring she was told to slip on her finger. But from the moment Cheryl became sexually active, she felt dirty.

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Chris Froome: Tour de France Champion Failed a Drug Test

The world's best cyclist Chris Froome has asthma -- and he recently failed a drugs test in one of the sport's most prestigious races because of the condition.

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Interview: The All Access Art Show team Creates an Artistic Movement

The All Access Art Show: Winter Edition is giving Houston a heavy artistic dose of culture and grooves right before the turn of a new year.

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America's Malls Are Rotting Away

The worst is yet to come for American shopping malls. As Macy's, JCPenney, Sears and other major department stores close their doors, the malls that housed those stores are facing a serious crisis.

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'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies' Lead Golden Globe Nominations

This year's Golden Globe film nominations were short on blockbusters and big on indies

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Mario Batali Steps Away From Business, TV Show Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Celebrity chef Mario Batali is stepping away from his restaurant business and ABC television show amid allegations of sexual misconduct.