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No Power? Where to Get Cool and Get Food in Southwest Houston: Wed, July 10

No Power? Where to Get Cool and Get Food in Southwest Houston: Wed, July 10

There's an updated article with info for July 11: SW Houston Cooling Centers, Libraries, and Distribution Sites Open July 11As roughly 1.1 million Houston-area CenterPoint customers wait for electricity, the National Weather Service has issued yet another heat advisory for Houston, forecasting a heat index of 106

Sharpstown Area after Hurricane Beryl: Days 1 & 2

Sharpstown Area after Hurricane Beryl: Days 1 & 2

Tanesha Hines plugged her phone and tablet into the base of the Cricket sign at Beechnut and Mary Bates. Her son Divine, 5, poked the upper half of his body out of one of the rolled-down windows of her parked maroon crossover. Her only shade came from her vehicle—she

Where to Cool off in the Sharpstown/Alief Area the Day after Hurricane Beryl

Where to Cool off in the Sharpstown/Alief Area the Day after Hurricane Beryl

Leer en Español The list of available cooling centers (and other resources) has changed as of Wednesday. Click here for the latest article. As approximately 1.7 million CenterPoint customers in the Houston area remain without power, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Tuesday, 7/9/

Hurricane Beryl Pays Sharpstown a Visit, Leaving Us to Cook on Tuesday

Hurricane Beryl Pays Sharpstown a Visit, Leaving Us to Cook on Tuesday

Updated on Tuesday, 7/9/24, 1:37 PM. Probably like many readers, I woke up around 6:30 AM Monday to leaf-shaking gusts and a broken tree branch scratching my window. (It didn't break through, fortunately.) When I flicked the light switch, nothing happened. I didn'

Moore: Sharpstown History Began with a Model T

Moore: Sharpstown History Began with a Model T

Early on a June morning in 1926, a young man loaded a suitcase—packed with all his earthly belongings—into his father’s Model T, climbed into the car, and pointed it toward Houston. Leaving his east Texas world around three months after his twentieth birthday, Frank made the 116-mile

Sharpstown Eats: Omelette & Waffle Restaurant

Sharpstown Eats: Omelette & Waffle Restaurant

Omelette & Waffle Restaurant was unassuming—on the outside. Inside the strip-mall storefront, colors exploded. On the left, there was a wall of pink roses. White flowers dangled from the ceiling, and to the right, more flowers surrounded a green space with the letters O&W. Omelette & Waffle

Fireworks, Games, Vendors, and Entertainment Coming to PlazAmericas Mall on June 30

Fireworks, Games, Vendors, and Entertainment Coming to PlazAmericas Mall on June 30

Houstonians are invited to attend Liberty Fest 2024 in the parking lot of PlazAmericas Mall on Sunday, June 30, 4:00-9:16 PM. The festival includes live entertainment and roughly 110 vendors, including local restaurants and nonprofits. Family activities will include a kid zone, train rides, and kids' obstacle