The Piney Point
Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been rising for months and this week climbed to just below 7% — its highest level in over 19 months. The benchmark 30-year fixe...
Concert promoters wield great power. Venue owners can too but they rarely choose to. And artists capable of filling stadiums like Ed Sheeran usually have approval over everything that happens under their name. That's the consensus view of music business players who talked to The ...
Alabama executed a man by lethal injection on Thursday for a 1998 double murder, three months after a judge’s ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee, 49, was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmo...
Walk into Memo’s Record Shop in Houston’s East End and you’re not just walking into a store — you’re walking into decades of history. The walls are covered in photos of big-name artists. The shelves are stacked with the music people grew up on — Juan Gabriel, Vicente Fernandez, S...
A local taco spot on Emancipation Avenue is among the businesses and residents set to benefit from a major infrastructure upgrade coming to East Downtown Houston. Brothers Taco House on Emancipation Avenue will see improved water service once the Emancipation Avenue Rehabilitatio...
Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter have sold their stakes in Chelsea, handing full control to Clearlake Capital, the English Premier League club said on Wednesday. American businessman Boehly was the public face of Chelsea's ownership when the consortium took over in 202...
Fat from human organ donors is being processed and marketed as a new injectable option for aesthetic procedures.
With nearly 4 million followers on TikTok and over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, artist Alissa Teo has elevated this simple idea — throwing carefully arranged colored rice into the air to make shapes and images — into a full-blown business....
In a housing system built on second chances for some—and none for others—one woman in Houston is working to change the answer from “no” to “yes.” Her name is Jessica Speigner. And through her business, Second Chance, she is helping people others had turned away find stability, di...
As Hispanic Heritage Month approaches, Houston’s Latino community is finding ways to celebrate. From food trucks serving traditional dishes to community organizations highlighting Latino contributions, celebrations are taking shape across the city. Businesses like Yummy Street La...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it’s up to each AI company to make sure its technology is safe, distancing himself from calls by rival companies for a coordinated slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence. The comments Zuckerberg posted on social media followe...
Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot. Retail sales rebounded at a better-than-expected 1.2% increase last month after recording a revised 0.5% dip ...
Red tide has been detected along the Galveston coast, raising questions about what it could mean for local restaurants that rely on fresh Gulf seafood....
Not only is Guillermo part of the newest season of "Dancing with the Stars," but he also has a new line of salsas available for purchase in stores now....
When you’re picking up ground beef at the grocery store, you may assume you know where it came from. But according to Ben and Corley Spell, founders of Good Ranchers , that answer is not always easy to find. The couple joined Houston Life to talk about changes in the U.S. beef ma...
The energy company reported the data incident in an SEC filing that an "unauthorized third party" obtained a portion of its customers' information.
A bribery trial starts this week for a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associate's businesses. A federal jury in the nation's capital was scheduled to hea...
For Elsa and Jeff Matthews, food is more than what’s on the plate — it’s part of their love story. Elsa was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York, where she learned to cook alongside her mother and family. Jeff, a Houston native, grew up enjoying his grandmother’s...
Costco is continuing its expansion plans with 10 new locations in the U.S. and four in Canada opening over the next two months with more planned locations in the works....
A flare with heavy black smoke was spotted in southeast Houston due to a power outage at the chemical plant in the TPC Group Houston Operations facility on Monday afternoon, according to the company....
A representative said the company was "conducting air monitoring in and around the site to help ensure the protection of our people, the community, and the environment."...
Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing to stop the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region.
A survey is revealing which restaurant brands are winning over Americans.
Here's everything you need to know about the Nintendo Customer Appreciation sale.
A suspended Houston immigration lawyer now facing federal fraud charges was previously sued by an engineering company and five employees who accused her of accepting more than $100,000 for immigration work she never completed. In February 2024, a Harris County judge entered a fin...
Former Houston Oilers running back Alonzo Highsmith said his rental car was broken into while he was at a restaurant during his visit home.
The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means her country is trying to take full advan...
An Ohio man was convicted of trying to kill his ex-wife after prosecutors said he pointed a handgun at her head and pulled the trigger while she was dining with her parents....
The owner of Lankford's, a staple Houston restaurant, said he has implemented a 3.5% surcharge on credit card purchases because of rising costs for goods and services....
Ford is investing $1 billion to build a new paint shop at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
Tourism officials are urging visitors to adjust travel plans to one of Hawaii’s hardest-hit islands as residents and businesses recover from Hurricane Lowell....
Ethiopian New Year is a time for celebration, tradition and community, and one Houston coffee shop is giving locals a chance to experience a taste of that culture. Kefita Coffee , located in Midtown, was opened by a mother-and-daughter duo with a deeply personal connection to Eth...
It’s time to eat, celebrate and wish everyone “Shana Tova!” Or, happy new year. The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah kicks off tonight at sundown, signifying the start of the Jewish new year. Need some traditional foods your whole family will love? New York Bagels & Coffee Shop is...
The singer's family members and business associates are also named in the suit.
Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters got a boost Friday when Recording Academy officials said key milestones had been completed, and Kenyan artists will travel to the U.S. next month to get acquainted with the international music business. Academy Presid...
The Burnett family says they feel like guinea pigs. Last October, they learned Giga Energy was building a data center 600 feet from their backyard in Brazoria County. The company assured the Burnetts and others noise wouldn’t be an issue when operations began. But when Giga Energ...
The Astrodome Conservancy, led by Beth Wiedower-Jackson, is asking for businesses to submit their ideas on how to revitalize the Astrodome.
What do you get when you mix Owen Wilson, Alan Ritchson, a ruthless cartel and one very important liver? You get ‘Runner,’ a new action-packed thriller hitting theaters September 11. The movie follows former soldier Hank Malone, played by Alan Ritchson, and an unlikely partner, B...
A plan to transform a former Budweiser bottling plant into an artificial intelligence data center is drawing opposition from Jacinto City leaders, who say they may have limited power to stop the project if it moves forward. The debate will come directly to residents Friday night ...
Tourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaii’s most picturesque islands as residents and businesses work to recover from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state. Intense wind and surging waves from Hurricane Lowell damaged oceanfront resorts, ripped...
DALLAS — Onstage at the GOP midterm convention, Texas Republicans’ message on the economy was split between two tracks. Popular elements of the party’s economic agenda — like new tax breaks for tip earners and workers making overtime — are evidence that President Donald Trump and...
As Vice President JD Vance addressed the crowd at the Republican midterm convention, he was interrupted by a fan who shouted “JD 48!” Others joined in, and Vance paused with a smile before cutting them off. “We gotta take care of business this November and then we’ll worry about ...
Rising food prices and operating expenses continue to squeeze restaurants, forcing some businesses to find new ways to offset costs without passing all of those increases directly onto their menu prices....
Amazon is moving forward with a massive data center project in Wharton County. Company leaders met with Boling residents Thursday night to answer questions and address concerns about what the development means for the community. Construction is already underway on nearly 3,000 ac...
Venus, a Houston-based startup, successfully tested a rotating detonation rocket engine in 2024, calling it a major advance in rocket technology. The new testing facility was completed with a $4 million grant from the state government....
Apple executive Kaiann Drance says the company's approach to AI is focusing on "personal context but with privacy at its core," as she sat down to speak about the rollout of the new folding iPhone Duo and other upgrades....
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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices. Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million ...
The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war . The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher borrowing costs. The central bank for...
Crews began repairing the only cargo port on one of Hawaii's smallest main islands while power was being restored to another island Thursday, two days after Hurricane Lowell skirted along the state's western edge. At least two deaths were linked to the storm. On the island of Kau...
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude huma...
The birds are up with the sunrise — warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles. It's an idyllic setting in North Carolina's Inner Banks, ...
Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $10...
In the real world, President Donald Trump is struggling to stop inflation, rout the Iranian government and restore American manufacturing with tariffs. However, it's a different story in the fantastical vision that he shares with supporters on social media. Over Labor Day weekend...
The promotional event for Wednesday’s match between the Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake is “Service Industry Night,” where the team, along with sponsor Raising Cane’s, spotlights restaurant, bar, and hospitality workers in the Houston area. For Houston Dynamo Head Coach Ben Ols...
Security video from a supermarket in Mexico showed the store's manager saving a child from oncoming traffic.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Reagan National Airport was diverted to Baltimore shortly after take-off due to a bird strike Tuesday. The company confirms Southwest Flight 1379 with scheduled service from Reagan Washington National to Houston Hobby safely diverted to Baltimore ...
Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are leading related efforts target businesses they say are encouraging noncitizens to come to Texas to give birth, in order to gain U.S. citizenship for their children....
A customer jumped into action to confront an armed woman inside an In-N-Out restaurant.
