On the second Sunday of every month, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance (GHPA) offers a guided walking tour of an architecturally and/or historically significant neighborhood in Houston. This coming Sunday will see the GHPA leading a tour around The Binz, a neighborhood just to the northeast of the lovely, verdant Museum District. The Binz was built at the same time as Rice University and originally served as faculty housing for many of the school's professors.......

GHPA Walking Tour: Old Sixth Ward In perfect timing with last week's City Council designation of Old SIxth Ward as Houston's first and only Protected Historic District, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance will hold it's monthly walking tour this afternoon in the historic neighborhood. On the second Sunday of every month, GHPA presents a docent-guided walking tour of an architecturally and/or historically significant area of Houston. $10 per person ($7 for GHPA members). Reservations are......

Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. I’m thinking of buying my first new car, and I’m terrified of the whole process. I just know I’m going to get screwed. Do you have any tips for me? I don’t know what undercoating is! You need two basic items when traveling the murky waters of car buying: education and the ability to walk away. The first one is easy; the second......

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor frankienose who gives us this hockneyesque image of the bar area at Bitterman's Market Square Bar & Grill. This would be a great place to visit before or after the GHPA Walking Tour of Market Square this Sunday. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining 300 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If......

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor deji_01. The image is untitled, but we could probably come up with a few names for this one. Using that new fangled little thing called the internet, we could do a search for song titles that have 'moon' in them and go from there... something like: Dancin' In The Moonlight Moondance Bad Moon Rising Bark At The Moon Harvest Moon It's......

One week into the new year and you still haven't made any resolutions? Let us help. Thinking of resolving to exercise more but searching for a not so cliche term? Combine your health goals with a mission to learn more about your city, and join the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance's Monthly Walking Tours. See the city while shedding some pounds. You overchiever, you! This month's walk will take place this Sunday in one of Houston's......

An annual tradition that Houstonist likes to enjoy is the Lights in the Heights. Walking around the street in the heart of Woodland Heights, with almost every bungalow decorated, carolers and musicians playing Christmas music, it’s the quickest way to get us in the holiday mood. Add the chilly weather to the mix, it makes the experience perfect. Each year, the Woodland Heights Association picks different streets to host the event. This year, the main......