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Two University of Houston archaeologists have made scientific history with the discovery of a Mayan king's tomb in Belize.| CultureMap Houston
Houston-based pace technology company Intuitive Machines has landed a $30 million NASA contract for the initial phase of developing a rover for U.S. astronauts to traverse the moon’s surface.| CultureMap Houston
Houston has done well in the inaugural Texas edition of the Michelin Guide. The global dining review network included 31 Houston-area establishments, good for second-place statewide.| CultureMap Houston
A Houston chef has won one of the food world’s most prestigious awards. On Monday, June 5, the James Beard Foundation awarded Best Chef: Texas to Street to Kitchen chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter.| CultureMap Houston
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Add another Houston chef to the city’s growing list of James Beard Award winners. Thomas Bille, chef-owner of Belly of the Beast in Spring, earned Best Chef: Texas at the James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony.| CultureMap Houston
Maintaining a middle class status in Houston only gets harder as the years go on, and the income ceiling to even be labeled as such has just risen even higher. So says SmartAsset's annual "What It Takes to Be Middle Class in America" report for 2025.| CultureMap Houston
Houston reigns as the richest city in Texas and one of the richest cities in the U.S., a new study shows.| CultureMap Houston
The world’s richest people are wealthier now than they've ever been, and more billionaires have made it onto the 2025 World's Billionaires List than ever before, according to Forbes. This year, 18 Houston-based billionaires are among the richest people in the world, with hospitality honcho Tilman Fertitta leading as the richest Houstonian.| CultureMap Houston
Where are the wealthy settling down in H-Town? The Houston neighbor of Pearland has added a larger percentage of high-income households recently than any other local city, and it ranks among the top 50 U.S. places with the biggest growth of high earners.| CultureMap Houston
As the cost of living in Houston fluctuates, a financially stable income is getting harder to come by. A new study has revealed that Houstonians need to make nearly $15,000 more than they did last year to make living comfortable in 2025.| CultureMap Houston
Hardworking Texans are making less money per year than the national median, a new WalletHub study has revealed.| CultureMap Houston
Sure, plenty of Houston millionaires own swanky homes in neighborhoods like River Oaks and Tanglewood. But in recent years, Houston has seen a huge spike in the number of millionaires opting to rent rather than own a place to live.| CultureMap Houston
Despite growing sentiments that the U.S. is on a path towards a recession, Texas is pulling a lot of weight as one of the best state economies in the nation, according to a new annual report from WalletHub.| CultureMap Houston
Inflation has certainly rattled the national economy, but some cities are feeling that sting harder than others — especially Houston.| CultureMap Houston
By any measure, the Bludorn team has gotten off to a strong start in Houston, and they’re not planning to slow down any time soon. Chef Aaron Bludorn, his wife Victoria Pappas Bludorn, and partner/general manager Cherif Mbodji have claimed the former Jonathan’s the Rub space (9061 Gaylord Dr.) for their third restaurant.| CultureMap Houston
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Rice University has earned yet another accolade worth hooting about.| CultureMap Houston
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If you’re a workday commuter in the Houston metro area, you may be among the many motorists who’ve cursed the snarled traffic on I-610/West Loop Freeway. This route routinely takes the crown as the most clogged roadway in Texas.| CultureMap Houston
In a surprising turn of events, it's not Houston proper that's earning recognition for its job market, but The Woodlands. The north Houston suburb boasts the No. 24 best job market in the nation, according to a new report by SmartAsset.| CultureMap Houston
Texas is being ruled out as one of the top states to live in the country, according to a new livability study by WalletHub. The Lone Star State ranked No. 36 out of all 50 states.| CultureMap Houston
On this week’s episode of “What’s Eric Eating,” Andrew Smith joins CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler to discuss Savory Fund. The venture capital firm has big plans for Houston.| CultureMap Houston
Grammy award-winning rap artist Megan Thee Stallion is hitting the road this summer with the “Hot Girl Summer Tour,” a tour across the U.S. and Europe that will cover 31 cities including three in Texas as follows:| CultureMap Houston
Houston's post-Rodeo restaurant opening boom is in full effect. Following closely behind the recent debuts of Prime 131 and Bar Bludorn comes another eagerly anticipated new eatery from a veteran of Houston’s hospitality scene.| CultureMap Houston
By any measure, Aaron Bludorn, his wife Victoria Pappas Bludorn, and their business partner Cherif Mbodji have taken Houston by storm with their lively fine dining restaurant Bludorn and Navy Blue, its seafood-oriented sister concept in Rice Village. After a year of planning, the trio are ready to do it again.| CultureMap Houston
There are so many great places to live in Houston that it helps to have an expert on your side. The Neighborhood Guide presented by Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty gives you insider access from the agents who live and work there, providing in-the-know info about your possible new community. ---| CultureMap Houston
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Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74.| CultureMap Houston