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Leaving Cali for TX? ATX Is Weird, But Houston Is for Innovators

The Ion, opening soon in Midtown's Innovation District

MY AUNT AND cousin live in Silicon Valley. We go once a year to visit them, and, as you pull out of the airport when you get there, the San Jose skyscrapers in front of you bear the logos of a who's-who of the internet: eBay, PayPal, Adobe, Cisco. It's pretty impressive, out there in California. But, then again, vacations have to be planned around forest-fire season, and Reuters reported that two-thirds of people living in the Bay Area say the quality of life has deteriorated in the last five years, citing homelessness and a rising cost of living as the main factors.

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Rescheduled Three Times, Pearl Ball Weathers Pandemic, Power Outages to Raise $220K

Leah and John Leggett, Stefanie and Cody Carper

IT'S BEEN A wild week — all right, year — of weather, with a potential tropical disturbance on its way to the H today. But on Tuesday night, as the storms barreled through and many parts of Houston lost power, a gathering at River Oaks Country Club proceeded by candlelight, helmed by a determined duo who had already rescheduled the event three times.

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Requiem for Chewy: Holthouse on Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Pet

I'D LIKE TO think that dogs go to heaven. It's really the only consolation I can grasp on to as I weep for the loss of my precious furry family member that just departed. I was always astonished at how fast my little Chewbacca could run — and now I hold on to the hope and faith that he's flying around with doggy angel wings even faster than his earthly legs could take him, being chased by our other dearly departed animal family members who preceded him in death.

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