East End Stories

The Houston Downtown Management District (Downtown District) kicks off the public engagement phase of Plan Downtown with the launch of My Downtown, an interactive survey and mapping tool designed by project consultant and international interdisciplinary planning and design firm Sasaki Associates. “My Downtown is an integral piece of the community engagement strategy for Plan Downtown, a new 20-year vision that will position Downtown at the forefront of Houston’s advancement as a global city,” said Bob Eury, Executive Director of the Downtown District. “Along with text surveys, public workshops and topical focus groups, the My Downtown survey results will provide us with indispensible insight into the ways in which people experience Downtown Houston, whether they’re residents, workers or visitors.”

Once a year, the Houston Chronicle's Alison Cook publishes her selection of Houston's top 100 restaurants. Does it take her a whole year to visit, sample, and review Houston's culinary scene? It must. We really don't know how she does it, but we're glad she does. Cook's tour de Houston cuisine brought her to the…