East End Stories

Article and photography by Raj Mankad; originally published at offcite.org (12/19/14) A feeling of malaise, even panic, has permeated a swath of Houstonians even as we receive national attention for job growth. We have lost Houston’s greatest attribute — affordability. Erin Mulvaney reported for the Houston Chronicle on the spike in housing costs and quoted…

On Friday, October 30, in that oh-so-Houston way of blending cultures and traditions, we'll be merging the Greek mythological kingdom of Hades and Persephone with the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead in the first ever "Journey to the Underworld." We're expecting a big crowd for this event and have arranged for face painting…