My International District

  • Super 8 Alief History 1976 Hastings Students

    Published On: October 8th, 2020

    The Bicentennial year of 1976 brought about increased interest in history from the national all the way down to the hyperlocal, and perhaps it was [...]

  • Maika’i Hawaiian BBQ House

    Published On: October 8th, 2020

    The recent grand opening of Maika’i Hawaiian BBQ House in Chinatown brings the total to three Houston-area locations for this outpost of cuisine from the [...]

  • Art All Around Us: Houston Mural Maps

    Published On: October 8th, 2020

    By Christina Autry Houston Mural Map is a project that has brought nationwide attention to local artists. Having launched this July, this online resource provides [...]

  • Saigon Eggrolls: Hand-rolled in the International District and Eaten Across the U.S.

    Published On: October 8th, 2020

    Since 2001, egg rolls made right here in the International District are being purchased all over the country. According to their website, Saigon Eggrolls are [...]

  • Alief and Smurfs?

    Published On: September 6th, 2020

    Talk about an urban legend in every sense of both words. Beginning in late 1982 and reaching a crescendo of panic and hysteria in the [...]

  • Tequila Lopez

    Published On: September 4th, 2020

    One thing I’ve discovered in decades of eating out -- if a restaurant has a specialty, that is what you should order at the restaurant. [...]

  • Let’s Talk Tea — and ‘Bear-y’ Cute Toppings — at IMD’s TeaTalk

    Published On: August 11th, 2020

    by Dorothy Puch Lillig On social media from the other side of the planet, TeaTalk Vietnam recently boasted about a “new masterpiece” that had just [...]

  • Local Artist Encourages Census Participation

    Published On: August 3rd, 2020

    By Christina Autry The Alief YMCA in the International District has become home to a new masterfully painted mural by prominent artist and Alief native, [...]