Houston is a vibrant & modern city. There are many exciting reasons to live in this wonderful city of ours! There is always a lot of things going on in this city of over 4 million people, which is the nation′s 4^th largest. Here is just a sample:

• Battleship Texas – Famous from WWII
• Compaq center/HP – Huge mega campus of the PC company
• Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – outdoor concerts by the Woodlands
• Downtown tunnel system – over 10 miles of underground system with
  lots of shopping and restaurants
• Galleria Mall – World class shopping- people come from all over the world
  to shop here
• Houston Zoo – huge – every animal you can think of
• IMAX theater – wall size theaters – 40 feet high
• Kemah waterfront – lots of fun for families and kids – eat drink and be
  merry
• Memorial park tennis center – over 40 public tennis courts inside a 400
  acre park
• Minute Maid park –baseball –downtown –Astros
• NASA – Space center
• Clear lake – home to lots of boating and sailing fun
• Reliant center – Houston′s newest stadium replaces the Astrodome for
  football- the Houston TEXANS & the rodeo
• Saint Arnold brewery – come taste our fresh beer
• Sam Houston Race Park – thoroughbred horse racing on a world class
  track
• Texas medical center – World class – people come from all over the
  world
• Toyota center – basketball – downtown – rockets
• Williams Tower/ Fountain – 65 story building 20 miles west of downtown
  with a romantic waterfall for lovers
• Tinseltown – Woodland′s new waterway
• Metro/light rail system – we have a fantastic , reliable system that is one
  of the best in the nation
• Hi-rises – Houston has over 50 hi-rises – adding more everyday
• Colleges – 3 major ones are: University of Houston, TSU and Rice
• Golf courses – there are over 200 professional courses
• Dining – more restaurants per capita than all other cities
• Dynamos – our new soccer team
• Airports – 2 major ones – IAH – Intercontinental Airport in north Houston
• Hobby Airport – a slightly smaller airport in south Houston
• Ship channel – the 3rd largest port in the nation
• George R Brown convention center – Huge downtown center for all kinds
  of conventions/meetings
• Put on your boots, your tight jeans, your hat – and ride on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Helpful Links

Apartment Locators

Restaurants

Blu Monday Café                              713-522-1651
Boba Café                                         713-521-7901
The Breakfast Klub                           www.thebreakfastklub.com
Brennan's                                           www.brennanshouston.com
Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill         www.buffalowildwings.com
Cali Sandwich & Fast Food             713-526-0112
Charivari                                             www.charivarirest.com
CoCo's Crepes and Coffee             713-521-0700
Cold Stone Creamery                       www.coldstonecreamery.com
Craiganale's                                       713-523-8466
Cyclone Anaya's                                713-520-6969
Damian's Cucina Italian                    www.damians.com
Deco Coffee Lounge                         www.decohouston.com
El Patio Mexican Restaurant            www.elpatio.com
Farrago World Cuisine                      www.farrago.tv
The Fish                                              www.thefishhouston.com
Jackie's Fast Food Paradise           713-522-3122
Julia's Bistro                                       www.juliasbistro.com
Gotham Pizza                                     www.midtownpizzeria.com
Ibiza                                                     713-524-0004
Jack in the Box                                   713-527-9065
La Baquette French Bakery             713-520-5475
Late Nite Pie                                      713-529-5522
Les Givral's Sandwich & Café         713-529-0462
The Magic Wok                                 713-521-7722
Mai's Restaurant                               www.maisrestauranttx.com
McDonald's                                        713-527-8656
NEO Market & Bakery                      713-718-6325
New York Pizzeria                             www.nypizzeria.com
Pho Saigon Noodle House              www.PSaigon.com
Ponzo's Italian Food                         www.ponzos.com
Quizno's Sub                                     713-526-3993
Reef                                                    713-526-8282
Subway                                              713-528-9688
Tacos a GO GO                                www.tacosagogo.com
T'afia                                                   www.tafia.com
Tropioca Tea & Coffee Bar             www.tropioca.com
Van Loc                                              713-528-6441

Galleries and Cultural Arts

Community Artist's Collective                        713-523-1616
Crossline Art Gallery                                       www.crosslinegallery.com
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater                     www.dwdt.org
Ensemble Theater                                           713-520-0055
Gallery Sonja Roesch                                     www.gallerysonjaroesch.com
Houston Center for Contemporary Arts        www.crafthouston.org
Heinen Theatre and Theatre One                  713-718-6570
Houston Fire Museum                                    www.houstonfiremuseum.org
Inman Gallery                                                   www.inmangallery.com
Kinzelman Art Consultants                             www.kinzelmanart.com
Lawndale Art Center                                       www.lawndaleartcenter.org
Midtown Art Center                                         713-521-8803

Night Clubs and Bars

13 celsius                                          www.13celsius.com
Bar Fly and Drink Bar                      713-522-9985
Cobalt                                                713-528-3939
Continental Club                               www.continentalclub.com
Doghouse Tavern                             713-520-1118
The Front Porch Pub                       www.frontporchpub.com
Java Lounge                                     713-942-8600
Lil Woodrows                                    713-522-1041
Main Street Improv Comedy Club  713-522-2112
Pub Fiction                                        www.pubfiction.com
The Red Door                                   www.reddoorhouston.com
Red Star                                            713-655-7827
Rich's                                                 www.richs-houston.com
Sammy's at 2016 Main                    www.sammysat2016main.com
The Tasting Room - Midtown          www.tastingroomwines.com

Midtown Markets

Midtown Farmers Market                   713-524-6922

Retail Establishments

Academy Awards Promotional Items      www.academyadvawards.com
Fannin Flowers, Inc.                                   713-520-9788
Fiesta Mart                                                  713-529-0155
High Fashion Fabrics                                www.highfashionfabrics.com
High Fashion Home                                   www.highfashionhome.com
I Need A Massage                                     www.ineedamassage.org
John Chen - Audio Visual Services         www.aproductions.com
MidNights Salon                                         713-529-0506
Randall's                                                      713-331-1042
Ron's Downtown Auto Service                 www.ronsdowntownauto.com
Sig's Lagoon                                              713-533-9525
Spec's Liquor                                             www.specsonline.com
Textbooks For Less                                   713-524-5180

Banks and Financial Institutions

Bank of America                                       www.bankofamerica.com
Central Bank                                             www.centralbankhouston.com
FirstCapital Bank                                     www.firstcapitalonline.com
Metro Bank                                                www.metrobank-na.com
PrimeWay Federal Credit Union            www.PrimeWayFCU.com
Wells Fargo Bank                                     www.wellsfargo.com
Washington Mutual                                   www.wamu.com

Schools and Educational Institutions

Houston Can Academy                                www.texanscan.org
Houston Community College                       www.hccs.cc.tx.us
Houston Graduate School of Theology       www.hgst.edu
Houston Technology Center                        www.houstontech.org
Jet Learning Laboratory                                www.jetlearninglaboratory.com
J. Will Jones Elementary - HISD                  713-942-1430

Places of Worship

First Evangelical Lutheran Church           713-529-3589
Holy Rosary Parish                                    www.holyrosaryparish.org
South Main Baptist Church                       www.smbc.org
St. John's United Methodist Church         www.stjohnsdowntown.org
Trinity Episcopal Church                           www.trinitychurch.net

Social Service Agencies

Aid for the Homeless                                                               www.helpthehomelesshouston.com
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston    www.catholiccharities.org
Lord of the Streets                                                                   www.ghg.net/lots
Magnificat Houses Inc.                                                            www.magnificathouse.com
Planned Parenthood                                                                www.pphouston.org
The Salvation Army                                                                  www.salvationarmyhouston.org
SEARCH Center for the Homeless                                        www.searchproject.org
U.S. Vets                                                                                   www.usvetsinc.org

Healthcare

Midtown Doctors Group                             www.inpatient-med.com