The International Management District (IMD) is excited to announce the launch of its new Business Improvement Grant (BIG) program. This brand-new initiative aims to encourage revitalization and beautification within the district by offering financial assistance to commercial property owners for exterior improvements. But what’s involved – and why should you consider applying? What is the [...]

In the early hours of July 8, Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane. By 10 a.m., it had weakened to a tropical storm, yet the damage was significant. Thousands in the Greater Houston area remain without power, facing the dual threats of residual flooding and oppressive heat. This recent [...]

https://youtu.be/sAQgbPPHvHc?si=aRR7fkAZm9y1nsdT Shoppers in wonderfully diverse Houston can easily find markets that contain restaurants and restaurants that contain markets. Rare in comparison is a supermarket with a sibling restaurant as a close-by neighbor. Click here to watch and hear International Management District correspondent Robert Stanton's video report on a double dose of "the African experience" at the Wazobia Kitchen and Wazobia [...]

When looking for blooms to beautify your home for spring, look no further than the International Management District, where Saturday flower sales benefitting the Shamba Ya Amani (Farm of Peace) are in full swing. Dr. Kim Meyer, Shamba Ya Amani farm manager, said the farm is offering Queen Anne's Lace, orlaya, calendula, bachelor's buttons, nigella, [...]

Across southwest Houston, celebrations such as Bollywood performances, bazaars and poetry competitions are planned for early April as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Though many Muslims choose to enjoy private parties at home, complete with food, family and friends, mosques and community groups across the Bayou [...]

The caller to Linda’s Tropical Fruits was desperate. But shop owner Linda Nguyen had to lay down some guidelines before she could help. “Please come in the morning as soon as the shipment arrives,” she instructed. “I cannot stand the smell of noni fruit.” Unlike most produce in Nguyen’s jewel box of a fruit shop [...]

Lan Pham at work Seven years ago, tired of layoffs in the oil industry, Lan Pham and her husband Khanh Nguyen began to dream of selling a product that’s been in steady demand for 2,000 years. My husband’s family makes tofu in Vietnam,” Pham said. “His mother, his father, his uncle, his grandparents [...]

Tacy Nguyen, Houston 2022 When Huyen “Tacy” Nguyen opened the Houston branch of her international business in 2022, the occasion resembled an intricately arranged pageant, complete with Oscars-style carpets and costumed dancers. Just as intricate are the services she offers under the business name My Viet Inc. at 10613 Bellaire Blvd. in the [...]

For Dr. Batoul Abuharb, enrolling her oldest child at Iman Academy was a full-circle moment. A student there when the school was just getting off its feet, Abuharb said sending her daughter to her former stomping ground — a private Islamic institution — is like coming home. “I love it,” she said. “It feels like [...]