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ThrillistAfter a tumultuous 2020, we were all looking forward to a tamer 2021. Needless to say, that didn’t exactly go as planned… but 2022, now that’s going to be awesome. Especially in Houston, where we have quite a few happenings to look forward to. Some epic...

Paper City HoustonIf you can’t remember the last time you shopped at the original Houston Farmers Market on the east side of the Heights, you likely won’t recognize it today. The oldest farmers market in the city, formed in 1937, was purchased in 2017 by local...

Houston ChronicleThe retail and dining options at the Houston Farmers Market will grow when Henderson & Kane General Store opens at the bustling Airline marketplace later this year. Farmers Market owner MLB Capital Partners announced that Henderson & Kane, the...

CULTUREMAP HOUSTONThe Houston Farmers Market announced that it has signed Henderson & Kane as its newest tenant. Owners Veronica and John Avila will bring their modern general store to the property this fall. First opened in 2018 in a historic building in the Old...

Houston ChronicleMLB Capital Partners has engaged NewQuest Properties to handle leasing at its Houston Farmers Market redevelopment in the Heights area. Houston-based MLB Capital, a private investment company led by Todd Mason, Jeff Lindenberger and Fred Baca,...

Community ImpactUnderbelly Burger is now open at The Houston Farmers Market as of Jan. 6, offering a selection of handcrafted burgers along with milkshakes, beer and wine, among other menu options. Run by Underbelly Hospitality, a creation from Chris Shepherd, a James...

CultureMap HoustonEven by the usual standards of Houston's bustling restaurant scene,  the past couple of months have been a busy time for new openings. Successful operators have debuted several promising concepts that all clamor for people’s attention. From the...

Houston CityBookWHAT IS SOUND art? The fact is, nobody really knows, including curators, critics and the artists themselves. Is sound in itself art? If yes, isn’t Charlie Parker a sound artist? But what if there is no audio component to the art, but the work evokes an...

Paper City TexasHad it not been a damp and windy 50 degrees on Friday, the line outside of Chris Shepherd’s spanking new Underbelly Burger in the Houston Farmers Market on Airline Drive probably would have snaked outside the door. As it was, the cozy space, which is...

Houston PressBurger-Chan, 5353 W. Alabama, softly opened its location in the Galleria January 3. Terming it burger-chan 2.0, the new restaurant was meant to be a second location for the concept from Diane and Willet Feng. Unfortunately, in August 2020, the couple...