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Hookah popularity rises along with medical concerns

The ancient past time of hookah is reborn as it gains popularity among students.

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FOOD ON THE GO

The food truck trend is sweeping across states with new and creative street food delights. While cities like Austin, Portland and San Francisco have thriving food truck scenes, Houston is not far behind with its kitchens-on-wheels.

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This love story is ‘Like Crazy’

Two young lovers form a bond, becoming inseparable while in college, then pulled apart by fate and circumstance. Will their relationship survive or will the long-distance romance ultimately become their undoing?

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CAMPECHE

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but even a thousand words cannot describe the unique relationship between a father and his son.

Those who tattoo be wary

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Those who tattoo be wary

Generation Next is about to graduate and a recent Pewter survey reports that half of those graduates have a least one tattoo.

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RenFest recreates ye old world

Hear ye, hear ye, lords and ladies. The nation’s largest Renaissance festival, with more than 50 acres of 16th century-style shops, attractions and games is just a short road trip away.

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A VOICE OF HOPE

Radmilla Cody, a Native American award-winning singer, one of National Public Radio’s Great 50 Voices and an anti-domestic violence activist, will share her story of how she has experienced and overcome racism, domestic violence and personal struggles in her life.

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Zombie popularity raises dead, awareness

A dark, dim night falls upon Westheimer Road. On one of Houston’s busiest and cultured strips of pavement, figures slowly creep, passing established hotspots such as Anvil Bar and Agora.

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VIDEO: UHCL Breast Cancer Survivors Interviews

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Signal News sent out broadcast reporter Courtney Bowen to interview two UHCL breast cancer survivors and learn from their experiences.

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PODCAST: Interview with star and director of ‘Footloose’

The Signal took part in two phone conferences with director Craig Brewer and star Julianne Hough of the new film “Footloose.” Listen to find out how they felt about modernizing a classic and winning audiences over. Craig Brewer Julianne Hough