West U., a Sweet Small Town Inside Houston’s City Limits

Fall means that the weather perfect for exploring Houston neighborhoods. Today we’re revisiting one of our favorite “neighborhood guide” episodes. Two West University residents — novelist Chris Cander and City Cast contributor Evan Mintz — tell us where to go and what we should know when we visit their town.

Chris Cander's phenomenal fictional novel 'Gracious Neighbor'.

Here are some parks to try it out if you find yourself in West U.

The Chron reporting on the famous 'Darth Vader' house.

Tiny's Milk and Cookies.

Little Matt's Cafe. The platonic ideal of softball team grub places

El Topo

Recent reporting on improving Poor Farm Ditch by Community Impact.

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