Erica Grieder

4 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Erica Grieder

Pickleball players enjoyed The Woodlands Township’s pickleball courts at Falconwing Park. The community ranks eighth nationally for retirement income, which averages $79,033. The Woodlands also had the highest average Social Security retirement benefit in the nation, at $31,752 annually. Jason Fochtman/Staff photographerThe Woodlands and Sugar Land, known as two of Houston's most affluent suburbs, rank among the top 10 cities in the United States for average incomes in retirement.

5 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Erica Grieder

Adrian Noria filled up the generators powering his family home with gasoline on July 14, 2024, in Houston, seven days after Hurricane Beryl caused major power outages. Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographerThis year's Atlantic hurricane season officially started June 1, and it could see above-average activity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting 13 to 19 named storms by the time the season officially ends, Nov. 30, three to five of which could be major hurricanes.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Erica Grieder

Snehee Chaplot, a food scientist and founder of Gallivant, an Indian-style mawa ice cream, is shown in Houston, Thursday, May 29, 2025. Melissa Phillip/Houston ChronicleA selection of Gallivant ice cream is shown in Houston, Thursday, May 29, 2025. Snehee Chaplot is a food scientist and founder of Gallivant, an Indian-style mawa ice cream.

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Erica Grieder

A prominent wealth management firm is letting go of more than 50 Houston-area workers as concerns about the national and regional Houston economies persist. Atria Wealth Solutions, parent company of Next Financial Group, will lay off 55 employees in the area this summer, according to a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission last week. The layoffs will take effect July 4, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice.

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Erica Grieder

Houston homebuilder Kathy Britton may not maintain the same public profile as fellow billionaires such as Tilman Fertitta, the dining and entertainment entrepreneur recently confirmed as United States Ambassador to Italy. But the family-owned company Britton helms, Perry Homes, is literally a household name for many Houstonians, having built dozens of communities in the region since it was founded nearly 60 years ago.