Sam Cohen
Sam is the Editorial Product Manager in the Community Department at COURIER Newsroom. Prior to joining the organization, Sam worked as a writer and editor covering topics ranging from literature, health & wellness, and astrology to the British royal family and profiles of notable actors and musicians.
More Than a Prayer Hall: Houston’s New Ismaili Center Offers Community Spaces for Everyone
| November 7, 2025
Community | CULTURE | EDUCATION | HARDGATE | HTX | Ismaili Center | Jamatkhanas | LIFESTYLE | prayer halls
The first Ismaili Center in the US is set to open in Houston next month. Here are all of the details.
The Beaver supermoon rises over DFW this week. Here’s what you need to know
| November 3, 2025
beaver supermoon | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | outdoors | supermoon | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Get ready to look up! The Beaver Supermoon will illuminate Texas skies November 4-6.
All aboard the Silver Line! Ride free between Plano and DFW airport through Nov. 8
| October 28, 2025
Affordability | Community | CULTURE | DFW | ECONOMY | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | local politics | public transit | silver line | TEXAS
DART’s Silver Line is officially up and running. Here’s what you need to know about its 10 station stops.
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church takes a stand—one rainbow step at a time
| October 22, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | faith | governor greg abbott | HARDGATE | LGBTQ | LIFESTYLE | Oak Lawn United Methodist Church | rainbow crosswalks | rainbow steps | TEXAS
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church has painted rainbow steps following Gov. Abbot’s order to remove rainbow crosswalks. Here’s what to know.
Hometown hero: Megan Thee Stallion receives Mental Health Champion of the Year Award
| October 14, 2025
Celebrity | Community | CULTURE | HARDGATE | HTX | LIFESTYLE | Megan Thee Stallion | mental health | TEXAS | the Trevor Project | the Trevor Project’s 2025 Mental Health Champion award | women's health
Houston’s Megan Thee Stallion received The Trevor Project’s 2025 Mental Health Champion of the Year Award. Here’s what you need to know.
Chili’s skillet queso fans are nacho happy about the chain’s new menu mixup
| October 6, 2025
chili's | CULTURE | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | Skillet Beef Queso | Southwestern Queso | TEXAS | White Skillet Queso
Chili’s announced that it’s doing away with its White Queso and Beef Skillet Queso options. The dips will be replaced with a new vegetarian alternative.