With its modern interior and exterior, indoor track and spacious confines, the new YMCA in the heart of downtown Houston breathed new life into fitness in our city.

While summer might feel far away, now is the perfect time for parents to start thinking about summer camp. One option to consider is sending your child to summer camp at the YMCA of Greater Houston.

Some called it a Marathon for Mom. Others called it the March of Dames. Either way, in 1967, the idea of a 26-mile marathon from Tomball to northwest Houston for women older than 30 was a foreign ...