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Rice Village is a shopping district in Houston, Texas.

Rice Village is a collection of shops, restaurants and pubs, situated about a half-mile west of the center of Rice University's 300 acre campus. The core "Rice Village" extends over 10 city blocks, defined by University Boulevard, Kirby Drive, Rice Boulevard, and Morningside Drive, though spillover has expanded the retail area to a total of 16 blocks, including northward extensions along Kirby and into the present mixed-use blocks between Morningside and Greenbriar.

History

Rice Village has been one of Houston's oldest and most-loved shopping destinations since the 1930s. It is an unplanned, high density hodge-podge of old and new retail stores.

Shopping

From its origins in the 1930s an ad hoc cluster of retail stores, the Rice Village has grown to become one of Houston's more interesting and variable shopping destinations. Host to over 300 shops in a 16-block area, Rice Village has something for everyone and is known for its multitudes of small and eclectic shops and boutiques. Recent expansion in the area has also brought in high-end clothing stores and the nation-wide retail venues. As Village retail became denser in the 1990s, limited parking finally led to the closure of Rice Food Market, the last surviving Rice Village grocery store.

Food

The Village is host to dozens of restaurants. Along with traditional North American eateries there are restaurants specializing in food from all over the world. Rice Village has three French, two Japanese, two Chinese, two Italian, two Turkish, one Mexican, two Spanish, one Mediterranean, one Vietnamese, two Indian, and three Thai restaurants as well as sandwich shops, delicatessens, and speciality food and beverage stores.

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Rice Village is in Texas' 7th congressional district [1].

Police service

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [2].

Education

One group of apartments, the Village Apartments, is located in Rice Village.

The complex is zoned to the following Houston ISD schools:

• Poe Elementary School
• Lanier Middle School
• Lamar High School

External links

• RiceVillageOnline.com

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