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Daiquiris are a staple of mixology, a rum, citrus, and sugar concoction from Cuba during the Spanish-American War that remains wildly popular in America today. So, you would expect a place named Daiquiri Land to[...]
Spanish Village's future includes commercial retail and event space. Houston’s iconic Spanish Village is returning following a redevelopment of the property at 4720 Almeda Road. Spearheaded by Wake Up LLC developers, the three-level mixed-use destination[...]
Southern Grad Restoring Third Ward for 30 Years and Counting
Photo by Gregory Clay For nearly 30 years, Leslie Smith has been a force for change in restoring Third Ward Leslie Smith — 6-foot-3, bald, with a debonair look — may have GQmagazine appearance on[...]
MFAH’s Most Popular Exhibition Ever Attracts 108,000 Visitors. Don’t Miss Out!
Photo by Patrick Gries. Article by Clifford Pugh When it comes to art, impressionist painters are usually the biggest crowd pleasers at museums around the world. But at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, an exhibition[...]
Want to start gardening? Here are the basic tools you will need.
Photo by cjc4454 under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0. It's easy to get away with a small handful of tools when you begin growing things in your backyard. There's not a whole lot of[...]
Recycling Your Waste Can Actually Save You Money
If you recycle your yard and kitchen waste, you won’t need to buy as many trash bags, bag leaves, or pay for someone to bag them. Use that money elsewhere. 101 - How To Compost[...]
COUNCIL MEMBER BOYKINS BIRTHDAY CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME BENEFITING SENIORS
Photo by Houston Forward Times ABOVE: City of Houston vs. Houston Media This past Thursday, July 6th, Council Member Dwight Boykins hosted a Charity Softball Game in lieu of his annual birthday celebration, which benefited[...]
Rice Partners With Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation’s Teachers Program
Rice University’s Teacher Education program, part of the university’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, has been selected as a partner university in the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation’s Raising Texas Teachers program. The[...]
What To Expect With METRORail Red Line SHUT DOWN To And From Texas Medical Center
Beginning this Friday, July 14 at 10:00 P.M. there will be a METRORail Red Line Bus Bridge in effect between Texas Medical Center Transit Center and Fannin South Transit Center stations until Monday, July[...]
The Third Ward’s fight to manage gentrification
Photo: Gary Coronado, Staff The east corner of Elgin and Dowling Streets doesn’t look like much now. Sitting across from the ongoing $33 million renovation of Emancipation Park, the lot is empty. But Garnet Coleman,[...]