DeVaughn Douglas - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/devaughn-douglas/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 DeVaughn Douglas - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/devaughn-douglas/ 32 32 103504436 The Best Restaurants in Houston’s Asiatown https://houstonnewmedia.org/18-essential-asiatown-restaurants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-essential-asiatown-restaurants Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:43:30 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/maps/houston-asiatown-chinatown-best-restaurants-where-to-eat For all-day dim sum, head to Dim Sum King. | Mai Pham

Malaysian cuisine, dim sum, all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue, and so much more abound in Asiatown There’s no denying it: Houston’s Asiatown is one of the best (and lar...

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]]> 489411 The Tipping Point Continues To Be A Cultural Hub In Downtown Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-tipping-point-continues-to-be-a-cultural-hub-in-downtown-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tipping-point-continues-to-be-a-cultural-hub-in-downtown-houston Fri, 28 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/david-rodriguez-and-fabrico-saenz-provide-a-place-for-culture-to-thrive-in-houston-11571088 Hanging in front of 1212 Main is a black and white sign in front of two glass doors framed by '90s art deco style art, almost similar to the flashy lettering found in the intro to the TV show In Living Color. The metro rail hums by and, as it...

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]]> 130751 The Art Car Experience Welcomes Houstonians back to an Eclectic World https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-art-car-experience-welcomes-houstonians-back-to-an-eclectic-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-art-car-experience-welcomes-houstonians-back-to-an-eclectic-world Sun, 16 May 2021 14:37:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-suffers-and-los-skarnales-close-out-the-last-night-of-the-art-car-experience-11566852 “Houston! You got to give us some time because we are fucking rusty,” says a laughing Felipe Galvan as he stands, beer in hand, center stage in front of the crowd. People scream as he leads his band, Los Skarnales, into the next song of the night. The ...

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]]> 128277 Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Makes Its Return This Fall https://houstonnewmedia.org/travis-scotts-astroworld-festival-makes-its-return-this-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travis-scotts-astroworld-festival-makes-its-return-this-fall Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:18:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/astoworld-festival-returns-to-nrg-park-11561438 Travis Scott's wildly popular Astroworld Festival is returning this fall November 5th and 6th to NRG Park. The festival returns this year with an expanded two-day format, taking place November 5 and 6, at NRG park. The theme for the show is the appropr...

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]]> 125275 Derrick Thomas-McKinney Believes Houston’s Future is L.O.U.D. https://houstonnewmedia.org/derrick-thomas-mckinney-believes-houstons-future-is-l-o-u-d/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=derrick-thomas-mckinney-believes-houstons-future-is-l-o-u-d Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/derrick-thomas-mckinney-brings-loud-muzik-and-loud-fest-to-houston-11548416 Last December, thousands of people descended on Katy to watch performances from rap, rock, EDM, country, and more at a three-day festival. The event, L.O.U.D. Fest, was the brainchild of Derrick Thomas-McKinney, a manager in the music industry for over...

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]]> 118529 The Texas Smoke Break Gives Houston A Return To Live Music https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-texas-smoke-break-gives-houston-a-return-to-live-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-texas-smoke-break-gives-houston-a-return-to-live-music Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:20:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-texas-smoke-break-brings-back-a-live-show-to-houston-11546686 “I think we need to settle this right now,” exclaimed Le$ as he stood center stage at White Oak Music Hall next to Polyester The Saint Saturday night. Le$, who has been working with the Los Angeles rapper on an upcoming joint project, may normally be a...

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]]> 117062 Friends, Family, and Fans Remember Rising Rap Star Chucky Trill https://houstonnewmedia.org/friends-family-and-fans-remember-rising-rap-star-chucky-trill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friends-family-and-fans-remember-rising-rap-star-chucky-trill Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:38:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/friends-and-family-gather-at-discovery-green-in-remembrance-of-chucky-trill-11543103 The sun set slowly on Discovery Green Tuesday as family, friends, and fans gathered to pay their respects to  rising Houston rap star Corey “Chucky Trill” Detiege, who died in a Georgia hospital Friday after being shot while traveling to perform a...

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]]> 114910 Two Brothers Join Forces To Bring Coffee, Cheesecake, and Brisket Downtown https://houstonnewmedia.org/two-brothers-join-forces-to-bring-coffee-cheesecake-and-brisket-downtown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-brothers-join-forces-to-bring-coffee-cheesecake-and-brisket-downtown Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/the-wilson-brothers-open-day-6-coffee-downtown-11541615 Roughly a month ago press began coming out about Day 6 coffee and its two owners, Ricardo “RJ” Wilson and Jason Ian Wilson. Many of the headlines touted their place as Houston’s first Black-owned coffee shop. The two brothers quickly released a video o...

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]]> 114482 CoolXDad Supports History, Art and Family Ties https://houstonnewmedia.org/coolxdad-supports-history-art-and-family-ties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coolxdad-supports-history-art-and-family-ties Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/coolxdad-emphasizes-history-art-and-family-11540559 Sitting in the lobby of the Dakota Lofts downtown your eye is immediately drawn to the black and white floor that resembles a giant chessboard. A small group of people mill around the life size board as they await instructions. Before anyone has a chan...

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]]> 113452 Local Businesses Give Out Food and Water to Houstonians Under Winter Siege https://houstonnewmedia.org/local-businesses-give-out-food-and-water-to-houstonians-under-winter-siege/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-businesses-give-out-food-and-water-to-houstonians-under-winter-siege Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:42:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/giving-back-and-taking-care-of-houston-11537330 Cars line up down the street in front of the Turkey Leg Hut as an officer directs traffic from Almeda onto Rosedale. Long lines running in front of the iconic Houston eatery are not out of the ordinary but the people idling in their cars are not here f...

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]]> 110853 Collect It For The Culture Re-energizes Downtown https://houstonnewmedia.org/collect-it-for-the-culture-re-energizes-downtown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collect-it-for-the-culture-re-energizes-downtown Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:49:16 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/collect-it-for-the-culture-fills-the-greenstreet-space-with-art-11535508 The corner of Main and Dallas is empty late on a Sunday evening. Its eerily silent aside from the occasional person whirring by on a rented scooter and piercing the soundless night. The corner is occupied by a building that use to house the two story F...

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]]> 110471 Grooves Owner Speaks Out Against Its Recent Liquor Ban by the TABC https://houstonnewmedia.org/grooves-owner-speaks-out-against-its-recent-liquor-ban-by-the-tabc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grooves-owner-speaks-out-against-its-recent-liquor-ban-by-the-tabc Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/grooves-defends-itself-against-the-tabc-ban-11535515 Walking up to Grooves on Pierce and Bastrop you can hear and feel the music pulsing through the front doors of the building on a Sunday afternoon. It’s not out of the ordinary for any bar or lounge on Sunday Funday. What is out of the ordinary is the n...

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]]> 109765 Taco Keto Continues To Bring Its Family Flavor To Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/taco-keto-continues-to-bring-its-family-flavor-to-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taco-keto-continues-to-bring-its-family-flavor-to-houston Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/taco-keto-celebrates-24-years-in-houston-11528907 On the corner of Cullen and Gray, just a short distance from Polk, sits a trailer converted into a standing food truck. The smell of fresh baked bread wafts through the air as the ever-present reminder that the Leeland Baking building is about a block ...

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]]> 105526 Young Deji Brings Alief,TX To The World https://houstonnewmedia.org/young-deji-brings-alieftx-to-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=young-deji-brings-alieftx-to-the-world Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/young-deji-brings-the-woah-nationwide-11530034 A young man looking around college age, dressed simply in a blue hoodie and matching hat, bobs down a dark street towards the bright florescent lights of a local corner store. He stops as he moves closer to the light and dances, moving his arms in a sl...

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]]> 105257 Houston Sauce Co. Has Plans To Expand The Vegan World In Houston And Beyond https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-sauce-co-has-plans-to-expand-the-vegan-world-in-houston-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-sauce-co-has-plans-to-expand-the-vegan-world-in-houston-and-beyond Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/vegan-food-expansion-in-houston-11528914 “I knew I had something when I won my mom over,” Courtney Lindsay smiles as he leans back in his chair. “When she was convinced it was good, I knew we were headed in the right direction.” Lindsay is the owner and founder of Houston Sauce Co., a vegan f...

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]]> 105265 Mico’s Hot Chicken Brings a Taste of Nashville to Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/micos-hot-chicken-brings-a-taste-of-nashville-to-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=micos-hot-chicken-brings-a-taste-of-nashville-to-houston Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/micos-hot-chicken-open-in-houston-11507199 Talk about piling on the degree of difficulty factor. To begin with, Kimico Frydenlund decided to move her start-up, Mico’s Hot Chicken, from a food truck to a brick and mortar in March — the same month that all sorts of restaurant restrictions were in...

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]]> 85519 A Night at a Houston Drive-In During The Pandemic https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-night-at-a-houston-drive-in-during-the-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-night-at-a-houston-drive-in-during-the-pandemic Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/a-night-at-moonstruck-drive-in-11494795 Sometime last December the mysterious trailer for Tenet popped up on my phone. Scenes of John David Washington and Robert Pattinson speedily rappelling up a building, were followed by fancy people in suits doing spy things while characters spoke over o...

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]]> 74062 Jill Scott Takes Her Fans Down Memory Lane https://houstonnewmedia.org/jill-scott-takes-her-fans-down-memory-lane/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jill-scott-takes-her-fans-down-memory-lane Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:13:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/jill-scott-performs-at-the-revention-music-center-11455508 “You’ve got to listen real down deep,” whispered Jill Scott as she waved her hand and quieted the band behind her. The Philly songstress walked across the stage while addressing the sold out crowd at the Revention Music Center Sunday night. The walls o...

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]]> 24259 Live From The Bayou Showcases Houston and Louisiana Culture. https://houstonnewmedia.org/live-from-the-bayou-showcases-houston-and-louisiana-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=live-from-the-bayou-showcases-houston-and-louisiana-culture Sun, 01 Mar 2020 13:57:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/live-from-the-bayou-brings-out-houston-and-louisiana-11452580 Traffic was backed up around the 610 Loop near Main Saturday as the rodeo kicked things off with a downtown parade. Ten minutes west down 610 at the entertainment center known as The Media Block John Fuggin Dough put on the third iteration of Live From...

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]]> 22285 YBN Cordae Brings The Lost Boy Tour to Warehouse Live https://houstonnewmedia.org/ybn-cordae-brings-the-lost-boy-tour-to-warehouse-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ybn-cordae-brings-the-lost-boy-tour-to-warehouse-live Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:11:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-lost-boy-tour-hits-houston-11451742 Chants of “One More Time!” filled the ballroom of Warehouse Live. YBN Cordae looked back at his DJ and laughed at the overwhelming response. “Y’all want to do that again?” the North Carolina rapper asked the crowd as he walked back toward the center of...

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