Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Elizabeth Anthony owner Julie Roberts graciously welcomed a handful, make that two handfuls, of fashionable ladies to her Uptown boutique for a COVID-19 redo of what has been for a number of years her signature luncheon in April. That, of course, was c…
Read MoreFor the many who were disappointed by the postponement due to COVID-19 of last spring’s 26th annual A Celebration of Reading fundraiser, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation is more than making up for it with an hour-long televised specta…
Read MorePassengers in cars passing by on Westheimer might have wondered what the fashionable and fashionably masked entourage gathered on the terrace of Tootsies was up to mid-morning on Tuesday. Elbow bumps were seen replacing the once-upon-a-time salutation …
Read MoreMy heart sank when I saw the news on the Robb Report that the highly-acclaimed Restaurant at Meadowood had burned to the ground, engulfed in flames from the Glass Fire that is scorching through California’s Napa Valley. Then news that the dreamy …
Read MoreWith changes required by the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual James Beard Foundation’s Taste America event is going virtual on October 18. That is when a curated collection of chefs in 20 cities across the country will lead a virtual, communal three…
Read MorePlanning virtual fundraising events is no easy task and honestly not very promising on delivering interest. That said, meeting the challenge in style over the weekend was ROCO (previously known as River Oaks Chamber Orchestra) which aired its live perf…
Read MoreWhile The Heights is filled with craftsman cottages, bungalows and Victorian masterpieces both old and new, we are intrigued with one contemporary number dating from 2014. The architect-designed custom-built home at 910 Rutland Street stands outside of…
Read MoreIf you are like me, you enjoy peeking into the homes of those who would qualify for the old Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous television series, champagne wishes, caviar dreams and gobs of excess. So it is with a certain curiosity that I am delighted…
Read MoreFor the runners overheard cursing the workmen bulldozing trees in Memorial Park, for the woman seen crying as she watched the towering oaks and pines leveled, and for all others decrying the changing landscape, Memorial Park Conservancy assures that th…
Read More“Do you realize that you’re talking to the Bill Gates of cafeterias?” a well-dressed businessman asks as I sit at a central table in Houston’s Cleburne Cafeteria with owner George Mickelis. He wouldn’t be wrong. As cafeter…
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