Susie Tommaney - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/susie-tommaney/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Susie Tommaney - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/susie-tommaney/ 32 32 103504436 5 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Biking to Beyoncé and Selfies With Pets https://houstonnewmedia.org/5-best-bets-this-weekend-in-houston-biking-to-beyonce-and-selfies-with-pets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-best-bets-this-weekend-in-houston-biking-to-beyonce-and-selfies-with-pets Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-best-bets-for-a-great-weekend-in-houston-december-19-24-11391464 You don't have to climb the highest mountain in Tibet or embark on a peyote-fueled trip inside a sweat lodge to discover the secret of happiness. It comes from having a servant's heart, so this week we're sharing a few opportunities for volunteering an...

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]]> 3083 Lights, Dragons, Action: Get Ready for MFAH’s Kinder Building Next Fall https://houstonnewmedia.org/lights-dragons-action-get-ready-for-mfahs-kinder-building-next-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lights-dragons-action-get-ready-for-mfahs-kinder-building-next-fall Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/7-things-to-get-excited-about-when-the-mfahs-kinder-building-opens-11392241 While 2020 will be the year of the rat, we're predicting a dragon year for Houston. With the unveiling of the new Nancy and Rich Kinder Building next fall, there will be three different gallery buildings for viewing art, so your friends will ...

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]]> 2554 Houston By the Neighborhood: Woodland Heights https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-by-the-neighborhood-woodland-heights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-by-the-neighborhood-woodland-heights Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/woodland-heights-offers-a-cozy-neighborhood-with-an-urban-lifestyle-11389770 You either "get" Clark Griswold or you don't, but we think the world is a better place because of twinkly, festive and colorful Christmas lights. Granted Chevy Chase's character had more than his share of bad luck in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacati...

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]]> 2558 Best Bets This Weekend: Ugly Sweaters, Norman Rockwell and Very Merry Pops https://houstonnewmedia.org/best-bets-this-weekend-ugly-sweaters-norman-rockwell-and-very-merry-pops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-bets-this-weekend-ugly-sweaters-norman-rockwell-and-very-merry-pops Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-best-bets-for-a-great-weekend-in-houston-december-13-16-11389742 While the weather continues to cool, the holiday celebrations are heating up all over town. We've got Very Merry Pops with the Houston Symphony, caroling with HGO at Discovery Green, and a Winter Wonderland of crafting over at Asia Society Texas Center...

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]]> 1087 Houston By the Neighborhood: Memorial Villages https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-by-the-neighborhood-memorial-villages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-by-the-neighborhood-memorial-villages Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/explore-the-memorial-villages-tucked-under-the-mature-trees-of-west-houston-11391498 It's hard to think of the word "village" when it comes to a city the size of Houston, but nestled in the west part of town are six residential communities known as the Memorial Villages. These upscale enclaves are served by their own police and fire de...

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]]> 861 Doublespeak Your Way Through Awkward Family Gatherings https://houstonnewmedia.org/doublespeak-your-way-through-awkward-family-gatherings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doublespeak-your-way-through-awkward-family-gatherings Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-avoid-conflict-and-find-common-ground-when-family-comes-to-visit-11389753 Holidays are a wonderful time of year until they're not. With the nation currently so divided along party lines, it's safe to say that some of those differing viewpoints will be found within your own family. Mix in alcohol, long-running feuds, hurt fee...

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]]> 795 10 Best Bets This Weekend: Dickens on The Strand, y El Milagro del Recuerdo https://houstonnewmedia.org/10-best-bets-this-weekend-dickens-on-the-strand-y-el-milagro-del-recuerdo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-best-bets-this-weekend-dickens-on-the-strand-y-el-milagro-del-recuerdo Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-best-bets-for-a-great-weekend-in-houston-december-5-8-11388445 Funny and festive, blissful and sweet, this weekend offers more than a few of our favorite things. There's a mariachi opera, comedy on stage, Latin-inspired music, a marathon monologue from Jay Leno, a gingerbread build-off (in space!), a homecoming of...

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]]> 554 Deck the Halls With Historic and Bright Holiday Home Tours https://houstonnewmedia.org/deck-the-halls-with-historic-and-bright-holiday-home-tours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deck-the-halls-with-historic-and-bright-holiday-home-tours Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/things-to-do-holiday-home-tours-in-houston-and-around-texas-11390254 Gingerbread takes on new meaning this time of year. Sure, we're fans of the sweet and spicy cookies iced with buttons and smiles, but this season also includes open houses for Victorian era stunners. With holiday home tours in Houston, Galveston, Round...

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]]> 462 Meet Your Next Dog or Cat Bestie at CAP’s Home for the Holidays Event https://houstonnewmedia.org/meet-your-next-dog-or-cat-bestie-at-caps-home-for-the-holidays-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-your-next-dog-or-cat-bestie-at-caps-home-for-the-holidays-event Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/west-houston-subaru-is-sponsoring-dog-and-cat-adoption-fees-this-saturday-at-cap-11389749 We intercepted some of the letters to Santa Claus coming out of CAP Animal Shelter, and almost all of the homeless dogs and cats indicated they just want to be in a new home for the holidays. Of course there were also a few of the more predictable requ...

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]]> 465 Turbocharge Gifting With Mammoth Teeth, Texana and Wearable History https://houstonnewmedia.org/turbocharge-gifting-with-mammoth-teeth-texana-and-wearable-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turbocharge-gifting-with-mammoth-teeth-texana-and-wearable-history Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/gift-giving-can-be-creative-and-cerebral-with-these-museum-store-finds-11388453 If your loved ones have reached absolute critical mass when it comes to neckties, coffee mugs, candles and perfume, then it's time to get creative and cerebral when it comes to holiday gifting. Feigned gratitude will become a thing of the past and the ...

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]]> 402 10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Thanksgiving Parade, Holiday Lights https://houstonnewmedia.org/10-best-bets-this-weekend-in-houston-thanksgiving-parade-holiday-lights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-best-bets-this-weekend-in-houston-thanksgiving-parade-holiday-lights Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-best-bets-for-a-great-weekend-in-houston-november-27-december-1-11387358 For those of us lucky enough to get a long holiday weekend, congrats, and for everybody else who has a job that doesn't align with Turkey Day festivities, then we still wish you seasons greetings and the spirit of the holidays. There's plenty to see an...

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