Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
It is a scene straight out of a baseball movie, a bow on a much needed, feel-good day for the Houston Astros. Zack Greinke is out on the field — in the outfield grass to be exact — with his wife Emily, playing with their two young boys. Greinke plays c…
Read MoreFernando Tatis Jr. possesses the showmanship and sense of theater of Lin-Manuel Miranda. And this weekend, Astros manager Dusty Baker has become his shell-shocked, unwilling foil. Yes, he did it. . . again. The best player in baseball snatched victory …
Read MoreBaseball’s most lethal weapon is the other side, just looming in the lineup, liable to strike at any time. When Fernando Tatis Jr. does — and it’s a shot that could threaten a train — it’s no surprise. The Houston Astros know they are…
Read MoreGrowing up, Heather Wiese Alexander was perfectly happy to do what she was told, as long as she understood the reasoning behind it. “I think there was a relentless curiosity that made me want to dive deeper into things like etiquette and formalities. I…
Read MoreA true Fort Worth fable is finally coming to the silver screen with Dallas’ own Luke Wilson in a starring role and a host of Texans at the controls. 12 Mighty Orphans tells the story of the Mighty Mites of the Fort Worth Masonic Home, who went fr…
Read More“Let’s Go Astros! Let’s Go Astros!” The familiar, comforting chant reverberates around Minute Maid Park in the seventh inning, bringing a sense of normalcy back with it. So much for that LA Dodgers ballpark takeover. Just listen…
Read MoreIn essence, summers should be reserved for relaxation. For ranch waters, day passes to cool hotel pools, and finding fresh ways to cope with the brutal Texas heat. But for those whose summer years of yore were filled with reading lists and out-of-comfo…
Read MoreIt is a loud, buzzing, contentious night of beautiful vitriol. Very rarely in buddy-buddy world of professionals sports today do you get two teams that genuinely loathe each other like the LA Dodgers and Houston Astros do. And everyone plays their par…
Read MoreOrdering the focaccia was an afterthought, a recommendation proffered by the waiter to accompany our burrata Genovese. It was, however, a beautiful piece of bread, among the best I’ve had in a long, long time. It’s served in a shallow bowl, on top of w…
Read MoreFar from dueling piano bars, tequila shooters, and Sea World, an elegant new scene is forming along the area known as San Antonio’s “North River Walk.” The brand-new Thompson San Antonio (one of the latest in the Thompson’s Texas expansion) rises…
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