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This weekend, Dallas decided to dial its weather all the way to winter, with freezing temps in place through Friday and the city battling power outages, icy roads, and pipes that are decidedly unwinterized. For those homebound and conserving energy (fo…
Read MoreOn Thursday, February 11, Bumble made its market debut (as “BMBL”), opening at $76 a share. The company is the second dating app to go public — the IPO for Dallas-based Match Group (owner of Tinder) debuted in 2015. By the end of the day, Bumble founde…
Read MoreIf you haven’t already stocked up on the requisite cases of canned tomato soup, pitiful little bundles of firewood and Swiss Miss hot cocoa packet, you’re running out of time. Seriously, you might have already missed that window of opportunity. T…
Read MoreFans of Pressed Juicery products will find something new on the shelves in February — not a new juice combo, but rather new meaningful labels on three of its popular juices. The Los Angeles-based cold-pressed juice company has tapped three Black artist…
Read MoreSo what exactly is an “upscale” farmers market, the likes of which launched in River Oaks District on the third Sunday of January? Well, it’s a hybrid farmers market with a dash of sophisticated offerings played out against a backdrop…
Read MoreTrying to secure a coveted appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination can be a confusing mess, but a large number of determined Houstonians won’t give up. On the first day that the Houston Health Department released a phone number for appointments a …
Read MoreIt’s finally time to bid 2020 adieu, and its ouster comes not a moment too soon. It all started so promisingly, with glitzy galas and Great Gatsby toasts ― the skies lit by fireworks at midnight. 2020 roared on the scene pointing the way to the glamoro…
Read MoreIt’s been a tough year to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought extreme hardship — and much more — to individuals and families across the nation, and Texas is no exception to this pain. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, nearly 10 percent…
Read MoreTuesday was a landmark day in the annals of Houston area philanthropy when billionairess MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos with whom she helped found Amazon, gifted Prairie View A&M with $50 million and pledged $18 million to the YMCA of Great…
Read MoreWell Houstonians, we’re going to have to rethink our rodeo garb for 2021. Those primo heavy fur felt cowboy hats might need to be replaced with lightweight, breathable straw (sorry fashionistas) because the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo deci…
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