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It can sometimes be surprising when need arises who steps in to offer assistance. Case in point: One of the most interesting partnerships to aid a segment of the performing arts community has BeDesign and Art of the World Gallery stepping up together t…
Read MoreWhen you think of October a few things come to mind ― Halloween and pumpkin spice lattes. More importantly, October is also National Breast Cancer Awareness month. There are more than three million breast cancer survivors in the United States as well a…
Read MoreSchool looks very different for kids across Texas this year. Yellow school buses and after school activities have been swapped for laptops and Microsoft Teams meetings. Virtual school is no picnic. It brings a whole new set of stresses and some challen…
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 MoreCardiologist to the who’s who of Houston for decades, Dr. James T. Willerson died at CHI St. Luke’s Hospital Wednesday as the result of a long illness. He was 81. Most recently serving as president emeritus of the Texas Heart Institute, Wi…
Read MoreThe yellow butterflies fluttering through the banks of blue salvia and sunny chrysanthemums anchored along the pathways of Houston Botanic Garden served as nature’s welcoming committee as we strolled through the splendid gardens that open to the …
Read MoreIt was a shock to drivers along Memorial Drive over the weekend to discover that the verdant canopy of towering oaks and pines in the Memorial Park median and to the south of the six-lane fairway were gone. Orange barrels, one ignominious porta potty a…
Read MoreDo you miss going to the library to borrow new books or DVDs? Spending time in a public library is no longer advisable because of COVID-19. Not to worry. The Houston Public Library (HPL) has adapted and gone to HPL TO GO — a curbside service offering r…
Read MoreExciting news for Fort Worth’s Near Southside arrived today, courtesy of Texas Commission on the Arts. The neighborhood’s getting a brand new Cultural District designation all its own. Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) approved Near Southside as…
Read MoreIn April as a result of the devastating financial fallout from COVID-19, the Tilman Fertitta family provided $1 million in seed money for the Fertitta Entertainment/Employee Relief Fund. Now, the billionaire hospitality magnate is stepping up to the pl…
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