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Craft Beer Cellar shop and bar slated to open in Cy-Fair this summer

Cy-Fair – Community Impact Newspaper 4/25 8:12A Chevall Pryce

Craft Beer Cellar, a craft beer and wine shop and bar, has leased 2,300 square feet of space at 11734 [...] The post Craft Beer Cellar shop and bar slated to open in Cy-Fair...

Comeaux Dental Group to expand facility in The Woodlands

Community Impact Newspaper - The Woodlands 4/25 8:00A Hannah Zedaker

Comeaux Dental Group is expanding its 2,500 square-foot office at 8008 Ashlane Way, Ste. 150, The Woodlands to a 4,300-square-foot [...] The post Comeaux Dental Group to...

Bravery Chef Hall in downtown Houston announces details of first cocktail concept

Houston Business Journal 4/25 7:29A Jen Para

An upcoming food hall in downtown Houston will offer local bar professionals an opportunity to grow and learn with one of its cocktail concepts. Indie Bar will open inside...

Barker reservoir study, tax abatement agreement: 4 things to know from Tuesday’s Fort Bend County...

Community Impact - Sugar Land|Missouri City 4/25 7:27A Renee Yan

The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court met Tuesday and allocated funding for a feasibility study to examine Barker Reservoir improvements, [...] The post Barker reservoir...

‘The King and I’ plus 6 more things to do this weekend in Houston: April 27-29

Community Impact Newspaper - Katy Local News 4/25 7:20A Chevall Pryce

Here are some local events and happenings set to take place in Houston this weekend. The post The King and I plus 6 more things to do this weekend in Houston: April 27-29...

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Registration Is Now Open for FISD Community ED Summer Camps

Downtown Houston BubbleLife iReporter 4/25 10:46A Paula Jones

FISD Community Education is offering a variety of summer camps for kids!! Our camp dates are June 4-7, June 11-14, June 18-21, and June 25-28. We have camps for ages 4-14. ...

Chancellor’s Excellence Award – Vanessa Vasquez

Downtown Houston BubbleLife iReporter 4/24 2:14P Amanda Sotelo

It will be three years in May since Vanessa Vasquez became part of the Texas State Technical College family to share the passion she has for student recruitment. It is this...

Groom-A-Kid Foundation providing rental tuxes for Carver, Davis students

InsideAldine.com 4/23 6:27A Mike Keeney

Aldine ISD Trustee Patricia Ann Bourgeois poses with students from Carver High School and Davis High School who will be receiving rental tuxes to attend their respective proms this spring. Ms....

Lamar HS Project Advisory Team gets first look inside new building

Houston ISD (News) 4/18 8:39A HISD Communications

Soaking up striking views of the Galleria to the west and Downtown Houston to the east, Lamar High School Project Advisory Team members got their first look inside the...

HISD updates standardized school start times for the 2018-19 school year

Houston ISD (News) 4/13 5:45A HISD Communications

The Houston Independent School District announces revisions to standardized start/dismissal times for the 2018-19 school year in order to improve our delivery of reliable and...

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Grammy Award-Winning Violinist Augustin Hadelich Returns To Jones Hall For Brahms’ Incredible Violin...

The Katy News (Arts/Entertainment) 4/25 7:07A pat.wilson

May 10-11 &13, 2018 HOUSTON (April 24, 2018) – The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada welcome back violin virtuoso Augustin Hadelich May 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. and May 13 at 2:30...

Pink moves up concert to avoid conflict with Rockets playoff schedule

KHOU.com (Entertainment) 4/24 7:02A

Due to the anticipated Houston Rockets playoff schedule, the Pink concert on Sunday, April 29 has been moved to Friday, April 27 at the Toyota Center.

Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio Makes His Solo Debut With Mozart’s Famous Clarinet...

The Katy News (Arts/Entertainment) 4/20 6:57A pat.wilson

HOUSTON (April 19, 2018) – Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio takes center stage in his solo debut May 4-5 at 8 p.m. and May 6 at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Hall to perform Mozart’s illustrious...

Game On

HTexas.com (Features) 4/18 8:44A Web Editor

by Rima Jean Don’t let Lindsay McCormick’s appearance fool you. She might be small and blonde—and a woman—but the host of Super Bowl XLIX is a sports authority to be reckoned with. “I grew up in a...

Astros Statement on Barbara Bush

Houston Style Magazine (Houston) 4/18 3:06A Style Magazine Newswire

Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan has released the following statement regarding the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush.

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7 Reasons You Must Juice + Refreshing Detox Recipe

Whatever Is Lovely 4/24 1:00A Lynne Gabriel

Juicing is not just a fad or a cool thing to do. There are great health benefits that juicing can add to your body and overall life condition. If you ve been thinking of juicing but wondering why you...

My Birthday Luxury Wish List

Pretty Shiny Sparkly 4/19 3:37P kristinabraly

As I approach the middle of my thirties, I find myself more content than I ever have been in my life. As such, it was difficult but not difficult? to envision a dream luxury...

What’s In My Stitch Fix and Why You Should Subscribe To It

Whatever Is Lovely 4/19 1:57P Lynne Gabriel

Have you ladies and gents ever tried a styling and shopping subscription service like Stitch Fix? And yes, the service is also available for men. As much as I love styling myself, it s also fun and...

T.J.Maxx Opening in Houston, TX

Houston Style Magazine (Fashion) 4/17 10:19A Style Magazine Newswire

T.J.Maxx, one of the nation’s leading off-price retailers with more than 1,200 stores currently operating in 49 states and Puerto Rico, will open in Houston on April 29, 2018....

How to Start A WordPress Blog with Bluehost

Whatever Is Lovely 4/16 12:43P Lynne Gabriel

There are quite a few decisions to make when starting a blog. There's that what to blog, how to blog, where to blog, etc. But one of the basics is what platform to use and where to host it. Let me...

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Trout hits 10th HR, Ohtani shaky, Angels beat Astros 8-7

KHOU.com (Astros) 4/25 2:17A

Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 10th homer and the Angels overcame another shaky outing by Shohei Ohtani to beat Houston 8-7 Tuesday night, tying a team record with...

Skaggs dazzles, Angels beat Astros 2-0

KHOU.com (Astros) 4/23 5:50P

Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0...

Battle ready: Big leaguers logging long hours on Fortnite

Fort Bend Herald (Sports) 4/22 8:21P By SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press

Forget Fenway Park — David Price and the Boston Red Sox are feeling every bit at home at the Flush Factory. And in Houston, George Springer and the Astros are just as likely...