From the Ashes… Mai’s Restaurant

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The saying goes — you never know how much something means to you until it is gone. It makes sense. How can I miss you if you’re never gone? It applies to just about everything if you think about it, girlfriends, pets, even restaurants. While I have always enjoyed the food at Mai’s Restaurant, I [...]

Sandy Garza, Model & Actress

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This isn’t my normal trip to Starbucks. There are a lot more eyes pointed in my direction, lingering, noticing. It’s not me they’re focused on, though – it’s the gorgeous girl in a t-shirt and jeans that’s come along with me. Sandy Garza is no stranger to being noticed. She lives for it. Donning the [...]

Escobar – November 19th

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With DJ Bigg O spinning a head-bobbing mix of Hip-Hop, Top 40 and Latin Dance, Escobar is a definite draw for the nightlife crowd looking for a spot to bust their respective moves. Kept at a dimly lit ambiance of this Midtown lounge offers a central dance floor surrounded by several reservation areas with bottle [...]

Lankfords Grocery List of Delish

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Simplicity is a concept that can easily be complicated. When you think about it, the burger is a simple concept — buns, meat, cheese, toppings. Simple. So in a city where there are so many places that offer different flavors of basically the same meat-bun-cheese-topping formula, what is there to differentiate one burger joint from [...]

PIOLA, a real Italian pizzeria?! Sì!

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For the longest time I had heard whispers that the pizza I had been enjoying for so long was not indeed, real pizza.  That there was something much tastier than the doughy, topping-laden, sauce-drenched pies the delivery places were shipping to my front door. Those same whispers also said… there was no such pizza in [...]

Keep it a Secret, Union Bar and Lounge

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Psst. Hey Houston, I’ve got a secret, I’ve got something to tell you. Want the VIP treatment at a club without having to pay a $300+ tab at the end of the night? Want the type of service that comes with reserving bottle service and your own furnished space for free? Yes, FREE. Believe it Houston, [...]