Having a butterfly land on you is said to bring you good luck. If you’ve been down on it lately and you’d like to exponentially increase the odds of that happening, you should visit the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Rain Forest Conservatory—an exhibit housing hundreds of butterflies, exotic plants and a fifty-foot waterfall! The Houston […]
Café Mezza and Grille, as its name suggests, draws on Mediterranean themes to bring to Houston some creative American fusion cuisine that hits the spot! Located in the Galleria area near Tanglewood, the term ‘Mezza’ means ‘appetizer’ in Arabic, and Syria-turned-Houston-native, Mike Tibi, owner and executive chef on his first solo venture, seeks to bring that flair to […]
East End, part of Houston backed by the eastern part of downtown, flanked by the Port of Houston and capped to the South by Hobby Airport. This wonderful part of our city bears many vestiges of Houston’s early history, industry, and its rich Hispanic tradition. According to the Houston Chronicle, although some gentrification began in the early 2000’s […]
If you enjoy classic cocktails and a gourmet take on bar food, your visit to Anvil will be quite the treat! Conveniently located on Westheimer, between Mandell and Yupon, it’s a struggle to get in on a weekend night but the spirits, the great bartenders, the aesthetic and the bar bites all contribute to Anvil’s […]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a cult classic for many a great reason, and some a little, ah, risqué reasons, too. Possibly an awkward first date idea and definitely rated R, the Midnight Movie experience is inappropriate in the extreme—and a lot of fun! Released in 1975, the movie itself is a Burlesque parody of classic […]
Woodrow Wilson Montessori is Houston ISD’s first all-Montessori school as of 2005. It was named for President Woodrow Wilson and opened its doors in 1925 on an equally historic site— the summer farm of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the president of the Republic of Texas, located in what is considered the Montrose area. While ‘Montessori’ to most […]
Moving to Houston is easy, as there are so many places to choose from—and so many economies. In the master-planned community of Clear Lake, the economy of the area galvanized a community to spring up around it. The Clear Lake sphere is adjacent to the Johnson Space Center and is the second-largest master-planned community in […]
Café Brasil, a Montrose staple on the corner of Westheimer and Dunlavy, offers a great selection of creative twists on simple, unpretentious food. It’s delicious, it’s straightforward, it’s a great spot for a cup of coffee, a couple of beers, or a glass of wine on the patio. The patio is one of the bigger […]
Lamar High School, or ‘Mirabeau B. Lamar Senior High School,’ is a Houston ISD school located near the River Oaks/Upper Kirby area. Apart from being marginally famous, it has a beautiful, architecturally compelling design and excellent programs that prepare students for successful futures. The school boasts pages of famous alumni like nuclear physicist Linda Ellerbee, former a physicist and […]
