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Chef Carla Hall Brings the Hootie Hoo to Cooking With a Twist
Houston Style Magazine along with 24 Houstonians had a front row seat as Chef Carla Hall of ABC’s The Chew electrified the main room at “Cooking With a Twist “as she gave culinary instructions to each class participant. Chef Dee Dee Coleman and her staff were on hand as well to facilitate the activities while Chef Carla had the room full of guests bursting into laughter, posing for photos, and attending to their cooking tasks.
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Salvation Army Opens Its 1st Nonprofit Grocery Store in Baltimore to Combat Food Deserts
The Salvation Army is adding healthy grocery shopping to its list of charitable endeavors.
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Vegan BBQ Food Truck Sees More Customers Exploring Meatless Options Amid Shortages, Rising Cost of Beef
Houston Sauce Pit (HSP), the city’s first Vegan BBQ Food Truck, is seeing a rise in customers trying meatless options amid rising beef prices and shortages affecting restaurants and grocers.
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Panama City Beach Announces New Developments On The Horizon For Summer 2018
At the end of a record-breaking spring, Visit Panama City Beach is looking ahead to summer with plans for new developments that will continue to enhance the destination. From a 200-foot observation wheel in Pier Park to a world-class Sports Park, Panama City Beach plans to add to its growing reputation as the ultimate year-round destination for families with a collection of exciting new ventures.
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Pregaming with the Talkin’ Bout It Tailgaters
It’s the best time of the year for the majority of sports fans. It is the return of professional football and tailgating. Houston Texans fans have been ranked nationally as some of the best tailgaters.
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Local Leaf & Grain inks new lease at Allen Center
Brookfield Properties today announced that Leaf & Grain, the local health-focused grain bowl and salad eatery, has signed a lease at The Court at Allen Center, the 17,000-square-foot dining and retail space located beneath Class A office tower, One Allen Center, at 500 Dallas Street in downtown Houston. Under the terms of the agreement, Leaf & Grain will lease 1,339 square feet of space in The Court for its second location, anticipated to open in late October.
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Taco Flats announces Austin-area expansion with two new locations, Taco Flats Riata and Taco Flats Lakeway
Traditional Mexico City-inspired beloved Austin taco joint unveils plans to open two brand new locations following the recent purchase of the Riata Bar and Grill and Castro’s Bar & BBQ in Lakeway
The visionary team behind Taco Flats, East Austin’s mezcal bar La Holly, and Smithville bar and Smoked Meat Taco concept Carne Lenta, announce the recent purchase of the Riata Bar and Grill and the opening of their latest location, Taco Flats Riata.
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Juneteenth Books for Kids
You weren't born knowing everything. People had to tell you what you needed to know, and that's how you learn. You can guess sometimes, or figure other things out on your own but mostly, you've been told and then you know. So why not read these books about a fact that was unknown for years...
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Summer is Perfect for Healthier Vegan Soul Food w Chef Rene
Meet Chef Rene Johnson, a pioneer of healthier and vegan southern-style soul food, inspired by her cultural roots and her grandmother’s made-from-scratch-cooking, but without those unhealthy fats. From Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to author and activist Dr. Cornel West, actor Danny Glover, Congresswoman Barbera Lee and California Governor Gavin Newsom; Chef Rene Johnson’s signature healthy southern-inspired comfort foods have fed guests at countless exclusive soirees from Washington to Hollywood.
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Gun violence has killed at least 1 rapper every year since 2018
It's happened again: America wakes up to news that a hip-hop star was fatally and senselessly shot. This time, the rapper is Takeoff of Atlanta's platinum hit machine, Migos, who was slain early Tuesday in Houston, according to a source close to the group.
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The legal drinking age in 21 popular destinations
International travelers must keep up with all kinds of sobering rules as they cross borders: Entry regulations, currency exchanges, customs reporting and such.
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U.S. Women's Soccer Team Gets A Raise In New Labor Deal
The women's team announced Wednesday that it had struck a new labor deal with U.S. Soccer, the sport's governing body. For months, the women have said that their pay and treatment is unequal to the men's team.
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Filming picks up again in New Mexico with new Netflix film 'The Harder They Fall'
Things are starting to pick up for New Mexico’s film industry. The first production since the pandemic started is currently underway and, according to the state’s film office, the pandemic has made New Mexico even more appealing to Hollywood.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Achieves Milestone of Successfully Withstanding Launch Stresses
At Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) in Redondo Beach, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully validated its ability to perform key deployments for the first time since its post environmental testing of the Spacecraft Element (SCE) and integration of the SCE and Optical Telescope Element/Integrated Science Instrument Module (OTIS).
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More Than 5,000 Wells Fargo ATMs Launch NFC-Enabled Mobile Wallet Capability
Wells Fargo debit card customers can now use “tap and pay” functionality to access more than 40% of Wells Fargo ATMs
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that debit card customers have another way to use the company’s ATMs without their card -- “tap and pay” near-field communication (NFC) functionality that is launching at more than 5,000 ATMs across the country.
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Tesla's weak sales in China worry investors
Tesla's recent run of bad publicity in China is apparently hurting its sales there, raising investor concerns.
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Lucille’s 1913 MLK Day Meal Distribution Event Serves Up Over 3,000 Hot Meals In Fort Bend and Fifth Ward
Chef Chris Williams’ non-profit Lucille’s 1913 donates 3,000 meals on Martin Luther King Day Lucille’s 1913 launches 1,200-square-foot community garden in 5th Ward Houston Texans DE Charles Omenihu, Fort Bend County Judge KP George, Pct. 2 Commissioner Grady Prestage and Sheriff Eric Fagan assist with distribution.
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Rebuilding Together and The Home Depot Foundation Supporting Historic Winter Storms Relief Efforts in Houston
Local Support Focuses on Homes with Broken Pipes and No Water
The damage caused by the Texas winter storms left numerous homeowners with damaged pipes and no running water weeks after the historic cold weather. The Home Depot Foundation and Rebuilding Together are once again joining forces to help struggling Houstonians get their pipes fixed and water back on so residents can recover from the devastating damage caused by the extreme cold weather.
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Retired Law Enforcement Officer and Glass House Group CEO Kyle Kazan Urges President Trump to Pardon Parker Coleman, Jr.
Parker Coleman Is Currently Serving a Six-Decade Sentence for a Nonviolent Marijuana Conspiracy Offense At The Same Time Many Thousands of Investors Are Making Millions of Dollars While Violating Essentially The Same Federal Marijuana Laws
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Influential Black women amplify need for health equity amid COVID-19
American Heart Association announces EmPOWERED to Serve™ Black Women and Well-Being Roundtable in partnership with Divine Nine Sororities and The Links, Inc.
In appreciation of Black History Month and American Heart Month, the American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is bringing together some of the most influential Black women in the country to address the prevalent health disparities affecting Black women, the global COVD-19 pandemic and its disproportionate effect on minority communities, and the COVID-19 vaccine.
