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2019 East End Street Fest Offers an Impressive Display of Rumba, Salsa, and Latin Funk
Headliners includes GRAMMY-Award Winner Grupo Fantasma
The East End Improvement Corporation (501c3) proudly announces the 2019 East End Street Fest, taking place on Saturday, October 19 from 2pm to 9:30pm at 2800 Navigation Boulevard. This FREE annual festival, which drew over 13,000 registered attendees last year, celebrates the vibrant community in historic East End Houston.
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The Fruit Truck Tour is coming to Texas
Fresh Georgia peaches and Washington cherries from Fresh Farms will be delivered to Texas this summer, bringing the renowned fruit to local communities across the state.
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Pelosi says House will take up resolution following Trump's 'xenophobic tweets'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday said that Republican lawmakers "must join" Democrats in "condemning the President's xenophobic tweets" and urged Democrats to support a resolution put forward by House Democratic lawmakers.
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Jeffrey Epstein had diamonds, piles of cash and a passport in a locked safe, prosecutors say
Investigators who searched a locked safe in Jeffrey Epstein's home after his arrest found diamonds, piles of cash and an expired foreign passport that showed what appeared to be Epstein's photo under a different name, federal prosecutors told a judge Monday at his bail hearing.
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Which GOP lawmakers have condemned Trump's tweet
Lawmakers are returning to Congress on Monday following a racist series of tweets from President Donald Trump aimed at four Democratic lawmakers, and Republican leaders as well as rank-and-file members are feeling the pressure to weigh in on the President's comments.
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America's addiction to absurdly fast shipping has a hidden cost
Search. Compare options. Click buy. Look out for a package on your doorstep the next day, or even that same day, without ever having to get in your car. The mail truck comes by and drops off your order with a bunch of others, probably on a route she would've been driving anyway, no extra trip needed. Totally green, right?
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Calls intensify for Puerto Rican governor's resignation following leaked private chats
Calls for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign are growing after remarks he made in a private group chat were leaked, and more protests are being organized in San Juan.
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Valley woman praises Macy's workers at Arrowhead Mall for saving her life
Reba Mason jokes that shoe shopping saved her life last week. "I don't remember driving to Macy's. That's the scary part. I could've killed someone," Mason said.
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A $15 minimum wage started as a slogan. This week, it's set to pass the House
Nearly seven years ago, a week after Black Friday, a few dozen workers walked off their New York City fast food jobs to demonstrate for higher pay. The median wage for fast food workers was $9 an hour, CNN reported at the time. The demand that would soon emerge as the movement's rallying cry — $15 and a union — seemed hopelessly ambitious, like a wild-eyed opening bid.
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Democratic lawmaker says he will seek to force impeachment vote
Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat who was among the first to call for President Donald Trump's impeachment in 2017, said Monday that he would seek to force the House to take a vote on impeachment by the end of this month.
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Highlight: From Foster Care To Attorney, Military Vet Cedrick Forrest Empowers Minority Youth To Practice Law
"If I want a lawyer, I want one with real world experiences."- Attorney Cedrick D. Forrest
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Warning: New Disease Found in Pools Across U.S.
During the summer, it’s natural for kids and adults alike to want to go swimming, but who would have thought that this summer 2019 could be the most dangerous time for swimming.
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Kamala Harris defends Nancy Pelosi: 'I've known her to be very respectful of women of color'
California Sen. Kamala Harris defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview, stating that she has had "a different experience" than New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who recently accused the House leader of "singling out of newly elected women of color."
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Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal
President Donald Trump announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
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R. Kelly is indicted on federal charges of child pornography and transporting women and girls for sex
R. Kelly faces federal charges Friday after two indictments allege that he made videos of himself having sex with minors, paid minors and their families to lie to investigators about allegations against him, and exposed one woman to a sexually transmitted disease without her knowledge.
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Business Style: Meet Ashley Odom, Owner of Omazing Occasions
One lick, two licks, three licks were all it took to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Knowing how the flavors would combine in your mouth, slow licking was not an option. You wanted the satisfaction now. However, I have found one lollipop that you will want to lick slowly to really savor and enjoy it. Ashley Odom, the owner of Omazing Occasions, talks to us about how she turned the everyday lollipop into an adult only experience.
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Story at Macy’s Houston Galleria and Memorial City Introduces The Next Chapter Outdoor Story
Outdoor STORY brings the outdoors indoors in partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods and Miracle-Gro®
STORY at Macy’s, the always changing “store to explore” within 36 Macy’s locations nationwide, including Macy’s Houston Galleria and Macy’s Memorial City in Houston, unveils its second experiential concept: Outdoor STORY.
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Brian d'Arcy James on The Ferryman and Being Directed by Sam Mendes
Actor Brian d'Arcy James delivers a tour de force performance as dashing and tormented Quinn Carney in the Broadway play, The Ferryman, winner of four 2019 Tony Awards including Best Play, Best Author (Jez Butterworth) and Best Director (Sam Mendes).
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“BTTM FDRS” by Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore
Your first place all your own needs to be ah-mazing. Big-screen TV for gaming. Fridge for snacks and drinks. Sofa for kicking back, a few good chairs, and places to hold your stuff. Maybe your parents will help out. Maybe the landlord will let you paint. Maybe, as in “BTTM FDRS” by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passsmore, your new place will be interesting.
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Home Chef Offers Weekly Meal Service
Its' been about two years since I received an email invitation to try a home meal service that offered me $30 off my first meal and an additional discount for each referral I sent their way. My co-workers and I studied the website intensely at the menu offerings for the weeks that we would receive our orders.
