THE BLVD: Houston's Suburb and City Guide
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Well, well, well. Just when we thought Nick Cannon couldn’t get anymore lame, he proves us wrong. If you haven’t heard about the little issue between Nick and Eminem, then I’ll take a moment to fill you in. Eminem has a new album coming out called Relapse and he decided to take a stab at [...]
With this cool spin on “Going Green”, will gardening be a trend in youth culture?”Going Green” is the buzzword of the moment, and with good reason. With the economy still in the toilet, families are taking alternative routes to achieve healthy living. Stroll down any Whole Foods or drive to the nearest Farmer’s Market and [...]
Looking for a luxury fitness center? If so, Life Time – Sugarland Fitness is the place. Located at 1331 Highway 6, it’s a 24-hour gym complete with a spa, cafe, basketball court and an indoor and outdoor pool equipped with water slides. The club has excellent lighting and offers a variety of clean cardiovascular and [...]
Last week, I stumbled across a quaint restaurant tucked away in a town center off of Westheimer. I was on the way to a lame fast food chain. I was in the mood for something ethnic and tasty to eat. Café Pita + Bosnian Cuisine sparked my interest. There were two older men sitting in front [...]
Bun B talks UGK 4 Life, coping with loss and why hip hop is shifting.
There are some DJs that gain their fame from prolific mixtape output. You know their names because they’re blasted in echo effect on every song of every mixtape. They chose DJ’ing as their means to become famous, smashing songs together with no care or concern for the music. Then there are those DJs who are [...]
The Swine Flu! AGHHH! The swine flu has given way to media sensationalism and hysteria, and everyone is going crazy. Don’t get me wrong, I take it very seriously, especially when there are people dying from this. I must find some humor in the midst of all of the paranoia however. At the airport people [...]
What do you get when you mix together Jamaican immigrants, French Artisans, twenty-something free spirited Americans, a heaping dose of reggae along with breathtaking beaches and the spirit of the ganja? The hospitality of a small town with a big heart called Puerto Viejo. Expats from almost every country imaginable call Puerto Viejo home, which [...]
Missouri City doesn’t know what hit it. A dope-ass sports bar right off of Cartwright and 1092 complete with more than eight screens and a hot DJ every night. This bar is tucked in the corner next to the Shell gas station and is a hole in the wall in the best sense of [...]
photo: Robert Rodriguez AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill (HB) 873 by Rep. Dawnna Dukes and Sen. Robert Deuell, which promotes the entertainment industry in Texas by providing incentives for the film, television, video and digital interactive media production industries. “The passage of House Bill 873 is an important step in helping Texas [...]
