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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3430: Social Register
Episode: 3430 In which the Social Register summons up memories of a bygone upper class. Today, the Social Register.
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Houston’s first-date ideas that need no dinner reservations
Most first dates follow the same script. Someone picks a restaurant, both people dress up, and the next two hours revolve around appetizers, small talk, and who reaches for the check. That routine rarely shows who a person really is. A shared experience does. Watch how your date ...
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Terrance’s Take: Will Prairie View A&M football have another November to remember?
Prairie View A&M coach Tremaine Jackson tends to have a lot to say about a lot of things as it pertains to SWAC football and his program. But in all of his prolific orations like “everybody has a plan until they get punched,” what you won’t hear the second-year Panthers coach eve...
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Texas school vouchers raise funding concerns for Black communities
Written by Mira Rowan As more state funding flows into private education, new data have raised questions about how these dollars impact public schools that serve primarily Black students. An analysis by the Texas Center for Voucher Transparency and Every Texan reports that 733 Te...
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Houston Links celebrate 75 years of social impact
For 75 years, the Houston (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, has helped strengthen Greater Houston through friendship, community service, advocacy, and a commitment to improving lives. Chartered in March 1951, the historic chapter is celebrating three-quarters of a century ...
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Willie D on Houston legacy, turning 60
Willie D was 5 years old the first time he saw someone killed. That was Fifth Ward, the Houston neighborhood where William James Dennis grew up and where his toughness was built. More than five decades later, the Geto Boys rapper turned 60 on Nov. 1. He will celebrate the milesto...
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One of Houston’s Most Revered Restaurants Celebrates 90 Years With a Rocking Food Party — Brenner’s Looks Good at 90
From its rather humble beginnings as Brenner’s Cafe in 1936, Brenner’s Steakhouse has grown to become one of Houston’s most revered restaurants and the city’s oldest steakhouse. A 90th anniversary celebration was in order to celebrate the milestone and the restaurant, now under o...