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![A multi-story apartment complex with grey and white exterior, modern design, and multiple balconies stands at 2222 Cleburne Street. A few cars are parked and driving on the road in front of the building. Trees are scattered around as Montrose Center announces the groundbreaking of Houston’s first LGBTQ-affirming senior housing center Tuesday, Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rendering1-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rendering1-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rendering1-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rendering1-878x270.png","width":878,"filesize":0}})
FIRST LGBTQ-AFFIRMING SENIOR HOUSING CENTER IN THE SOUTH
MONTROSE CENTER TO BREAK GROUND ON FIRST LGBTQ-AFFIRMING SENIOR HOUSING CENTER IN THE SOUTH The Montrose Center is excited to announce the groundbreaking of Houston’s LGBTQ-affirming senior housing center on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the event site located on 2222 Cleburne Street. The “There’s No Place Like Home†campaign, led by honorary
![A bride in a white dress holding a bouquet stands next to an older woman in a dark outfit in front of a brick wall and green door. The bride glances nervously, as if on the verge of coming out of the closet, whispering, "I have something I want to talk to you about.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/How-My-Grandchild-Came-Out-to-Me-750x485-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/How-My-Grandchild-Came-Out-to-Me-750x485-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/How-My-Grandchild-Came-Out-to-Me-750x485-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0}})
Coming Out to Grandma
A granddaughter’s declaration that she is gay deepens a relationship Weeks before my firstborn grandchild, Lyn, went off to her freshman year of college, she called to say goodbye. “I’d like to visit with you before I leave,†she said. “I have something I want to talk to you about.†I was delighted that she
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Kristin Chenoweth Dazzles at Cullen Performance Hall
On Friday, September 14th, 2018 Brilliant Lecture Series presented “A Conversation with Kristin Chenoweth†at the Cullen Performance Hall at the University of Houston. Long-time Houston Public Media host Ernie Manouse interviewed the Emmy and Tony award winning Broadway and TV actress. The conversation topics ranged from her upbringing in Oklahoma as a child of adoption and
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Lily Collins does not clash with Titan
By Romeo San Vicente | More more more Tales of The City, now with Ellen Page Just when you were fully annoyed and extremely tired and actually angry (hey, Roseanne!) at all the TV reboots and revivals, here comes the promise of 10 new episodes of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of The City on Netflix to
![Person in a yellow dress with a bob haircut and bold makeup, lounging against a colorful backdrop featuring Egyptian motifs, including snakes and a sun disk—reminiscent of the world premiere of 'Cleo,' which explores an ancient history sex scandal.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cleo_screenshot-170x95.jpg","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cleo_screenshot-270x152.jpg","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cleo_screenshot-475x267.jpg","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cleo_screenshot-878x494.jpg","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cleo_screenshot-1024x369.jpg","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
World premiere of ‘Cleo’ explores greatest sex scandal in film and ancient history
Playwright Lawrence Wright joins director Bob Balaban to stage Cleo, chronicling the titanic love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton that started during the filming of the 1963 movie Cleopatra, and the worldwide scandal that followed. Cleo plays at the Alley Theatre’s Hubbard Theatre April 6 through April 29, 2018. Taylor and Burton’s relationship
![Two women are smiling and posing together in front of a white backdrop with a circular logo, reminiscent of a TV series promo. One, who could be mistaken for Sue Ellen from "Dallas," has short dark hair and glasses, while the other has shoulder-length light brown hair.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NANCY_LindaGray-1-170x95.jpg","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NANCY_LindaGray-1-270x152.jpg","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NANCY_LindaGray-1-475x216.jpg","width":475,"filesize":0}})
Dallasmania
By Nancy Ford – When I was a kid, I was a Beatlemaniac. I had their music, pointy black ankle boots, records, hair — all of it. I loved them, yeah, yeah, yeah. As I grew to adulthood, my love and fanatical fandom matured into affinity to their politics and respect for their artistic genius.
![A person in a suit holds a rainbow flag with the text "LGBT for TRUMP" written on it, standing in front of a blue curtain with U.S. flags in the background.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5818b1d9150000d80453109b-170x95.jpeg","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5818b1d9150000d80453109b-270x152.jpeg","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5818b1d9150000d80453109b-475x267.jpeg","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5818b1d9150000d80453109b-720x494.jpeg","width":720,"filesize":0}})
Military transgender ban Barred, Houston loses anti-gay court case, and other top stories
If you are not a news junkie you are missing so much. In the span of a week, we saw the President’s lawyer’s office raided by the FBI, a doorman at Trump Tower claim he knows of a Trump love child, and the Speaker of the House announce his retirement. Oh, and the United States’
![Flyer for a Special Karaoke Benefit featuring Community Icon Marsha Carlton on Sunday, April 29, 2018. Hosted by Sebastian Gutierrez (6pm-10pm) and Nina Lombardo (10pm-2am) at JR's Bar & Grill, Houston. Join us for a night of music and fun in support of local causes!]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-19.47.22_MarshaCarlton-1-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-19.47.22_MarshaCarlton-1-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-19.47.22_MarshaCarlton-1-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-19.47.22_MarshaCarlton-1-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-19.47.22_MarshaCarlton-1-1024x691.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
How about a hand (up) for community icon Marsha Carlton?
How does a once (OK, four-times!) married, straight mother of three, grandmother of four, and great-grandmother of four more become an icon to Houston’s LGBTQ community? It begins with a larger-than-life personae possessing a musical and comedic talent that led Marsha Carlton (known to many of her fans as simply “Grandmaâ€) on a 35-year journey
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BuffBurger: What’s in a name?
By Jim Ayres – BuffBurger. The name had me scratching my head. Does it have buffalo burgers? The giant steer on the rear wall kind of looks like one. But there’s no bison on this menu. Are these the trendy “healthy hi-protein†burgers like the ones in Chelsea and WeHo, marketed to buff Boomer gym