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Review

You plan to buy lots of Jujubes

By Terri Schlichenmeyer They’ll stick to your teeth, but whatever, you’ll be too busy watching to care. You like the director, you know most of the actors as first-rate, and word is that the newcomer couldn’t be more right for the role. Yep, you’ve done your homework. You read Rotten Tomatoes, you’ve looked up IMBd,

  • July 1, 2024
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WHAT A WORLD

Get your Pride on 

By Nancy Ford  How’s your summer? Mine has been rolling along relatively well so far, thanks. I managed to avoid being submerged in one of our regions recent deluges. No kindly stranger has needed to perform a water rescue to keep me from floating down the bayou, for which I am grateful. I’m equally grateful

  • June 5, 2024
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FOODIE DIARIES

POKÉ IN THE BOWL  | Montrose is getting pokéd 

By Jim Ayres   Wait a minute. Wasn’t poké trendy a few years ago? Is it still popular?   Immensely! There are a few reasons why people have become so fond of poké bowls.   • Healthy and Customizable: Poké bowls are generally seen as a healthy meal choice. They feature fresh fish, which is packed with protein

  • June 5, 2024
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Community

Pup Weekend in Galveston is a howling success 

By Johnny Trlica  Pups and handlers from across Texas, the United States, and even Canada descended upon Galveston Island last month for the first annual Pup Weekend. The three-day event held May 17 through 19 was an enormous success, according to organizer Terry Fuller-Waymire and Pride Galveston.   “The event for its first year was amazing

  • June 5, 2024
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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

Carly D. Nation shines on the Gulf Coast 

By Johnny Trlica  For a small barrier island, Galveston sends some big-time talent into the entertainment industry. Barry White, Katherine Helmond, Valerie Perrine, “The Wizard of Oz” director King Vidor and Bill Engvall just to name a few. There must be something in that Gulf of Mexico water, right Charles Barkley?  One of the island’s

  • June 5, 2024
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CELEBRITY FEATURE

The ‘Idol’ We Need Now 

| How David Archuleta left behind the Mormon church to flourish as an openly queer person   By Chris Azzopardi  When David Archuleta returned to the “American Idol” stage in April, he knew that singing his latest single, “Hell Together,” which he wrote about his mother’s show of unconditional allyship after he came out in 2021

  • June 5, 2024
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HRH REPORT

Dueling Prides create a house divided 

By Johnny Trlica  Commentary: A house divided against itself cannot stand.   At first glance, one would think that Houston’s LGBTQ+ community has so much pride that one day of parades and festivals simply isn’t enough so it is having two of them. That is far from the case.   What there is, is such an abundance

  • June 5, 2024
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Where do you get your protein? 

By SA Tripi   If you are vegan or vegetarian, the most asked question you get, once people get over the shock that you live in Texas and don’t eat barbecue, is, where do you get your protein? Can you get enough protein if you don’t eat meat or cheese or eggs? The answer is much

  • June 5, 2024
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