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A Cajun twist on burgers and fries
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well folks, another summer has come and gone, so let’s start with a couple of recipes that are easy enough to “fall†into. How about
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Lest We Forget: 118 years ago, the storm of storms hit Galveston
By Forest Riggs Beautiful September has finally arrived. The crowded beaches have thinned, traffic along the Seawall is back to some degree of normalcy, the long lines in restaurants have
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PFLAG Houston meeting to highlight community’s political goals
By Linda Bratsen Mike Webb and Maria Ivonne from Houston’s GLBT Political Caucus addresses PFLAG Houston’s monthly public meeting on Sunday, September 9, 2018. As dedicated supporters of the LGBTQ
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People Will Talk: The Gastro, Grundles and GOP Edition
By Nancy Ford “We believe in self-sufficient families, founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman … the official position of the Texas schools with
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Antiquated cannabis laws create ‘medical refugees’
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday! I hope today finds all of you doing fine. If you’re not, keep your chin up and change perspective…you may find your outlook clearer! Today
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The Freeing of Matt Dallas
Kyle XY alum talks new film, living in the Hollywood closet and leaving L.A. to focus on fatherhood By Chris Azzopardi Matt Dallas can laugh now, but his former life
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Queen of Soul dies, caucus endorsements and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica Has anyone ever noticed that there is a dearth of fast food restaurants in Montrose? Wendy’s ran away several years ago and Burger King followed suit last
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7 Gay Tips For Throwing the Perfect Labor Day Party
By Mikey Rox For many of us, Labor Day is summer’s last hurrah. It’s the weekend when we put away the beach chairs, condition the twinks to go to bed
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Sliders for summer’s end
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hey, guys! Can you believe we are already in the middle of August? Seems just like yesterday I was giving you recipes for Christmas. Well, we have
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Poke in the Bowl: Montrose is getting poked!
By Jim Ayres I’ve been avoiding Poke, Houston’s biggest food trend this year. I’d been turned off by memories of a ghastly “Sushi Salad†at the late Bowl on lower