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The nutrient called fiber
You don’t have to eat just fruit, vegetables and grains. Go for a burrito and salsa! Live dangerously and have a margarita with that meal.
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PACIFIC COAST TACOS
Brightened by citrus soy sauce, flamed by wasabi and jalapeno, grounded by avocado and a chili-lime aioli, the nachos had an unexpected yet perfect mix of flavors.
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‘New phone. Houthis?’
A glitch is when you tap the wrong passcode on the keypad to unlock your house. A glitch is when your TV blinks off and reboots during a storm. A careless, bombastic text that even accidently puts millions of America’s military in danger isn’t a glitch.
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‘The Word of Dog: What Our Canine Companions Can Teach Us About Living a Good Life’
“The Word of Dog” is the kind of book that may make your brain hurt, but in a good way.
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APRIL SHOWERS ARE FILLED WITH TEARS
Fly high, you beautiful, blazing star. Sister Forestine smiles knowing you have found that city that we all sang about on those sunny Sunday mornings.
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Play Nightlife’s Casey Reed
One of the friendliest, fastest and most professional bartenders in the Houston/Galveston area is Casey Reed.
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From Nebraska to the Cirque du Soleil stage – meet artist Ethan Lottman
By SA Tripi –– I watched an old movie years ago with Eddie Cantor, an entertainer from the twenties and thirties. He sang a song “The Man on the Flying
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‘Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us’
By Terri Schlichenmeyer You had plenty of both and then, well, life and politics wedged an ocean-sized chasm between you and it makes you sad. And yet – are you
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STAR OF THE MONTH: Angel Oxl
By Johnny Trlica –– Ever since we started the “Star of the Month” column in January of 2024, all of the featured performers have been drag queens. We’ve profiled legends
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Four more years, renewed fears
By Carly Davin Nation, Special to the MONTROSE STAR –– As of this writing we are three months into Trump’s second term. Every day I wake up to news of
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23rd Street Station’s Sherry Boyett
By Johnny Trlica –– Does a tourist town with over eight million visitors a year have a slow season? For Galveston, the answer is definitely a “yes.” While May through
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GALVESTON IS MARCHING TO THE BEAT: It’s Mardi Gras time on the island
By Forest Riggs –– After a little cold snap that dampened some early festivities, the parades, music and partying for Mardi Gras 2025 kicked off on February 21. Friday evening