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MONTROSE STAR SPOTLIGHT | Lana Blake
By Johnny Trlica The Houston/Galveston area is home to countless entertainers and drag queens. They perform at brunches, bingo, happy hours, church events and most every bar — gay and,
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My name is Blair Fullerton
My name is Blair Fullerton, I work for a large engineering company in Houston. My husband Michael and I moved to Houston for work in mid-2006, and shortly after getting
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Start the New Year with sweet and briny treats
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, what a fun ride it’s been over the years! And I’m ending this year with a couple of great dessert recipes.  Be sure to
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Make the Happy New Year even happier
By Nancy Ford Happy New Year to all our dear MONTROSE STAR readers! I trust everybody had a wonderful holiday season, and that we all are ready to see what
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Montrose Center taps Avery Belyeu as new Chief Executive Officer
The Montrose Center’s Board of Directors has selected seasoned LGBTQ+ advocate and non-profit leader, Avery Belyeu, as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organization following the retirement of Dr.
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WINTER FUN IN FLORIDA SUN
| Your Fort Lauderdale/Wilton Manors holiday awaits. By Bill Malcolm Consider a winter getaway to Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors (The Island City which is surrounded by Fort Lauderdale, Florida).
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RESOLVE, BUT RELAX | Galveston welcomes 2024 with early Mardi Gras
By Forest Riggs With Christmas just days behind, December 31 at midnight was quite the celebration. From one end of the island to the other, church bells rang, fireworks exploded
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A TikTok Chef Cooks Up Sizzling Success
There’s more to Jon Kung than meets the eye — and the taste buds. By Chris Azzopardi If you’re one of the 1.7 million people following nonbinary chef Jon Kung
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We’ve Got Her, Babe
| Cher talks new Christmas album, anti-LGBTQ+ ‘insanity’ and why she never took credit for co-writing ‘Believe’  By Chris Azzopardi After being introduced to Cher on the phone as her
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An open letter to Santa
By Johnny Trlica Opinion: Dear Santa, Little Johnny here. I bet you are surprised to get a letter from me since it has been a long time since I have