Watching “Memoriam,” now having its world premiere at Houston’s Main Street Theater, I kept having Marshall McLuhan’s old philosophical chestnut pop into my head: “The medium is the message.” For this is a play about messages. Or more specially about an event generating frequent discussion: the Nazi extermination of 6 million people during…
Kosher wines are becoming more and more popular throughout the wine world. Kosher wines are also being made all over the world where wines are being made. My first wine when I was five was a concoction of Mogen David Manischewitz and Club Soda. My mom made this drink which is the equivalent of a low…
The White Lotus: Season 3 Rated TV-MARotten Tomatoes Score: 86%Streaming on MAX Now that this popular TV event is over for the season, it is fully available to binge at your leisure, and I would highly recommend you do so sooner than later, as it is the show everyone is talking about and you are…
The Canadian country music trio The Heels are making several stops in Texas this month and will sing the National Anthem at “Girls Night Out” at the Astros game on April 19. The Heels is an all-female band composed of members Bobbi Smith, Brittni Dominelli and Kyla Rawlins. The trio is now based in Nashville. …
Montgomery County commissioners on Tuesday tossed other ideas to address overcrowding issues. Commissioner Charlie Riley asked if the inmates could instead be housed under tents. Another asked if they could move some adult inmates into the same building as juveniles, possibly in a different wing.
Progress on CenterPoint Energy’s Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative has reached the 70% completion mark as hurricane season approaches. A closer look The phased initiative—launched last July after 2.2 million customers were left without power during Hurricane Beryl—aims to strengthen the region’s power grid ahead of the 2025 hurricane season from June 1 to Nov. 30,…
Charter schools drew thousands of students from public school districts all over the Greater Houston area in the 2024-25 school year, with Houston ISD and Alief ISD taking the biggest enrollment losses, Texas Education Agency data from March 6 shows. The breakdown Community Impact analyzed data from the TEA to learn how many students left…
Montgomery County commissioners approved applying for $16.5 million in federal grant funds on April 8 to address road and drainage concerns in the Conroe, New Caney and Porter areas. The details Under the consent agenda, commissioners approved seven applications for federal grant funds for Precinct 4 with U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood and U.S. Rep.…
Ruah Cafe officials said the eatery opened a second location in Conroe in early April. The cafe originated in The Woodlands and specializes in gourmet toast and crepes. On the menu Ruah Cafe offers breakfast, lunch and dinner with menu items such as gourmet toast, breakfast toast and savory and sweet crepes. A few menu…
This week’s Veteran is Cameron Welch, who served in the US Army from 1995-1998. Cameron and his wife Sherina were recently at the Madeley Fine Art Gallery, home of the Conroe Art League gallery on Simonton Street in Conroe. For those who were born in Houston between 1964 and 1973, Cameron’s grandfather was Houston Mayor…
