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Grand Opening Event at Ruggles Green in CityCentre August 26
Experience Houston’s first Certified Green Restaurant™! Ruggles Green is throwing a party to announce its official grand opening at CityCentre this Thursday, August 26. The restaurant is offering food and drinks from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. with a $10 donation at the door (benefiting Memorial Park Conservancy and Gracewood). Music provided by DJ Wyatt [...]
Houston Restaurant Week Extended Thru 9/6
I received a “breaking news” e-mail from CultureMap about this! Based on the amazing success of Houston Restaurant Week 2010, more than 70 restaurants will extend their special menus through Labor Day, September 6. Houstonians can continue to dine out to fight hunger in Houston. Here’s how it works… enjoy a 3-course meal at fine [...]
Sign Up for “Massage for the Cure” September 14 Fundraiser Appointments at Massage Envy
The community partnership between Massage Envy and Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a wonderful thing! The annual Massage for the Cure fundraiser benefiting breast cancer returns September 14 to all Massage Envy locations. Here’s the deal: you sign up for a fantastic, one-hour massage for $49, and $15 from each session will be [...]
Your Dog Can Paint for Houston Charity August 15
What a fun doggie event — and a fundraiser to boot! Bring your favorite pooch to the Bayou City Picasso’s by Paws this Sunday, August 15, and watch the budding artist emerge! Dogs will paint on canvas from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.– with assistance — using water-based paint. Shampoos and wading pool will be [...]
Donate Blood in August, Get Free Blue Bell
Not that anyone needs a special reason to donate blood — but this one sure is a goodie! Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center has partnered once again with Blue Bell Ice Cream naming August Blue Bell Ice Cream Month. Houstonians who donate (or attempt to donate) blood in August will receive a coupon for a [...]
Free Whataburger August 3 For Wearing Orange
August is a big birthday month in my family with my daughters and my mother all born in August. Whataburger is celebrating a big birthday in August, too — turning 60 years old! What started as a little restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas, has blossomed into nearly 700 locations! Celebrate 60 years with Whataburger by [...]
Dine Out to Fight Hunger: Houston Restaurant Week, August 1-21
The Houston restaurants participating in this year’s Houston Restaurant Week are exploding… The current count is 115, which is wonderful for the benefiting charity, Houston Food Bank. “Dine out to fight hunger in Houston” is a great tagline for this event. Here’s how it works… enjoy a 3-course meal at fine Houston restaurants for just [...]
Free Houston Weekend Fun July 23-25
Hopefully Houston will dry out this weekend — we need a break from the rain! Here are a few free activities and events to enjoy with your family and friends: Engage in music and dance — This free program by the American Festival for the Arts features new chamber music compositions in collaboration with ballet [...]
Donate Blood: Get $10 Gift Card to Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen
Here’s one of those community win-win situations where everyone benefits! Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen is working with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center as Houston blood drive hosting locations. When you donate blood Saturday, July 24 or July 31, at Gringo’s, you’ll receive a $10 gift card to Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen as well as a t-shirt. [...]
Dog Wash at Whole Foods Market June 19
Bring your smelly pooches to the Whole Foods Dog Wash Saturday, June 19, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Volunteers will be washing dogs for a monetary donation benefiting Citizens for Animal Protection. Pet Paradise will provide giveaways for folks who donate pet supplies or a monetary donation. Here is a list of Whole Foods [...]
