THE BLVD: Houston's City Guide
A Houston City Guide
Oven heat is the last source of inspiration from the minds of fashion makers for men’s wear this summer. As a true testament of the limited amount of comfortable summer fashions for “hot as hell” cities like Houston; men sporting old college t-shirts and cargo shorts just to keep cool are not a rarity. Although [...]
During this exciting NBA playoff season, many Houstonians’ were enthusiastic about cheering on the home team.. The Rockets hung tough, but were eliminated in game seven leaving the field wide open for the Cavs, the Nuggets and other teams we won’t mention. Because of all of this excitement, many are looking for a place to [...]
So there I was… [quote] Back stage watching a Houston legend at the end of his career. Mr. Scarface finessed the crowd of sneaker-obsessed fans as he covered classics from The Last of a Dying Breed to his 2008 album, Emeritus. Though small in size, the culturally mixed crowd wide eyed at the robust rapper, [...]
Rice Village is home to a unique bookstore dedicated exclusively to mystery, espionage, crime and detective fiction. It’s hard to drive past this place without stopping in, especially with a name like Murder by the Book. Since 1980, Murder by the Book has been feeding the literary appetites of the Houston area bookworms who enjoy [...]
Word on the streets of H-town is the recession is real. Apparently there have been numerous reports of counterfeit twenty dollar bills exchanging hands of desperately seeking VIP’s to club promoters. There have been no arrests yet, but there have been reports of an individual lurking the downtown/midtown area charging $3-$5 for fake $20′s….And folks [...]
I purchased a ticket to a performance of, to my great surprise, age 21 and under. “How did I end up here and why am I here?” were my thoughts as I cased the joint. I knew that Drake has become the buzz around parts of the Houston urban scene. Not quite cult status, but [...]
A Skinny Bitch’s nightmare, Best Burger, located on 2303 S Main St., proudly feeds families across the greater Houston area. Set in the safe and easy to dismiss city of Stafford, Texas, this burger joint is a classic in it’s own right. The burger combo special features a ¼ lb beef burger with all the [...]
Looking for a luxury fitness center? If so, Life Time – Sugarland Fitness is the place. Located at 1331 Highway 6, it’s a 24-hour gym complete with a spa, cafe, basketball court and an indoor and outdoor pool equipped with water slides. The club has excellent lighting and offers a variety of clean cardiovascular and [...]
There are some DJs that gain their fame from prolific mixtape output. You know their names because they’re blasted in echo effect on every song of every mixtape. They chose DJ’ing as their means to become famous, smashing songs together with no care or concern for the music. Then there are those DJs who are [...]
It was 1 p.m. on a random sunny week day. I was day-dreaming and compiling a list of To Do’s for the weekend when I received a frantic call from one of my best girl friends. She woke up and realized that her wardrobe was still stuck in the early 2000s, our college days, and [...]
