Category Archives: Community

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It Takes A Village…..our Rice Village Steps Up

$50K from Rice Village District launches meal donation campaign for frontline healthcare heroes at Texas Medical Center

Monday, April 20th, 2020

For myself whose proximity to the Rice Village and the Texas Medical Center is now and has been for decades, literally, within walking distance, both are near and dear to my heart and as I sit here this moment writing, I am hearing ambulances which have been buzzing out my window for weeks now as […]

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Tenenbaum Pitches In For Alex Bregman With $1M Challenge to Houston Food Bank

You can make it a double-win.....giving to Houston's hungry kids and a generous gift card from the Jeweler

Friday, April 17th, 2020

The one thing about times like these is that we can see once again, see just how generous and caring Houstonians can be. Excited to hear just yesterday about one of the newer drives in our city that is aimed at giving substantial financial aid to our over-worked Houston Food Bank that is being called […]

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Hermann Park……a refuge for all in the heart of the city!

A reminder that parks throughout our city are not just amenities, they are essential parts of the city

Sunday, April 5th, 2020

It has been quite awhile for me to have been in one place as I have now…..in fact, if someone had said to me that I could not leave my apartment for three weeks, I wouldn’t have believed it was possible! However, these are not ordinary times and the reality is that we have taken […]

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Local Fashion Friends Step Up to Make Masks for Houston’s Health-Care Professionals

You can help them help others.....read on and see how!

Sunday, March 29th, 2020

I have spent the last few days speaking with my friends here in Houston, and I emphasize the word FRIENDS as I have never been more proud of these local fashion designers/manufacturers. They have not skipped a beat to come to the rescue of our amazing medical providers, first responders and those most in need […]

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Everyday is a New Day As We All Experience Life As We’ve Never Known It!

Staying current on plan changes as they are happening

Sunday, March 15th, 2020

UPDATES……as of 3/20/20 As of today and every day we are all here trying to keep updated on how this once-busy event city of ours is winding down to prepare for this time like we’ve never known. Things are so indefinite right now that unfortunately many things are just cancelled but some are in the […]

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We Must Lend a Helping Hand To Our City’s Beloved Seniors….

Interfaith Ministries MEALS ON WHEELS provides much needed nutrition for the homebound elderly

Saturday, March 14th, 2020

As the news and reactions to the news have been excalating so rapidly in the last couple of days, one thing that has been paramount on my mind as myself or members of my family have struggled with the crowds to search for much needed food and/or supplies, has been concern for the homebound elderly […]

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Houston’s Nutcracker Market is Fast Approaching…..Take A Chance at Winning Some Free Tic...

Tenenbaum Jewelers, official jewelry sponsor of the Nutcracker Market has an offering for you

Sunday, November 10th, 2019

For many of us here in H-town, Tenenbaum Jewelers is the local jewelry headquarters for not just beautiful sparkles but also for many charitable things it does for our community. Not least of which is support the Houston Ballet and for only two days they will be offering a giveaway of Nutcracker Market tickets and […]

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A Charity Celebrates 25 years and Honors Tootsies Owners as Longtime Supporters

Faith in Practice honors Donna and Norman Lewis

Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

Tootsies, not only known to many of us as the chic place to shop for our finest and most stylish wardrobe essentials has also developed quite a reputation for all of its many charitable events that it sponsors throughout the year. It has always been respected as an establishment that not only dresses the community […]

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Jewish Community Center’s Book & Art Festival Bringing Celebrities Plus Much More to Our...

Isaac Mizrahi and Gloria Steinem are two of the top tickets to the fair......plus you can purchase special T-shirt to support charity

Thursday, October 31st, 2019

Opening Night: Isaac Mizrahi The “Project Runway All Stars” judge will take the stage on Saturday, November 2 at 8:00 PM to discuss his captivating memoir about growing up gay in a Syrian Jewish Orthodox family and the freedom he found through fashion. Mizrahi’s book, I.M.: A Memoir, chronicles his childhood in 1960s Brooklyn, where he […]