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Read MoreAir Filters 101
The list of to-do projects around the house seems to never end. It’s easy to let things fall by the way-side when your doorbell hasn’t worked in months and you’re pretty sure the hydrangea on the west side of the house isn’t going to make a comeback. Those unseen projects can slip through the cracks [...]
Read MoreThe New Happy Hour
Happy hour serves two functions in Houston: an excuse to socialize with friends and something to do while waiting for the traffic to clear out. There is definitely some comfort in visiting the same places over and over again. But sometimes, you want to try something new. Our favorite, CultureMap Houston, recently published an exciting [...]
Read MoreKate Long
My husband and I relocated to Houston from the West coast and I thought I could find the perfect place on my own because Houston is my hometown. Rookie mistake. I spent hours searching with no luck and I felt I was on a wild goose chase. I told Mackenzie what I was looking for [...]
Read More7 Tips to Sell Your Home Faster to a Young Buyer
7 Tips to Sell Your Home Faster to a Younger Buyer
Read MoreThe 5 Best Things about Working in Downtown
Downtown is the center of business in Houston and it has a complex infrastructure to support the influx of people who work there every day. Some say it’s a ghost town after 5 o’clock, but downtown has lots of assets we’re all too quick to forget. Those who work in downtown are in on some [...]
Read MoreFighting Back During Mosquito Season
No one likes mosquitoes, especially me. But after a warm winter and a rainy spring, they are out in full force. With memories of last summer’s horrific fires still fresh in our minds, the steady rain is a welcome gift. The mosquitoes, however, are not. Some say we’re having one of the worst mosquito seasons [...]
Read MoreTips for a Lower Summer Energy Bill
This week’s heat was just a preview of what’s to come in July and August. Houstonians aren’t strangers to triple-digit, summer heat. So when it happens, we sometimes forget that temperatures that high can be expensive, destructive and downright dangerous. Exercisers refuse to skip their evening runs–even if it’s still in the high 90s at [...]
Read MoreWalking Westheimer Might be Better than Walking Washington
Washington really took off in the last few years as the most popular nighttime destination in Houston. Some say the bloom is off the flower when it comes to the Washington scene and seek out smaller pockets of culture to enjoy after the sun goes down. One of these pockets is on Westheimer just west [...]
Read MoreTrading Up: A Popular West Coast Market Invades Houston
West Coasters may not be able to settle the Portland versus Los Angeles debate. But they all agree on one thing: Trader’s Joe’s is one of the greatest things since sliced bread. Trader Joe’s is a privately held specialty grocery store chain with locations mostly in southern California. But due to popular demand, the chain [...]
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