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  Openings and Closings: Whiskey Cake Expands to Stafford, Bar 5015 Will Depart

  June 28 at 5 a.m.

  Whiskey Cake Kitchen and Bar, 12201 Southwest Freeway, is expected to open this fall at The Grid, a multi-million, multi-use complex in Stafford. This will be the eighth location for the "Farm to Fork" concept, with locations in San Antonio, Dallas, Plano, Oklahoma City and Tampa.  It will be the...

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  Openings and Closings: Radunare Woodlands, Shake Shack Downtown

  June 21 at 5 a.m.

  Radunare Italian-American Table, 2520 Research Forest Drive, is expected to open mid-July in The Woodlands. The casual, all day eatery, founded by Dr. Frank Morello, will be open for breakfast, lunch, cocktails and dinner. Pronounced rah-due-nar-a, the name means to gather, or rally. Morello wants to bring customers a welcoming...

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  30 Days of No Caffeine, No Alcohol: And That's A Wrap

  June 19 at 5 a.m.

  People say prison changes you. People say pregnancy changes you. Now I know exactly what they mean— both of them. That’s not to say this 30 day no caffeine, no alcohol prison has been all unsolicited shower visits. No, 30 days without matcha and whisky meant 30 nights of restful...

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  Openings and Closings: MAD Debuts Next Week, Be More Pacific Coming

  June 14 at 5 a.m.

  MAD, 4444 Westheimer, is expected to open June 19. The Madrid-inspired restaurant comes from partners Ignacio Torras and Chef Luis Roger who brought BCN, a Barcelona-inspired hot spot to Houston's Montrose area five years ago. Now, with veteran general manager and sommelier Sebastien Leval on board, they are bringing an...

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  30 Days of No Caffeine, No Alcohol: Week Three

  June 12 at 5 a.m.

  The (death) march continues. Really well-disciplined people that lead a healthy lifestyle, that are totally in control of themselves, I don’t know many, but I would imagine they would tell you the hardest part of a 30-day abstinence diet is the beginning. Listen up Bethany, it isn’t. The hardest part...

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  Project Row Houses Closes Out Round 49 With a Party

  June 10 at 10:18 a.m.

  Round 49, Penumbras: Sacred Geometries, highlighted artists whose practices incorporate the ideology of sacred geometries to form structures and landscapes that allude to the body, intent and consciousness. In keeping with the round's theme, Project Row Houses closed it out with a party Sunday. The event boasted a Latin Jazz band along with street food and drinks inspired by the Afro-Latin Diaspora and provided by Etta’s Kitchen. Openings and closing of rounds at Project Row Houses are biannual, in the spring and fall. The next opening will be in October. (Photos by Doogie Roux)