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Putting the T And Q in LBGTQ: Love Knows No Bounds

By Sam Byrd
Jun 30, 2022

June is the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, often regarded as the tipping point in the modern gay rights movement and earning its recognition as Pride Month. Houston Press met with members of the LGBTQ community to learn more about their experiences belonging to this group. These are their stories...
Putting The B In LGBT: Coming Out Is More Fun The Second Time

By Sam Byrd
Jun 29, 2022

Lourdes Zavaleta is using her experience as a queer woman of color to make a difference in the community.
Putting the L in LGBT: Tina Sabuco’s Imagination Is Limitless

By Sam Byrd
Jun 27, 2022

Tina Sabuco doesn't let labels define her. Instead, she lets her imagination run free, and she helps youth to unlock the creative parts of their minds in order to help them grow into well-rounded adults. Likewise, she has never let labels or fear stop her from loving whom she wanted to love.
Putting the G in LGBT: Ben Chou Wins Over His VIP Supporters

By Sam Byrd
Jun 24, 2022

Ben Chou is a double minority. He's both Asian American and gay. That doesn't slow him down. Step by step, he's broken down stereotypes within his family and is trying to chart an uplifting course for Houston and our elected officials.
Plenty of Fear, Plenty of Loathing in New Hunter S. Thompson Biography

By Tom Richards
Feb 3, 2022

Certain individuals among us – primarily those of us who were once teenage males, fancied themselves writers, and edited their high school newspapers during the 1970s – could recite this passage from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas verbatim: "We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert...
Kate McLean: A Chef's Return

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 1, 2022

"It was like this precious, precious gift was put in my hands. I was thinking please, please don't drop it. This was everything I wanted, to carry on in my mentor, my good friend's footsteps," Kate McLean says, cradling her hands together as she talked about her return to Tony's...
Feeding the Soul: Houston Black Bloggers and Fainmous Barbecue

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 27, 2021

Houston Hosts Black Bloggers held its inaugural event over the weekend. Highlights included a lunch at Mico's Hot Chicken October 22 and a media preview at Fainmous Barbecue October 23. In addition to local Black bloggers like KeAndre' Jordan from My Southern Brand, there was a select group of Black bloggers...
Bon Appetit Names Chris Williams "The Hospitality Hero"

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 15, 2021

Despite Houston's diverse and brilliant restaurant scene, our city sometimes doesn't get the love it deserves nationally. Over the past couple of years, that has begun to change. More and more of our superb chefs and restaurants have received national and international recognition, including James Beard Award-winning chefs like Chris...
Remembering Jim Henley, Who Showed What it Means to Make An Impact

By Reid Hopkins
May 11, 2021

I was at Pappas Seafood on the Gulf Freeway, eating lunch with Jim Henley, when I said something I’ll always regret. Some in the Houston community will recall Jim as one of the Democrats who tried and failed to unseat Republican congressman John Culberson, before Lizzie Fletcher finally succeeded in...
Three Local Sisters Beat The Odds, Earn Their College Degrees Together In 2020

By Schaefer Edwards
Dec 21, 2020

The Lampkin sisters — Zanda, 50, Erneka, 43, and Tiffany, 36 — always wanted to become college graduates, but never expected to achieve that dream together given their age difference. Life got in the way of each of their plans for higher education, but after years of hard work and...
Putting the T in LGBT: Nothing Keeps Alexis Nicole Whitney Down

By Sam Byrd
Jun 30, 2020

Alexis Nicole Whitney won't let anything slow her down. She is one of the many LGBTQ community members who lives her life loud and proud.
Remembering Macario Ramirez, the Embodiment of Mexican American Culture

By Charlotte Perry Aguilar
Jun 15, 2020

His own personal history was captivating — brutally hot summers in his childhood spent as a migrant farmworker with his immigrant parents and six siblings, a friend of Cesar Chavez as a young Chicano activist, a language adviser with the U.S. Department of Defense who braved the hotspots of South...
Houston's Beloved Cleverley Stone Has Passed Away

By Lorretta Ruggiero
May 28, 2020

Houston has lost its First Lady of Food. Cleverley Stone passed away Thursday of cancer, according to a just-issued press release. She was 68. Stone was a much-loved figure in Houston's dining scene, not only for her journalistic skills, radio show and television appearances but also for her philanthropy. She...
Landry's Goes to Hollywood

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 14, 2019

Vic and Anthony's Steakhouse, 1510 Texas, hosted the " Culinary Goes Hollywood" finale dinner of the Landry's Inc. Signature Groups' Houston Chefs Series 2019 this past Saturday, August 10. The exclusive experience included three passed appetizers and eight courses, each paired with a themed cocktail or beverage. The dishes were...
Pride Month: Putting The L In LGBT

By Sam Byrd
Jun 21, 2019

As someone who didn't find many safe places for queer women of color, Kendra Walker took the fight into her own hands and created Lesbians of Color. This is her story.
Pride Month: Putting the G in LGBT in Houston

By Sam Byrd
Jun 19, 2019

June is pride month, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, often regarded as the tipping point in the modern gay rights movement. The Houston Press met with members of the LGBTQ+ community to learn more about their experiences as being part of this group. These are their stories.
Pride Month: Putting the B in LGBT

By Sam Byrd
Jun 18, 2019

Jeremy Dotson identifies as bisexual. His story is one of misconception and struggle but also of happiness and "finding his tribe."
Pride Month: Putting the T in LGBT

By Sam Byrd
Jun 12, 2019

Michael Lynn identifies as transgender. Her story is one of learning to ignore what society tells her to do and instead listen to her inner voice. She finds value in living her truth as exactly the person she was born to be - a career woman working in a high rise in the big city.
From Malawi With Love: Local Artist Designs Custom Furniture That Gives Back

By Susie Tommaney
May 13, 2019

People come into our lives for a reason. Sometimes they're just agents of change, reminding us of dormant potential; others keep us focused on our path and goals; some will guide and teach; and then there are those difference-makers who share our mission and remain in our hearts and lives...
With Clutch Gaming, Rockets Tapping Into Houston's Growing Esports Market

By Carlos Brandon
May 10, 2019

With their in-house esports franchise, Clutch Gaming, Tilman Fertitta and the Rockets hope to capitalize on a rapidly growing global market, while leading the industry's growth in Houston. In 2019 the global esports industry is expected to top $1 billion for the first time. After decades of failed leagues, bad...