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  Houston Designers Ready for Discovery Green's First Ever Fashion Show

  January 15 at 5 a.m.

  Inspiration can strike at any moment. Fashion designer Chloe Dao set herself apart from the pack in Season Two of Project Runway, transforming her own dress and coat into a stunning '60s-inspired dress with oversized pockets to secure the top spot; then taking that lead and running with it all...

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  Everything's Coming Up Roses for JJ Grey, the Constant Gardener

  January 15 at 5 a.m.

  JJ Grey’s passed a couple of career and personal milestones recently. He’s been crafting his distinguishable brand of soulful southern rock/rhythm and blues for better than 20 years now, for instance. He celebrated a 50th birthday not that long ago. But, he said, he’s not given to filling scrapbooks with...

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  Stuffed: Colombian Empanadas at La Fogata

  January 15 at 4:30 a.m.

  We set out to find and devour stuffed food from every possible culture right here in the Bayou City. From empanadas to dumplings, kolaches to samosas, we're getting stuffed. Ah, the empanada. The universal street food of Latin America. Every major cuisine south of the Rio Grande has its own...

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  H-Town Comedy Line-Up: Jay Pharoah, Aasif Mandvi, Smokey Suarez and More

  January 14 at 5:30 a.m.

  Laugh your troubles away because Houston is ground zero for stand-up, sketch and improv. From homegrown talent to Hollywood's finest, get ready for upcoming stints with Jay Pharoah, Brady Bob, Marcus Bowers, Smokey Suarez, Paula Poundstone, Daniel Simonsen, Bob Biggerstaff and the Texas debut of Aasif Mandvi. [related stories] President Barack Obama might...

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  This Week in Houston Food Events: Marathon Watch with Breakfast and Coffee

  January 14 at 5:30 a.m.

  Here's a look at this week's hottest culinary happenings: All week long through Tuesday, January 22 Citrus Fest at Central Market “Citrus Fest” will take place at Central Market, 3815 Westheimer, now through Tuesday, January 22. During the two-week event, guests can expect a variety of citrus fruits and citrus-themed...

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  5 Tips for Houston Family Farm Trips

  January 14 at 5 a.m.

  For reasons I’m not sure that I could explain, I spend a lot of time taking my kid to various Houston farm parks. What’s a farm park? They’re farms with rides and bouncy castles and stuff like that. We have a lot of them up on the north side. Old...