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The Most Popular Paint Colors in the U.S.
According to Sherwin-Williams, the winner is—gasp—not a neutral Sherwin-Williams has found one issue many Americans can agree on: their favorite paint colors. The new National Painting Week Color Psychology Study, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Sherwin-Williams and released last week, reveals that 62 percent of Americans chose blue as their favorite hue. People’s […]
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#ArmedForcesDay
Armed Forces Day is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve the United States Armed Forces. It was with the idea for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country that President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish […]
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No need to get out of town: Houston is one of nation’s best vacation spots #Houston
The Space Center Houston exhibit “Science Fiction, Science Future,” on display from May 27 – September 4, is one of many Houston area attractions. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston With the hot and humid weather, Texas isn’t often thought of as a prime summer vacation destination spot. But three cities in the Lone […]
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5 Things NOT to Do When You Get Your First Apartment. #apartments
Getting your first apartment is a big deal, and it can be tempting to rush out and try to do everything at once. After all, you need somewhere to sit, sleep, and eat, and furniture is required for all those things. But great interiors don’t happen in an instant. It takes time, persistence, and a […]
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Wow, Great Game, Rockets fall to Spurs in overtime thriller! #SanAntonio #Houston
SAN ANTONIO – James Harden went up for one last-second, last chance heave, but by then, it was too late. One more time, as they had so often down the stretch, the Rockets had waited too long. When Manu Ginobili stuffed Harden’s final 3, the Spurs had a 110-107 overtime win and a 3-2 series […]
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Surprise! Queen of England loans Houston museum her tiniest royal elephant
Best not tell little Prince George, but Houston has Queen Elizabeth’s lost elephant and we’re not only giving it a royal reunion fit for a king, we’re keeping it for a year. Let’s back up because this elephantine tale of how a rediscovered Peter Carl Fabergé “Surprise” ended up the Houston Museum of Natural Science […]
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Spurs’ Tony Parker out for season with ruptured tendon. #Live Houston #LiveSanAntonio
The Spurs left the AT&T Center on Wednesday fearing they would not see Tony Parker in uniform again this season. Thursday morning, an MRI confirmed it. Parker, the Spurs’ venerable starting point guard, has been diagnosed with a torn left quadriceps tendon and will miss the remainder of the postseason, the team announced. Parker suffered […]
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Big Bucks City: Houston has more millionaire CEOs than almost any place in the world. # Houston
Houston has always been an entrepreneurial city where people come to make lots of money and show it off. Now there’s proof. According to a new study from the business and lifestyle websites Compelo and Wealth Insight, Houston is one of the top cities in the world with the most millionaire CEOs. Houston ranks No. 5 on […]
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Two Houston ISD schools among the nation’s 20 best #Houston
Two Houston ISD high schools have been ranked among the top 20 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2017. The Carnegie Vanguard High School ranked as the eight-best in the country and second-best in the state, while DeBakey High School for Health Professions was named 18th in the country and fourth-best […]