Author Archives: Michael Hardy
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National Food Critic Highlights Montrose in Recent Houston Visit
For the ninth installment in his ten-part multimedia series on the best food cities in America, Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema recently came to Houston to get a taste of our
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Weeklong Houston Cinema Arts Festival Kicks Off
The Houston Cinema Arts Festival kicked off Thursday with a full week of programming at venues throughout the city, including four in Montrose: the MFAH, the Menil Collection, Cafe Brasil, and the
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Menil’s New Dalí Exhibition Puts Artist in Context
A mini-exhibition of work by the great Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí goes on display today at the Menil Collection. Curated by the Menil’s Clare Elliott, the show includes the only Dalí painting in the
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My Montrose: Shawn Bermudez
Southern California native Shawn Bermudez has been called the Lord of Lower Westheimer. His ever-growing empire includes vintage clothing stores Pavement and Leopard Lounge, as well as bars like Pistolero’s, Royal Oak,
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University of St. Thomas To Break Ground on State-of-the-Art Science Center
For much of the University of St. Thomas’s 68-year history, the small Catholic college has been one of Houston’s best-kept secrets. Recently, however, UST has been trying to raise its profile. First,
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