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Artist creates "faces" of famous Houstonians Ever wonder what Carolyn Farb would look like on oil and canvas? Ok, we've never either but now you're intrigued, right? Tonight, at Winter Street Studios [2101 Winter Street], artist John Palmer will debut a new series of “faces” of Houstonians. The exhibition will be held in the main gallery at Winter Street Studios, and includes faces of notable Houstonians, local art enthusiasts, collectors and faces from Palmer's imagination.... more ›

Hotel ZaZa Opening Party Every once in awhile we like to take you into the world of the social elite in a little feature we call Social-ist (we know, we are so clever with those -ists!). Last week we attended the preview party of the new Hotel ZaZa. We had been hearing a lot about this swank tank, and we were looking forward to checking it out. Seeing as the old Warwick's transformation into a... more ›

Even though the support continues to grow for the preservation of the River Oaks Shopping Center and Theater, many questions remained unanswered, and Weingarten has continued to keep their reticence. Rumors and some evidence throw a mix of names into the equation: Hermes Architects for the northwestern curved section, Wallace Garcia Wilson Architects for the highrise, and Barnes and Noble for an anchor. While concerned patrons, shareholders, and members of the community continue to... more ›

More than a thousand of Ken Lay's friends and associates and local dignitaries attended Ken Lay's second memorial service yesterday at First Methodist Church downtown, remembering the human side of the former Enron chief. Among the speakers at the service was the Rev. Bill Lawson, who officiated at Lay's first memorial Sunday in Aspen, Colo. On Monday, Lawson compared Lay with John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus; yesterday, he paralleled Lay and... more ›

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