ON OUR RADAR | september 2010
SPA WEEK
Listen up, beauties on a budget! Spa Week 2010 is coming to Houston next month, offering fabulous five-star treatments at its signature $50 price point. Go get preened, primped and pampered at The Spa at St. Regis Houston, The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Houston and ZaSpa at Hotel ZaZa, among others, October 11-17! [...]
ON OUR RADAR | august 2010
retail
Tiffany’s has created a groundbreaking little blue…iPhone app. The free application features a brand new way to shop for a diamond engagement ring. The accurate ring sizer determines the user’s ring size by placing an actual ring directly on the screen and aligning it with a certain size circle. Over 40 options are shown and [...]
ON OUR RADAR | july 2010
development
True to Farb family tradition, Jonathan Farb, grandson of the legendary Houston apartment developer, the late Harold Farb, is embarking on a new phase of his career with his first multi-family development. Named City Place, the development is located in the heart of Houston’s Midtown at the corner of McGowen and Bagby. Farb sites his [...]
ON OUR RADAR | june 2010
community
The Houston Food Bank is finally receiving some much needed extra space – nearly half a million square feet of it, to be exact. With the purchase of the former distribution center of Sysco Foods, Inc. at 535 Portwall, the Houston Food Bank will soon be the largest food bank in America. Sysco reduced its [...]
ON OUR RADAR | may 2010
art
Shen Yun is back with its timeless interpretations of Chinese culture through a series of original story-based dances featuring state-of-the-art dynamic backdrops, authentically designed costumes, and live orchestral music transporting guests to a land of beauty and enchantment. The New York-based company will put on three shows at Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston on [...]
ON OUR RADAR | april 2010
musical chairs
A bride knows how even the decision of chairs for the reception can turn into a big decision. We just found out High Fashion Fabrics is renting an Illusion Chair – your decision just got tougher. Think the über-chic Ghost chair, without the über-price tag. They have them in arm and armless, and rent [...]
ON OUR RADAR | march 2010
save
We’ve been hearing the buzz about this coupon site called Groupon.com. And where before maybe coupon clipping seemed like a drag, in today’s economy any little bit helps! The site offers deals on everything from restaurants at half-price to 2-for-1 massages, as well as activities like rock climbing or boat tours. It’s done per city [...]
ON OUR RADAR | february 2010
Redesigning Downtown:
A Style Competition at One Park Place
Three of Houston’s top Interior Designers – Renea Abbott, Chandos Dodson and Michael Stribling – compete to win best design for a one-bedroom deluxe apartment in the sky at downtown’s new landmark residential high rise, One Park Place at 1400 McKiney Street. Tour the three units for $10, [...]
ON OUR RADAR | january 2010
retail therapy
Evelyn Gorman Fashion Consultancy New York (the mastermind behind MIX) has been engaged by the 310 ownership to assist in the repositioning of the store as THE contemporary designer resource for Houston. The internationally renowned fashion retailer’s golden touch will begin in spring of 2010 bringing new, fresh and affordable lines exclusive to the [...]
ON OUR RADAR | december 2009
WORLD CUP
Following last month’s press conference, Houston moved up to #3 in the rankings of US cities with the most votes to host the World Cup in 2018/2022. Houston needs you to go to www.gousabid.com/houston and vote to bring the World Cup to our city!
FOOD+DRINK
Alex Brennan-Martin’s Bistro Alex opened up last month at CityCentre, serving [...]
