I wish United Inspections, www.UnitedInspectionsTexas.com, had been around when my brother and I bought our house! Started by a very close friend of mine, the company is beyond thorough and highly professional. The inspector did our house as a practice run and was able to explain one of the house’s greatest mysteries: why does it…
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Perfect Weekend: Fighting,Terror, Dancing, and Football
As usual, fall weekends are jam-packed. Four things I’m most excited about: 1) Mansion of Terror My fave haunted house from last season because it’s sort of scary but has funny twists (Danger: Hellaphant) is opening up this weekend! The Mansion of Terror is currently rated #1 in the country by Lionsgate Films and was…
Heroes for Children comes to Austin!
Heroes for Children has quietly begun work in Austin at the Dell Children’s Hospital. Heroes for Children is a Dallas-based nonprofit that provides financial and social assistance to families with children battling cancer. Financial assistance can be anything from rent or mortgage payments to cash, while social assistance includes the Laptops for Love program, the…
Britney Is Back. In Houston. And Dallas.
I feel like I’m an open book, but sometimes people say things like, “I NEVER would have guessed [x] about you!” That I LOVE BRITNEY SPEARS is one of those things. People, I stood by her when she popped out two kids, married K-Fed (I even LIKED K-Fed!), shaved her head, hit a papazo (isn’t…
James Bond, Aston Martins, and you
Deep sigh … so Aston Marton and the Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin are hosting a Quantum of Solace preview to benefit LifeWorks … if only I had $125-$200 to go to the exclusive party … I don’t even know that I like Bond that much, it just seems like the epitome of cool: seeing the…
If You’re Headed to Dallas this Weekend …
Sprinkles Cupcakes, my obsession, is offering a Red River Rivalry treat: Proceeds benefit Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Children’s Medical Research Center at the OU Health Sciences Center, respectively. … one more good reason to make the Red River Rivalry trek …
Rumor Mill: Austin Restaurant Week
They do it in a bunch of other cities, and I think RARE magazine is endeavoring to bring it to Austin. It’s a week where tons of restaurants offer 3-course meals for only $25 or $35. It gives people the opportunity to try restaurants they wouldn’t normally try at affordable price points. Pretty exciting! The…