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Why Doesn't My Home Feel as Good as It Looks?

Have you ever walked into a room and thought, Nothing is technically wrong in here, so why doesn't it feel right?I hear some version of that question all the time.Recently, I encouraged a client to let go of a piano she had purchased years earlier. She had every intention of learning to play, but life got busy and the lessons never happened. The piano remained - not as a source of joy, but as a reminder of something she meant to do and never got around to doing.The piano wasn't the problem.It...

Food + Beverage

Kirb Appeal

You Can Have Your Big Screen and Eat Well Too Article by Laura L. Green | Photography by Provided Every community should have a go-to gathering place, one that can be counted on for great food, a thoughtful beverage list, and the kind of comfortable atmosphere that invites guests to settle in to watch their sporting event of choice or simply hang out and catch up with friends. That kind of spot is familiar to residents of Houston Heights, Upper Kirby and other Houston watering hole epicenters...

Food + Beverage

Passing the Plate

How Local Restaurateur Mario Rivas Continues His Family's Legacy  Article by Aunika Anderson | Photography by Mario Rivas Imagine growing up surrounded by the rhythm of restaurants—the sizzle of the grill, the hum of conversation, and the rich aroma of fresh spices. For Mario Rivas, that world wasn’t imagined; it was home. Inspired by those early experiences and an enduring family legacy, he and his wife, Gloria, opened Sea & Lemon in The Woodlands, a restaurant that brings authentic Pacific...

Life + Culture

The Rare Man

And The Five Traits That Reveal Him Article by Travis Hager | Photography by Various During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington was traveling on horseback when he encountered a group of soldiers struggling to move a heavy timber. A corporal stood nearby shouting instructions but made no effort to help. When Washington asked why he did not lend a hand, the corporal reportedly replied that he was “a corporal” and therefore above such labor. Washington dismounted without another...