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CONTENTS
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Publisher’s Letter 7
Arts & Events 11 - 14
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24-25
The Buzz 15
The HPV Vaccine 16 - 17 Should You Or Should You Not?
Telemedicine in Houston 18 - 19 The Future Is Now
The Game 20 - 21
Galveston 22 - 23 Ten Things To Do On The Island
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Galveston
Beginner’s Guide
Design Spotlight No More Waiting Room
Renovating not rebuilding
ON COVER
Brian Cushing Interview
HPV Vaccine Facts
Design Profiles 26 - 27
Financial Focus 28 - 29
Early morning light shines on the Sacred Heart Church in Galveston, Texas.
Photo by Michael Lunceford
Renovating Instead 24 - 25 Of Rebuilding
The Buzz 30
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n a recent scorching hot morning at the local YMCA, I realized a potential titanic shift in what sports people are becoming interested in. This epiphany was on a summer day you might expect to see kids out of school playing baseball or pick-up basketball or even throwing around a football. Instead, parents were watching their kids playing soccer. A divergent group of Asian, Hispanic, Caucasian and African-American parents, sat under umbrellas while cheering their children’s youthful engagement. I could only imagine the havoc Bo Jackson would have wreaked on a soccer field. It has been said for awhile that soccer is the next big thing in sport. The rapid growth of soccer in Houston can mostly be attributed to the Mexican, South and Central American population, as well as the Euros. But, recently on a brutally hot day, the Houston Dynamo packed the downtown BBVA Compass stadium playing a team from New York called the Red Bulls, and young adult fans of all nationalities were well represented.There are large and relatively small market teams such as the LA Galaxy, D.C. United and recent league champs, Sporting Kansas City. Just the names should pique your interest. It certainly appears the next generation will contribute to the fledgling Major League Soccer’s growth. American football, baseball, and basketball beware.
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Medical Advances There are a lot of recent medical developments, many spawned in Houston, which seems to be at the center of a lot of things these days. The local doctor who has started a virtual office visit via your home computer may be changing the future of doctor’s office visits. Time will tell. Redevelopment Trend Hopefully, a recent trend to renovate some premier existing Houston properties instead of tearing them down will help keep some of Houston’s past intact. There are a couple of local architectural firms making a statement for renovating and possibly a precursor for future projects.
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I enjoyed your article in the most recent Intown, "Let's Put Our City On The Cinema Map". I agree with you 100% that there should be much more PUTTING film production in Houston, HOUSTON ON THE and it is a mystery as to why CINEMAMAP PUTTING there's not more. Houston is HOUSTON ON THE vibrant in the arts, has fantastic CINEMA MAP settings and is definitely making waves in the professional sports world as well. Another thing to consider is why doesn't the WHO'S WHO IN MEDICINE HEALTHY EATERIES great Hollywood back more MOON SHOTS UPDATE projects shot on location here? BOOT CAMP TRAINING Seems like every time they've done it, it's been a major hit (Urban Cowboy, Reality Bites, Terms Of Endearment, Apollo 13, Space Cowboys, Friday Night Lights, etc., etc., etc.). I myself am in a Houston-based screenwriting group with two other gentlemen, and we are trained in the Hollywood style. We've won both major film festivals in Houston two of the past three years. Our comedy script Angry Man, which takes place in Houston, won the Gulf Coast Film Festival in 2012, and our historical, true story biopic Appointment In Jerusalem won WorldFest just this past year. However, it seems like we can't get anyone in Hollywood OR Houston to read or even consider our material. While I do expect it from Hollywood, although it seems like they've become even more difficult to permeate since about 2008, I didn't expect it from Houston. People here were very enthusiastic when we first won these festivals and acted like something was going to happen. Then everything went from positive to negative. Don't understand it. So we've got some excellent, Hollywood-covered, major Film Festival award-winning, Houston-based material - and have no idea why nothing is being done with it. It's a mystery. But I did enjoy your article very much. There definitely needs to be more film production in Houston. Thank you, and best wishes. MAY / JUNE 2015
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FIELD OF GREENS
Holocaust: One Man Takes a Stand” Ongoing through August 7 “The Art of Gaman” Ongoing through September 20, 2015 “Soul Survivors” Opens July 10 through September 13
MUSEUMS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON Arts of Islamic Lands: Selections from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait Ongoing through January 30, 2016 A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins Ongoing through July 5
THE MENIL COLLECTION Takis: The Fourth Dimension Ongoing through July 26, 2015 The Infinity Machine Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller: A new commission for the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Ongoing through July 26, 2015 Barnett Newman: The Late Work Ongoing through August 2
Affecting Presence and the Pursuit of Delicious Experiences For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Opens July 17 through November 8 Photography, 1968-1979 Ongoing MicroCosmos / Details from the through July 12 Carpenter Collection of Arctic Art Opens August 29 through February 21 American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Simkins Ongoing through July 19 HOUSTON MUSEUM Pablo Bronstein: We Live in Mannerist Times Ongoing through August 23 Cosmic Dialogues: Selections from the Latin American Collection Ongoing through August 23 Shadow Monsters Ongoing through September 20 Habsburg Splendor: Masterpieces from Vienna’s Imperial Collections Ongoing through September 13
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty Ongoing through August 2
OF NATURAL SCIENCE
Shark! Ongoing through September 7 Special Exhibit Faberge: from A Snowflake To An Iceberg Ongoing through December 31 Samurai: The Way Of The Warrior Ongoing through September 7, 2015 China’s Lost Civilization: The Mystery Of Sanxingdui Ongoing through September 17
ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER The Other Side: Chinese and Mexican Immigration to America Opens March 28 through July 19, 2015
Round Trip: Bicycling Asia Perspectives 189: From The Margins Minor,1891 Ongoing through Opens May 2 through July 19 September 27 Whispering Bayou Opens August 1 through November 1
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Texas Design Now Opens August 22 through November 29
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Houston Young Artist’s Concert July 1, 2015 at 11 a.m.
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Movies at Miller – The Wizard of Oz July 3, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. EXXONMOBIL Summer Symphony Nights: A StarSpangled Salute Smokey Joe’s Café July 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2015 at 8:15 p.m. Children’s Hilltop Festival – Our Feet Can Tell a Story July 21, 2015 at 11 a.m. Children’s Hilltop Festival – Frida’s Fiesta July 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. Children’s Hilltop Festival – My BFF, the Dragon July 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. Children’s Hilltop Festival – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves July 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. Macbeth July 31, Aug. 2, 4, 6, 8, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. The Merchants of Venice Aug.1, 5, 7, 9, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. Wedding Belles Aug 12 and 13 Daniel Ho & Taiwu Children’s Ancient Ballads Troupe Aug 14
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A Houston arts pioneer, Anne Wilkes Tucker, founding Curator of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is retiring having led the Department since 1976. Tucker, as founding Curator of the MFAH Photography Department, has built one of the world’s leading collections.
photography at MFAH, collectors and artists generously donated gifts to the Museum’s permanent collection. A selection of these gifts will be on display in the exhibition In Appreciation: Gifts in Honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker, on view from June 23 to October 11, 2015.
“Over more than three decades, Anne Tucker’s passion for photography consistently produced path-breaking exhibitions and publications that placed the medium at the center of cultural discourse and made the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, a leader in the field,” states Gary Tinterow, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This image of Tucker was taken by Todd France.
In celebration of Tucker’s tenure as curator of
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Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, promised gift of Karen Kelsey Duddlesten in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker on the occasion of her retirement.
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Classic Albums Live - The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers Aug 15 Incredible India - Dashavatar Aug 16 Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Aug 27 Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks Aug 29
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The
BUZZ By Lindsay Mowad
Denise Castillo-Rhodes, Cathy Avgiris Cyndy Garza Roberts, Maria Elena Cervantes, Soraya Cervantes, Suzan Deison Mary Grace Gray, William Knapik
Caroline Baker Hurley, Sofia Adrogué, Rhonda Arnold Jan Daniels, Thanh Svanh, Linda Castaneda, Esi Akinosho, Kirstin Feazel, Deborah Byers, Noriko Shoga,Tracy Zheng
Dr. Mariam Chacko, Dr. Kelly Hunt, Linda Lorelle, Dr. Nancy Perrier
The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce was honored to host the 2015 Greater Houston “No Limits” Conference for Women, presented by ExxonMobil, with record breaking crowds. Lynn Povich – Former Senior Editor, Newsweek; Author, “The Good Girls Revolt”, Cathy Avgiris – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Comcast Cable and Jeanne Sullivan – Co-Founder and Special Advisor, StarVest Partners all presented their empowering personal and business insights on breaking the glass ceiling. GHWCC also honored 10 Breakthrough Women who reflected on the careers and personal journeys of being trailblazers in their industries. Conference proceeds benefit programs that help to advance the positions of women and girls in Greater Houston. Dee Beck, Maria Lowrey, Erin Viktorin, Michelle Bolio, Leanne Schneider and Susan Dray
Arnita Chatman, Cathy Thibodeaux, Karen Hinson, Linda Russell, Donna Roth
Nicole Zarr and Katy Briscoe
Biddie Webb and Linda Limb Cathy Echols, Patrick Roswell Joel Kalmin, Kathryn McNeil Charles Cohen and Holly Hunt
Elisa Behtivoglio and Andrea Rubelli
Mark and Letecia Haywood
DECORATIVE CENTER CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY Charles S. Cohen, President/Owner of the Decorative Center Houston welcomed a recording breaking crowd of over 500 people to its 30th Anniversary Spring Open Market that showcases the latest in home décor trends. Awards were given in the categories of Architecture, Shafik Rifaat; Art, Marcelyn McNeil; Graphic Design, Linda Limb; Interior Design, Carol Glasser; Product Design,Katy Briscoe; Landscape Design, Gary Moss; Photography, Libbie Masterson;and Lifetime Achievement, Holly Hunt. Stars on the Rise Winners were Nina Magon, Nicole Zarr, Kate Duckworth, Letecia Haywood. Decorative Center Houston (DCH) houses almost 40 showrooms with over 1,200 interior product lines. In addition to the DCH, Cohen Design Center’s include the PDC in Los Angeles, DCOTA in Dania Beach, Florida, and DDB in New York City. For more visit www.decorativecenter.com
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HealthFOCUS
The HPV Vaccine
Should you or should you not? by William Hanover
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s early as 2007, then Texas Governor Rick Perry made a controversial decision ordering all young girls in the state to get a vaccine against a virus that could cause cervical cancer. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, affecting more than 79 million people.
Intown caught up with Dr. Ramondetta after a recent summit at MD Anderson on HPV - related diseases.
Almost all cervical cancers are caused by HPV, and several other cancers are linked to the virus as well, including head and neck, anal, penile, vulvar, and vaginal
Intown What does the latest research show
malignancies. According to new research the vaccination series is the best way for
regarding the HPV Vaccine?
young women (and men) to protect themselves against HPV infection and HPVrelated cancers. One of the foremost authorities on the vaccine is Dr. Lois M. Ramondetta who holds a full time Professor faculty position at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and is currently the Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital, Harris Health System. She has served on the Memorial Hermann and
Dr.Ramondetta The latest research shows it is safe, effective and lasts at least 10 years. The newest vaccine prevents up to 90 % of the infections from HPV subtypes causing cervix cancer and anal cancer, and approximately 70% of oropharyngeal and tonsil cancers and approximately half of penile cancers.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Clinical Bioethics Committee. Presently she serves on the Cervix Committee of the Gynecologic Oncology Group/National Research Group (NRG). One of her passions is to evaluate and eliminate barriers to care for the indigent patients afflicted with gynecologic cancer. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles and authored many book chapters on cancer treatment and palliative care. She has a BA in Religion and a BS in Biology from Emory University. In 2008, she co-wrote a book with a patient and friend entitled, "The Light Within� published by William Morrow a division of HarperCollins that further explores the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship. Lois M. Ramondetta, M.D.
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exposure and when immune system is best able to subtypes that you have not been infected by. Plus, respond (BEFORE AGE 14) and so delay in giving it may reduce the risk of recurrence of infection. may cause the vaccine to be less effective. I Is there any downside to being vaccinated? I At what ages do you recommend being DR. NOPE! vaccinated? DR. Age 11-12 and completion by age 13 in
I What are the costs to get vaccinated?
BOYS AND GIRLS
DR. NONE. VFC (Vaccines for Children) pays for uninsured. ACA (Affordable Care Act)
I Is it prudent to be vaccinated in the event you requires coverage and Adult safety net providers have already contracted the virus?
can cover uninsured between 18-26. If all else
DR. Yes, you will still be protected against the other fails, a company can help in some cases.
I What percent of people get infected with the HPV virus? DR. At any one time, approximately 25% of people are infected. 80% of the population will be infected at some time in their lives. I …and ultimately contract cancer as a result? DR. A very small percent of people infected will get cancer. At this point, we don't know how to predict who will clear the infection or not. We know the immunity from the vaccine is much more potent than natural immunity. We know immunosuppression and smoking can increase rates of progressive infection, dysplasia and eventually cancer. We know that almost 26,000 people get cancer caused by HPV yearly in the US alone. And many more die yearly in the US from cancers caused by HPV than meningococcal infections or pertussis. I Are there other ways to prevent infection from the virus? DR. Condoms may help but are not foolproof. Skin to skin contact -- eg 1st base, second base and third base -- can lead to infections. Intercourse not required. I Can you still contract the virus if you have been vaccinated? DR. The most recent vaccine protects against 9 sub types so infection by other high-risk types is possible, but rare. The other vaccines only prevent 2 or 4 subtypes so yes, you can get cancer from other subtypes. Also, at this point, the best coverage is from all three shots given before intown 17
HealthFOCUS
Telemedicine in Houston
The future is now “Why wait for an appointment when you can see a doctor on your laptop or smartphone the same day you ask for an appointment?”
People may have laughed in 1962 when an
Actually remote communication between
NASA began remotely monitoring astronauts’
episode of The Jetsons had Judy dialing up a
doctors and patients is nothing new, shamans
health in the 1960s and then branched out
doctor to examine Elroy on a videophone.
may have been diagnosing symptoms with
with a program called Space Technology
smoke signals and drums for all we know, but
Applied to Rural Papago Advanced Health
there’s documentation that in 1905 doctors
Care (STARPAHC) program for telemedical
were sending electrocardiograms long distance
help for people living in remote areas. In
As far back as 1925, Science and Invention ran
in 1905. In the 1920s, radio links were used
1993, Texas Children’s Hospital’s Center
a cover story stating that in 50 years doctors
between physicians and shipboard patients
for TeleHealth became the first pediatric
would see patients via a video/radio system.
and by the 1950’s the U.S. was experimenting
telemedicine to go live.
But it was far from fantasy.
with transmitting radiographic images. But in It may have taken a little longer than 50 years,
recent times Houston has figured prominently
And last December the Houston Fire
but that future is now here.
in the advances.
Department began using the Emergency
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TeleHealth and Navigation (ETHAN), one of
In June Teladoc, a Dallas-based telemedicine
the bigger companies are more interested in the
the first in the country, to connect patients
company — the largest telemedicine provider
money. Even if the rule is overturned I would
requesting ambulance transport to emergency
in the U.S. in business for 10 years that has
continue to want to see a patient in person first,
rooms with doctors via tablets in order to steer
completed more than 600,000 telehealth
then, if you are young and healthy, you probably
non-emergency cases to clinic appointments
consults, including 140,000 in Texas alone —
only need to see a doctor every two years. For
and schedule free taxi cab rides. The program
filed a lawsuit that accuses the medical board of
minor things, you can just get a virtual consult.
frees up ambulances for more severe cases, saves
artificially limiting supply and increasing prices.
It saves time; it saves money”.
money and helps the already overcrowded ERs.
The case was ongoing at press time.
“I think in the next few years every medical “I think ETHAN is a very important part of
“We have a medical board for a reason,” says Dr.
EMS and it is the wave of the future,” says
Rowe. “I’m in favor of the rule, I think some of
facility will go to this.”
Houston’s Dr. Latisha Rowe. A family medicine doctor who completed her residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and also has an MBA, became disenchanted with the practice’s old model. “I was into wellness and I didn’t have
enough time to spend with patients.” She began by hosting health and wellness initiatives on social media and developed to an extensive network of self-improvement, weight loss, and fitness challenges. Based on her digital success, Dr. Rowe founded Click It Clinic (clickitclinic.com) in 2014, now a preeminent pioneer for telemedicine, to provide patients with a new standard of care.
“Why sit around a waiting room with sick people?” she asks. “Why wait for an appointment when you can see a doctor on your laptop or smartphone the same day you ask for an appointment?”
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The Game
would have done anyway. JG: So it doesn’t change your opinion on Tom Brady at all? BC: No, it doesn’t. No, it really doesn’t. I think he’s a great quarterback and there’s a lot more that goes into it than a grip on a football. So I think he’s an awesome player, a great competitor, and one of the best, if not the best, quarterback of all time. JG: Let’s talk about your situation, I know you had some surgeries in the offseason. How are you feeling heading into 2015? BC: Probably the best I have in a while. I’m just looking forward to getting back and playing my style of football; relentless, fast, competitive, fearless and healthy most importantly. This is the best I’ve felt in a couple of years. So yeah, very excited about the year coming up.
Brian Cushing
interview by Jason Goch
Jason Goch: Let’s talk about your football camps that are going on in the Houston area. Brian Cushing: Yeah I got a youth camp going on right now at Conroe High School, for just any local kids in the area come out for a two days camp put on by Kroger and Kolache Factory, two of the big sponsors that I’m fortunate enough to have. Did the same thing last year and the whole thing is run by ProCamp and I’m just looking forward to having two great days coming out for the kids. JG: And where can find details about that? BC: You can go to procamp.com, it’s also on Instagram and Twitter, ProCamps is their handle if you guys wanna look it up and check out what’s going out these next few days. And intown 20
like I said, looking forward to having a lot of fun. JG: Absolutely. Brian the big story in the NFL this offseason, has been Deflate gate and the New England patriots. Being a player in the league who competes against the New England Patriots, what were your thoughts on the entire scandal and the Wells report that came out? BC: You know, I’m not really sure. I think if I was an offensive player or even quarterback, I’d have more of an opinion on it. You know I probably wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference with the ball being deflated, but that’s just me. You know I think that New England is a hell of a football team and I don’t really think it changed much of what they
JG: Talk about what your coach, Bill O’Brien, brought to the table in his first season. Obviously he comes from the Patriots system and you guys made a tremendous improvement in 2014 as opposed to 2013. What made the team better last year, and how was coach O’Brien involved with that? BC: Well I think first and foremost he’s a great offensive lineman coach, and not only that, he’s a tough-minded coach. He wants results; the most important thing to him is winning.
JC: Let’s talk about the outlook for this year’s team, obviously a tough division, the Colts are on the rise, you guys are on the rise; what’s the outlook for this year’s Texans team? BC: Well I think we’re on the rise too, it’s kind of just the mindset you have, up and coming football team. I’m very excited about the challenge ahead of us and the schedule of the season ahead of us. Looking forward of the improvement of our record at the end of the playoffs.
that he can present and you never know where we’re coming or what we’re doing. We’re on a different scheme or step, you know I think he did a great job in a lot of different areas. JC: Brian I appreciate your time and best of luck with the camps.
JC: Have you had any interactions with one of your new quarterbacks yet? Brian Hoyer signing on from the Cleveland Browns obviously that position is in a flux. What do you think Brian’s gonna bring to your team? BC: I think he’s a cool guy; he’s a smart guy; he’s very familiar with the system here. So I think it’ll be a very competitive battle. I think both guys obviously want the starting job. So whoever wins that I think will do a great job for it. JC: I think a lot of listeners look at your defense and they think that’s a defense on the come. And they look at somebody like J.J. Watt and just the personality he brings, talk about what it’s like to play with him on a daily basis and just his amazing personality. BC: He’s one of a bunch, you know we’ve got a bunch of guys that are like that. Every one of us likes to play football; it’s the people that we start to draft out here and bring off a good market. I think coach O’Brien, Rick Smith, Mr. McNair have all done a great job of bringing in guys that love football, wanna compete every single day, and it’s the most important thing to them, it’s winning, playing football and playing at a very high level. JC: And Brian also, your defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, what did he bring to the table last year that helped that defense take the next step? BC: A lot of variety. Obviously years and years of experience with success. He’s a great coach. He can just help us relate onto the field from the playbook very well and very quickly. He had to transition fast learning a new playbook and I think he did a great job teaching it and really showing us how to do it. And like I said he’s got a variety of a ton of different schemes intown 21
TEN THINGS TO D O ON THE ISL AND EARLY HISTORY E
During the Civil War, Galveston was a booming city with a natural harbor and, therefore, became an important place for the Union efforts to control and also the Confederates trying to defend it. Dating back to the early 1500’s, the island was first discovered by the Spanish explorer Juan de Grijalva and prior to that it was a summer fishing ground for Native Americans.
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Galveston faith is well represented with more than 50 churches and two synagogues on this stretched island measuring nearly 27 miles in length but only 3 miles wide. Most of the sightseeing can be done in a day and The French Romanesque designed Sacred Heart Church (1308 Broadway) had its first mass in 1884 and today remains one of most spectacular places to visit on the island. Nearby visit the Bishop’s Palace (1402 Broadway) or Gresham House. Built also in the late 1800’s this building is the pinnacle of the many ornate Victorian-style homes. The Grand Opera
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Bishop´s Palace
The Grand 1894 Opera House (2020 Post Office) has hosted many famous national and local acts. In addition to their theater productions, this summer The Grand will host rhythm and blues singer Patti LaBelle (August 2), and local country star, Pat Green (August 8) in the acoustically flawless theater.
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SIP AND STROLL The Strand also features some 200-year-old architecture housing many unique shops sans the national chains. Milagro Imports & Designs (2313 Strand) has handmade jewelry and trinkets along with some stylish one -of-a-kind Mexican furniture. After shopping stroll to the Tsunami Exotic tequila Emporium (2314 Strand) and enjoy one of over 40 sipping tequilas or 12 flavors of margaritas including a jalapeno induced concoction.
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EATERIES For fancy try the highly rated Rudy & Paco’s (2028 Post Office) a local island favorite. Service and attention to detail have garnered this establishment as the only Houston-area restaurant to rank in OpenTable’s Top 100 restaurants. Reservations recommended. Shorts are permissible in the lounge, but not in the main dining room. Arrive by boat at Number 13 (7809 Broadway) located at the Pelican Rest Marina and feast on one of their 28-day aged steaks or try the other relative newcomer to the fine dining scene, Pelican Club (3828 Avenue), formerly Gaido’s Private Supper Club, boasts creative farm to table fare by New York trained chef, Ross Warhol.
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Design
RENOVATING Instead of REBUILDING Two local firms doing it right By Marene Gustin
Houston has a reputation for bulldozing buildings and rebuilding from scratch, but local firms are redesigning two local iconic buildings. STUDIO RED ARCHITECTS Founding partner at Studio Red Architects, Pete Ed Garrett, AIA, is an expert in performing arts design, with more than three decades of experience and a long list of awards for this work on 40 plus theaters. So it’s no wonder that when the venerable Alley Theatre wanted a $46.5-million makeover, it was Houston’s own Garrett and Studio Red the board turned to.
The downtown building, opened in 1968, is an iconic piece of Brutalist design, from the French béton brut, meaning raw concrete.
“The concrete construction has been a challenge,” admits Garrett. “We had to cut a hole in the roof to create a four-story fly loft (for storing and scenery and equipment). And it was challenging to bring the building up to current codes while making it more sustainable.” Work began last July and will include a fully trapped area below the stage floor so people and scenery can rise from below the stage, an expanded backstage area, and most importantly a more intimate relationship between the audience’s seating area and the stage; audience amenities, such as new seats, expanded restrooms, a new lobby space with a skyline view; and building upgrades, such as new multi-zoned air conditioning system, and new electrical and plumbing systems making the building more energy efficient.
“We have created a design that both preserves “I started in 1978 with the Wortham Theater the historic architectural form and character Center,” Garrett says, “and that got us noticed and supports the theater’s need for an efficient building with modern amenities and a state-ofaround the country.” the-art stage.” Says Garrett. The Wortham, funded and built during the oil recession, was a state-of-the-art facility for the city’s During the renovation the theater’s performances world famous ballet and opera companies. Opened have been held at the University of Houston’s in 1987, it is still an amazing theater complex that in Wortham Theatre but Garrett says work on the 2011 added a sky bridge to the new Houston Ballet’s downtown theater is right on schedule and the newly renovated facility will be ready for the Center for Dance. beginning of the 2015-2016 season that begins with Garrett helped found Studio Red in 2004 and previews of Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors since then the company has worked on projects October 2. And Garrett may be in the audience. such as the Lakewood Church, the new Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH) and “We have season tickets to the Alley,” he says, “because you do become emotionally attached to the Disney Institute in Orlando, Florida. the companies we work for.” But the Alley project has special meaning.
A view of the new fly loft above Hubbard Theatre. Photo by Mike McCormick.
River Oaks Apartments, once a luxury complex built in the early 1960’s that had fallen into disrepair in recent years. Last year the New York City-based Arel Capital bought the building and in December began renovating the apartments into 78 luxury condos that will sell for between $875,000 to $10 million (for the two penthouses). The sales office opened in late June of this year but even before that the company had had as many as 200 inquiries about units. The mid-century, Miesian-style building sits on almost three-acres of prime River Oaks real estate, close by fabled shopping districts and world-class restaurants. Construction should be complete in 2017.
The new units, at the now-named The River Oaks, will average 3,391 square feet and the common spaces will include a new state-of-the-art fitness center, massage and yoga rooms, two pools (although the penthouses will have their own private ROTTET STUDIO ARCHITECTURE pools), an outdoor kitchen, a catering kitchen and “We redid the Neuhaus Stage (the intimate AND DESIGN a dog park. There will also be a 24-hour concierge downstairs theater space) after it flooded during Tropical Storm Allison so I have a history with If you’ve driven by 3433 Westheimer Road recently service and valet. Sounds like this redo may soon be you’ve seen the massive work going on at the former the most luxurious address in Houston. the building.” intown 24
Houston’s EDI International is the architect for the project and the locally based but worldwide firm of Rottet Studio is doing the interior design.
“By preserving the unique “bones” of the building, we not only preserve a modernist landmark building, but also benefit from retaining the structural concrete framework,” says Lauren Rottet, FAIA, FIIDA, and founding principal / president of Rottet Studio. “Poured in the 1960s, that material far exceeds the density and quality in contemporary construction and is so well cured that the structure remains stable,” she continues. “The vision is then to make the interior space animated. The daily and seasonal progression of natural light amplifies transitions within the residences and creates a more expansive sense of space within.” She adds that the upper-level residences will capitalize on the horizontal plane and provide optimum and unobstructed views of the city. But River Oaks is also all about a lushly manicured landscape. So at lower levels, the views bring the outdoors inside in a celebration of greenery. The restoration brings state-of-the-art materials and finishes, but the goal is not to create a museum. The vision of a contemporary and warm space with dark emollients, hardwoods, and warm limestone. There will even be a set of collected, eclectic furnishings that lend the sense of an established residence to the common areas. Simply put, buildings with these proportions and materials are not going to be built in the future. By preserving The River Oaks, the residences become the type of rarified property that builds a unique bond with residents, much like a collector has with a prized piece of art.
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Design
Gin Braverman
"Design is in my DNA, one of my grandmothers was a designer, the other an artist, and my mother has a great eye for design and space planning,” says Gin Braverman, the stylish Houston and New York designer of commercial and residential properties. “As a 7-year-old, I would regularly move furniture around in my bedroom looking for a perfect layout.” After working her way through the production scene, she gravitated into set design during her time in New York City and then moved to Taipei, where she worked with other interior designers.
Braverman then returned to Houston where she spent time as an apprentice in the workshop at Installations Antiques and then running the HGTV Show "Home Rules." “This experience really provided me with the in-depth hands-on training and quick decision-making skills that have aided me in the fast-paced, hands-on commercial design field.” “My most challenging, and always most interesting projects tend to be the ones with short deadlines, i.e. Camerata and The Commoner. Both went from concept to completion in under 10 weeks and overcoming the challenges involved with such a short turnaround time are both stressful and exhilarating." Gindesigns has continued to thrive in Houston where she states “the design renaissance is just beginning and is a forerunner for modern design in both commercial and residential.”
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Her design philosophy is to always bring unique and interesting elements to the spaces while never doing the same thing twice while always respecting the building's architecture and designing with integrity.
Mauricio Nava Born in Mexico City, Mauricio Nava has been living in Houston for the past 34 years. Now 40, and recently a proud father, he launched his business six years ago. Nava has been designing his whole life, but It wasn't until he was living with one of his best friends Charlie, who happened to open up his first Charming Charlie store that it got me seriously wanting to do this for a living. “Charlie asked me to design his office, his corporate offices and next thing I knew I was doing his new condo, a 7,000 square foot house in Memorial and six units at 2727 Kirby,” says Nava.
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For the most part, his clients have hired him to design a space for them that is modern, contemporary or transitional. “Making my clients fall in love with their new space or falling in love with an old space again is something that inspires and motivates me,” states Nava. His favorite project to date was a high rise unit that he did two years ago. According to him there was “100% freedom on all selections made and an open budget to execute the project.” By allowing him this freedom, he was able to alter walls, add lighting effects throughout the entire unit and make it smart home ready and controlled with the touch of an iPad located in each room. The client was so pleased with the results that he has since purchased a new penthouse unit with 11,000 square feet awaiting his design.
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FinancialFOCUS
Money lessons: Teaching kids about money By Evans Attwell
Evans Attwell Senior Vice President Frost Private Banking
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f you are a parent or grandparent, it may give you
speech, money skills must be methodically taught to kids,
pause to know that research shows children tend
experienced hands-on and modeled daily by parents.
to copy their parents’ approach to money. Are you
passing on good money skills to the children in your life?
Start early
Although many parents are diligent about teaching safety
Some research suggests that lifetime money habits are set by
and good manners, too often money skills are a blind spot.
the age of seven, and assuming that is true, starting money
To be sure, in some families, money is an uncomfortable,
lessons early—as soon as your child can count—is critical.
even taboo, topic. Many other parents, however, simply don’t talk about money with their children because they don’t know where to start or they expect their children’s school to do the job. Still, what parents say and do is the single biggest influence on their children’s attitudes and habits around money. So, how do you help your children become financially savvy, responsible and
eventually
capable
of
being
independent? For starters, say the experts, unlike a birds-and-bees talk or don’t-do-drugs
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But, say early childhood experts, treating your young child like a miniature adult is a mistake. To make an impression that sticks, you’ll want to find fun, meaningful and age appropriate ways to start and expand your child’s money education. As just one example for preschoolers, you might work the idea of money into their imaginary games, such as playing pretend restaurant or shopping.
Show them the way Because you are your children’s most influential teacher, your actions have the most power to help or hurt. Remember that children tend to mimic what you do even more than what you say, and they are always watching and learning, even when your actions don’t match your words.
Allow them to make mistakes Although it’s important to give your children advice and guidance, it’s equally important to allow them to make their own decisions about money—good and bad. By taking responsibility for even small amounts of real money, children learn powerful lessons from personal experience, perhaps even more from mistakes. Need a little coaching of your own? Look for resources online and in print that offer creative, age-appropriate ideas for teaching money skills to children. If you have questions, contact Evans 713.388.1367 or evans.attwell@frostbank.com. Investment and insurance products are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed, and may lose value. Investment and insurance products are offered through Frost Brokerage Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. Frost Brokerage Services, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frost Bank. Additionally, insurance products are offered through Frost Insurance. Deposit and loan products are offered through Frost Bank, Member FDIC.
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Deepa and Thomas Mireles Lauren Gates, Mitra Woody, Selby DeVault, Elena Peden, Amy Dunn, Danielle Ryan, Leslie Bramlett
Amber Slaughter, Karen Anne Vinson
Tanya and Jason Leiber Mary Lee Wilkens, Elizabeth Love, Phoebe Tudor, Tanya Leiber
Jeff and Amy Miers
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JUNIOR LEAGUE CELEBRATES 90 YEARS The Junior League of Houston, Inc. continued its 90th anniversary celebration by recognizing the donors to its League Legends Annual Fund at the home of Junior League sustaining member Phoebe Tudor and her husband, Bobby Tudor. Their Southampton home, built in 1925, is also celebrating its 90th anniversary. The celebration was presented by Junior League of Houston President Elizabeth Graves Love, Development Vice President Tanya Merla Leiber and League Legends Annual Fund Chairman Mary Lee Hackedorn Wilkens. The organization is committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. For more go to www.jlh.org.
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League Executive Committee - Nicole Walters, Maidie Ryan, Mimi Foerster, Elizabeth Love, Tanya Leiber, Bobbi Petersen
Yvonne Cormier, Tony Bravo Nora and Bob Ackerly
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and Katherine Murphy, BryanPaul Hlavinka, Katie Daggett Liz and Tom Glanville
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LIGHTS OF LEGACY ILLUMINATED THE EVENING! Tony Bravo and Richard Werner graciously opened their River Oaks home to a crowd of more than 150 guests to celebrate the first year of the Lights of Legacy program – which raised nearly $140,000 benefitting Legacy Community Health. Legacy physicians shared insights about caring for patients from underserved communities in the areas of obstetrics, pediatrics, and behavioral health. Legacy Community Health, a not-for-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) provided comprehensive care to over community members regardless of their ability to pay. Legacy’s roots began in 1981 as the Montrose Clinic, with specialization in HIV education, testing and treatment. Since then, the agency has expanded to clinics in Houston, Baytown and Beaumont offering extensive health Liz Zaruba, Bob Devlin services. For more visit www.legacycommunityhealth.org.
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