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1 month ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee |Evan Black
THERE'S A MOMENT just before dusk when everything turns to gold—the light softens, the world slows, and indulgence feels not just necessary, but deserved. Welcome to Golden Hour at The Marigold Club, where opulence meets effortless charm and your midweek unwind turns into an exquisite ritual. From Tuesday through Sunday, between 5 and 6 PM, The Marigold Club transforms into a haven of refined indulgence for their newly launched happy hour.
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1 month ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Evan Black |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee
IT DOESN'T GET any cuter than a bulldog in a tiny cowboy hat, does it?! At least that's what supporters of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston sure think after its successful annual Wags and Whiskers bash at Hotel ZaZa.The 12th annual event — a luncheon and fashion show starring fabulous furry friends — had a theme of "Lassos and Leashes," and attendees dressed in rodeo-chic westernwear for the occasion.
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1 month ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Evan Black |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee
EVERY TWO YEARS, some of Houston's best-known names and most generous patrons descend upon Downtown's Discovery Green park for a night of dinner, dancing and art-admiring. This year, the Kinders, Tudors and several former or current mayors joined the crowd of 500-plus at the butterfly-themed event, which took flight with an al fresco cocktail hour on the Brown Promenade.
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1 month ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Patrick Magee |Lebrina Jackson |Evan Black
IT’S RODEO SEASON in Houston, and Kendra Scott is celebrating by opening a new concept store, Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, deep in the heart of Texas. The shop — featuring a collection of furniture, accessories and clothing for the modern cowgirl — bowed in Heights Mercantile last week with a western-chic bash. Boot-clad guests sipped ranch waters and margaritas while watching Suede & Honey brand and embellish custom hats; they also loved Layne Stitch’s jewelry engraving and bandana stitching.
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2 months ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Patrick Magee |Lebrina Jackson |Evan Black |Jeff Gremillion
THE RODEO OFFICIALLY opens on March 4, but Houston restaurants have already started saddling up with specials! So boot-scoot on over to one of these restaurants to savor the Texas tradition.
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2 months ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Evan Black |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee |Jeff Gremillion
MORE THAN 140 lovely ladies showed up at Tootsies to shop, sip and celebrate Dec My Room, the local nonprofit responsible for personalizing and decorating hospital rooms for pediatric and young-adult patients. Dec My Room founders, mother-daughter duo Susan and Kendall Plank, and event chairs Jennifer Cope and Marie Flanigan mingled with the "galentines" two days before V-Day.
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2 months ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Jeff Gremillion |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee
THERE'S SOME INTERESTING news coming out of The Quad at Britmoore, the adaptive, mixed-use development fashioned of repurposed industrial warehouses in Spring Branch near Memorial. The Houston-based developers, Pagewood and Wile Interests, have announced that Lil’ Koffeteria will be among the eateries.
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2 months ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Jeff Gremillion |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee
A LOVELY AND truly heart-felt tradition continued, when Saks Fifth Avenue and its 5115 restaurant hosted the 14th annual Houston Sweethearts tea.
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2 months ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Jeff Gremillion |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee
ON JAN. 3, 2025, I observed a big personal anniversary. As of that day, it’d had been 20 years since I first moved to Houston — from the Big Apple media circus, by way of my home state of Louisiana — and began working as an editor in the lifestyle-magazine biz here. It’s been two full decades, which is hard to believe! I like to joke that I’m far too young and good-looking to have done anything for two decades. But here we are.
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2 months ago | 
houstoncitybook.com | Jeff Gremillion |Lebrina Jackson |Patrick Magee
ONE OF HOUSTON'S favorite theater makers — Alley Associate Artistic Director Brandon Weinbrenner — has gotten some delicious news about his latest show. The run of his Seared, a sometimes-funny and sometimes-intense tale of life in the kitchen at a suddenly hot New York restaurant by playright Theresa Rebeck, has been extended beyond its original schedule and will now be up through March 9.
