4 Reasons to Attend The 4th Annual Houston Beer Fest!

That’s right! This weekend, June 7&8, from 12pm-10pm Houston Beer Fest returns for its 4th year at Sam Houston Park (Not to be confused with Sam Houston Race Park). Everything is BIGGER and better this year! Here’s 4 intoxicating (see what I did there) reasons why YOU should attend! 4. Red Solo Cups  Beer Pong! HBF will bring you the Tournament of Champions Beer Pong and Flip Cup tournaments this year. Beer Pong is like a right of passage for beer drinkers (and college freshmen). If you Read more […]

Coming Never: Run

RocNation & Parkwood Entertainment Present “Run” Jay Z & Beyoncé are back at it again with a promo trailer for their world “On The Run” tour. The star-studded four-minute video featured Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Blake Lively, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Rashida & Kidada Jones, and Guillermo Diaz. Directed by Melina Matsoukas, “Run,” is designed like your regular silver-screen movie trailer with explosions, car chases, gunfire, robbery, bad guys, good girls, and plenty Read more […]

Why call it My Black Is Beautiful?

A close friend of mine (of non-black decent) asked me; why isn’t it titled ALL HUMANS ARE BEAUTIFUL? I paused at first, as I shared her same feelings. Then, unlike her, I began to think about the harshness and racism I experienced as a child and as an adult. Racism from people who are not black, and racism from people who ARE black. As much as I wanted to say racism and the color of ones skin is a thing of the past, I couldn’t ignore the cries of help from a world sick with it. From the Donald Sterling situation, Read more […]

I AM RAW: Alexa Ferr

The Up & Coming “Rugged” pop artist joins the RAW Showcase in Los Angeles, June 5th. This morning, 19 year old Alexa Ferr tweeted that she will be taking her talents to RAW’s Los Angeles Showcase this June. I personally met the “First Class” diva last year thru mutual friends and was extremely blown away! When singing her fun-filled pop songs her love for Lady Gaga seeps thru; when belting out a soulful ballad I feel the presence of Amy Winehouse. The multi-talented singer and songwriter Read more […]

Happy Anniversary Houston B-Cycle!

Houston’s First Bike Share Program Celebrates 1 Year! On May 2, 2012 Houston joined San Antonio, Chicago, and 12 other U.S. Cities when Houston B-Cycle launched a pilot bike share program with only 18 bikes and three stations. On April 3rd, 2013 they went live with the program expanding to 21 stations and 175 bikes. A year later, they have 29 stations and over 220 bikes! The bike share program is intended to be used for short trips in and around downtown Houston and surrounding urban areas. Want Read more […]

Press Release: LILY RAIN OPENS FLAGSHIP STORE IN RICE VILLAGE

Houston, TX – On March 30th, Lily Rain unveiled its flagship location in historic Rice Village, one of Houston’s oldest and best-loved shopping destinations since the 1930s. With a goal of bringing an entirely new shopping experience to Houston and with a focus on lifestyle retail, Lily Rain’s 3,000 square ft., first ever location is all about mixing the best of high and low, offering customers a fun, and relaxing escape into the world of Lily Rain. “Style is personal and meaningful – Read more […]

Jay-Z Announces Made in America Festival in Los Angeles AND Philadelphia

From the “City of Brother Love”, to the “City of Angels”, Jay-Z in connection with his headline sponsor (Budweiser) made the following statement via twitter: “We’re proud to announce @Budweiser #MadeInAmerica 2014 – Labor Day Weekend in Philadelphia AND Los Angeles…Early bird tickets for both cities are on sale right now!” – Budweiser The festival, held on the same dates on both coast, will take place at the following locations: Philadelphia: Ben Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA Sat, Read more […]

Hot 97 Summer Jam 2014 Lineup

  New York’s legendary station for Hip-Hop & R&B plans to kick start Summer with some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop! That’s right, June 1st, 2014 at exactly 6:30pm HOT 97’s legendary Summer Jam ’14 begins! Taking over the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, fans will get the ultimate live/Hip-Hop experience. With 20 years of musical awesomeness, Summer Jam shares their anniversary with The Roots (who will also headline this year). Also returning to the stage after over Read more […]

LIGHT IT UP BLUE!

Today, April 2nd, 2014 Is the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day! Every year, autism organizations world-wide celebrate the day with multiple fundraising and awareness-raising events. This year, the autism community is asking you to track your celebrations throughout the world wide web by using social media “hashtags” such as: #AKA (Autism Kindness Acts), and #LIUB (Light It Up Blue). You can share your pictures and tweets by visiting the Autism Speaks Website. Autism is a disorder of Read more […]

Want MORE Style Freedom? Beautiful Textures has the Key!

Flip Flop with Beautiful Textures’ New Texture Manageability System! There has been a loud cry of help from women with natural hair who want to wear their hair straight without damaging their curls. On the flip side, they want their curls to be more manageable, elongated, frizz free, and defined. Earlier this year, Beautiful Textures answered that cry by debuting their new Texture Manageability System (TMS) to the hair community. The Beautiful Textures Glam Squad has been travelling to select Read more […]