Skype, the internet telephony folks, are having an Ebay auction benefitting the Young Storytellers Foundation. The auction allows you to bid on 10 minutes of actual phone (video with three of them) time with a number of celebs including Rob Lowe, Henry Winkler, Jenna Fisher, Rachel Bilson and Rainn Wilson among others. As you might guess, the highest bids thus… Read more →
Category: Good Causes
Preserving the Houston Heights
Most of you know that I am a resident of Houston’s oldest neighborhood, the Historic Houston Heights. Not only have I lived here for more than 10 years, but both sets of grandparents lived in Timbergrove (just to the west of Heights proper) since I was born and I went to school in Oak Forest (just to the north). I… Read more →
The Right Was Right
This. Is. Brilliant. Read more →
Update on Saving West 11th Street Park
As I told you a few months back, a bunch of good folks are trying to save the West 11th Street Park from developers. They have made progress, but still have a long way to go. They also have a new website you can visit to find out how you can help. The Chron, KUHF, Houstonist.com and Off the Kuff… Read more →
West 11th Street Park in Danger of Destruction
My aunt called me today to ask me about helping out with saving a park about 10 blocks from me…a park I really love. For those of you in Houston and, more specifically, inside the loop, there is a really beautiful 21-acre park off of 11th Street very close to TC Jester in Timbergrove (near the Heights). It is quiet… Read more →