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The Hit List: Big Night Out
Nick Esquer | June 14, 2013

1. Sanctuary Spa d’Sante
Before the night begins, clear your mind with a relaxing massage at his holistic spa, which moved to a new, bigger location earlier this year. Prices vary. 1701 S. Shepherd Dr.,...

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The Hit List: Power Hour!
Robin Barr Sussman | June 7, 2013

1. Americas (2040 W. Gray St., 832.200.1492, and Woodlands location) has a new social hour menu with delectable Latin American bites. Get a sampler of four ceviches, or try the taquitos, yucca fries, potato-crusted...

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Keys to the Kingdom
John DeMers | Photo: Debora Smail | May 28, 2013

Imagine for a moment that the residents of River Oaks all banded together to stage Phantom of the Opera. The crystal-dripping, multimirrored set would look a lot like the opulently baroque-style—and yet casual-in-...

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The Couture Kid
Melanie Saxton | May 28, 2013

“My dresses are classic and timeless,” says fashion designer Amir Taghi, “not just this season or next year, but for centuries.” Timelessness that extends over centuries may seem an unlikely area of expertise for such a young guy;...

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True Star
Scott Huver | May 28, 2013

 “Sleep’s not a very big part of my life right now,” admits Anna Paquin, star of HBO’s sexy sensation True Blood, who is surprisingly clear-headed, given that she’s spent the bulk of her day working on the series’ set...

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Pacific Paradise
Elise Hofer | May 28, 2013

In English, Mukul means “secret.” It’s a word plucked from the parlance of the precolonial Mayans who inhabited Nicaragua’s Pacific coast. Today, the secret is out—the “land of lakes and volcanoes” is a hot spot for...

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King of the Curve
Nick Esquer | May 28, 2013

A freshly shorn Shawn Bermudez, who usually sports long hair and scruff, waves his arm at the inside of one of his new bars, the tequila-tippling Pistolero’s (1517 Westheimer Rd., 281.974.3860), which opened last month. “Everything is new...

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Sunday Best
Holly Crawford | May 28, 2013

Any Houstonian worth the salt on her margarita knows that Sunday Funday is an institution in H-Town—equal parts social, culinary and medicinal. Hair of the dog, yes? And the tradition is thriving, with newbies vying for brunch-bunch supremacy with storied...

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Artful Lodger
Chris Kelly | May 28, 2013

Among the handsome, tree-lined boulevards of Southampton there is one home that really stops traffic. “It happens all the time,” says homeowner John White, 46, an energy-investments operative with a lean build and deep sea-blue eyes. “...

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Water’s Edge
Steve Jansen | May 28, 2013

At 73 years old, Houston-born artist and Glassell School of Art instructor Arthur Turner has established himself as a prolific abstract watercolorist whose work, which is sometimes reminiscent of contemporary textile patterns, fetches a healthy sum for the genre....

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