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Designing Life
“When I design, I want to do it on my own terms,” said Gail Chovan, designer and owner of Blackmail on South Congress avenue.
This...
Making the Golden Years Brighter
When Jena Recer and her wife Karen Phemister moved to Austin to act as caregivers for Jena’s elderly aunt, they quickly realized just how...
Del Shores
Del Shores is an honorary Austinite. His award-winning play and film, Sordid Lives, which was also a television series, has a cult-like following in...
One Man’s Treasure
Jeff Garbs enjoys nostalgia. It’s not a desire for any specific time period, but a general appreciation of the ephemera, furnishings and assorted gems...
Being Ricky
Ricky Hodge knows his brand. He’s been creating, growing and developing his eponymous brand since his days at Baldwin Beauty School. Whether he’s attending...
Living History
On the morning of August 1, 1966, Forrest Preece was riding high. A young undergrad at UT, he played sax in the Longhorn Band...
Making a Life with Our Best Friends
Geo Sanchez and his partner Aaron Johnson adopted their dog Sai three years ago. As Sanchez tells it, the boxer “seduced him” at a...
A New Path
Ivan Davila was only 15 when his family moved to Houston from Monterrey, Mexico, but the experiences and struggles that shaped their adjustment to...
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