Avengers Age of Ultron Update TV Spot 1

Avengers: Age of Ultron in theaters May 1st

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'Taste of the Town' will spotlight new restaurants

Fans of the local culinary scene will want to gas up and head north for The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce's Taste of the Town event.

The South Montgomery County convention will be held Jan. 29 from 4 to 9 p.m. at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott (1601 Lake Robbins Drive). The event is expected to see a gathering of some of the area's finest chefs, restaurateurs and bakers converge for a lineup of great food.

Last year's event saw a record-high attendance rate of about 6,500 people, 141 businesses, 59 restaurants and 45 first-time restaurants participating. 

With those stats, you can be sure that you'll get a first-dibs look at what's headed to that area's bustling dining scene this year, including highly anticipated eateries like La Fisheria-Woodlands and Ruggles Green.

In addition to a look at upcoming restaurants, this year's Taste of the Town will include a raffle for private wine tastings, VIP Club passes at a Woodlands Pavilion concert and a number of other prizes. Those in attendance will be able to sample Texas-made products, including spices and condiments. Go Texas gifts will also be on sale. 

Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door and can be purchased at www.tasteofthetown.org.

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Wheels Up feeds need of west Houston workers

A new monthly venue located between Clay and Tanner roads off of Beltway 8 is proving to be a popular lunchtime destination and contributing to Houston's obsession with food trucks.

Wheels Up Wednesday has been held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every third Wednesday of the month since September in the parking lot of Beltway 8 Corporate Centre, 10900 Corporate Centre Drive. Last month, 22 food trucks set up among the office buildings that line the West Belt location. With a price range between $6 and $15, patrons purchased from a variety of menus offering Asian-Mexican fusion dishes, seafood, hamburgers, waffles, deserts and smoothies.

Collectively, the vendors have served at least 1,200 people during each event. That is big business for food truck vendors such as Joel St. John, owner of St. John's Fire. He has participated in Wheels Up Wednesday since it started. For four years, St. John's Fire has specialized in preparing Gulf Coast seafood dishes such as shrimp-and-crawfish Cajun egg rolls and crawfish mac-and -cheese balls. His newest creation, tortilla-crusted fish tacos, has proven to be a popular dish among his customers, too.

St. John prepared more than 100 food orders during Wheels Up Wednesday's inaugural event on Sept. 24, and he has been averaging nearly that at each event since.

"In the food truck business, anything that is over 40 tickets is generally an ok day," he said. "When you are bumping up to 100, well, that is a great day."

St. John's Fire is a popular Houston food truck.

St. John parks his food truck at a number of venues throughout the area, such as Tasty Tuesdays at Post Oak Central in Uptown. The food truck is set up in the parking lot outside of an H-E-B in the Montrose area once or twice a month.

The food truck has roughly 4,500 followers on Twitter and Facebook, which is the main way foodies track it down.

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Dog park finally opens off Allen Parkway

On Saturday Houston-area dogs and their owners got to experience a new park just for them off Allen Parkway and Montrose.

The Johnny Steele Dog Park, one of the largest parks of its kind in the city, celebrated its opening with a party for pets and people.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was on hand to help with the ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m., along with benefactors Richard and Nancy Kinder and a host of other local dignitaries.

The weather cooperated, with sunny skies and warmer temperatures than Houston has seen in the past few weeks, delighting man and beast. It was a nice change from the bitter cold and lack of sunlight that’s been the norm since after the beginning of the year.

The $1.5 million, 2-acre park features fencing, two large ponds, shade structures, a place for dogs to wash off from a day of play, plus seating, lighted areas and 17 new parallel parking spaces along Allen Parkway to accommodate human visitors.

There were a few traffic snarls in the area as dog owners came and went with their four-legged family members. 

The new fencing will create a needed barrier between the dog park, which is part of Buffalo Bayou Park, and trail users. The area has long been a place for dogs, but some were kept off leash by their owners and would run in front of bikes or runners. 

There are also designated areas for big and small dogs to roam among those of their own size, though dog owners know that even the smallest dogs act 10 feet tall.

On Saturday afternoon the section for large dogs was teeming with barking activity, while the smaller, daintier animals yapped and pranced on the other side.  All dogs, it seemed, were taken with the ponds. 

Those who live in nearby Montrose, Midtown, and the Washington Avenue areas only have a few minutes’ walk to the doggie haven.

One local resident, musician Chris Wise, was there with his lab pointer mix named Rufus. He took a half day off from his job at Cactus Music to get in some park time. He says that it could become a hot spot for Houston singles.

“I’ve probably dated less women now that I have a dog,” he laughed. “I think any dog park can be a great place to meet other singles.”

“Like-minded dogs could mean like-minded people,” Wise says.

Other dog parks aren't as centrally located as this one, which he appreciates.

“The nearest thing like this is Millie Bush Dog Park,” Wise says. That park, just south of George Bush Park off Westheimer, is a bit farther away than he would like. 

He’s excited for the pond area, hoping to get Rufus used to swimming. 

David McCartney brought his three small pups (Lucy, Chewie, and Buddy) with him to take in the sunshine.

“The park is beautiful. The scenery is so pretty. It’s going to be a relaxing place on the weekends,” he said. His dogs shied away from the water while the others jumped right in. 

The park, named for a noted Houston landscape architect, is a part of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's $58 million transformation of Buffalo Bayou Park. The entire project is about 75 percent complete and looks to be completed by May of this year. 

The park will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily but will be closed temporarily in April to reseed for the summer months. 

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Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 2015

Entertainers for Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

STAR ENTERTAINMENT
Several popular musical genres are represented in this dynamic entertainer lineup, and together, the 21 celebrated musicians have a remarkable collection of distinguished industry honors, including four members of the Grand Ole Opry, 21 GRAMMY® awards, one Latin GRAMMY® award, 88 Academy of Country Music awards, and 63 Country Music Association awards.

Tuesday, March 3 — Eric Church
Wednesday, March 4* – Armed Forces Appreciation Day sponsored by BHP Billiton — Hunter Hayes
Thursday, March 5 — Miranda Lambert
Friday, March 6 – Black Heritage Day, sponsored by Kroger — John Legend
Saturday, March 7 — Alan Jackson
Sunday, March 8 — Fall Out Boy
Monday, March 9 — Justin Moore
Tuesday, March 10 — Tim McGraw
Wednesday, March 11* — Brantley Gilbert
Thursday, March 12 — Zac Brown Band
Friday, March 13 — Pitbull
Saturday, March 14 — Billy Currington
Sunday, March 15 – Go Tejano Day, sponsored by Diva Diamonds — La Arrolladora Banda El Limón/La Maquinaria Norteña
Monday, March 16 — Dierks Bentley
Tuesday, March 17 — Ariana Grande
Wednesday, March 18* — Florida Georgia Line
Thursday, March 19 — Blake Shelton
Friday, March 20 — The Band Perry
Saturday, March 21 – RodeoHouston BP Super Series Championship — Brad Paisley
Sunday, March 22 – RodeoHouston Super Shootout®, presented by Crown Royal — Luke Bryan, presented by Miller Lite


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Avengers Age of Ultron Trailer 2

here is the 2nd trailer released for Avengers Age of Ultron, hope you enjoy it as much as i did.

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