Houston Style Magazine Vol 26 No 44

Houston Style Magazine RESPECT October 29th - November 4th, 2015

Houston’s Premiere Weekly Publication

Volume 26 | Number 44

Complimentary

is a Two-Way Street Story by Jo-Carolyn Goode Photo courtesy: https://kammikunkel.wordpress.com

Jesse Jackson

Persistent Racial Disparities Call for Resolve and Action

Moziah Bridges

Bow Tie Making Teen Makes TIME’s Most Influential List

Tre Thomas & Richard Hunter Follow Us #TeamStyleMag

Twitter @HoustonStyle

Change Happens! Cocktails for a Cause

Instagram @StyleMagazine

Facebook: Houston Style Magazine

Sisters Network’s African American Breast Cancer Conference and Luncheon

Childhood Friends Open Third Restaurant in Houston Area

TSU Tigers in the NFL

N E W S | C O M M E N TA R I E S | S P O R T S | H E A LT H | E N T E R TA I N M E N T

EX TR A TAKE AN

EXTRA 2O% OFF

R PASS DO AR SC Y’

OFF WITH YOUR % MA 2O WOW! PASS %- EXTRA SAVINGS C ON SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE APPAREL 1O (EXCEPT SPECIALS & SUPER BUYS)

SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE APPAREL FOR HIM, HER & KIDS EXTRA 15% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE FINE & FASHION JEWELRY, SHOES, COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, INTIMATES; SWIM FOR HER, SUIT SEPARATES & SPORTCOATS FOR HIM & HOME ITEMS EXTRA 10% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE WATCHES & ELECTRICS/ELECTRONICS MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: RED EXCLUSIONS MAY DIFFER ON MACYS.COM Excludes: Deals of the Day, Doorbusters, Everyday Values (EDV), specials, super buys, cosmetics/fragrances, men’s store electronics, floor coverings, furniture, mattresses, rugs. Also excludes: athletic apparel, shoes & accessories; Dallas Cowboys merchandise, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, Macy’s Backstage merchandise/ locations, New Era, Nike on Field, previous purchases, selected licensed depts., services, special orders, special purchases. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account. EXTRA SAVINGS % APPLIED TO REDUCED PRICES. TEXT “CPN” TO 62297 TO GET COUPONS, SALES ALERTS & MORE! Max 3 msgs/wk. Msg & data rates may apply. By texting CPN from my mobile number, I agree to receive marketing text messages generated by an automated dialer from Macy’s to this number. I understand that consent is not required to make a purchase. Text STOP to 62297 to cancel. Text HELP to 62297 for help.

Terms & conditions at macys.com/mobilehelp Privacy policy at macys.com/privacypolicy

VALID 10/27-11/2/2015

RED STAR SPECTACULAR SALE NOW-MON, NOV. 2

3O%-75% OFF STOREWIDE specials! last 5 days!

OCT. 29-MON, NOV. 2 BUY ONLINE, PICK UP IN STORE

NEED IT IN A HURRY? NOW YOU CAN SHOP AHEAD ON MACYS.COM AND PICK IT UP THE SAME DAY AT YOUR NEAREST MACY’S STORE. IT’S FAST, FREE AND EASY! DETAILS AT MACYS.COM/STOREPICKUP

FREE SHIPPING + FREE RETURNS AT MACYS.COM!

FREE SHIPPING WITH $99 PURCHASE. FREE RETURNS BY MAIL OR IN STORE. U.S. ONLY. EXCLUSIONS APPLY; DETAILS AT MACYS.COM/FREERETURNS

RED STAR SPECTACULAR SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 10/27-11/2/2015, EXCEPT AS NOTED.

2

50729_N5090105R.indd 1

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

www.StyleMagazine.com

10/19/15 4:17 PM

05 Sally Field 09 19 Moziah Bridges Al Green

Volume 26 | Number 44 | OCT. 29 - NOV. 4, 2015 EDITORIAL

FEATURE WRITERS Rebecca Briscoe Francis Page, Jr. National Entertainment Publisher and Editor Susie Stillwell - Entertainment fpagejr@stylemagazine.com Lan– Arts Mical Roy – Feature Jo-Carolyn Goode Yolanda Pope – Culinary Managing Editor Dr. Lovell Jones – Health Editor editorial@stylemagazine.com Kim Davis – Sports Lisa Valadez Erick Cork - Feature Hispanic Managing Editor Aiaina Mayes – Blogger lisa@stylemagazine.com Demez White – Feature Dawn Paul – Feature Brandon Caldwell Lindsay Buchanan – Fashion Online Editor bcaldwell@stylemagazine.com Burt Levine – Political Jade Gold – Entertainment Eric Ford – Editorial Intern DESIGN/WEB De’Neisha Bell – Feature Gabrielle Deculus – Trevor G. Piper Writer/Events Coordinator Creative Director/Graphics trevor@tpipermedia.com Keandra Scott – Entertainment

Cecilia Smith - Entertainment Kermit Williams Erynn Haskins - Feature Web Master webmaster@stylemagazine.com Yvonne Guidry - Entertainment Raegan Allen - Arts Jeffery T. Crump, Jr. Abimbola Farinde - Health Chief Designer Sloan Hood - Sports webmaster@stylemagazine.com Jessica Crawford - Feature Marcus Carter - Culinary Willie Grace Web/Graphics Franceli Chapman - Entertainment CoCo Dominguez - Entertainment Dr. Kimberly McLeod - Education NATIONAL WRITERS Erica Ponder - Feature Sonia Zuniga - Feature Writer JESSE JACKSON jjackson@rainbowpush.org CIRCULATION VIDEOGRAPHY ROLAND MARTIN Martin Troupe www.rolandmartin.com Distribution Manager Reginald Dominique – 832.884.6716 Video/Social Media JUDGE GREG MATHIS reggiedominique@me.com Willie D. Scott, Jr. www.askjudgemathis.com 225.802.1593 Distribution Team 832.343.2992 PHOTOGRAPHERS Jay Weber Dale Lemar - Editing Distribution Team Vicky Pink 312.330.3866 vhpink@gmail.com Burt Levine 281.857.7635 ADVERTISING/SALES Distribution Team 832.496.0003 Roswitha Vogler Lisa Valadez advertising@stylemagazine.com photosbyrovo@gmail.com Vernon Nelson 713-748-6300 832.876.9541 Distribution Team 832.665.0979 William Ealy Williamealy1906@gmail.com Sametra Scott semetra@artistikrebelcreative.com Mike Munoz artrepreneur91@gmail.com

Minority Print Media, L.L.C.

dba Houston Style Magazine and StyleMagazine.com Phone: (713) 748-6300 • Fax: (713) 748-6320 Mail: P.O. Box 14035, Houston, TX 77221-4035

©2015 Houston Style Magazine, a Minority Print Media, L.L.C. Company. All Right Reserved.

Reproduction in whole or within part without permission is prohibited. Houston Style Magazine has a 2007 audit by Circulation Verification Council (CVC). Houston Style Magazine is a member of the Texas Publishers Association (TPA), Texas Community Newspaper Association (TCNA), National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Independent Free Paper of America (IFPA), Association of Free Community Papers (AFCP) and Members of Greater Houston Partnership(GHP). National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (NAHP, Inc.), Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Latin Women’s Initiative (LWI), National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals (HAHMP), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), and Members of Greater Houston Partnership(GHP)

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP3

COMMENTARY

Jesse Jackson

National Writer

W

hen the Founders wrote the Constitution, blacks were considered threefifths human. In a compromise at the constitutional convention, the Constitution was written to allow slave states to count each slave as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of the census and for elections. Slaves couldn’t vote, but they could increase the population and thus the representation of slave states.

We’ve come a long way since then. The Civil War -- the most brutal in the nation’s history -- ended slavery. The Civil Rights Movement ended segregation and gave AfricanAmericans the right to vote.

But we still have a long way to go. It used to be said that blacks carried twice the burden of whites.

POLITICAL

V By

Persistent Racial Disparities Call for Resolve and Action Unemployment rates among AfricanAmericans are generally twice those of whites.

Poverty is nearly three times that of whites. Homeownership is about 60 percent that of whites.

But in critical ways, AfricanAmericans rank even lower. The typical African-American household, for example, has about 1/10 the wealth of the typical white household, a disparity that has tripled over the last decade.

Now a study by the New York Times documents what we know to be true: driving while black is dangerous.

African-Americans are significantly more likely to be pulled over while driving for traffic violations than whites.

When pulled over, they are twice as likely to be searched, even though police are far more likely to find drugs and weapons in the searches of whites than blacks.

In Chicago, blacks are five times more likely to be searched when stopped than white drivers, even though the police are less likely to find contraband when searching them.

Part of the reason, police argue, is that African-Americans are more likely to live in impoverished

neighborhoods. As the Washington Post reported, poor African-Americans are ten times more likely to live in high poverty census tracts than poor whites. In Chicago, about 35 percent of poor African-Americans live in poor neighborhoods while about 4 percent of whites do.

Housing discrimination, zoning patterns, redlining by banks, public housing construction all combine to pen poor African-Americans in poor neighborhoods. And then the police are assigned to patrol aggressively in what quickly become “high-crime districts.”

This is a recipe for tension, suspicion and violence. And as distrust rises, crimes go unsolved as residents don’t trust the police enough to cooperate.

This is the “whereas”: whereas racial disparity is clear and destructive.

The real question is the “therefore”: therefore we will act. Too often the complaint ends with the whereas and little or no attention and resources are devoted to the therefore.

Therefore we need reform of our criminal injustice system. Better monitoring and training of police, who should live in the neighborhoods that they patrol.

But police reform is not sufficient. We need a transformation of housing policy to spread low-cost housing across metropolitan areas. We need aggressive enforcement of laws against redlining, a crackdown on banks and auto companies that target AfricanAmericans for the highest rate and trickiest loans. We need real investment to put people to work, to provide public transport that can take them to where the jobs are, and to give children a fair start from the beginning.

President Obama is in Chicago this week at a gathering of police chiefs.

It is important to keep pushing for police and criminal justice reforms, but the “therefore” must go far beyond. It is time to convene a National Commission on Race and Poverty to go beyond reporting on the whereas and start detailing the therefores.

You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at jjackson@rainbowpush.org.

Follow him on Twitter @RevJJackson.

Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

Biggest Turnout Ever Expected in Tuesday Elections

Burt Levine, Political Writer

oting has been through the roof throughout Houston for Tuesday’s elections that will pick a mayor and controller and 16 council members as well as HISD and HCC board seats plus gay and transgender civil rights protections.

As of Wednesday morning (October 28th), analysts credited blacks among the most motivated of the 114,467 voters that already voted across Harris County.

Houston mayoral candidates Sylvester Turner and Bill King are now considered front-runners to face each other in the December 12th run-off. Turner, in his third run for the city’s top job, is benefitting from his putting together endorsements covering African Americans across Houston as well as law enforcement, teacher unions and gay activist groups. King has cobbled together Republican and conservative business backing that puts him closer to a run-off than expected.

Adrian Garcia, a once popular Harris County Sheriff, mayor protem and retired police officer, was expected in the run-off with Turner but despite spending $1.1 million on mail and non-stop television ads has not motivated the still sleeping Hispanic

4

vote across Houston.

Houston, with a likely 45 percent Hispanic population, has not had a Mexican American elected citywide since Gracie Saenz in 1995 or a Hispanic elected at-large since 1999 when Cuban American Orlando Sanchez last won.

Despite the city’s Hispanic share of its population considered now twice its African American share, Hispanics still don’t vote.

Garcia’s shine is believed to have worn off some over the summer from attacks lobbed against him about his tenure as sheriff. While turnout is up at some Hispanic area polls it is still far

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

behind the astronomic rise at African American, Anglo and conservative early vote polls.

As of Wednesday morning, 7,595 voters had come to the West Gray near Montrose early vote site, which each election is top in the city but because of the HERO ballot initiative is seeing turnout helping Turner. It›s breaking records with more votes than any early voting ever before.

The Kingwood Library early voting site saw 5,846 voters, which along with 5,686 at Spring Branch Trini Mendenhall, is bolstering King’s now celebrated success.

www.StyleMagazine.com

In the Clear Lake area near where King grew up and was Kemah mayor, 3,900 voters came out and 3,819 voters made a showing in southwest Houston’s Bayland Park Champion Forest Baptist Church in north Harris County had 3,434 early voters and 3,380 voters casted their ballots at west Houston’s Nottingham Park bolstered by the close Sandie Moger v. Greg Travis contest to succeed term limited Council Member Oliver Pennington.

We s t c h a s e ’s Tr a c y G e e Community Center has attracted 3,104 motivated by the Moger v. Travis contest and the highly contested race where first term District F Council Member Richard Nguyen faces challengers Dr. Steve Le and Kendall Baker. Further north 3,102 voters came to Juergen Hall Community Center in Jersey Village.

Polls for more than 1,000 voting precincts throughout Harris County are open 7 am to 7 pm this Tuesday on the final day of voting, the official November 3rd election day.

Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

Congressman Al Green Presents WW II With a Congressional Gold Medal

T

hree years ago Congress and the White House presented a group of Montford Point Marines with a Al Green Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of all those who served in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War amongst racial discrimination.

Unfortunately, Montford Point Marine Oscar Robinson missed the formal ceremony because he was unaware of its occurrence. After Robinson and his son Ronald Robinson contacted Congressman Al Green’s office to make them aware of the situation, Congressman Green made sure Mr. Robinson received his own Congressional Gold Medal. Congressman Green presented the medal to Mr. Robinson this past Saturday as his family and friends looked on. For more information, visit www.stylemagazine.com.

TSU Tigers in the NFL Honored in Grand Fashion By Alma Mater

T

exas Southern University paid tribute to its former tigers that had careers in the National Football League during this year’s TSU Honorees homecoming festivities.

Tigers in the NFL – A First and Goal Celebration brought back 29 former

Local Childhood Friends Open Third Cajun and Seafood Restaurant in the Houston Area

R

i c h a r d Hunter and Tre Thomas, childhood friends and proud owners o f t h e C at fi s h Station restaurant chain, have Tre Thomas & Richard Hunter opened their third location. Playfully coined as Catfish Station III, the new 4,000 sq. ft. restaurant is located at 18416 Kuykendahl Road, Spring, Texas, 77379 and premiers just eight months following the opening of Catfish Station’s first dinein restaurant, which is located at 9522 Huffmeister Road, Suite 500, Houston, Texas, 77095. Catfish Station takes pride in providing homemade, fresh and made-to-order Cajun and seafood delicacies. For more information, visit www.thecatfishstation.com.

Houston Mourns Death of First Hispanic Fire Chief

H

ouston’s first Hispanic Fire Chief and Fire Marshal, Edward “Eddie” Corral, died this past Saturday.

He was 84. Chief Corral joined the Houston Fire

Eddie Corral

Department in 1956 and served for 50 years. Considered a trailblazer by many, he was the fourth Hispanic to join the department, and was appointed Fire Chief by former Mayor Bob Lanier. Chief Corral is survived by his wife Rima and two sons Robert and Eddie Jr. For more information, visit www.houstonfire.org.

“Celebs Give Back” Celebrates Houston Chapter Launch

C

elebs Give Back, a national nonprofit that connects powerhouse celebrities, community leaders and business owners together to make a difference in the community, is making its way to Houston. During the official launch party to celebrate the opening of the Houston Chapter, Chester Pitts, Amobi Okoye, Erin O’Keefe, Darian Ward, and Romelia Mata were honored for their service. La’Torria Lemon, CGB Houston president, announced the nonprofit’s presence in the Houston area, shared its mission, and extended an invitation to individuals interested in joining forces to support community outreach initiatives. For more information, visit www.celebsgiveback.org.

Do you want to make sure our police work with our community every day?

VoTe early in the biggest mayor’s race we’ve seen in years.

E

very law enforcement group taking a position in the race for mayor has endorsed Sylvester Turner because Sylvester is the only candidate with a real plan to reduce crime.

Sylvester will not only put more police officers on the street, but also significantly expand community policing and fight for reforms that emphasize mental health treatment and job training over incarceration.

Thousands of your neighbors are voting for Sylvester because they know Sylvester is fighting every day for: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

A living wage and more economic opportunity Community policing and real reforms to our criminal justice system Keeping neighborhood schools open and keeping our kids out of trouble Better roads and a 24-hour program to fill potholes Responsible city budgets and sound fiscal management

VoTE Early! Sylvester Turner for Mayor.

Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 19. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Join firefighters, teachers, police, deputy sheriffs and community groups in supporting Sylvester Turner for Mayor!

Latino Labor

Leadership

CounCiL of southeast tx

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

HBAD B egaP5

Pol. adv. SylveSter turner CamPaign. david minCberg, treaSurer

LOCAL BRIEFS

standout football athletes. Each man, honored oneby-one for their contribution both to the NFL and to Texas Southern University, was given a customized Tigers in the NFL blazer and medallion. In addition, each honoree received Congressional recognition from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, served as grand marshals for TSU’s homecoming parade, and was recognized during the homecoming game. For more information, visit www.tsu.edu.

BOOK REVIEW

“What Color is Your Hoodie? Essays on Black Gay Identity”

ome days, it seems as though you have SuperPowers.

That must be the explanation for being unseen. That’s why there are days when nobody looks at you.

There’s no acknowledgment that you exist. You’re suddenly Invisible Man, and in the new book “What Color is Your Hoodie? Essays on Black Gay Identity” by Jarrett Neal, the reason is not so transparent.

Born to a fourteen-year-old mother, raised in a household with an alcoholic grandfather, Jarrett Neal was in eighth grade when his gym class accidentally walked in on their coach, showering. It was Neal’s first glimpse of a naked man and it “ended my boyhood,” he says.

He was well into college when he finally admitted to himself that he was attracted to men; still, the “daily taunts” from his more athletic, more self-confident peers and the absence of a father haunted him for many years.

To counteract it, Neal joined a gym and worked out tirelessly, until he realized that he’d never have a body like HeMan. He was never going to make a living with his physique.

Instead, Neal knew that he had to write.

It was “write or die,” he says, though he’s been told that his style is

“either too black of too gay” and he once assumed that “as a boy I wasn’t supposed to care about books…” Even so, he devoured the works of gay men – particularly those who were black.

That voracity for books led to a teaching career.

In his essays here, Neal discusses the dearth of gay black men in films and television, and he decries the lack of interest by white readers in the works of black authors. He looks at the sexuality of gay black men who, like most African American men, live under “sexual stereotypes” that cause “a tremendous onus… to live up to…”

He writes about black men (some, gay) who have made history and changed perceptions within their neighborhoods or industries. And as a black man married to a white man, he notes that racism within the gay community is as big a problem as it is anywhere else.

Author Jarrett Neal is not shy.

There’s no waffling inside this book, and nothing held back. Neal discusses gay porn as blithely as he does modern literature; he remembers his childhood with the same passion as he does coming out. Such power and force in writing serves to give readers – straight or gay – a solid understanding of the points he tries to make. We might laugh or

By Terri

S

6

Schichenmeyer, Literary Writer

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

raise our eyebrows but we also empathize or, as the case may be, sympathize.

What mars this otherwise well-done collection of essays is its sloppiness.

“What Color is Your Hoodie?” is riddled with misspellings and punctuation mistakes which, because of the frequency, almost made me want to quit this book too many times.

If you can forgive that distraction, then this unusual book is a good read that may actually change minds.

Truthful, blunt, and thought-provoking, regretful mistakes aside, “What Color is Your Hoodie?” should be seen.

Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

www.StyleMagazine.com

by Jarrett Neal

c.2015, Chelsea Station Editions $18.00 / higher in Canada 175 pages

NATIONAL

House Approves Two-Year Budget Deal

CNN/Stylemagazine Newswire

John Boehner

T

he House of Representatives voted 266-167 Wednesday to approve a budget deal that raises the nation’s debt ceiling through March 2017, potentially avoiding a fiscal crisis that could have ensued if the nation defaulted on its loans.

The measure amounts to one final package crafted by House Speaker John Boehner with other legislative leaders and President Barack Obama, as Boehner wraps up a tumultuous career leading the House and an even longer career in Congress. The deal also clears the plate for GOP speaker nominee Paul Ryan, who surprised some conservatives Wednesday when he announced he would support the measure.

The deal was approved as 79 Republicans joined with 187 Democrats to easily clear the number of votes needed to send the measure to the Senate.

Democratic and Republican leaders made one last pitch to their colleagues Wednesday evening just before the vote was called.

“We close where we started, as we all

recognize this agreement is not perfect. But it certainly beats the alternative and it is a positive step forward.

It ensures the full faith and credit of the United States -- we will pay our bills on time,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat and his party’s ranking member on the House Budget Committee.

House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, a Kentucky Republican, said the deal accomplishes something almost better than avoiding default: a chance to get back to normal.

“It’s important. Very important, of course, that we avoid the default in our debt ceiling, coming up momentarily,” Rogers said. “All of these things you heard about in this debate are great. But for me, the two years that we have now to get back on regular order and stop lurching from crisis to crisis, to stop that business -- this bill will give us that great chance.”

The focus now turns to the Senate, where Sen. Rand Paul has promised to filibuster the legislation, but Senate Republican leaders were “confident” they could

push the measure to Obama’s desk. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has also built in enough time to the debate to overcome Paul’s maneuvers.

Debate over crop insurance funding One of the key sticking points when the deal was unveiled this week was a cut in the crop insurance program which drew bipartisan ire from rural lawmakers. But House leaders put together a plan that keeps crop insurance rates at current levels and pays for the $3 billion price tag with a promise of inclusion in the next spending bill: an omnibus bill that must be passed by December 11.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican, complained about the proposed cut Tuesday, but said Wednesday he was happy with the fix.

“The fix will be basically to reset the crop insurance policy to where it is today,” Conaway said after the House budget deal vote. “And I’ve got the commitments from leadership that that will not come out of the agriculture jurisdiction.”

Rogers said after the House vote that the crop insurance fix would be included in the omnibus bill, which he plans to begin working on with House and Senate staff Thursday.

But Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, ripped the plan, saying he would oppose any effort to put the crop insurance restoration in the omnibus bill.

“I have no intention of doing anything,” Reid said. “The farm programs are scary at best.”

For more information, visit www.cnn.com.

(Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/Newscom)

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP7

FEATURE

By Jo

Respect is a Two-Way Street

Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor

A

s a child my parents were not the only ones who raised me. There were my grandparents and my Godparents. My best friends’ parents were all second mothers to me. My elementary school principal and church members all had a hand in the woman I am today.

Let me not forget about some key teachers, my mom’s friends, and the leaders of my Girl Scouts troop and other youth organizations I was in. All of these people helped to teach me morals, values and to know the dos and don’ts of life. They were positive influences for my upbringing. And though they are all very different with different life stories and beliefs themselves one rule was universal with them, respect those in authority.

Respect is given to people for several reasons. Adults get respect for their age and wisdom. Some get respect because it comes with the job or position that they hold. Others earn respect because of their character or action. It can be both given and received but first it has to be taught. And I don’t know if some children are not being taught respect or they are just so defiant that they won’t give respect no matter the cost.

And that is dangerous, especially for children.

8

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

Children that don’t have respect are often the ones that end up in the most trouble or hurt.

Eventually they grow up and become adults with no respect and repeat the pattern of being in trouble or hurt. Take for example the situation in South Carolina where the officer forcefully body slammed a teen out of her desk in front of a classroom full of students. Now granted in this situation both parties were wrong as both were being disrespectful of each other. The teen was wrong for not following the instructions of the teacher and officer. And the officer was wrong for the way he handled the teen since as an adult and especially as an officer he should have had more restraint for himself. But this situation would not have escalated to the point that it did if both parties had just shown a mutual respect for each other.

Even if the teen felt the teacher and officer were wrong, she should have complied and then told her parent or a trusted adult later about the situation to have them speak to the authority figure on her behalf. Children should not fight battles with adults. That is the role of guardians and those in charge of children. In the same token adults

www.StyleMagazine.com

should not abuse their authority over children.

Consequences can happen for them too as with the officer who lost his job.

Now if a child can respectfully tell an adult why they will or won’t comply with something they are told to do. I am for that too since I don’t think a child should do anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. But my main point is everything should be done with respect. And that respect goes both ways. Children should respect adults and adults should respect children.

Respect is a common courtesy that should be offered to everyone. Children must learn this basis act of being polite. This is something that I regularly instill in my Girl Scouts. I teach them to not only have respect for those in authority but for each other. So they won’t do things like talk when someone else is presenting before the class or take things that belong to someone else or enter a person’s personal space. Everyone should have a mutual respect for one another for a more harmonious world.

Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

LOCAL

By Jo

Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor

Actress Sally Field Speaks in Houston in Support of Houston Equal Rights Ordinance

Sally Field and Sylvia Garcia

T

he Houston Equal Rights Ordinance got some star support on Thursday in the form of Academy Award winning actress Sally Field.

Surrounded by Texas State Senator Sylvia Garcia and other Houston area community leaders Field spoke passionately about why it was so important for Houstonians to

vote “YES” on Proposition 1, HERO. “Houstonians deserve these protections.

And the women of Houston deserve them right now,” she said.

Field reflected on her own experience with discrimination as an actress in Hollywood as a reason why HERO must pass. “It is very personal for me but it should be personal for all people.” She decided to come to

Houston to support the ordinance due to her strong ties as this city as it is the birthplace of her mother and grandmother.

“Why here? Why Houston?

Why me? Because everyone in this country is watching this. This is incredibly important. Eyes are on Houston,” said Field.

Field also attended a fundraiser

for HERO while in Houston.

The passage or failure of the ordinance is now in the hands of voters. Early voting ends this week and Election Day is November 3rd.

Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP9

~

STYLE EN ESPAÑOL

Pollo Campero Sigue Creciendo en Houston con la Apertura de Dos Nuevas Ubicaciones

P Pollo Campero Expanding in Houston with Opening of Two New Restaurants

P

ollo Campero, home of Authentic Latin Chicken, announced it is expanding in Houston, with the opening of two new Bayou City restaurants.

The restaurants, located at 9979 Beechnut and 393A Greens Road in Houston, are set to delight Houstonians with Campero’s unique Latin flavors, updated restaurant design and impeccable service.

“Pollo Campero is in a major growth phase, and Texas is a big part of that,” said Tim Pulido, Pollo Campero President and CEO. “When Pollo Campero first arrived in Texas in 2002, it came to Houston first. We couldn’t be happier to, once again, expand our familia here in the Bayou City.”

Since it first opened its doors in Guatemala in 1971, Pollo Campero has been treating its customers to tender, juicy chicken made with Campero’s proprietary blend of Latin herbs and spices, a recipe it uses to this

Follow Us #TeamStyleMag

10

day. From its traditional fried and its new Citrus Peruvian grilled chicken, to Latin favorites, such as empanadas, plantains and yucca fries, Pollo Campero is sure to give Houstonians a dining experience like no other.

“One bite of our chicken, and it is obvious there is nothing else like it,” said Pulido.

“Authenticity isn’t something we just speak about; we’re an authentic Latin Brand. We make sure that everything we do has our authentic Latin stamp.”

That authentic Latin stamp also lives in Pollo Campero’s vibrant new global brand image, as well as its unwavering dedication to creating the ultimate Campero experience, giving customers a reason to visit again and again.

The Beechnut restaurant opened its doors this week. The Greenspoint location is scheduled to open in early November. The two new restaurants bring the number of Pollo Camperos in the Houston area to four. They are open for service from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

Follow the flavor online on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CamperoUSA or visit www. campero.com.

Twitter @HoustonStyle

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

ollo Campero, conocido por su pollo tierno, jugoso y crujiente con sazón latino, anunció su expansión en Houston, con la apertura de dos nuevos restaurantes en la ciudad Espacial. Los restaurantes ubicados en el 9979 Beechnut y 393A Greens Road en Houston deleitaran a sus clientes con su único e inconfundible sabor Latino al igual que con su nueva imagen e impecable servicio al cliente.

“Pollo Campero está en una fase de crecimiento muy grande y Texas juega un papel muy importante,” dijo Tim Pulido, Presidente y CEO de Pollo Campero.

“Cuando Pollo Campero llegó a Texas por primera vez en el 2002, llegó directamente a Houston. Así que es un gusto que nuestra familia crezca aquí en la Ciudad Espacial. ”

Pollo Campero abrió sus puertas por primera vez en Guatemala en 1971, deleitando a sus clientes con su tierno y jugoso pollo preparado con la mezcla de hierbas y especias Latinas, única de Pollo Campero, la cual es la misma receta que se utiliza hoy en día. Desde el pollo frito tradicional y el nuevo pollo cítrico a la parrilla, hasta los platillos Latinos favoritos como las empanadas, plátanos (maduros) y yuca frita, Pollo Campero está seguro de darle

Instagram @StyleMagazine

www.StyleMagazine.com

a Houston una experiencia culinaria como ninguna otra.

“Cuando los clientes prueban nuestro pollo, es inmediatamente evidente que sabe completamente diferente a cualquier otra comida que han probado,” dijo Pulido. “Para nosotros, la Autenticidad no es solo un tema de conversación si no que somos una Auténtica marca Latinoamericana. Nos aseguramos de que todo lo que hacemos tenga esa estampa Latina.”

Reflejando sus raíces Latinoamericanas, los clientes disfrutaran de la nueva y vibrante imagen global de la marca, así como su firme dedicación en ofrecer la mejor experiencia Campero posible, dándoles una buena razón a sus clientes para visitar una y otra vez.

El restaurante en Beechnut abrió sus puertas esta semana. La ubicación en Greenspoint abrirá a principios de Noviembre.

Estos dos restaurantes se unen a los dos existentes con un total de cuatro restaurantes en el área de Houston. Abrirán para servir a sus clientes desde las 10 a.m. hasta las 10 p.m.

Sigue el sabor en línea por Facebook, Twitter e Instagram @CamperoUSA o visita www.campero.com

Facebook: Houston Style Magazine

LOCAL

T

exas Southern University took a major step to unify national, state and local law enforcement agencies to help secure and protect its campus. The TSU police department

Texas Southern Maps Out a Plan to Better Secure its Campus

hosted a round table discussion to look at procedures, personnel and protocol when dealing with crime and crime prevention in our area.

TSU President, Dr. John

M. Rudley told the law officers that Texas Southern is in the business of educating students and that we need their help as experts to keep our campus safe. “I want to send a message to the community that this is not a one day story,” President Rudley emphasized. “We will deal with this issue of protecting our students, faculty and staff 365 days a year.”

The agencies involved included the Texas Southern University Police Department, the Houston Police Department, the Metro Police Department, Harris County Constable’s Office-Precinct 7, Texas DPS Highway PatrolRegion 2, Texas DPS Texas Rangers-Region 2, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Attorney General’s Office.

Dr. Rudley and his law

enforcement leaders said five initiatives and recommendations that were presented in the task force meeting will be implemented immediately.

They are: 1.

Build stronger relationships and partnerships with area federal, state, and other local law enforcement agencies 2.

Enhance visibility on campus by utilizing alternative mobility units (bicycle officers, etc.)

3. Conduct community forums with students and hold specific training sessions with them 4.

Apply for grants to supplement the police operations 5.

Utilize technology as a forcemultiplier (cell phone apps, etc.)

Texas Southern will also have a threat assessment done on the campus. “Securing TSU’s campus is a priority for us and this discussion with the various law enforcement agencies, I believe, will assist us elevating our level of security at Texas Southern University,” said President Rudley.

For more information, visit www.tsu.edu.

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP11

Chef Leticia Teams with the ADA to Promote Diabetes Awareness Yolanda Pope, By

A

Culinary Writer

ccording to The American Diabetes Association more than “30 million Americans have diabetes and most have type 2.” Diabetes can affect anyone, from all walks of life; however, many people who suffer from diabetes are in the Hispanic and African American communities. Currently, the ADA states that 13% of African American adults have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Moreover, “Hispanic adults in the United States are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as non-Hispanic white adults. Nearly 13% of U.S. Hispanic adults are already diagnosed, and it is the fifth leading cause of death within the Hispanic community.”

This issue hit home with Chef Leticia Moreinos-Schwartz, who lost her grandfather from complications of Type 2 Diabetes. Therefore, she is extremely passionate about her role with Merk and The ADA to challenge and encourage

those affected by this illness to take an active role in managing their health.

In fact, Chef Leticia is traveling around the United States to help promote, educate, and share healthy recipes with all of those individuals who have accepted the challenge of getting their A1C levels under control. The goal is to really empower the community with information so that those affected will talk to their doctors about setting A1C goals not only with medicine, but with diet and exercise.

In her recent appearance on Great Day Houston, she illustrated her talent in the kitchen by preparing a fresh salad, with a homemade dressing, and an orange and papaya smoothie, which is a favorite from her hometown of Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. She also appeared at the Houston NRG expo. Even if one missed the expo, and is interested in taking control of their Type 2 Diabetes, one can take the challenge by going to: http://www.americandiabeteschallenge.com and click the button that reads “Take the Pledge”. Also, healthy and diabetic friendly recipes can be found on: http://americasdiabeteschallenge.com/hispanics-and-t2d/.

Chef Leticia’s background is in Brazilian cooking, but she also has a BA in Economics, worked in finance and studied journalism. She is the author of two cookbooks, “My Rio De Janeiro” which was published in 2013. Also, “The Brazilian Kitchen” her first book, which she graciously signed and gifted several copies to some of the readers of Houston Style Magazine, during the Sugar Land Wine and Food Fair in April of 2012. If you would like to keep up to date with Chef Moreinos-Schwartz, please visit her website: http://www.chefleticia.com/ chef-leticia/.

Thank you for reading, you can follow me on Twitter: @YPEatingWstyle, and share this article and others by going to www.stylemagazine.com.

12

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

www.StyleMagazine.com

Advertise Your Restaurant HERE!

Advertise Your Restaurant HERE!

HEALTH

Scary Facts About Food With Real Tricks and No Treat for Your Health

ou know all those fluorescent orange chips and fruit shaped candy you stuff down your gullet aren’t good for you. But what’s mind-blowing is just how diabolical the people who sell you junk food are when it comes to getting you hooked. Here are some facts I dug up that’ll make you want to eat carrots for the rest of your life.

the whole wheat, white, asiago cheese or Italian breads, nor do any of the value include any condiments, veggies, cheese, oil & vinegars or seasonings. By the time you roll through the end of the line, you could have made a 300-calorie sandwich or salad a scary 800-1500 calories or more in one sitting.

Y

By Jade Gold, Health Writer

Yogurt vs. Coke

Did you know that on average, most yogurts has 20-42 grams of sugar in it including the Greek yogurts that are supposed to be so healthy for you?

Do you know that you may be getting less sugar in a can of coke than you do in this typical health yogurt?

Subway Sandwich

While many people still use the excuse they are making “healthier choices” when choosing fast food options, you have to know what the FDA allows when it comes to posting “honest” calorie counts. Subway wanted you to believe that you too could loose 10-15lbs a month eating their sub sandwiches, but the problem is, their calories are not taking into account the various bread options they have such as

Applebee’s Salad vs. McDonald’s

Of course you are going out to eat with friends and family but you are going to eat “clean” and order the salad on the menu right? STOP! Applebee’s chicken salad is 1,330 calories, 93 grams of fat and freighting 1,470 milligrams of sodium! Did you know that you would be better in this case eating a BIG MAC? The Big Mac at McDonald’s is 1,300 calories, 58 grams of fat and only has 1,224 grams of sodium. By no means would I ever eat either one but you can certainly see there is no treat in this salad option.

Sugar “CAINE”

Major food manufactures spend millions of dollars a year to test and find sugar additives that have the same effect on our brains as cocaine. The reason you just can’t eat one is they are creating the equivalent of “legal” sugar

high’s and addictions in many of foods you eat today and over 85% of the sugar content is not found in sweet or desert base foods.

Fat Free & Low Sugar

If there was ever a time that the media is doing it’s very best to deceive the American public it is in the selling of FAT FREE, LOW SUGAR food products. Grocery chains have now dedicated rows and rows of the foods and more often than not they are on the isle that many would call the “Health Food” section. You have to become educated in reading food labels. Stop looking at all the pretty pictures and do your best to decipher the grave yard codes on the labels listed on all the so-called nutritional values of foods.

Anything that has aspartame, saccharine or sugar alcohols in it is going to make you gain weight! So while you are filling your pantry with all these weight loss drinks, bars or 100 calorie snacks making yourself feel better, the truth is, you are eating items that actually are making you gain weight and making you crave sugar all the more.

There is never going to be a time where you can completely trust eating out, reading labels or choosing fat free options to better your health. There will

always be land minds waiting to trap you and y o u r health that will ultimate Jade Gold decrease your life span and cause a great increase to risk of health complications. However, what you can do is be better educated about food and their ingredients. You can choose to shop and purchase more “whole” foods, cook at home more often, preplan your eating for your family and stop purchasing so many boxed and frozen meals. Remember, the longer it can sit on a shelf and wait for you to purchase, the longer it takes for your body to digest all the chemicals and additives they have to add to make food last on shelves longer. Don’t fall into the graveyard of ignorant bliss. It’s time to treat your body like you love it and leave the tricks alone.

For more health and fitness information from Jade, visit www.

FaceBook.com/JadeGoldFitness.

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP13

TRAVEL

By Bell of TotallyRandie, Feature Writer

T

5 Ways to Turn Your Meeting From Ordinary to Extraordinary

aking care of business does not have to be a bore by doing things the typical way. It is time companies and event planners really start to move away from the norm to give business travelers both the venue to handle business and the setting to vacay as well. Let me give the perfect example.

On my last business trip my Managing Editor and I drove an exhausting four drive from Houston to Dallas, checked into the Omni Hotel and got on the

elevator to drag ourselves to our room to get some sleep before the long day we had ahead of us. While on the elevator we met a nice millennial and started chatting. He told us that he was also staying at the hotel, but not for the same event. He was attending a convention for pediatric pharmaceuticals. He didn’t sound too enthusiastic in fact he stated how he hated attending meetings and conventions. Why? I asked. Because they were “boring, long, and unmotivational.” I remember thinking to myself poor guy, isn’t every meeting/convention like that? You fly to another city or stay in your own city, crank yourself up on the free coffee and sugar infused breakfast and sit in a convention center all day, overloading your mind with relevant or sometimes irrelevant information. You get one or two breaks to chat with your peers and then its back to your hotel room for sleep to repeat this the next day. But why is that the norm?

Meet Puerto Rico says things don’t have to be that way. They understand the concept of getting away from the norm and decided to offer business travelers an escape from the conventional by offering planning and informational tools for conventions and meetings that are far from drab and dreary. They not only thought about the planner, they thought about attendees as well to give all a business trip like no other. While touring with them I noticed 5 ways to take your meetings from ordinary to extraordinary!

5. Lodging

There are a lot of resorts and hotels to choose from on the beautiful Island of Puerto Rico. However, when planning a meeting/convention have you ever thought about lodging that’s conducive for your attendees? The hotel I mentioned earlier was in the convention area of Dallas however; because of its popularity everyone from families to young couples was lodging there. There were kids playing on the elevators and distractions everywhere. Business

14

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

Beach has a 180-degree ocean view. Instead of staring at the four walls of a convention center the attendees would feel relaxed. It will cut down on the need for breaks because they wouldn’t want to “escape” the room.

3. Location

You want to know what’s cool? Waking up looking at the only rain forest in the U.S., attending a meeting, playing golf on your break, and when you have down time, relax at the Coqui Water Park or catching a ferry to your own private island. You can’t do that in a big city like Dallas, or Houston. You can’t do that in a city period. If you are an attendee this travelers require a quieter, private type of vibe. One like I received while lodging at the Condado Vanderbilt in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Located on the beach in San Juan, the Condado Vanderbilt had a luxurious and sophisticated flair that has been its reputation since it opened it’s doors in 1919. I could talk about the 3 bars, cigar room, the 360-ocean view acclaimed 1919 restaurant, or the 5 star spa. But the most attractive aspect is the privacy.

The rooms are separated into wings (East and West) you can either watch the sunrise or watch it set. Your own private butler aids in expediting whatever you need.

These things might seem small, but where you sleep is one of the most important aspects of planning your meeting. Today’s culture has a strain of boastful masochism, professional don’t feel professional unless they are putting in grueling hours and getting little sleep. However, it is a scientific fact that lack of sleep (no matter how minor) can affect people’s cognitive abilities. The only worries you have are what to wear in the morning and forcing yourself to go to sleep instead of spending the night on the beach.

4. Environment

What does the environment have to do with attending a meeting/convention? Everything! When I walked into the Dorado Beach, A Ritz Carlton Reserve my mood immediately became calmed. I felt refreshed, secluded, and ready to take on the world.

It’s located extremely close to the beach.

Think about this for a second, instead of waking up and inhaling 3 cups of coffee to activate your mind for your meeting, how different would it be if you had breakfast on the beach. You close your eyes, take in the breeze, and listen to the sounds of the waves crashing on the shore. That positive environment is sure to activate you and prepare you for the next three days of information overload.

If you are a meeting planner imagine how much more the attendees would get out of your meeting if you had it in an environment where it doesn’t feel like a meeting. Even if the noise of the beach was too much, the ballroom at Dorado

www.StyleMagazine.com

sounds good to you. If you are a meeting planner you are it probably thinking to yourself what does this have to do with the agenda? Remember has everything to do with turning an ordinary meeting to an extraordinary meeting. This is why location is so important.

The El Conquistador is the perfect location for a small or large group to host a meeting or convention.

This Waldorf Astoria Resort is like its own small city filled with luxury and elegance. More importantly, it provides over 100,000 sq.ft. of versatile space! It can accommodate groups and functions of all sizes. If you want to break off into intimate meeting spaces, the Las Casitas Village provides the perfect settings for that, while the Grand Atlantic Conference Center can merge everyone into two adjacent ballrooms or, get this, 16 break out rooms. If you want to reward your employees or attendees, this is the way to go.

2. Activities L o t s of times to activate stimuli at meetings you want to incorporate activities th at attendees can return and implement. Hosting your meeting at the St. Regis Bahia Resort in Puerto Rico helps you to do that in a very unique way. It too incorporates location, environment, and lodging into its mesmerizing way of escaping the conventional.

Each room at the resort has its own pool giving each travelers a taste of convenience and privacy. More over, this resort also has its own water park! Do you see where I am going with this? What better way to escape the conventional than to conduct team-building activities at the water park? This change in setting from the trapped fell of four walls to the wide space of a park taps into the different ways people learn with visuals, sounds, and kinesthetics. This could play with attendees having a greater interest in subject matters, having a higher retention rate and many more benefits

TRAVEL

CONT.

since other senses are being stimulated.

Tap into the sense of taste when breaking from meeting to rejuvenate and further stimulate the mind. Food is definitely not a concern in Puerto Rico, but not for the reasons you think. Because Puerto Rico is commonwealth U.S. soil, you don’t have to worry about non-foodies complaining about food. Your traditional surf n’ turf Americanized foods are close in proximity and plentiful. So you can’t lose either way. On the plus side, the resorts and hotels mentioned have world renowned chefs brining you innovative fuses of culture, creativity, and design.

Some of my favorite dishes while I visited were not the steak and lobster, it was the traditional mofongo, rice & beans, paella, and Mallorca bread pudding.

I hate bread pudding but the sweetness and moistness of the Mallorca bread had me craving it every night since. Paella I’ve had a million times over and was actually excited to have it until I saw the Paella Negra. Black from squid ink, loaded with shrimp, and calamari, topped with a garlic aoli; this dish changed my taste buds. It was also funny to see everyone’s mouth stained from the ink.

That’s what food does, it makes you joyous and happy. It connects cultures. It places us in common ground. Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t like food?

Take that into consideration when planning your meeting. How can you work as a team if you don’t know teamwork jargon? Use the water park activities to encourage team building reliance. During your meeting you could use traditional dishes as trivia, give prizes for solving foodie crossword puzzles. Be innovative with every detail. My mother always said there’s a lesson in everything we do, we just have to extract it.

Another great place to tap into this type of learning is at the lake, where education kayak races can be conducted. It also has a 5-acre spa area where you can take a tranquil relaxing walk for a break instead of gathering around the “conventional waterhole.” It is all about thinking outside the box. Which brings me to the last way to take your meeting from ordinary to extraordinary by escaping the conventional with Meet Puerto Rico.

1. Just Be Different

NOTICE

of Public Hearing Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, TX

(METRO)

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, TX (METRO) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 12 noon to receive public comment regarding proposed January, 2016 changes. The proposed service changes include: Route changes to the 3, 56, 78 & 360 Routes and schedule changes to the 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 28, 29, 32, 39, 40, 44, 47, 49, 52, 56, 60, 63, 65, 73, 76, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 98, 99, 102, 108, 137, 151, 152, 153, 160, 161, 162, 214, 217, 222, 257, 265 & 399 Routes.

Public comments will also be received on two proposed fare changes: • Eliminating the requirement of full-time enrollment from the definition of higher-education students eligible to receive the discounted student fare.

• Enabling all METROLift customers to ride METRO’s fixed-route bus and rail service free of charge.

Copies of proposed route maps and timetables , and a description of the proposed fare changes will be available October 28, 2015 for public review at the following locations: • Online - RideMETRO.org • METRO Administration Building - 1900 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM weekdays The public hearing will be held in the METRO Board Room on the 2nd floor at 1900 Main Street, Houston, TX (served by METRO routes 6, 11, 32, 44, 51, 52, 54, 82, 85, 102, 137, 160, 161, 162, 249, and METRORail).

HOW TO COMMENT ABOUT THE SERVICE OR FARE CHANGES • Attend the public hearing on November 4, 2015 • Write us at METRO, ATTN: January 2016 Service Change, 1900 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. For comments on fare changes, use ATTN: Fare Changes.

• Fax comments with a subject line referencing “ January 2016 Service Change” or “Fare Changes” to (713) 652-7956 • Call METRO’s Customer Care Line at (713) 635-4000 • Submit comments at METRO’s website - RideMETRO.org Comments should be received by METRO no later than the date and time of the public hearing.

HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

It is a known fact that today’s millennials don’t like to do things in typical fashion. Old ways are snooze ways. Wake them up with what they want, the education to be innovative and simplified. More and more companies are becoming “unorthodox” in behavior by transforming with the times to meet employees with introductions like day cares on facilities, company gyms, relaxation rooms, etc. They are giving their employees more comforts, which is in turn making them better employees and making business more profitable and lucrative. Why not do the same with your meetings?

Puerto Rico is more than just a tourist island. Its home to the second oldest hotel in the world (El Covento), it’s filled with history, luxury and culture.

Allow your attendees to have their mind neutralized as they take a break for the meetings to walk thru Old San Juan and experience the culture. Let them break off into small sections and bring back pieces of history for topics of discussion before its time to get back to meeting activities. Let them have all senses touched with the allure of the island. Allow them to expand their entire mind to infuse new ideas and concepts now that more senses have been awaken.

When you “escape the conventional” with Meet Puerto Rico, not only are you going to turn your meetings from ordinary to extraordinary, you are sure NOT to get the reaction the young man had in the elevator when he attended the meeting in Dallas.

Take a walk on the unbeaten path for your next meeting or convention and tell you business partners to meet you in Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.meetpuertorico.com.

For individuals with disabilities, assistive services or copies of public documents in an alternate format can be provided. Please call (713) 750-4271 or (713) 635-6993 (for persons with a hearing impairment) a minimum of five (5) working days prior to the public hearing.

LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION Any person who requires language interpretation or special communication accommodations is encouraged to contact METRO Community Outreach at 713-7394018, or via email at tm10@ride metro.org. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs.

1. This Public Hearing conforms to requirements described in the Federal Transit Administration’s Circular 9030.1D, published May 1, 2010, page IV-13.

2. METRO does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or in treatment or employment in, its services, programs, and activities.

3. METRO is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its transit services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

RideMETRO.org • 713-635-4000

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP15

COLORADO CLUB HOUSTON, TEXAS

Change Happens! Cocktails for a Cause Photography by Vicky Pink

O

n Thursday, October 15, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at The Coronado Club for Change Happens! Cocktails for a Cause. Hosted by Kerri and Downey Bridgewater, the event helped raise funds for Change Happens! to continue to implement the programs to change the lives of those in the community. Some in attendance were Change Happens! Founder Rev. Leslie Smith, Vanessa Reed, and Gerald Smith

16

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

www.StyleMagazine.com

JUNIOR LEAGUE HOUSTON, TEXAS

Sisters Network’s African American Breast Cancer Conference Tour and Luncheon.

Photography by Vicky Pink

O

n Saturday, October 17, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Junior League for Sisters Network’s African American Breast Cancer Conference Tour and Luncheon. The fabulous pink affair was themed “Informing to Empower” and was an educational tour to raise awareness about breast cancer. Guest speakers Karen Brooks and Dr. Shayma Kamzi covered the topics of metastatic and triple negative breast cancer and the importance of minority participation in clinical trials. Shondia Sabari told her inspiring story of survival as KRIV-TV Fox 26’s Jose Grinan emceed the day’s event. Some in attendance were Sisters Network Founder Karen Jackson, Congressman Al Green and Shawntell McWilliams.

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP17

1/4-Page AD TEMPLATE T:5”

LEGAL NOTICE

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

These Texas Lottery Commission Scratch ticket games will be closing soon:

The Houston Independent School District located in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center at 4400 West 18th Street Houston, Texas 77092 will accept proposals, until the stated date and time deadlines, in the Board Services Office, Level C1

Game Name / Odds

$

Official Close of Game

End Validations Date

1672

Wild Money Doubler Overall Odds are 1 in 4.44

$2

12/30/15

6/27/16

• Project 15-09-05 – RFP/Science Equipment and Supplies with a deadline of 3:00 PM; November 13, 2015. A pre-proposal conference will be held on November 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM in room 2NE51 at Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center.

1683

Texas Loteria Overall Odds are 1 in 3.98

$3

12/30/15

6/27/16

1684

Money Multiplier Overall Odds are 1 in 4.09

$5

12/30/15

6/27/16

• Project 15-10-12 – RFP/Flight Instruction – Sterling High School with a deadline of 2:00 PM; November 13, 2015. A pre-proposal conference will be held on November 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM in room 2NE51 at Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center.

1686

Cash & Gold Overall Odds are 1 in 3.74

$5

12/30/15

6/27/16

1707

Cashword Multiplier Overall Odds are 1 in 3.40

$10

12/30/15

6/27/16

T:6.5”

Game #

• Project 15-10-11 RFP/Race to the Top Grant Evaluator with a deadline of 3:00 PM; November 13, 2015. No pre-proposal conference will be held for this solicitation.

Proposals are available on the HISD web-site at www.houstonisd.org.

To access, go to Departments, Procurement Services, Bid Opportunities.

The odds listed here are the overall odds of winning any prize in a game, including break-even prizes. Lottery retailers are authorized to redeem prizes of up to and including $599. Prizes of $600 or more must be claimed in person at a Lottery Claim Center or by mail, with a completed Texas Lottery claim form; however, annuity prizes or prizes over $2,500,000 must be claimed in person at the Commission Headquarters in Austin. Call Customer Service at 1-800-375-6886 or visit the Lottery website at txlottery.org for more information and location of nearest Claim Center. The Texas Lottery is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets, or for tickets lost in the mail. Tickets, transactions, players, and winners are subject to, and players and winners agree to abide by, all applicable laws, Commission rules, regulations, policies, directives, instructions, conditions, procedures, and final decisions of the Executive Director. A Scratch ticket game may continue to be sold even when all the top prizes have been claimed. Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase a ticket. PLAY RESPONSIBLY. The Texas Lottery supports Texas education and veterans. © 2015 Texas Lottery Commission. All rights reserved.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or, to accept the proposal that is most advantageous to the District.

Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save 50% With qualifying packages and offers.

Promotional Prices ly ... starting at on

job # client headline/tag trim bleed live color setup vendor/pub media type die cut

h Hopper.

Not eligible wit

FREE

FREE

SAME DAY INSTALLATION

PREMIUM CHANNELS For 3 months.

AS LOW AS ....

IN UP TO 6 ROOMS Where available.

where available

10-20-2015 4:34 PM

job info

mo.

mo.

W52715_HSMA_EOG_AFAM_1029.indd

saved at

for 12 months

ASK ABOUT HIGH SPEED INTERNET

1

CALL TODAY INSTALLED TODAY!

Offer subject to change based on premium channel availability.

Your Ad Here

206 east ninth street • austin, tx 78701 t 512.479.6200 f 512.479.6024

Prepared by LatinWorks Marketing, Inc. 2012. All rights reserved.

Remote viewing requires Wi-Fi connection or use of Hopper Transfer feature.

With qualifying packages and offers.

1-800-791-6653 Call 7 days a week 8am - 11pm EST Promo Code: MB12015

18

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

by

TOMMY-MB15

Tommy Salazar / Eddie Jacobson

approvals W52715 TEXAS LOTTERY NOV EOG AD 5” x 6.5” None None BW HOUSTON STYLE MAGAZINE NEWSPAPER None

All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification.

Call Now and Save 50%

from

www.StyleMagazine.com

printed at

None

fonts & images creative dir art director copywriter account mgr proofreader

notes DUE: 10/22 PUB: 10/29

None None None MEGAN TRUMETER None

Fonts Helvetica Neue LT Std (95 Black, 77 Bold Condensed Condensed, 97 Black Condensed), Arial (Regular) Images None Inks Black

BUSINESS BRIEFS

GM Recalls 1.4 Million Cars for Fire Risk

G

eneral Motors plans to recall 1.4 million cars, most of which had previously been recalled, because of a risk they might catch fire. The recall will be the third intended to fix the problem since 2007. GM said 1,345 of the cars caught fire after they were previously fixed by dealers. So even car owners who had their vehicles repaired will need to bring them back for another fix.

There is no charge to owners for the repairs. For more information, visit www.cnn.com.

81 Million Reasons METRO Is on Right Track and Easing Commutes

M

ETRO’s total ridership continued to increase following the addition of two new light-rail lines and the launch of the New Bus Network which create a comprehensive transit system for the region.

For the third consecutive year, METRO topped more than 80 million boardings on our fixed route system.

There were 81,760,532 boardings to close out FY2015, which runs from Oct. 2014 to Sept. 2015. That is an increase of 0.8 percent, up 679,495 boardings from FY2014. For more information, visit www.ridemetro. org.

Comcast Earnings Show Staying Power of Big Media

I

Walgreens Buys Rite Aid in $17.2 Billion Deal In a Pharmacy Mega-Merger

T

he $17.2 billion deal puts together the nation’s second and third largest pharmacy chains that combined will have nearly 13,000 U.S. stores.

That would catapult the merged company above CVS, which has 7,800 stores. Rite Aid (RAD) stores would keep their names “initially,” but Walgreens plans to create “a fully harmonized portfolio of stores” over time. For more information, visit www.cnn.com.

told of this news and more, which makes the port on track for a record year. Container terminals continue to operate at record levels with loaded container units growing 14 percent versus this time last year.

In addition, all operations are running efficiently. For more information, visit www.portofhouston.com

Bow Tie Making Teen Makes TIME’s Most Influential List

Costco Opens in Pearland on Thursday, Nov. 12

C

ostco will open a membership warehouse in Pearland on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8 a.m. The 155,000-squarefoot warehouse is located at 3500 Business Center Drive, at the northwest corner of Texas 288 and County Road 59. In the Costco tradition, the Pearland warehouse will offer quality, brand-name and privatelabel merchandise at incredible values. Costco helps businesses save money on supplies and on items for resale, and provides a wide range of products and services for personal use as well. For more information about Costco, please visit www.Costco.com

Heineken USA and ESPN Form Partnership with Dos Equis

Moziah Bridges

W

hat do you do when you can’t find a cool bow tie? You make your own. That is exactly what Moziah Bridges did. But he did it when he was 9-yearsold. His first bow tie sparked what is now a nearly $200,000 a year business reports blackamericaweb. com. Now with partnership with Neiman Marcus and Cole Haan, the teen is on TIME’s “30 Most Influential Teens” list. He joins others teens like First Daughter Malia Obama and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. For more information, visit www.blackamericaweb.com.

REI Will Urge Black Friday Shoppers to Go Outside Inside

T

H

eineken USA is in talks with ESPN to ink a 5-year deal to make Dos Equis the official beer sponsor of the College Football Playoffs, which would cover the College Football Playoff National Championship, semifinals and the Rose, Peach, Sugar, Fiesta, Cotton and Orange Bowl games. The deal could start as soon as the 2016-2017 season. For more information, visit www.latinoloop.com.

Port of Houston Authority Still on Pace for a Record Year

t seems Comcast shows its has staying power as fears about cable cord-cutting, ad market sluggishness and the future of film distribution grow.

Revenue at the cable company were up 11% year over year, beating Wall Street’s forecasts. More homes continue to sign up for broadband while fewer homes opt to cancel their TV subscriptions. And a big hit still conquers all -- revenue at NBCUniversal soared thanks to blockbuster movies. For more information, visit www.cnn.com.

T

Roger Guenther

his month, the Bayport Container Terminal recorded the highest number of gate moves ever in a single day for either of the Port Authority container terminals at 4,300 transactions. In his report to the Commissioner, Executive Director Roger Guenther

he front doors of REI stores are staying locked on the biggest shopping day of the year.

REI’s 12,000 full and Jerry Stritzke part-time workers will not only have Thanksgiving Day off, they will have Black Friday off with pay.

In addition, customers will not even be able to place orders online. When they visit REI’s website they will see a message encouraging them to go outside instead.

Jerry Stritzke, CEO of REI, says Black Friday has gotten out of hand. For more information, visit www. cnn.com.

TxDot Awarded $20 Million in Federal Funds to Improve Rural Transit

T

he Texas Department of Transportation was awarded more than $20 million in federal TIGER* grants to improve transportation services for rural populations. The funding will Joe Weber help replace 325 vehicles located throughout the state that are used to transport rural residents. The funds also will go toward updating or constructing transportation facilities in or near the following Texas cities: South Padre Island, Early, Weatherford and Cedar Creek. For more information, visit www.txdot.gov.

mwww.StyleMagazine.com oc.enizagaMelytS.www 4102 ,Oct 62 y29 rau-rNov beF-4, 022015 yraurbeF

B egaP19

®

®

Get up to

meal deal!

save more than

7

$ 81 in

FREE

items!

X with in-store coupons

FREE

15 in 6 items!

$

08

with in-store coupons

buy H-E-B Stevia 80 ct.

GET

free! with in-store coupon

BUY two (2) H-E-B Frozen Pizzas

8.7 - 34.46 oz. assorted varieties

4

That’s up to

$

1.98

free! buy

Marie Callender’s Frozen Desserts

28 - 45 oz., assorted varieties

Llévatelo H-E-B Specialty Tea

¡gratis!

20 ct., assorted varieties

GET

free! with in-store coupon

Reddi Wip Whipped Cream 6.5 oz. assorted varieties That’s up to

2.28

$

• Skinny Pop Popcorn, 4.4 oz.

assorted varieties

free! buy

Totino’s Hot Snacks

90 ct., assorted varieties

• H-E-B Salad Dressing

16 oz. assorted varieties

• H-E-B Soft Drink 2 L btl. assorted varieties

• H-E-B Bagged Salad

6 - 12 oz. assorted varieties

(excludes salad kits and chopped salads)

That’s up to

2.98

$

free! buy

two (2) H-E-B Mi Comida™ Tamales

16 oz., assorted varieties

Llévatelo

¡gratis!

GET

free! with in-store coupon

StateLlévatelo Fair Corn Dogs

¡gratis!

14 - 16 ct., assorted varieties

GET

free! with in-store coupons

• Wholly Guacamole Classic, 8 oz.

• H-E-B

That’s up to

$

3.86

free! buy

Ball Park Franks meat or beef 28 - 30 oz. assorted varieties

Mi Comida® Refried, Pinto or Black Beans

17.6 oz.

Llévatelo

¡gratis!

GET

free! with in-store coupon

Hillshire Farm Lit’l Smokies

12 - 14 oz. assorted varieties

Prices Good Wednesday, October 28 Thru Tuesday, November 3, 2015 At Your Neighborhood H-E-B Stores.

Some items may not be available in all stores. Items not valid at Central Market. Due to the popularity of our Extra Low Prices Every Day, we reserve the right to limit quantities. Limit Rights Reserved. We Accept Lone Star Card, WIC And Manufacturers’ Coupons. ©2015 HEB, 15-1037 visit www.heb.com

20

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2015

www.StyleMagazine.com

That’s up to

$

3.98

free!

Llévatelo

¡gratis!