After a night in jail, two Rice University juniors, Will and Simon, approached a county judge. They couldn’t deny that they had broken the law, but their lawyer had a trick up his sleeve. He would read their academic transcripts:

“3.95 out of 4.0 in Electrical Engineering, with top grades in Digital Logic Design, Quantum Theory and Advanced Linear Algebra.”…

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Their presence commands attention. These are five women who know just about everyone walking the second-floor corridor of Reliant Center – headquarters of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

They’re all smiles, each wearing fancy cowgirl duds for this photo shoot. What is also clear is that each of them would be just as comfortable in a pair of Wranglers …

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Designing woman
Interior designer and remodeler Beverly Vosko had a merry holiday season indeed. At her holiday party, she celebrated the fact that her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Ryan Caughey, both attorneys, are moving to West U. Also, daughter Michelle Levin, who lives in New York City, is pregnant with Vosko’s first grandchild – due May 9. …

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Shotzi, age 7
Miniature Schnauzer
Post Oak Blvd.

Just because I’m a petite, 6-pound, rescue mini schnauzer doesn’t mean I’m not bossy, so believe me when I tell you I took over the  household when I joined the family. Just ask my big, fat, Schnauzer sister Coco and wild Westie brother Mickey! They know I’m boss and know better than to mess …

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Not every love story begins the same way. Plenty of happily married couples would not have bet that, after their first meeting, they would want to spend the rest of their lives with each other.

Here are some neighbors’ accounts of rocky dating with smooth endings.

Noga and Steve Tobias
Married 25 years this April with three girls (Sharone, Leore …

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Seeing the world by horseback is nothing new for veteran equestrian Susan Davis. The Houston caregiver-agency owner has been riding and traveling for two decades, often in the company of her college roommate and travel buddy Nancy Broadbent.

Previous excursions took the two friends and their families to Italy and France, among other destinations. But when Nancy brought up the …

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Celebrating February in Houston

Although it’s the shortest month of the year, February is one long celebration. From the all-American Valentine’s Day to Chinese New Year, there’s something happening all month. But in Houston, two events – Mardi Gras and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – dominate.

Emily and Andrew Webster, who retreated here from New Orleans after Hurricane …

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Sketching his way through

I entered the world of drawing when I was 6. Many things inspire me to draw today. Ever since I saw the movie The Chronicles of Narnia, I have loved fantasy creatures. Likewise, superheroes have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. More recently, I have been impressed by the details of Marvel and …

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Despite a young and inexperienced lineup, the Bellaire Cardinals basketball team was off to a 22-8 record this season, including a 58-52 victory over the Lamar Redskins in the District 20-5A opener.

“We’ve played a tough schedule, and many of our losses have been to really outstanding teams, so I’m definitely pleased with the way our team’s progressed,” said Cardinals …

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This column was in the back of my mind as I sat through the funeral for the mother of one of my dearest friends. I had been trying to think about love – the theme of this month’s Buzz. And while a funeral is  the last place I expected to find inspiration for a light story on Valentine love, …

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