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Rouxbe Offers World-Class Culinary Instruction For High Schools

New platform helps educators raise a new generation with advanced understanding of cooking, nutrition, local sourcing and reducing food waste

Rouxbe, the world's leading online culinary school, recently introduced an updated platform designed to bring a modern approach to cooking courses in high schools across the country. The new offering is an expanded, more accessible, and innovative version of what Rouxbe has provided hundreds of high schools to-date with great success. As of today, any educator can use the online culinary instruction to complement their existing classroom curriculum or provide courses school-wide as an extended learning opportunity. The cost is just $399.99 a year per school.

Import Previous Data, Easily With New 2019 Version of ez1099 Tax Preparation Software

Just released 2019 ez1099 software easily supports data transfer from year to year, easily. Visit halfpricesoft.com for more details.

Tax preparation business owners and HR staff can quickly process 1099 forms with the latest ez1099 2019 software from Halfpricesoft.com. Customers are now accommodated with many new features in the new tax preparation software. Companies can also easily roll tax data forward from one year to another with the ez1099 2019 application. All of this can be done in-house! No expensive tax accountants needed.

School Safety Forum Enlists 3 Dynamic Safety Experts in Dialogue with Education Community Oct. 15

School Safety is the topic as three international and local safety experts talk about school violence and solutions at Harris County Department of Education Oct. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Psychologist Scott Poland, emergency preparedness expert Michael Dorn and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez lead the discussions.

Worried About Saving For College? Here Are The Key Points To Consider

As students head back to college, millions of parents are hoping their younger children someday can do the same.

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New HomeGoods Coming to Houston on 11/3

National Retailer Offers Inspiring Home Décor at Great Values.

HomeGoods, the leading off-price home décor store, will open an approximately 20,516 square-foot store in Houston (West University) on Sunday, November 3rd at 8:00 a.m. The new store is located in the Weslayan Plaza at 5586 Weslayan Street. This will be the 17th HomeGoods in the Houston market.

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Fidelis Announces New Residential Division

Fidelis Realty Partners recently hired Kenady Davis, Ford Allen, and Trey Waggener to launch Fidelis Residential, a multi-family division within Fidelis Realty. The new division will concentrate on new multi-family development and acquisitions in strategic locations in Houston and other major Texas markets.

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Overlap allows nanoparticles to enhance light-based detection

Rice University scientists discover how plasmons amplify electroluminescence

Rice University scientists have found revealing information where light from a molecule meets light from a nanoparticle.

Proposition #4 State Income Tax

Vote on 10 new Constitutional Amendments with your fellow Texans on November 5! Issues include rules for municipal court judges, creating a flood infrastructure fund, and the retirement of police dogs and horses. The League of Women Voters of Texas (LWVTX) provides fair and unbiased information to help voters understand the Amendments through intensive research and preparation of our Voter's Guide.

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Oprah Winfrey Interviews Award-Winning Actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Cynthia Erivo For An OWN Primetime Special Airing Saturday October 2

Interviews Highlight the Actresses' Rise to Fame and How They Are Breaking Down Barriers in Hollywood

Oprah Winfrey sits down one-on-one with the award-winning actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Cynthia Erivo, who discuss their fast rise to fame and how their leading roles have shaped them personally and professionally, on an all-new primetime special entitled, "OWN Spotlight: Oprah At Home with Lupita Nyong'o and Cynthia Erivo" airing Saturday, October 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

Makers Nutrition Wins Five GOLDs honored in the 11th Annual 2019 Golden Bridge Awards®

Makers Nutrition wins seven 2019 Golden Bridge Awards® and will be honored at the 2019 Red Carpet Golden Bridge Awards Ceremony in San Francisco on Monday, October 28, 2019.

Makers Nutrition has earned seven awards in the Golden Bridge Awards® for their astounding private label programs, management, and customer service that serves the nutraceutical industry so well.

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Rice U. launches Center for African and African American Studies

CAAAS will provide unique hub for conversations about race, identity and more

Rice University has announced the creation of a robust new center in response to increasing interest and expertise in African and African American Studies on campus.

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Cole Storm

Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole shuts down the Rays to advance to the 2019 ALCS

There was a loud sigh of relief tonight in the city of Houston, even though some believed that there was never any doubt coming into an elimination game that their ace in the hole would come through for them in the clutch.

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The Magic at Miraval

Miraval Austin is the quintessential getaway that lies like hidden treasure in the depths of the heart of Hill Country. After being acquired by Hyatt back in 2017, Miraval Austin, formerly Travassa Austin has since revamped the 220-acre property. Health and wellness are continuous themes while much of the property’s landscape and lodging has undergone a facelift.

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Deepak Chopra on the Healing Power of "Love-in-Action"

Deepak Chopra has been a mentor of mine from the day of my first interview with him more than a decade ago. I will never forget the day in 2008 when I asked him to explain such existential concepts as the distinction between the brain, mind and soul; the concepts of space and time, and how meditation benefits our physical and mental health. His answers then were clear and precise and without hesitation; on my end it felt like waking up from a dream and setting about on a continuous path of discovery.

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Peanut-Powered Protein

Nutritious ideas for flavor-filled family meals

Sitting down for a homemade meal may feel harder to come by these days, but recipes that are both nutritious and flavorful can help bring your loved ones together at the family table.

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Harris Health System Receives ‘Most Wired’ Award, Eighth in Nine Years

Harris Health System has received a Most Wired award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the eighth such designation in the past nine years. Most Wired is a benchmarking of healthcare institutions and their adoption and implementation of technology to improve patient safety and outcomes.

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To His Wealthy Donors, Trump Is Their Grifter

To decipher President Donald Trump’s presidency, apply the basic rule of politics: Follow the money.

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Tony Buzbee has gone to a new low in this city

KPRC-TV Channel 2 has sunk to the bottom right along with him.

Mayor Sylvester Turner issued the following statement on Tony Buzbee’s new TV ad:

Mayor Turner’s “$95,000-a-year internship” story: Is KPRC 2 News trying to meddle with the City Election?

One of Mayor Turner’s major opposition in the upcoming City general election, Tony Buzbee (Left) has already called for a full investigation into the issue. Currently, the Buzbee campaign has infiltrated the networks will advertisements created off of KPRC 2 News’ consistent bashing of Mayor Turner (right).

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Chowtime TV Creator Hype South Talks About His Journey And Dedication To Houston Music Entertainment

Houston film-maker and music video director Hype South shares his experiences in music entertainment.