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LETTER RIP
MY NEW
YEAR’S
RESOLVE
LETTER RIP
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MAILBAG
3
NO EXIT
3
OP-ED/NEWS BRIEFS 4 YEAH, THERE’S JUST ONE FOR ME
THEATER
5 You have been planning on this day for
months. You put off doing something good,
and significant so you could say
COVER STORY 6 worthwhile
that you started New Years Day on your journey
to reach whatever goal you chose to pursue. But
start the moment that
TO THE REPUBLIC 7 why? Why wait? Whyyounotoriginally
knew that
a change in yourself was
needed?
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Why the procrastination?
This is my New Year’s
Resolution; to be the
GIG GUIDE
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change I want to see in the
world. That’s it, nothing
else. No more resolve to
BEST OF 2014 9
lose more weight, make
more money, quit smokfeed the homeless guy
DINING GUIDE 9 Ken Petty ing,
at FM 1960 and I-45. No,
it’s time to start a cultural
revolution and it starts with me. All these other
FILM
10 things are great in and of themselves, but what
matters is in the heart.
It’s not enough to coerce others to change by
FAKE ASTROLOGY 12 either
using the force of government, the threat
of violence or any other means. It should be
to be that kind of change that happens
CLASSIFIEDS 13 enough
in a person’s heart. If others see it, then great.
If they don’t, then it’s their loss. Besides, isn’t
powerful enough to be a leader in initiating
ADVICE BY LEZLEE 13 itchange
when you are the first to be that change?
“What is finished... is the
idea that this great country is
dedicated to the freedom and
flourishing of every individual
in it. It’s the individual that’s
finished. It’s the single, solitary
human being that’s finished.
It’s every single one of you out
there that’s finished, because
this is no longer a nation of
independent individuals. It’s a
nation of some 200-odd
million transistorized,
deodorized, whiter-that-white,
steel-belted bodies, totally
unnecessary as human beings,
and as replaceable as
piston rods.”
- HOWARD BEALE (Peter Finch) in Network
(1974)
Leading by example is the best practice, even
if your example goes unnoticed, or blatantly
ignored, by those who do not want to do what is
right or be challenged from their status quo.
To be the change you want to see in the world
is a worthy endeavor. John Lennon, in the
words of his 34-year old song Imagine, spoke
about a world so utopian that everything is near
perfect. He wrote this anthem so immaculate
that no one could possibly fathom the change
he suggested. In doing so, Lennon claimed that
he might be a dreamer, but that he’s not the only
one. He inspired dreamers to be that kind of
change, not just dream about it. So, if you really
believe that something, anything, should happen or be done, be the one to make it happen.
MAILBAG
means to extract money from folks who roll
through a light, especially when they are in the
right to do so.
I’ve also heard that these programs are
really nothing more than a means to generate
revenue in almost the same way asset forfeiture laws benefit police stations financially.
Ed. - You are right. The mainstream media
does a poor job in exposing municipal crimes
like this. We should do an expose on this.
*****
I take issue regarding your small minded
editorial piece about the mayor and her attempt to squash dissenting voices in Houston.
As mayor she should be able to do anything
she wants to do, after all, she won the election
and the other guy didn’t. Besides, if she can’t
sue to keep pastors quiet, then who would be
able?
Sharon P.
Ed. - This is a no-brainer. Nobody should be
able to sue to keep someone quiet.
*****
Anna Pinion was missing from the last issue.
Is she okay? She didn’t quit the paper, did she.
I’m hoping for her quick return to the Public
News.
Chico M.
Ed. - Chico, please chill out. Anna is fine and
took some time to be with family.
*****
There is a story that you should cover soon
and that is regarding these supposed traffic light cameras that do little to stop traffic
accidents but are actually used by towns as a
Interesting cover story on Rage Fit. Other
than the ads I’ve seen in the Public News, I
knew nothing about them. It’s an interesting
concept that got me and a few buddies talking
over a few beers during the weekend to go
check them out.
David H.
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I remember when the Public News surfaced
in Houston back in 2007. There were a lot
of interesting columns, like Cheap Date and
About Town, that have not come out since the
revamp in 2014. Those were great reads. Are
there plans to bring those back?
Jim E.
Ed. - As soon as we get writers committed to
taking ownership of those ideas they will be
back.
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An oldies act with a dinner at over a hundred
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Hundreds of Willis citizens signed a petition
recently that demanded a public vote on the
dangerous and unconstitutional Red Light
Cameras. Those petitions were submitted to
the city’s secretary several weeks ago. The
city council knew the public’s displeasure was
building, so they rushed to save their lucrative
traffic camera program by calling a meeting to
extend the Red Light Camera contract for five
more years.
Recent city council meetings regarding
the cameras have had standing room only
attendance, and not one resident has spoken in
favor of the program. The stacks of petitions
demanding a vote by Willis citizens on the
issue scared them – they know the people
don’t want the cameras. They also know how
dangerous the intersections with cameras are.
In fact, Police Chief Nowak admitted that
accidents were up dramatically at the previous
council meeting.
Accidents went up 140% after the cameras
were put in, but the city still claims to use
them for “our own safety”. Willis Red Light
Cameras brought in over $3 million in tickets
this past year. That’s the real reason they
want the cameras to stay in place. Red Light
Cameras have never survived a public vote in
Texas.
Two of the four Willis council members
present, John Lovelady and Tamara HectorYoung, voted to ignore the safety and rights
of the people. Councilman Thomas Belinoski
was too scared to vote yes or no - he abstained, which led to the contract passing by
default. Two councilmembers shouldn’t be
enough to enter into or extend a multimilliondollar contract with an out-of-state corporation
that profits at the expense of the safety of the
driving public.
They didn’t have the required number of
votes, so the mayor broke the rules of his own
city charter and declared they had won the
vote. Then they rushed behind closed doors to
avoid the angry voters at the meeting.
City leaders don’t seem to care if they are
endangering lives and property! They just
want to keep the revenue streaming in. As if
that isn’t bad enough, the Red Light Camera
program is being run illegally. At one city
council meeting, the police chief gave the
council a presentation that showed how they
were using Red Light Camera footage for
surveillance not related to ticketing. Using
Red Light Cameras for anything other than
giving a red light ticket is against Texas law
and has criminal penalties. This is so serious
the Montgomery County District Attorney is
investigating the crime.
But the city’s disregard for Texas law
doesn’t stop there. State law requires the
city to conduct an engineering study before
cameras are installed, to prove there aren’t
other options for improving safety. This is
required before the city can collect any Red
Light Camera fines. When pressured on this
THINK ABOUT THIS:
Falling Gas Prices...Rising Pocketbooks
by Jody Reed
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Did you ever think we would see gas prices
falling so drastically ever again? I cruise by
my local gas station and am amazed to see yet
another two cent decrease overnight!
Okay, so I’m no economic analyst, but I do
hear the chatter of the talking heads saying
that if gas prices keep falling that it will be
bad for the economy. Perhaps you want to
block out the big picture for a moment and
enjoy the extra bucks in your pocket.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
1. Give more to your favorite charities (yes,
your kids can count as charities when they
give you that sad, puppydog look).
2. Put money into savings for a vacation (or
for your gas tank when gas prices go back
up).
3. Order a glass of wine with a nice steak din-
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ner (more often than special occasions).
4. Start buying more gourmet items at the
grocery store (to replace Ramen noodles).
5. Take dog and cat food to the animal shelter
(and maybe adopt one or two).
6. Shop for clothing at a boutique (although
you may only come out with one piece of
clothing).
7. Put more money toward your credit card
bill (okay, this one isn’t as much fun).
8. Go to an amusement park (and spend a
small fortune on the food there).
9. Purchase hamburgers for the homeless (and
ask them, “Isn’t this better than money to buy
cigarettes?”).
10.And finally, go get a makeover (your family
and friends will be glad you did).
point, the police chief admitted their program
may be illegal and ordered a bulk dismissal
of tickets for a few weeks in October. They
must have missed the money coming in, since
the cameras are back on and ticketing drivers
once again. Ticket money is why the council
rushed to lock in the contract before the district attorney even had a chance to investigate
the crimes.
It appears that Police Chief Nowak knows
he can count on Mayor Reed, John Lovelady,
and Tamara Hector-Young to continue the
dangerous camera campaign; and that he can
count on Thomas Belinoski to ignore the will
of the people and sit by quietly while it happens.
So contact Mayor Reed, John Lovelady,
Tamara Hector-Young, and Thomas Belinoski
at 936-856-4611 and tell them to end the
dangerous, unconstitutional camera program
immediately. Let them know how you feel
about their selling out the citizens of Willis.
You can also email the mayor at 1reed@
ci.willis.tx.us and the city council at bburns@
ci.willis.tx.us.
Montgomery County Campaign for Liberty
and the citizens of Willis will continue to
fight against the Red Light Cameras, and we
need you to join the fight! We’ll be hitting the
streets soon to let voters know who stood with
the camera company and who stood with the
people.
Kelli Cook
Montgomery County Coordinator
Texas Campaign for Liberty
MCPAS 6th ANNUAL MARDI
GRAS COMING FEBRUARY 7th
The Montgomery County Performing Arts
Society (MCPAS) will be holding their 6th
annual Mardi Gras Ball on Saturday, February
7th, at La Torretta Resort & Spa. An invitation
to all young ladies between the ages of 16-21
has been extended to enter the competition,
and be part of the 2015 Mardi Gras Court. The
Queen will be chosen from the court.
There is no entry fee for the applicants, but
they are required to fill a table of 10 with their
family &/or friends. They are not required to
purchase a whole table, just pledge to fill a
table and collect the money. The ticket prices
for the dinner and ball are $125 per person,
and a table of 10 is $1,250.
The Montgomery County Performing Arts
Society plans to award a scholarship to the
Queen as well as 2nd and 3rd place winners.
The amount of the scholarship depends on the
event underwriters. The scholarship goal is
$3,000 for the Queen, and $1,000 each for 2nd
and 3rd place winner.
The applicants will submit a resume of their
accomplishments, volunteer projects, extracurricular activities in school, plus what they
have been involved in with their community,
church, school. The judges panel will look at
the resumes and interview the applicants to
choose the winners.
THEATRE
(L - R) Doctor/ Mad Scientist - Patty Tuel Bailey Patient
Megan Jackson, Nurse/Igor Craig Griffin
King Chemo by Brian Guehring
A SURPRISING STAGE OF CANCER
A. D. Players Theater presents “King
Chemo” a journey of imagination and encouragement for a child or anyone going through
treatment and those touched by the experience
Houston, TX: As part of their initiative to
showcase the life-changing force of theater,
A. D. Players Theater is taking a full week
on their mainstage to present the story of two
children going through treatment for leukemia. “King Chemo” by Brian Guehring is
surprisingly light but always honest.
Kevin is a ten year old boy who uses his
powerful and playful imagination to overcome
vampires, scary aliens and even an evil ice
queen. Melissa is also ten years old.
Melissa is a questioner. She asks the
healthcare workers about everything. Between
Kevin’s flights of fancy and Melissa’s questions audiences are drawn into the challenging
lives of these two sweet kids.
“When I first heard that we were doing a show
called King Chemo, I was surprised, because
who wants to see a show about a kid with
leukemia?” recalls Patty Tuel Bailey veteran
A. D. Players actress and cancer survivor.
“But now that we are in rehearsal and the
characters are becoming real, I see how this
play can help.”
“We are hoping to fill our theater with children and adults for whom this production will
be a life affirming encouragement,” said A. D.
Players founder and artistic director Jeannette
Clift George. “Our next step is to take this
play to hospitals, campuses, and venues where
we believe it can do the most good.”
The cast of King Chemo includes A. D.
Players’ resident actors Patty Tuel Bailey,
William S. Burke, Craig Griffin, and Megan
Jackson.
The production team features scenic design
by Robin Gillock, lighting design by Nikki
Johnson, properties design by Trisha Wise,
costume design by Donna Southern Schmidt,
and sound design by Orlando Arriaga. Directed by K. Michelle Ritter.
LOCATION & SHOWTIMES:
King Chemo opens January 6, 2015 at the
A.D. Players Theater 2710 West Alabama
Houston, TX 77098. The show is schedule to
close January 11, 2015.
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BOEING BOEING TO HOUSTON
It’s the 1960s, and swinging bachelor Bernard
(Brian Heaton) couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris
and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged
to him without knowing about each other. But
Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend
Robert (Scott McWhirter) comes to stay and a
new and speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his
careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are
in town simultaneously, timid Robert is forgetting
which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms.
Boeing-Boeing is a classic farce written by the
French playwright Marc Camoletti. The English
language adaptation, translated by Beverley
Cross, was first staged in London at the Apollo
Theatre in 1962 and transferred to the Duchess
Theatre in 1965, running for a total of seven
years. In 1991, the play was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most performed
French play throughout the world.
Performances:
December 31 (A special New Year’s Gala performance Food, Fun, and a play $55 - prepaid)
January 2 Thru 17 Fridays and Saturdays at
8pm.
Sunday Matinees Jan 4 and Jan 11 at 3pm
Tickets are $17 - $15 seniors and students (with
ID).
Reservations: email tickets@theatresouthwest.
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Cast
Director – Steve Carpentier
Bernard – Brian Heaton
Robert – Scott McWhirter
Berthe – Vicky McCormick
Gloria – Alicia Madelyne Spade
Gabriella – Cassandra Austen
Gretchen – Rose Nurre
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SPRING/WOODLANDS FOODIE
GURU NICK RAMA PRESENTS:
PUBLIC
NEWS*
BEST OF
2014
IN DINING
* actually it’s Nick’s personal list of the best!
THE SPRING/WOODLANDS FOODIE GURU
NICK RAMA’S PICKS FOR THE BEST OF 2014
PUBLIC NEWS: First off, what is a Foodie?
Nick Rama: Anyone interested in food,
restaurants, cooking or talking about food and
food experiences.
wanted to try to steer people away from fast
food and chains during the holidays.
PUBLIC NEWS: What do foodies do?
Nick Rama: Most Foodies, in my opinion,
PUBLIC NEWS: How did the foodie group
“Live To Eat, Not Eat To Live”. They are
start?
trying to find that perfect dish that you must
Nick Rama: I spun the Spring Woodlands
go back for and eat it again, or that restaurant
Foodie Tasting and Deals group off from the
that is so good, you are planning what you are
main Facebook page of the “Woodlands/Spring getting the next time while eating your dish the
area,TX. Foodie Club” page. My page for
first time.
local Tastings and Deals was getting lost with
so many posts per a day on the main page. I
PUBLIC NEWS: How did you come about
am still very active in that group. We recently
ranking the restaurants on your list?
started another page called the Tomball/VinNick Rama: I based my rankings on several
tage Park area Foodie Tasting and Deals. Tom- factors, including the quality, freshness and
ball really has some hidden gems like Patsy’s,
taste of the food and the service and cleanliCc’s Cafe and Cisco Salsa Company. The local ness of the place. I always try to support local
mom and pop restaurants really don’t have too mom and pop places first. The location had to
much of an advertising budget and rely mainly have the best of whatever category, and be the
on word of mouth to attract new customers.
closest I could find to the Spring/Woodlands
We also set up deals and promotions with local area.
restaurants. In December Jamie Alvear (who is
Yelp Elite for 2014, a Google City Expert and
PUBLIC NEWS: What restaurant, of them
our newest admin on the page) and I contacted all, awed you the most?
31 of our favorite area restaurants and came up Nick Rama: 5 Ate Cafe is my new awe. Chef
with the “Fabulous Foodie Deals Of DecemCharlie Williams is putting out 4- star food out
ber”. All of them were happy to give our page of a walk up counter inside a rock climbing
members some extra savings, because we
Gym. I stumbled on this place through a sug-
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gestion from a fellow Foodie and now friend
Matt Bessey. On my first visit I had the Sharwarma Burger and the complexity of flavors
in this Burger was mind boggling (Banana
Peppers, Feta Cheese, Tzatziki Sauce & a
tangy Garlic Chili sauce. I was so impressed
I brought the family for dinner the same night.
Chef Charlie freshly grinds black angus beef
for his Burger patties. Most of his Burgers are
on Housemade English Muffin Buns which
work beautifully with all of his Gourmet
Burgers. I love 5 Ate because everything is so
original, from the Stone Baked Italian Style
Pizzas to the Vietnamese Pork Belly Banh
Mi. My favorite part of visiting is the “off the
menu” specials that he creates. My new favorite is the Chicken Fried Burger (Fresh ground
black angus beef patty seared on the flat top
then battered and deep fried. Smothered in
cream gravy made from scratch and topped
with crumbled bacon and crispy sautéed kale
on a housemade sourdough english muffin
bun). Pure genius!
PUBLIC NEWS: Which restaurant (that is
now closed) deserved to be closed -or- what
restaurant did you wish you never visited?
Nick Rama: I am huge supporter of local, so
I really do not want to answer this question.
I really don’t want to trash any local places,
because of my opinion….most mom and pop
restaurant owners put their heart and soul in
to their establishment. I can tell you my most
hated Chain restaurant is the Olive Garden,
because it just doesn’t taste as fresh as other
local Italian restaurants like Pallotta’s Italian Grill, Rc’s NYC Pizza and My Pizzeria
Italiana Cucina or someplace like McDonald’s
because I can easily go to a “hole in the wall”
like Uncle Tony’s for great Chicken Tacos and
Burger’s.
PUBLIC NEWS: What kind of restaurant
is most needed (or underserved) in the
area?
Nick Rama: I would love to see a Korean
BBQ or Cuban restaurant. I love Korea
Garden on Long Point and Flor de Cuba in
Houston, but they are so far away from home.
PUBLIC NEWS: Does the Foodie group get
together often?
Nick Rama: We try to have at least one to
two Tastings a month. I go to local mom
and pop restaurants and they give us a really
great sampling of their menu items. Usually
smaller portions: the menu usually consists of
2-3 Appetizer, sometimes a soup/Salad, 3-5
Entrees and 2-3 Desserts. These Tastings are
a great way for local mom and pop places to
showcase their best dishes, so people can find
their new favorite dishes and come back from
a whole portion. Hopefully, they then tell their
friends, neighbors and family members of
their experience. We usually have between 30
- 50 people show up to the prepaid events. We
have had 23 successful events since February
2012 when we started doing these. We sold
are upcoming Tasting event with Le Pam’s
House of Creole in a record 50 people in 90
minutes.
PUBLIC NEWS: How do you feel about
national chain restaurants?
Nick Rama: My favorite is Texas Roadhouse.
The food and service is always top notch
and it’s reasonable. The Woodlands is full of
chains, some are great and some are just so
so. If I have a choice between a chain and a
locally owned restaurant, 90% of the time
I will go with the locally owned restaurant.
Especially at lunch time, I always ask people
if they would rather spend $7 - $10 on fast
food at a chain or, for less than that, you can
eat great food, cooked and owned by locals.
Pallotta’s Italian Grill (my all time favorite
restaurant) has a Mon - Fri $5.99 lunch special
that comes with an Entree of the day, Salad or
Soup and Bread. The Wednesday Lasagna special is as good as my wife’s homemade (she
says it’s better). We go to local places with
some awesome lunch specials or great deals
are Taco Crave, Incanto Italian Cafe, Hong
Kong Chinese Restaurant, LA Chef Argentinian Empanadas and La Casita.
PUBLIC NEWS: What is the best thing
about being a Foodie?
Nick Rama: My favorite part of being a
Foodie is finding that new restaurant or dish,
posting about it and having people go and then
agree with you. Social media has definitely
changed the way we eat out. Taking a picture
and having a fellow Foodie look at it and
say “OMG I have to have that now, because
that looks so good” brings customers in to
small restaurants. I have made quite a few
new friends thanks to the Foodie groups. We
even meet up for lunches once or twice a
week with people who work close to where I
work. We had a last minute Sunday meet up at
RC’s NYC Pizza and Pasta, where we had 30
Foodie’s continued on page 7
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PUBLIC NEWS
2015
READERS CHOICE
AWARDS
CREATIVITY EXCELLENCE PROFESSIONALISM PASSION
BACK
TO
THE
FUTURE
TOO?
WHAT THE FILM DIDN’T ACCURATELY PREDICT FOR 2015
It’s New Year’s Day and beside watching
teams blow bowl games late on missed field
goals, I am watching my son’s favorite movie
trilogy Back To the Future. The trending
interest in the projections from 1985 of what
2015 would be like piqued my interest as well
(I must confess I covet
a DeLorean). Now, not
all prognostications
are humorous. Casey
Research’s prediction of
10 things to expect from
Obamacare in 2014 was
spot on. While reading the Kaiser Family
Foundation’s projections
of the financial status of
Baby Boomers in 2030
Bart Pearston have really caught my
attention.
Did you know that 9% of those currently
receiving Medicare qualify as government
“poverty” level (1965) in America in 2014? It
is 15% using the 2011 supplemental measure
(which subtracts health care costs which make
up over 16% of seniors’ cost of living on average). The reason I bring this up is the CBO is
“predicting” both population and healthcare
costs to continue to increase around 10%
in the next 15 years. In a federally funded
program, that means there will be a need for
increased Medicare “contributions” (don’t you
love that term) and higher out of pocket costs
to beneficiaries.
When 25% of beneficiaries are living on
under $16K already, expect the record high
Foodie’s continued from page 6
foodies show up. Owner RC Gellagos gave us
20% off each of our checks for coming in and
supporting local businesses. I have met some
of the nicest chefs, owners and mangers of
restaurants that really care about feedback.
PUBLIC NEWS: Do Foodies also “do” bars
or restaurant/bars?
Nick Rama: Of course. We even have had a
tasting at the Big Thicket Distilling Company
in Conroe where the famous Red Onion Cookers paired courses with alcoholic beverages. I
love going to the breweries in Conroe, B-52
Brewing Company and Southern Star, where
they bring Food Trucks like my favorite
Bebe’s Crav’n Cajun and Farmers Market
number of those working over 65 and those on
disability to increase as well. Kaiser projects that same percentage to be below $16K
per year but half of all to be under $28.2K
per year. Here in Texas, incoming legislators are already trimming back huge surplus
projections from the drop in oil. Obamacare
expansion alone will add an additional 20
million Medicaid recipients, and their cost will
be split evenly by the state and the Feds, so
project an additional 13% of our state budget
hit. In other words, don’t count on any real
property tax relief.
With an additional $9 Trillion in federal debt
in the last 6 years, and Obamacare projections of under $1 Trillion coming in at $2.6
Trillion now (even Jonathan Gruber now calls
it “unaffordable”) in just the first 10 years,
expect the calls for tax increases this year in
spite of collecting record levels of revenue
in 2014. Expect one of the groups that will
be “targeted” will be Baby Boomers. As long
as the Dow continues to set record highs (16
just in 2014) the 20% invested in equities will
likely be marked for “needs based” entitlement program inclusion as well. Hey, it’s a lot
more likely than Doc Brown’s flying car in
2015 isn’t it?
Who would have thought with record low
interest rates the US Dollar would make
record gains against other currencies? Make it
a great year and keep an eye on your so-called
“Representatives” at both the federal and state
levels this year. I know I will be for you if you
can’t.
out on certain Fridays and Saturdays. I love
Yucatan Taco Stand; great Margaritas and
great food. I especially enjoy their mountain
of Nacho dishes.
PUBLIC NEWS: What are the top 10
restaurants that every Houstonian (or
northlander) should experience at least
once before they die?
Nick Rama: I am going to answer this by
giving my favorite restaurants along with my
favorite dish at that restaurant. Every meal out
doesn’t have to be the fanciest or most expensive to make it great.
Foodie’s continued on page 13
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Celebrating Excellence
Voting Starts Later This Month
PUBLIC NEWS
JANUARY 7 - 13, 2015
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GIG GUIDE
TIN UMBRELLA
CRESCENT MOON, TIN UMBRELLA, CHILDREN SAFE HARBOR
COMBINE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY OUTREACH & BENEFIT
The Generousity and Giving Spirit of North
Spring came fully alive as patrons of the Crescent Moon Wine Bar flooded the venue with
gifts to pass along to the children being served
by Children’s Safe Harbor. The evening was
punctuated by a three-hour benefit performance of Tin Umbrella.
Crescent Moon Wine Bar owners, Rodney
Anderson and his partner Amy are heavily
involved with the various charities serving in
and around Montgomery County.
It’s not surprising that Anderson would open
the doors to his venue for the benefit of those
children caught in situations that the Children
Safe Harbor seek to serve.
The Corner Pub
302 N. Main St., Conroe 936-788-2390
www.thecornerpubinconroe.com
Tuesday Open Mic with Jeremy Bankhead
Wednesday Hippie Night with The Lankfords Brothers
Thurday FarLand jams with Adam McFarland
Sat Jan 10 9pm Mason Reed
Fri Jan 23 9pm Wild Cactus Rose
Sat Jan 24 9pm Van Darien
Fri Jan 30 9pm Joe Teichman
Sat Feb 7 9pm Texas Johnny Boy
Fri Feb 27 9pm Jeremy Bankhead Band
Swanny’s Bar & Grill
6224 Theall Rd., Houston 281-440-1308
Fri Jan 9 9pm Motley Rockers
Fri Jan 16 9pm Honey Boy Nelson
Fri Jan 23 9pm Silver Shoes
Dosey Doe Music Cafe
463 FM 1488, Conroe 936-321-2171
www.doseydoe.com
Thurs Jan 8 8:30pm Whiskey Shivers [$10]
Fri Jan 9 8:30pm Blake and Fallon [$15]
Sat Jan 10 8:30pm Milk Drive [$15]
Thurs Jan 15 8:30pm Josh Grider Band [$15]
Fri Jan 16 8:30pm Uncle Lucius [$24]
Sat Jan 17 8:30pm Micky and the Motorcars [$18]
Weds Jan 21 8:30pm Larkin and Poe w/ Emily Kopp [$10]
Thurs Jan 22 8:30pm Mason Jennings [$25]
Fri Jan 23 8:30pm Cyrus James Band [$12]
Sat Jan 24 8:30pm Kyle Hutton Band [$15]
Thurs Jan 29 8:30pm Chris Knight [$24]
Fri Jan 30 8:30pm The Black Cadillacs [$10]
Sat Jan 31 8:30pm Max Stalling [$20]
Thurs Feb 5 8:30pm Amanda Shires [$20]
Fri Feb 6 8:30pm Jody Booth [$12]
Papa’s On The Lake
9400 Hwy 105 W., Lake Conroe 936-447-2500
www.papasonthelake.com
Live Music resumes in the Spring
& Restaurant
Upscale Casual Dining  Live Music & Dancing
Extensive Wine List & more
440 Rayford Rd Ste 115, Spring TX
(281) 364-9463
www.crescentmoonwinebar.com
466 Rayford Rd # 107
(281) 419-3553
FAMILY FRIENDLY
NEW EXPANDED MENU ITEMS
SPORTS BAR
SMOKE FREE
Open 11am daily, 12 noon Sundays
JANUARY 7 - 13, 2015
Sat Jan 31 Wattzit2ya
Kat Daddy Bar
463 FM 1488, Conroe 936-273-9342
www.katdaddysbar.com
No Live Music in January
Crescent Moon Wine Bar
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CONROE
PUBLIC NEWS
Red Brick Tavern
119 Simonton, Conroe 936-539-2000
www.theredbricktavern.com
Every Sunday Gospel Sunday Brunch
Sat Jan 8 9:30pm Jeremy Bankhead [cvr]
Fri Jan 9 9:30pm Ken Gaines [cvr]
Sat Jan 10 9:30pm Jeremy Bankhead [cvr]
Fri Jan 16 9:30pm TBA
Sat Jan 17 9:30pm TBA
Fri Jan 23 9:30pm TBA
Sat Jan 24 9:30pm The Carter Family [$15]
Wolfies Lake Conroe
14954 SH 105 W., Montgomery 936-588-8200
http://www.wolfiesusa.com/locations/lake-conroe.html
CYPRESS CREEK
Acadia
3939 FM 1960 W., Houston 281-893-2860
www.acadiabarandgrill.com
Thur Jan 15 8pm T.B.A.
Fri Jan 16 8pm Theory Of Thieves, Edge Of Paradise,
Pulse Rate Zero,Vessel
Sat Jan 17 8pm Double Vision, Wattzit2ya
Thur Jan 22 8pm T.B.A.
Fri Jan 23 8pm Shotgun Rebellion, Twisted Karma, Color
Chemisrty, Cymblem
Sat Jan 24 8pm Born N Raised, The Black 13, Wiskey
Fueles Death, The Hero Muist Die
Sun Jan 25 8pm Jabs Show
Thurs Jan 29 8pm Control, Vanilla Whale, Four Hour
Letter
Fri Jan 30 8pm Five Eyes Wide, Downfall 2012, Pulse
Rate Zero, Dark Cloud Horizon
Sat Jan 31 8pm Aftervibe,Color, A More Perfect Union,
Polly Suede, Washed Up
The Concert Pub North
2470 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Houston 281-583-8111
www.theconcertpub.com
Fri Jan 9 Satisfied Drive
Sat Jan 10 The Fab 5 (Beatles/60s Tribute Band)
Fri Jan 16 Black Dog (Led Zeppelin Tribute Band)
Fri Jan 30 Modoc (Southern Rock Tribute Band)
NORTH SPRING
19th Hole Grill & Bar
202 Sawdust Rd #118, Spring 281-363-2574
www.19th.cc [$10 cover on all shows]
Thu Jan 08 8:00pm Tribe Hill
Fri Jan 09 8:00pm Black Home Caravan/Carrion Sun/
Dead Earth Politics/Black Standard
Sat Jan 10 8:00pm Treynwrek/Citta/Raised From Nothing
[Free]
Mon Jan 12 8:00pm Sick Duck...featuring Justin Pena
Thu Jan 15 8:00pm Texas Soul
Fri Jan 16 8:00pm The .07 Blues Band [$5]
Sat Jan 17 8:00pm Erasethevirus/Hell Society/The Filthy
Dead
Mon Jan 19 8:00pm Channing & Cowling Acoustic
Fri Jan 23 8:00pm Beggars Inc.
Sat Jan 24 8:00pm Image 6/Dead Mans Ransom/Henly/
Souls on Monday
Mon Jan 26 8:00pm Fal Skye Duo
Thu Jan 29 8:00pm TreynWrek
Fri Jan 30 8:00pm Cody Wayne and Westbound 21/
Morgan & Sara Country Duo
Sat Jan 31 8:00pm Metal Down/Black Kennedy/Shane
Jones
Mon Feb 02 8:00pm Channing & Cowling Acoustic
Thu Feb 05 8:00pm Tribe Hill
Sat Feb 07 8:00pm Turn~N~Burn
Thu Feb 12 8:00pm TreynWrek
Mon Feb 16 8:00pm Channing & Cowling Acoustic
Thu Feb 19 8:00pm Big E & The Lowdown
Fri Feb 20 8:00pm Another Pearl Harbor/To Whom it May
Sat Feb 21 8:00pm The Guillotines/poor dumb bastards
Crabby Daddy
25186 I-45, The Woodlands 281-296-2722
www.crabbydaddy.com
Fri Jan 9 7pm Fysical Address
Sat Jan 10 7pm Sonny Boy Terry
Fri Jan 16 7pm Rhythm Daddyz
Sat Jan 17 7pm Rhythm Daddyz
Crescent Moon Wine Bar
440 Rayford Rd., #115, Spring 281-364-WINE (9463)
www.crescentmoonwinebar.com
Thurs Jan 8 8:30pm Latin Music with Grupo Kache
Fri Jan 9 9pm Checkered Past
Sat Jan 10 9pm Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Weds Jan 14 7pm Texas Road Burners
Thurs Jan 15 8:30pm Latin Music with Grupo Kache
Fri Jan 16 9pm Johnnie and the Spinsations
Sat Jan 17 9pm Fab 5
Tues Jan 20 7pm Darryl Richards
Weds Jan 21 7pm Daniel Blanchard
Thurs Jan 22 8:30pm Latin Music with Yelba
Fri Jan 23 9pm Level One Band
Sat Jan 24 9pm Yelba’s Band
Dosey Doe Big Barn
25911 I-45 N., The Woodlands 281-367-3774
www.doseydoe.com
Fri Jan 9 8:30pm Ronnie Milsap [$218]
Weds Jan 14 8pm Ezra Charles [$15]
Thurs Jan 15 8:30pm Marc Broussard [$138]
Fri Jan 16 8:30pm Eric Johnson & Mike Stern [$118]
Sat Jan 17 8:30pm Larry Gatlin [$118]
Sun Jan 18 7:30pm Crystal Gayle [$158]
Fri Jan 23 8:30pm Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash [$12]
sat Jan 24 8:30pm Neal McCoy [$158]
Tues Jan 27 8pm Haley Cole CD Release Party [$15]
Fri Jan 30 8:30pm Tracy Lawrence [$158]
Sun Feb 1 5pm & 8:30pm Blood Sweat & Tears [$168]
Fri Feb 6 8:30pm Tracy Byrd Trio [$128]
Sat Feb 7 8:30pm BJ Thomas [$138]
Sun Feb 8 7:30pm Riders In The Sky [$118]
Tues Feb 10 8pm Statesboro Revue [$15]
Fri Feb 13 8:30pm Asleep At The Wheel [$128]
Sat Feb 14 8:30pm John Conlee [$148]
Sun Feb 15 7:30pm The Association [$148]
Thurs Feb 19 8:30pm Confederate Railroad [$118]
Gig Guide continued on page 13
NICK “SPRING FOODIE’S” BEST OF 2014 PUBLIC NEWS DINING GUIDE
Northside Edition
2014 Best Restaurant: 5 Ate Café
Best Appetizer: Maytag Blue Cheese Chips at Jasper’s
Best Bagels: Drew’s Pastry Place
Best Baja California Mex: Cisco’s Salsa Company
Best Bakery: Euro Bakery and Cafe
Best Banh Mi: Taste Of Pho
Best Banquet Hall: Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Bar Food: Goose’s Acre
Best Beer Menu: Hop Scholar Ale
Best BBQ: Corkscrew BBQ
Best Bread Basket: Italiano’s
Best Breakfast:
Sunnyside of The
Street
Best Breakfast
Tacos: La Casita
Best Brewery:
B-52’s Brewing
Company
Best Brunch: Los
Cucos Sunday
Breakfast/Brunch
Buffet
Best Burger (Gourmet): 5 Ate Café
Best Burger Joint:
Just Burgers
Best Cake: (Tie)
Chocolate Decadence Cake from
Euro Bakery and
Café or Doboshe
Cake from Rao’s Bakery and Coffee Cafe
Best Cajun: Razoo’s Cajun Café
Best Candy Store: Candy House
Best Catering: Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Ceviche: (Tie) Barracrudas Seafood and Cisco’s Salsa
Company
Best Cheese Steaks: Vito’s Way at Vito’s Famous
Best Charro Beans: Don Bigotes Tacos Al Carbon
Best Chain: Texas Roadhouse
Best Chef: Charlie Williams of 5 Ate Cafe
Best Chicken Fried Chicken: Cc’s Cafe
Best Chicken Fried Steak: Republic Grille
Best Chicken N’ Dumplings: Mel’s Country Cafe
Best Chicken Salad: (Tie) Euro Bakery and Café and Patsy’s
Best Chinese: Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant
Best Chips and Salsa: Mama Juanita’s
Best Cobbler: Corkscrew BBQ
Best Coconut Cream Pie: Patsy’s
Best Coffee: Patsy’s
Best Comfort Food: Cc’s Café
Best Cookie: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip from Potbelly Sandwiches
Best Country Breakfast: Dosey Doe Music Cafe
Best Country Cooking: Mel’s Country Café
Best Crawfish: Bebe’s Crav’n Cajun
Best Creole: Le Pam’s House of Creole
Best Cupcakes: (Tie) Cake Swirl or Treat!
Best Dessert: Domnic’s Mud from Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Desserts (overall): Rao’s Bakery and Coffee Cafe
Best Dish: Chicken Ala Pallotta from Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Donuts: Donut-licous
Best Empanadas: La Chef
Best Fajitas: (Tie) Lupe Tortillas or Mi Rancho
Best Family Fun Dining: The Shack
Best Food Truck: Bebe’s Crav’n Cajun
Best Fried Rice: Pork Fried Rice at Hong Kong Chinese
Restaurant
Best Fried Chicken: BBQ Inn
Best Fried Pickles: Boudreaux’s Cajun Kitchen
Best Garlic Bread: Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Gas Station Food: La Casita
Best Gelato: Blackwalnut Cafe
Best Gnocchi: Capri Pasta (Closed)
Best Greek: Olive Oil
Best Guacamole: Cisco’s Salsa Company
Best Gyro: Gyro King
Best Hole in The Wall: Uncle Tony’s
Best Hot Dog: Beck’s Prime
Best Ice Cream: Bruster’s Real Ice Cream
Best Indian: Bombay Sizzler
Best Italian: Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Japanese Steakhouse/Hibachi: H.B. Japanese Steakhouse
Best Jewish Deli: Victor’s Delicatessen
Best Kolaches: Donut-licous
Best Local Owner: Phil Nicosia of Pallotta’s Italian Grill
Best Latin Bakery: Viva Iticate (now closed) runner up House
of Bread
Best Lunch Specials: (Tie) Pallotta’s Italian Grill and Barracrudas Seafood
Best Mac & Cheese: Bacon/Pork Belly Mac and Cheese from
BBQ Godfather
Best Margaritas: (Tie) Yucatan Taco Stand and Cisco’s Salsa
Company
Best Meatballs: My Pizzeria Italiana Cucina
Best Meat Market: Lawson’s Meat Market
Best Mediterranean: Kababi Zaytoon
Best Mexico Street Tacos: Taco Crave
Best Milkshakes: Chill - The Milkshake Bar
Best Muffins: Rao’s Bakery and Coffee Café
Best Nachos: Yucatan Taco Stand
Best Neighborhood Spot: Incanto Italian Cafe
Best New Restaurant: Taco Crave
Best New Mexican: Chuy’s
Best Onion Rings: Backyard Grill
Best Pasta Dishes: Capri Pasta (closed)
Best Patio: The Goose’s Acre
Best Pies: Whistle Stop Tea Room
Best Pho: Pho An 2
Best Pizza (Delivery):
Pizza Zone
Best Pizza (Gourmet):
5 Ate Café
Best Pizza (Wood
Fired): Patsy’s
Best Pizzeria (Dine
In): Rc’s NYC Pizza
& Pasta
Best Red Beans and
Rice: Razoo’s Cajun
Cafe
Best Remodel: Bluewater Seafood
Best Ribs (Beef):
Corkscrew BBQ “Dino
Ribs”
Best Ribs (Pork): BBQ
Godfather
Best Risotto: Capri
Pasta (closed)
Best Romantic: America’s
Best Sandwiches: Forest Bakery & Cafe
Best Seafood: Barracrudas Seafood
Best Service: Barracrudas Seafood
Best Shaved Ice: Buzzles
Best Small Local Chain: Mama Juanita’s
Best Soup: Cream of Pablano Soup at Guadalajara Hacienda
Best Speciality Market: Heberts Specialty Meats
Best Steak: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Best Taco Al Carbon: Mi Rancho
Best Tamales: Balderas Tamale Factory
Best Tavern Food: Red Brick Tavern
Best Tex-Mex: Casa Medina
Best Thai: (Tie) Zato Thai and Mango Tree Thai Bistro
Best Torta: La Casita Cubano Torta
Best Tortillas: Hello Taco
Best Value: Stripes Gas Stations with Laredo Taco Company
Best Venezuelan: Sazón Latino
Best Vietnamese: Taste of Pho
Best Wine Bar: Genuwine Tasting Room
Best Wing’s: Rc’s NYC Pizza and Pasta
NICK RAMA
Not all restaurants are in The Woodlands/Spring area
Nick “Spring Foodie’s” Rama Top 35
Spring/Woodlands Restaurants 2014
1. Pallotta’s Italian Grill
2. Corkscrew BBQ
3. Capri Pasta (now closed)
4. 5 Ate Cafe
5. Jasper’s The Woodlands
6. Rc’s NYC Pizza and Pasta
7. Casa Medina
8. Just Burgers
9. The Black Walnut Cafe
10. Taco Crave
11. Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant
12. Yucatan Taco Stand
13. Euro Bakery & Cafe
14. Sunnyside Of the Street
15. Mi Rancho
16. Sazón Latino Authentic Venezuelan Cusine
17. Don Bigotes Tacos Al Carbon
18. Bombay Sizzler, Inc
19. La Chef Argentinian Empanadas & Much, Much More
20. Hubble and Hudson Kitchen
21. Donut-licous
22. Rao’s Bakery & Coffee Cafe
23. BeBe’s Cravn Cajun
24. Mama Juanita’s (Louetta)
25. La Casita
26. Olive Oil
27. El Bosque Mexican Resturant
28. Chuy’s
29. Taste of Pho
30. Guadalajara Hacienda
31. Goose’s Acre
32. Dosey Doe
33. Olivit
34. Lama Cafe
35. Arturo’s Taqueria
Public News is going through
this directory to make sure
our readers have the most
accurate and up-to-date
information on locally owned
and operated restaurants.
The strength of our local
economy depends on
supporting local merchants
such as these.
CONROE
105 Cafe
3010 W Davis St (936) 539-3447
Alfonso’s Mexican Restaurant
1208 S Frazier St (936) 441-9110
Asian Bbq & Grill
604 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-3995
Asian Fusion Noodle Bowl
3301 W Davis St (936) 828-3469
Baytown Seafood Restauranta
1400 N Frazier St (936) 494-2246
Burger Boy
217 E Davis St (936) 756-3440
Burger Fresh
804 Gladstell Rd # 110 (936) 756-4414
Carmelita’s Restaurant
109 W Davis St (936) 539-3323
Chelsea’s Tea Room
202 N Main St (936) 539-2993
Chiller Bee Frozen Yogurt
2820 Interstate 45 N (936) 756-2337
China Buffet
226 S Loop 336 W (936) 788-2888
China Delight
1108 N Loop 336 W (936) 756-8686
Clint’s Kuntry Katfish Catering
5855 W Davis St (936) 760-2737
Corner Pub Delia
302 N Main St (936) 788-2390
Culver’s
1426 N Loop 336 W (936) 788-5959
East Buffet
2104 N Frazier St (936) 760-1007
El Bosque
1420 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-3823
El Kiosko Taqueira
116 S Frazier St (936) 539-6794
El Oro
225 S Main St (936) 756-4315
El Rincon
705 Everett St (936) 756-5522
El Tucan Refresqueria
516 Mill Ave (936) 539-6492
Frutilandia
525 S Frazier St (936) 441-3045
Gallery Off The Square
202 N Main St (936) 539-2993
Garden Cafe
1406 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-9663
George’s Bar & Grill
2031 Plantation Dr (936) 788-8222
Hibacha Grill & Super Buffet
2020 Interstate 45 N (936) 788-9999
Honey Bee Ham & Deli
1418 N Loop 336 W # I (936) 760-3354
Hunan Village Restaurant
1402 N Loop 336 W (936) 539-6811
I Love Sweets
1 Devonshire Dr (936) 539-4742
Jalisco Mexican Restaurant
201 N Frazier St (936) 756-2344
Joe’s Pizza & Pasta
1604 N Frazier St (936) 760-9002
LA Mariposa
1111 W Dallas St (936) 756-1222
LA Mexicana Restaurant
221 Mill Ave (936) 539-6791
LA Palapa
402 E Davis St (936) 756-8408
LA Palma Taco
309 W Avenue G (936) 539-6792
Los Altos De Jalisco
1108 N Loop 336 W (936) 756-2233
Los Carnales Taqueria
1121 N 1st St (936) 718-0874
Main Street Cafe a
330 N Main St (936) 756-8885
Mama Juanita’s Mexican
1118 League Line Rd (936) 856-9012
Margarita & Peppers
2259 N Loop 336 W (936) 788-1408
Margarita’s Mexican
1027 N Loop 336 W (936) 647-3880
Maverick Saloon
2017 N Frazier St # E2 (936) 539-9300
Mckenzie’s Bbq & Burgers
1501 N Frazier St (936) 756-3131
Meztizos Restaurant & Bar
721 W Davis St (936) 760-3220
Mollys Pub Conroe
901 N Loop 336 W (936) 441-6167
New Conroe Japanese House
2107 W Davis St (936) 756-6866
Ostioneria Caminos
400 S Frazier St (936) 760-3803
Pie In The Sky Pie Co
3600 N Loop 336 W (936) 760-3301
Pincho Rico Grill
2017 N Frazier St (936) 756-3077
Pit Stop
4203 Old Highway 105 (936) 539-9274
Red Brick Tavern
119 Simonton St (936) 539-2000
River Plantation Grille
550 Country Club Dr (936) 271-1083
Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi
2107 W Davis St # A (936) 756-6886
Smokey Mo’s
2960 Interstate 45 N (936) 441-2323
Star Cinema Grill
2000 Interstate 45 N (936) 539-6088
Taqueria & Panaderia San Luis
402 E Davis St (936) 788-1199
Taqueria Guerrero
129 S Frazier St (936) 242-8176
Taqueria Jalisco
1108 N Loop 336 W # L (936) 756-2233
Taqueria Mexicana
2017 N Frazier St (936) 756-3150
Taqueria Sol De Mexico
820 N Loop 336 W (936) 756-9316
Tejas Mexican Restaurant
105 N 6th St (936) 756-6559
Thirsty’s
192 Fm 3083 Rd (936) 441-1050
Toasted Yolk Cafe
2129 W Davis St (936) 828-3944
Tortilleria LA Buena Bida
1103 W Dallas St (936) 756-2133
Tortilleria LA Unica
808 N 1st St (936) 441-4477
Tri Mexican Restaurant
129 S Frazier St (936) 756-0626
Van Thong Chinese/Vietnamese
2114 W Davis St (936) 756-8762
Vernon’s Kuntry Bar-B-Que
5000 W Davis St (936) 539-3000
Vernon’s Kuntry Katfish
5901 Highway 105 W (936) 760-3386
Vero Italian Kitchen
1301 W Davis St (936) 441-0411
Villa Italia
603 N Thompson St (936) 539-5599
Weng’s Wok
1140 N Fm 3083 Rd W (936) 756-8888
Whistle Stop Cafe
11133 Interstate 45 S (936) 828-4652
Wild Ginger
3061 Interstate 45 N (936) 788-9988
HUMBLE
Baytown Seafood & Bar
7855 N Sam Houston (281) 441-5187
Beijing Wok Restaurant
21131 Aldine Westfield (281) 821-0367
Cactus Moon
1702 Wilson Rd (281) 446-2202
Cafe East Humble
260 1st St W (281) 548-0082
Catfish Cafe
7042 Fm 1960 Rd (281) 812-8055
Chez Nous French Restaurant
217 S Avenue G (281) 446-6717
Culver’s
5420 Atascocita Rd (281) 812-8600
El Jalapeno Mexican Cafe
5324 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 548-2230
El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant
24551 Loop 494 # 111 (281) 358-5660
Fiesta Azteca Restaurant 20669 W Lake Houston (281) 812-3002
Fish Place
5324 Atascocita Rd (281) 318-7096
Ginger Cafe
7548 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 812-8853
Goings Barbeque
20669 W Lake Houston (832) 644-9721
Got Wings
10920 Will Clayton Pwy (281) 441-9464
Grand Garden
5324 Atascocita (281) 812-5858
Granny’s Tamales Three
802 1st St E # 802 (281) 446-0363
Grimes Bakery
14618 Lee Rd (281) 441-9213
Happy Buddha Japanese Steak
9556 W Fm 1960 Rd (281) 446-3373
Hector’s Mexican Restaurants
3333 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 446-1803
Hin’s Garden
4582 Kingwood (281) 360-3388
Honey Bee Ham & Deli
9638 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 446-1222
Humble City Cafe
200 E Main St (281) 319-0200
Humble Ice
6902 Bender Rd (281) 441-3318
Italiano’s Restaurant
217 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 446-6111
Javaman Coffee
19131 Sprinters (281) 812-5726
Jitters Coffee
18445 W Lake Houston (281) 360-9589
Johnny’s Pizza House
20669 W Lake Houston (281) 570-4652
Kay’s Sandwich Shop
204 Charles St (281) 446-2662
LA Cabana Mexican Restaurant
3390 Fm 1960 Rd W (281) 209-1585
Las Ramadas Mexican Grill
18455 W Lk Houst Pkwy (281) 812-4900
Lavilla Mexican Restaurant
7920 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 441-7222
Lexey’s
7015 Manor Way (281) 548-7774
Lia’s Drive Inn
14010 Homestead (281) 441-2051
Lloyd’s Bar
111 N Avenue A (281) 446-5565
Los Vega Mexican Restaurant
3824 Atascocita Rd (281) 812-4567
Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant
5856 Fm 1960 (281) 852-6322
Mencius Gourmet Hunan
1379 Kingwood Dr (281) 359-8489
Mimi’s Tea Room LLC
8042 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 360-6464
Mo’s B-B-Q
8321 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 548-3777
N Zone
1005 1st St E (281) 348-9063
Nara Thai Dining
18455 W Lk Houst Pkwy (281) 812-0291
Noyola’s Mexican Restaurant
242 1st St W # B (281) 319-4912
Pizziola’s
8790 Fm 1960 Bypass (281) 446-3260
Queso Bonito
1123 S Houston Ave (281) 446-0095
Rico’s Mexican Restaurant
1377 Kingwood Dr (281) 358-2637
Sarap Pinoy
19333 Highway 59 N (281) 446-5080
Sarpino’s Pizzeria
5326 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 548-7492
Savvas Greek Cuisine & Grill
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6730 Atascocita Rd (281) 312-6358
Smoothies Ice Cream
20131 Highway 59 N (281) 446-2191
Taco Flores
4806 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 852-8338
Tai Li Chinese Restaurant
7948 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 852-9507
Tamales Atascocita
5105 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 812-0444
Texas Long Branch Saloon
314 Moonshine Hill Lp (281) 319-5400
Tin Roof BBQ
18918 Town Center (281) 852-5577
Titas Taco House
320 Wilson Rd (281) 446-4175
Top Hat Catering Co
1702 Wilson Rd (281) 446-8434
Trigg’s Catering
1414 1st St E (281) 540-2700
Trigg’s Humble Inn
1410 E Bus F M 1960 (281) 446-9484
Twin Oaks Tavern
211 E Main St # 4 (281) 359-8687
Wazabi Sushi Bar
8130 Fm 1960 Rd E (281) 359-2555
Westco Breakfast House
5371 Atascocita Rd (281) 852-9065
Windy City Pizza
5377 Atascocita Rd (281) 812-2446
KINGWOOD
Akashi Sushi Fusion Cuisine
2271 Northpark Dr (281) 358-8828
Amedeo’s Italian Restaurant
22704 Loop 494 # A (281) 359-4451
Cafe Du Bois
2845a W Town Center (281) 360-2530
Chachi’s Mexican Restaurant
4300 Town Center Pl (281) 360-1789
Chelsea Deli & Cafe
1538 Kingwood Dr (281) 359-2972
Chimichurri’s South Amer Grill
1660 W Lake Houston 281) 360-0015
El Charro Mexican Restaurant
4580 Kingwood Dr (281) 361-2000
Hunan Garden Restaurant
4331 Kingwood Dr (281) 360-2668
Nathaniel Center
804 Russell Palmer Rd (281) 348-7800
Oriental Gardens
1528 Kingwood Dr (281) 358-7119
Philly Cheesesteak Co
520 Northpark Dr (281) 359-7592
Raffa’s American Bistro
1660 W Lake Houston (281) 360-1436
Rib Itz Catering
3911 Hill Springs Dr (281) 360-8138
Sharkys
1660 W Lake Houston (281) 360-0660
Three B’s Grill
4590 Kingwood Dr # A (281) 360-7797
Veranda
2820 Chestnut Ridge (281) 358-2820
Zacharys Cajun Cafe
716 Kingwood Dr (281) 359-2256
Zammitti’s
1660 W Lake Houston (281) 361-7499
Zz Gator Cove
733 Hamblen Rd (281) 359-2200
NORTH SPRING
3 B’s-Bill’s Burgers & Beera
466 Rayford Rd # 107 (281) 419-3553
Alfonso’s Mexican Restaurant
3126 Sawdust Rd (281) 298-8032
Amerigo’s Grill
25250 Grogans Park Dr (281) 362-0808
Asia Buffet Inc
355 Sawdust Rd (832) 585-0688
Beijing Chinese Restaurant
409 Sawdust Rd (281) 363-2308
Cactus Jacks
343 Sawdust Rd (281) 419-3644
Casa Imperial Mexican a
387 Sawdust Rd # C (281) 298-8195
Crescent Moon Wine Bar a
440 Rayford Rd #115A (281) 364-9463
Cru Wine Bar
9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 465-9463
Greek Tony’s Pizza & Sub Shop a
432 Sawdust Rd (281) 292-4313
Hello Taco
25114 Grogans Mill (832) 819-4639
Hyderabad House
407 Sawdust Rd (281) 203-5020
KOBE Japanese Grill & Sushi
433 Sawdust Rd (281) 298-2000
Mario’s Mexican Restaurant
610 Rayford Rd # 650 (281) 367-9336
Mooyah Burgers Fries & Shakes
2115 Rayford Rd (832) 585-0300
Pallotta’s Mexican Grill
2211 Rayford Rd # 119 (281) 362-1114
Pit Master BBQ
842 Rayford Rd (281) 362-1111
Sitar Cuisine Of India a
25701 Interstate 45 # 12 (281) 364-0200
Spring Asian Cuisine
2907 Rayford Rd # 106 (281) 298-7798
Cabo Baja & Mexican Grill
544 Sawdust Rd (281) 298-7377
SHENANDOAH
Aldo’s Cucina Italiana
18450 I 45 S (936) 447-9623
Alonti Cafe & Catering
27868 Interstate 45 N (832) 585-0694
Another Broken Egg Cafe
19075 Interstate 45 S (936) 273-2011
BJ’S Restaurant & Brewhouse
19075 Interstate 45 S (936) 273-7100
Boutte Deli
19267 Main St (281) 298-5498
Buca Di Beppo
19075 Interstate 45 S (936) 321-6262
Compadre’s Texas Cafe
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JANUARY 7 - 13, 2015
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“Many hands make light work.”
John Heywood
(English Playwright and Poet, 1497-1580)
HOUSTON’S
PUBLIC NEWS
IS TURNING
A CORNER AND
NEEDS YOU!
Since the Public News’ relaunch a year ago
as a voice for the metro north in Houston,
it has seen its writers come and go.
A few have remained committed from the paper’s
conception as a print medium and
onward to its current digital incarnation.
After six issues (four over the last month) the digital Public News caught fire with readers and is
enjoying tremendous success
and thousands of downloads!
Unfortunately, it is still mainly the time,
talent and vision of its founder that keeps
the Public News coming out.
It’s now time for him to take off some of
the many hats that he wears in order to do
the main thing he is best at; promoting and
gathering support for the newspaper.
In order for him to do that, those extra hats will
need to have new heads to cover.
That’s were the Public News needs you!
The Public News needs fresh ‘new media’ talent
to head the various departments in 2015;
Music, Arts, Food/Dining, Film, Theater, Nightlife
as well as News Briefs and Events Calendar.
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FILM
NEW THIS WEEK
Taken 3
PG-13 109 min Action | Crime | Thriller Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills,
whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered.
Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of
the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his “particular set of skills,” to track down
the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton
Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
IN THEATERS:
Annie
PG 118 min Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical
Quvenzhané Wallis stars as Annie, a young, happy foster
kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the
streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents
as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her
someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her
mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But
everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon
and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie
Foxx) - advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne)
and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy
(Bobby Cannavale) - makes a thinly-veiled campaign
move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian
angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-willcome-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the
other way around.
Director: Will Gluck
Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx
Beyond the Lights
PG-13 116 min Drama
The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the
edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to
help her find the courage to develop her own voice and
break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
Director: Gina PrinceBythewood
Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw,
Nate Parker, Minnie Driver,
Danny Glover
Big Hero 6
PG 102 min Animation |
Action | Adventure | Comedy
| Family | Sci-Fi
The special bond that
develops between plus-sized
inflatable robot Baymax,
and prodigy Hiro Hamada,
who team up with a group
of friends to form a band of
high-tech heroes.
Directors: Don Hall | Chris
Williams
Stars: Ryan Potter, Scott
Adsit, Jamie Chung, T.J. Miller
deadly plagues.
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley,
Sigourney Weaver
Fury
R 134 min Action | Drama | War
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the
European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant
named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his
five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier
thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face
overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the
heart of Nazi Germany.
Director: David Ayer
Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael
Peña
Gone Girl
R 149 min Drama | Mystery | Thriller
With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of
an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned
on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.
Director: David Fincher
Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris,
Tyler Perry
Goodbye to All That
87 min Comedy | Drama
Paul Schneider (Parks and
Recreation) stars as a newly
single dad navigating the
good, the bad, and the weird
of the 30-something singles
scene in this whip-smart
comedy. When his wife
unexpectedly informs him
that she wants a divorce,
well-meaning but oblivious
husband Otto Wall (Schneider) finds himself thrust
back into bachelorhood.
Cue a hilarious sequence of
romantic encounters-from
with a former
INTO THE WOODS reconnecting
crush to online dating-as
Otto searches for the real
thing amidst a string of one night stands
Director: Angus MacLachlan
Stars: Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey, Anna Camp,
Heather Graham
Birdman
R 119 min Comedy | Drama
A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero
must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a
Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton,
Andrea Riseborough
Exodus: Gods and Kings
PG-13 150 min Action | Adventure | Drama
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian
Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of
Horrible Bosses 2
R 108 min Comedy
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but
things don’t go as planned because of a slick investor,
prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided
kidnapping scheme.
Director: Sean Anders
Stars: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day,
Jennifer Aniston
Interstellar
PG-13 169 min Adventure | Sci-Fi
FILM
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to find a potentially habitable planet that will sustain
humanity.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica
Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
Into the Woods
PG 124 min Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers
Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the
classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack
and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an
original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to
begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has
put a curse on them.
Director: Rob Marshall
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily
Blunt
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
PG 97 min Adventure |
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
When the exhibits at
New York’s Natural History Museum start behaving
strangely, Larry Daley (Ben
Stiller) -- now the director
of nighttime operations -must find out the cause. He
learns that the Tablet, which
magically brings Teddy
Roosevelt (Robin Williams),
Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and
the other exhibits to life at
night, has started to decay.
Larry, along with his son
and museum friends, must
travel to London’s British
Museum to learn how to
prevent the Tablet’s magic
from disappearing.
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick
Van Dyke
Penguins of Madagascar
PG 92 min Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with
undercover organization The North Wind to stop the
villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as
we know it.
Directors: Eric Darnell | Simon J. Smith
Stars: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights,
Conrad Vernon
St. Vincent
PG-13 102 min Comedy | Drama
Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic
ways have left him without money or a future. Things
change when his new next-door neighbor’s son, Oliver,
needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee.
From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship
forms as Vincent and Oliver find so much of each other’s
needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver
in street survival and other
worldly ways, Oliver begins
to see more in the old man
than just his foibles. When
life takes a turn for the
worse for Vincent, both them
find the best in each other
than no one around them
suspects.
Director: Theodore Melfi
Stars: Bill Murray, Melissa
McCarthy, Naomi Watts,
Jaeden Lieberher
The Gambler
R 111 min Crime | Drama
| Thriller
Jim Bennett is a risk taker.
Both an English professor
and a high-stakes gambler,
Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster
and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step
ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of
a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both
sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world
while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with
a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship
with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate
risk for a second chance.
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman,
Brie Larson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
PG-13 144 min Adventure | Fantasy
Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the
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dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)
sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone,
despite Smaug’s fiery wrath and desperate attempts
by the Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) to make him see
reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a
sneak attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As the fate of
Middle Earth hangs in the balance, the races of Men,
Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite and
prevail -- or all die.
Director: Peter Jackson
Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage,
Cate Blanchett
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
PG-13 123 min Adventure | Sci-Fi
When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13
after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin
who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while
trying to save Peeta from the Capitol.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
THE GAMBLER
The Pyramid
R 89 min Horror
A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient
pyramid and gets hopelessly lost in its catacombs.
Searching for a way out,
they become desperate to
seek daylight again. They
come to realize they aren’t
just trapped, they are being
hunted.
Director: Grégory Levasseur
Stars: Ashley Hinshaw,
James Buckley, Denis
O’Hare, Christa Nicola
The Woman in Black
2: Angel of Death
PG-13 98 min Drama | Horror | Thriller
As bombs rain down on London during the Blitz of World
War II, a group of schoolchildren are evacuated with Eve,
their young schoolteacher, to the safety of the British
countryside. Taken to an old and empty estate, cut off by
a causeway from the mainland, they are left at Eel Marsh
House.
One by one, the children begin acting strangely and Eve,
with the help of local military commander Harry, discovers that the group has awoken a dark force even more
terrifying and evil than the city’s air raids. Eve must now
confront her own demons to save the children and survive
the woman in black
Director:Tom Harper
Stars: Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox,
Leanne Best Top Five
R 101 min Comedy
Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen (Chris
Rock) hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of actioncomedies about a talking bear. Andre is forced to spend
the day with Chelsea (Rosario Dawson) a profile writer
for the New York Times, whose film critic has just panned
Andre’s passion project about the Haitian Revolution.
Unexpectedly, Andre opens
up to Chelsea, and as they
wind their way across New
York, Andre tries to get back
in touch with his comedic
roots.
Director: Chris Rock
Stars: Chris Rock, Rosario
Dawson, Gabrielle Union,
Kevin Hart
Unbroken
PG-13 137 min Biography |
Drama | Sport | War
After a near-fatal plane crash
in WWII, Olympian Louis
Zamperini spends a harrowUNBROKEN ing 47 days in a raft with two
fellow crewmen before he’s
caught by the Japanese navy
and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Director: Angelina Jolie
Stars: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall
Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund
Wild
R 115 min Biography | Drama
Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother (Laura
Dern), the dissolution of her marriage and a headlong dive into
self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon)
makes a decision to halt her downward spiral and put her life
back together again. With no outdoors experience, a heavy
backpack and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets
out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail -- one of the country’s
longest and toughest through-trails.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann
26797 Hanna Rd (281) 292-0333
Fieldings Wood Grill
1699 Research Forest (832) 616-3275
SPRING
Alicia’s Mexican Grille
20920 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 350-8383
Alma Latina Taqueria
25222 Aldine Westfield (281) 288-1767
Antojitos Quiche
25190 Interstate 45 (281) 651-5391
Arturo’s Taqueria
1402 1/2 Spring Cypress (281) 350-6808
Barracudas
2616 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 288-5376
Bombshells
21005 I-45 N. (281) 288-2769
Brother’s Pizza Express
163 Cypresswood Dr (281) 288-1300
Budegon Del Sur
26506 Oak Ridge Dr (832) 813-8334
C J’s Hot Dogs
4660 Louetta Rd (832) 299-6079
Chef Chan’s Restaurant
17833 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 370-3884
Corkscrew Bbq
24930 Budde Rd (832) 592-1184
Country Time BBQ & Fixins
25330 Richards Rd (281) 298-7455
Datpho Vietnamese Noodle House
523 Louetta Rd (281) 528-8989
El Palenque Mexican
1485 Spring Cypress Rd (281) 353-4055
Fiesta Acapulco
25770 Interstate 45 (281) 419-8666
Fukuda Sushi & Robata
25701 Interstate 45 (281) 419-8980
Golden China
25024 Interstate 45 (281) 363-2412
Golden Jade Chinese
1419 Spring Cypress (281) 350-5363
Gozzetti’s Pizzeria
8000 Mcbeth Way (832) 592-7750
Gratzi Italian Restaurant
6334 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 376-4800
Guadalajara Mexican Grille
27885 Interstate 45 (281) 362-0774
Hoi Yin Chinese Restaurant
200 Cypresswood Dr (281) 355-6800
Hong Kong Chinese
4334 Fm 2920 Rd # 10 (281) 528-9288
Hunan Garden Z
3930 Louetta Rd # I (281) 288-6288
I-45 Diner
19790 Interstate 45 (713) 389-5627
Italian Cafe
19620 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 528-2919
Jack Pot Pizza
6450 Louetta Rd (281) 257-0762
Juanita’s Mexican Grill
18525 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 379-3199
Kim Leng Chinese Restaurant
18430 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 355-0434
LA Cabana Mexican
4702 Louetta Rd (281) 907-7007
Las Cascadas Mexican
250 Cypresswood Dr (281) 528-9921
Las Delicias Taqueria
5010 Louetta Rd (281) 374-0303
Los Generales Mexican
5407 Louetta Rd # F (281) 251-9390
Los Tres Ranchitos Restaurant
19620 Kuykendahl (281) 288-4304
Luly’s Mexican Kitchen
3307 Spring Stuebner (281) 907-0012
Main Moon Asian Bistro
2129 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 288-8868
Mama Juanita’s Mexican
3930 Louetta Rd (281) 288-3800
Mama Mia Italianas
30420 Fm 2978 (281) 419-7662
Mikey’s Pizza
6114 Root Rd (281) 251-5551
Ming Cafe
6052 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 257-4886
Nadia’s Mediterranean Grill
5921 Fm 2920 Rd # B (281) 907-7070
Nielsen’s Deli & Bakery
26830 Interstate 45 (281) 363-3354
Orient Express
4660 Louetta Rd # 180 (281) 288-5290
Pavarotti Italian Restaurant
4660 Louetta Rd # 130 (281) 350-9749
Pizza Tonight
27190 Glen Loch Dr (281) 465-4774
Pizza Zone
17711 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 257-3100
Pollos Asados El Regio
25602 Interstate 45 (281) 292-4377
Shogun
5941 Fm 2920 Rd # H (281) 288-0996
Sicily Pizza & Pasta
4890 Louetta Rd (281) 288-8004
Skinny Pig Pizza Shack
417 Gentry St (832) 598-6605
Sreenath Murph’s Deli
20400 Interstate 45 N (281) 296-5303
Tabasco’s Mexican Grill
4334 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 288-0125
Taipei China Bistro
25807 Interstate 45 (281) 363-9188
Taqueria Arandas 36 Inc
25598 Interstate 45 # A (281) 419-3582
Taqueria Los Petates
25602 Interstate 45 (281) 362-9333
Taqueria Rodeo De Jalisco
19411 Kuykendahl (281) 251-3186
Taquma Japanese Grill
5200 Louetta Rd (281) 251-6338
Thomas Bar B-Q
25312 Interstate 45 (281) 364-1177
Tommy Wok
18363 Kuykendahl (281) 251-9190
Wacky Mongolian Grill
21212 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 288-3232
Wunsche Brothers Cafe
103 Midway St (281) 350-1902
Zum Barrel
13101 Kuykendahl (832) 446-3390
TOMBALL
B J’s Pizza
24419 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 516-1770
Casa Amas Mexican
30522 State Hiway 249 (281) 255-8684
CC’s Cafe
1231 Alma St (281) 357-8025
Chang Gourmet Chinese
28575 State Hiway 249 (281) 255-9818
Chick N Fish House Of Tenders
32350 State Hiway 249 (281) 789-4193
Chinese Wok
1017 Louetta Rd (832) 717-7400
Ciscos Salsa Co
209 Commerce St (281) 351-7572
Ciudad Latina Grill & Market
32360 State Hiway249 (832) 521-3898
Cobi Ice Cream
11246 Timber Tech Ave (281) 516-1311
Cornerstone TX
990 Village Square (832) 422-1370
Country Bumpkins
18929 Telge Rd (281) 290-6512
Country Gardens
36102 Fm 149 Rd (281) 252-4443
Da Vinci’s Gallery & Expresso
315 W Main St (281) 516-9595
Deshazer Ranch
19600 Stone Lake Dr (281) 290-9585
Dragon Inn Restaurant
30006 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-9178
Dumas’s Taco Co
25435 Fm 2978 Rd (281) 255-9444
Egg & I
14051 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 516-9100
El Charro Grill
24914 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 516-2134
El Taco Madres
16918 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 351-8226
Ella’s Garden
1415 Ulrich Rd (281) 290-0998
Fang’s Cafe
24914 Kuykendahl (281) 516-0850
Fina’s Taco Factory
22526 Hufsmith Kohrville (832) 698-2395
Frey’s Backyard Cafe
14441 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 255-8282
Gianna Italian Kitchen
28301 State Hiway 249 (281) 290-6676
Golden Pagoda Chinese Rstrnt
908 W Main St (281) 351-8130
Goodson’s Cafe
27931 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-1749
Gumbeaux’s
9111 Hufsmith Kuykendahl(281) 3238494
Harris County Smokehouse
14239 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 351-4060
Hugo’s Italian Grill & Pzzr
23110 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 257-9720
Hunan Inn Asian Bistro
11407 Spring Cypress (281) 251-8388
Israel Tinda Y Panaderla
17719 Kuykendahl (832) 559-3696
Jax B F S Tomball
32350 State Hiway 249 (281) 259-6569
Julio’s
19235 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 255-8818
LA Tranquila Ranch
9418 Fm 2920 Rd (281) 576-8882
LNT Family Dining Cafe
18535 Fm 1488 (281) 252-8357
Longhorn Builders
21931 Kobs Rd (281) 357-1465
Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant
28048 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-9677
Los Pinos Mexican Restaurant
1231 Alma St # A (281) 255-2636
Los Toros Mexican Grill
701 E Main St # 140 (281) 255-2526
Los Tres Ranchitos Mexican
16143 N Eldridge Pkwy (281) 826-0333
Luie’s Smokehouse
17323 Pikes Peek Ct (832) 868-3643
Macayo’s Mexican Restaurant
24814 Kuykendahl (281) 516-3015
Marco’s Pizza
16949 N Eldridge (281) 251-3334
Mel’s Country Cafe
24814 Stanolind Rd (281) 255-6357
Mexican Kitchen
16949 N Eldridge Pkwy (281) 251-5115
My Pizza
32360 State Hiway 249 (281) 259-2458
Nate’s Place
22526 Hufsmith Kohrville (832) 843-7977
Nona’s Italian Grill
1025 Alma St # E (281) 255-6088
Nonnie’s Soda Fountain
102 Market St (281) 516-1942
Nook Restaurant
1218 W Main St (281) 255-8406
Original Rib Tickler
28930 State Hiway 249 (281) 255-8119
Submarina
11022 Spring Cypress (281) 257-4432
Susie’s Tearoom
309 Market St # A (281) 516-4521
Tail Gate Grill
22008 Main Blvd (281) 255-9353
Taqeria Acapulco
32015 State Hiway 249 (281) 356-5885
Taste Of Asia
27910 State Hiway 249 (281) 516-0838
Tomball Bar-B-Q Co
30042 State Hiway 249 (281) 351-0929
Tomball Taqueria Restaurant
27941 State Hiway 249 (281) 516-7366
Whistle Stop
107 Commerce St (281) 255-2455
Whistle Stop Tea Room
104 N Elm St (832) 843-7437
WATERWAY
Burger Fi
1501 Lake Robbins Dr (713) 389-5823
Goose’s Acrea
21 Waterway Ave (281) 466-1502
Grimaldi’s Pizzeriaa
20 Waterway Ct (281) 465-3500
Hubbell & Hudson
24 Waterway Ave # 125 (281) 203-5641
LA Lupita Mexican Cuisine
29 Waterway Ave (832) 510-2111
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Luca & Leonardoa
20 Waterway Ave (832) 510-2110
Refuge Bar & Bistro
24 Waterway Ave (713) 389-5674
Towncenter Burger
20 Waterway Ave (281) 292-6385
Yucatan Taco Stand & Tequila
24 Water Way (281) 419-6300/1144
WILLIS
El Buen Taco
606 S Danville St (936) 856-3597
El Tapatio
509 Highway 75 N (936) 856-6202
Leroy’s Bar-B-Q & Burgers
707 W Montgomery (936) 856-5232
Los Molcajetes Tex Mex
106 N Danville St (936) 856-9977
Olde Towne Willis Cafe
509 Highway 75 N (936) 890-0609
Original Super Burger
201 N Danville St (936) 856-8098
Pizza Shack
115 W Montgomery (936) 856-9780
Rico’s Mexican Grill
12501 Canyon Falls Blvd (936) 856-6200
Smokey Mo’s
507 S Danville St (936) 856-5581
Sweatpeas Cooking
506 Highway 75 N (936) 333-3439
Taqueria Las Moras
106 W Montgomery (936) 890-4148
Yummy Yummy Mongolian Grill
12709 Interstate 45 N (936) 890-8855
Zach’s Bbq
200 E Powell St (936) 890-6969
THE WOODLANDS
Alameda Juice
9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 681-1167
Benihana
1720 Lake Woodlands (281) 292-0061
Berryhill Baja Grill
9595 Six Pines Dr # 250 (281) 298-8226
Black Walnut Cafe
2520 Research Forest (281) 362-1678
BRIO Tuscan Grille
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 465-8993
Brothers Pizza
2260 Buckthorne Pl (281) 298-9299
Brothers Pizza Express
6700 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-8550
Cajun Grilla
1201 Lake Woodlands (832) 585-0883
Charley’s Grilled Subs
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 465-4333
Chef Chan’s Restaurant
7 Switchbud Pl (281) 363-0037
China Bridge
7901 Research Forest (281) 419-9888
China Springs
6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-9961
Crust Pizza Co
4775 W Panther Creek (281) 298-8844
Crust Pizza Co
8000 Research Forest (832) 585-0999
Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet
1640 Lake Woodlands (281) 363-0200
Double Dave’s Pizza
6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-3282
Frullati Cafe
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 296-6657
Great Wraps
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 298-0223
Green’s International
8000 Research Forest (281) 419-7787
Grotto Ristorante
9595 Six Pines Dr # 100 (281) 419-4252
Honey-B-Ham & Deli
4747 Research Forest (281) 364-9200
Jasper’s Woodlands
9595 Six Pines (281) 298-6600
LA Trattoria Tuscano
4223 Research Forest (281) 419-2252
Los Cucos Mexican Cafe
4775 W Panther Creek (281) 296-2303
Mama J’s BBQ & Grill
26710 Oak Ridge Dr I-45 (936) 273-9444
Mariachi’s Mexican Bar & Grill
6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 292-2222
Masa’s Sushi & Robata Bar
4775 W Panther Creek (281) 298-5688
Mi Cocina
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 298-6426
Pit Master BBQ
343 Sawdust Rd (281) 419-3644
Pizza By Marco
9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 298-8794
Potbelly Sandwich Works
9595 Six Pines Dr (281) 292-6652
Ristorante Tuscany
1601 Lake Robbins (281) 367-9797
Rico’s Grill
4747 Research Forest (281) 367-7382
Rico’s Mexican Restaurant
8000 Research Forest (281) 465-4820
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
1155 Lake Woodlands (281) 367-3773
Sakekawa Japanese Restaurant
6777 Woodlands Pkwy (281) 419-5988
Sakekawa Japanese Sushi-Steak
4221 Research Forest (281) 298-9188
Santaplus
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 292-0868
Shanghai Bistro
38 Highland Cir (281) 298-9998
Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill
4747 Research Forest (281) 364-1094
Taco USA
7 Switchbud Pl (281) 292-8226
Tsukiji Sushi
24 Waterway Ave # 100 (281) 298-1888
UNI Sushi
9595 Six Pines Dr # 860 (281) 2987177
Via Emilia Italian Restaurant
10700 Kuykendahl Rd (281) 465-9555
Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen
1201 Lake Woodlands (281) 419-5060
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Sun Spa Tanning
Andy Singer
Toastmasters International
B’s Dream Come True
R & L Books
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Bart Pearston
Wells Fargo Bank
Harris County Public Library
Fresh Arts
Lone Star Internet Radio
Taco Maker
Anna “Pinion” Pena
The City Of Conroe
Contemporary Entertainment
Randy & Nancy Selby Realtors
Theater Under The Stars
Daniel’s Italian Restaurant
Tandoory Tacos
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Taurus-(Apr. 21- May 21)- Ok Taurus, you didn’t
get caught stealing the petty cash, you did however
get caught in bed with your brothers wife .
Your jealousy and completive nature is why you
now have a black eye and have been exiled from
most of your family.
Gemini-(May 22-June 21)- Your split personality
is beginning to falter, Gemini. I suggest you
book a spa getaway and collect yourself, unless
you want to find yourself in a padded room
arguing with your other half about the benefits of a
straight jacket.
Cancer-(June 22-July 22)- Put down the eyeliner
and hang up your girl pants Cancer. Your parents
think you are gay, and your girlfriend is starting
to question your orientation as well. You can’t
understand why everyone is out to get you, but in
reality no one is.
Leo-(July 23-Aug 22)- You think you are
everyone’s boss . You are the kind of person I
am glad is too stupid to plot world domination.
It helps also, that you don’t have a charismatic
bone in your body. You are the boss everyone talks
badly about.
In fact don’t be surprised if you find a dart board
with your picture on it in the break room.
Virgo-(Aug. 23 -Sept. 23)- Virgo, you can not
organize the world. And if you try you are going to
lose your trademark composure. You wouldn’t
want to do that. Your pride and joy is the fact that
even though you are screaming inside, the world
thinks you have it all together. Congrats, you’ve
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Aires-(Mar. 21- April 20)- Be careful this week
Aires, you’re already extremely short fuse is even
shorter this month . Between the heat and the
traffic, you are a walking time bomb. Stress from
work and family has you walking a thin line. My
suggestion to you: Take the handgun out of your
car during mid day drives. It may just keep you
out of jail.
fooled us all!
Libra-(Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)- Libra, you are a lost
cause. You have yet to figure out how to say no.
You wonder how you found yourself in a g-string,
hanging from a pole in some seedy strip club off
the interstate. You can’t seem to wrap your head
around how you ended up with a pimp instead of a
boyfriend. I told you last time if you didn’t grow a
backbone you would find yourself in a very bad
place.
Scorpio-(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)- Oh Scorpio what
a predicament you have found yourself in this
week. Your quick tongue and pension for revenge
have left you alone and naked on the side of the
proverbial road. You have no allies, and you can’t
figure out how everything fell apart so quickly.
Sagittarius- (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)- So the lotto thing
didn’t pan out for you, and you are staring at an
eviction notice on your door. What did we tell you?
The world isn’t all sunshine and puppy dogs, you
may actually have to earn your way through it.
Capricorn-(Dec 22.- Jan. 20)- So the mothership
left with out you. News flash Capricorn. There
was no mothership, there was no day of ascension
to the great beyond. It was all just a ploy to strip
idiots of their savings and 401k’s. And now you are
the guy with the “Hungry. God bless” sign standing
in the 105 degree sun, filthy and half crazy from
dehydration.
Aquarius-(Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)- Your cool
detachment is your meal ticket Aquarius, your only
obstacle is your need for perverse things. You are
always pushing the envelope and this time it
landed you in a sticky situation.
Pisces-(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- So that cult thing
didn’t pan out for you Pisces. Much like your
symbol, you are about as capable of independent
thought as a school of fish.
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Gig Guide continued from page 8
Fri Feb 20 8:30pm Dr. John & the Nite Trippers [$198]
Sat Feb 21 8:30pm George Winston [$128]
Papa’s Ice House
314 Pruitt Rd, Spring 713-364-8140
www.papasicehousetx.com
Live Music will resume in January 2015
OLD TOWN SPRING
Cross Track Ice House
http://www.cross-track-tx.com
200 Magnolia St., Old Town Spring 281-907-0711
Sat Jan 10 8pm Rod Brothers
Puffabellys
100 Main St, Spring 281-350-3376
www.puffabellys.com
Wednesdays 8pm Davin James’ Songwriter Showcase
Thursdays 6pm Open Mic
Wunsche Brothers Cafe
103 Midway, Spring 281-350-1902
http://www.wunschebroscafe.com
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Bombshells
21005 I-45 North, Spring 281-288-2769
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Fri Jan 9 9pm Not The Rachels
Sat Jan 10 9pm The Fantastic Band
Fri Jan 16 9pm Not The Rachels
Sat Jan 17 9pm J. B. Barnett
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Mak’s Place Sports Bar & Grill
5200 Louetta Rd., Houston 832-698-1611
www.maksplacesportsbar.com
Fri Jan 9 10pm Brian Lofton Band
Sat Jan 10 10pm Chris Coursey Band
Fri Jan 16 10pm Turn Mics Band
Sat Jan 17 10pm TBA
Fri Jan 23 10pm Dunville Band
Sat Jan 24 10pm Space Monkey
Fri Jan 30 10pm J. B. Barnett
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4660 Louetta #100, Spring 832-562-3942
www.thatonebar.com
Fri Jan 9 9:30pm Sundance Head
Fri Jan 16 9:30pm Treynwrek
Fri Jan 23 9:30pm TBA
Fri Jan 30 9:30pm TBA
Two Mules Tavern
http://www.twomulestavern.com
100 Cypresswood Dr., Spring 281-528-0600
Sat Jan 10 9pm TBA
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Cheers
916 West Main St., Tomball 281-351-2599
www.cheerstomball.com
Fri Jan 9 9pm TBA
Sat Jan 10 9pm TBA
Fri Jan 16 9pm TBA
Sat Jan 17 9pm TBA
Main Street Crossing
111 West Main St., Tomball 281-290-0431
www.mainstreetcrossing.com
Thurs Jan 8 8pm The Roosevelts
Weds Jan 14 8pm Adam Hood
Thurs Jan 15 8pm Songtelling with Warren Hood
Fri Jan 16 8pm Billy Joe Shaver
Weds Jan 21 8pm Dirty River Boys
Thurs Jan 22 8pm Roger Creager
Fri Jan 23 8pm Zane Williams
Sat Jan 24 8pm James McMurtry
Weds Jan 28 8pm Mark Jones
Fri Jan 30 8pm Carolyn Wonderland
Sat Jan 31 8pm Steve Krase with special guest Trudy Lynn
Weds Feb 4 8pm Paul Thorn
Thurs Feb 5 8pm Paul Thorn
Fri Feb 6 8pm Shay Domann
Sat Feb 7 8pm Darden Smith
Weds Feb 11 8pm Cody Canada
Thurs Feb 12 8pm Cody Canada
Paper Rose Saloon
32015 SH 249, Decker Prairie 281-259-8671
Fajita Jack’s
15256 Highway 150 W., Montgomery 936-588-3340
www.fajitajacks.com
The Fountainhead
17021 Ella Blvd,, Houston 281-444-1375
www.thefountainheadbar.com
The Public News regrets that some venues have not
reported their live music offerings in the area.
We suggest to our readers to patronize those that have
taken the effort to let you know who is playing where,
when and for how much.
The Public News supports the Arts, especially good music.
Foodie’s continued from page 7
#1 Pallotta’s Italian Grill – Chicken Ala Pallotta
#2 Corkscrew BBQ – Beef Rib and Brisket
#3 5 Ate Café – The Sharwarma Burger or The
Italian Pizza
#4 Jasper’s – Maytag Blue Cheese Chips
#5 Rc’s NYC Pizza and Pasta – Hot Wings
#6 Casa Medina – Beef Fajitas and House
Margarita
#7 Just Burgers – Slap Yo Mama Burger
#8 Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant – Pork
Fried Rice or Cantonese Style Crispy Noodles
#9 Taco Crave – Crave Meat Tacos
#10 La Casita – Cubano Torta
Runner Up: Uncle Tony’s - Spicy Chicken
Tacos and Ultimate Rattlesnake Burger.
For Houston El Real Tex- Mex - Bacon Enchiladas or Baranaby’s Café – Waffle Fries with
Blue Cheese Fondue topped with Blue Cheese
Crumbles, Bacon and Green Onions.
ADVICE BY LEZLEE
Being Stuck in “Stay At Home Mom” Mode
Dear LezLee,
My wife quit work a few years ago to stay home
with our first child. Now that the baby is older,
she spends most of her time watching soap operas
all those home make-over shows on TV. Now she
has the great idea to remodel and/or decorate our
whole house. She’s constantly shopping and last
week I came home to a bedroom full of ruffles and
flowers. Hey - I’m a fireman - I don’t want such
a girly room. How do I tell her that she’s gone a
little off the deep end without hurting her feelings?
Sincerely, Blake
Dear Blake,
Is it possible that your wife is bored? It sounds like
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she needs some sort of project now that the baby is
more independent. What did she do for fun before
the baby was born? Is there anything you have been
wanting to do together that you have been putting
off because of baby? Now’s the time to do it!
It might not totally stop the decorating bug but it
will definitely give her other things to think about.
Remember to compliment any changes she has
made that you do like - it will make your rejection
of the flowers and ruffles more palatable. Bottom
line.... show her your relationship is more important
to you than your environment and she just may
agree and remember ..... its better to “Trade
Spaces” than Spouses!
LezLee
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