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SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

CityBook Media seeks driven sales professionals. Top candidates will be engaged in the city and its culture and thrive on building partnerships with Houston's business leaders — helping the influencers influence! — and will understand and represent the smart, urbane CityBook brand. Print and/or digital ad sales experience preferred. Base at home, flex schedule. Letter and résumé to jobs@houstoncitybook.com.


PART-TIME/FREELANCE REPORTER

CityBook Media seeks freelance and part-time writers for print and online. Qualified candidates will have some education and experience in journalism, with the ability to generate story ideas, write crisply and brightly and prolifically, meet deadlines and react to breaking news. Beats may include food, nightlife, music, fashion, the arts, interior design, real estate, society, sports, business and broad-based city life. Generalists welcome. Work remotely, flexible schedule. Letter, résumé and clips to jobs@houstoncitybook.com.

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Trailblazing Mediterranean Superstore Turns the Big 4-0 — and Wants to Give You $1K!

Olives from the 25-foot olive bar at Phoenicia's west Houston store

HOUSTON’S BELOVED Phoenicia Specialty Foods was born in the early ’80s, when owners Arpi and Zohrab Tcholakian of humble Arpi’s Deli ran out of shelf space for their imported spices and international groceries. This led to the superstore in west Houston, and then the modern Phoenicia Downtown and MKT BAR debuted in 2011. The culinary landmark is celebrating its milestone birthday with festivities including five days of giveaways and a month-long social media challenge worth one grand.

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HAR Ranks the Region’s ‘Hottest’ Communities: See Which Neighborhoods Made the List

A condo at 5000 Montrose Blvd. in the Museum District went under contract after just four days on the market.

THE INFLUX OF people to Texas over the last couple of years — and to Houston, specifically, over the past decade-plus! — has led to some interesting trends in the housing market. A recently released report from the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) details the hottest communities in the region — and, spoiler alert, the suburbs are red-hot!
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