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Here’s What You Need for a Festive New Year’s Fete — Big, Small or Virtual!

Here’s What You Need for a Festive New Year’s Fete — Big, Small or Virtual!

Cantaro N.1 Vase, $150, at Paloma & Co. (photo courtesy of Fernanda Varela)

WHILE THE OMICRON variant threatens to ruin or, at the very least, change Houstonians’ plans for celebrating the new year, ringing in 2022 doesn’t have to be boring. Local décor and gift shops have everything necessary for a festive and stylish fete, however big or small! Go bold with a colorful palette, or take a neutral route and bring the outdoors in. Hostess gifts might include a curved-bottom ice bucket from Coolin’ Curve; insert your favorite bottle of bubbly into the container without fighting to get the bottle to the bottom of the ice. Cheers!

Wine and beverage ice bucket, $40, by Coolin Curve

Cornice napkin, gold, $38, at The Avenue

Aerin Gabriel votive set, $150, at Longoria Collection

Baccarat Vega Flutissimo, set of two, $490, at Léránt

Cantaro N.1 Vase, $150, at Paloma & Co. (photo courtesy of Fernanda Varela)

Bye 2021 New Years Party Crown, $15, at Emerson Sloan

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Reyna Group Owner Leads Real Estate Market with Passion and Excellence

Reyna Group Owner Leads Real Estate Market with Passion and Excellence

MICHELLE REYNA WYMES, a distinguished name in the Houston real estate market, is the owner of the successful boutique brokerage, Reyna Group. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Michelle has deep-rooted connections to the community she serves with dedication and pride.

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Cool Treats, Carvel and More: Buttermilk Baby Pours on the Fun

Inside Buttermilk Baby (photo by Kirsten Gilliam)

NOSTALGIA RUNS HIGH at new Buttermilk Baby in M-K-T Heights, where classic Carvel ice cream treats — a rarity in restaurants — are paired with a menu of buttermilk biscuits, chicken sandwiches and burgers.

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Here's a Sneak Peek of the New Public Art Project in the Middle of Rice Campus

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A PROJECT FROM Rice University's Moody Center for the Arts, the Tent Series is a public-art exhibit erected in the heart of campus on the front of the Provisional Campus Facilities, found on Loop Road. It changes every school year, and this fall, the new art will be unveiled on Sept. 11.

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