Mid-Summer 2024 Issue

The Astros Dog at Ninfa's

THERE’S NO BETTER time in Houston to score a real deal hot dog, freebies and other sporty specials in honor of the Astros. World Series Game 1 is tomorrow night — here are a few restaurants knocking it out of the park.

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When I began contemplating a theme for a weekly essay that would be enjoyable and, more importantly, productive, it became clear that "Meet Me in the Middle" was where I wanted to land. At a time in our country's history when it seems that its people are more divided than ever before, and a time when we find ourselves in the middle of a very close — and, at this writing, still unresolved — election (at the end of the most calamitous year of our lifetime) meeting in the middle is at the top of my mind.

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