Want to know what you can do to live the "big green" life.  It's really not that hard to do.  Once you've made up in your mind that you want to help save our land, you can easily dive into some of the following routines that are great for eco-friendly living around your apartment: Don't preheat the oven. Sure, that's what the directions say, but that... [Read more...]

I'm sure you've heard of all of the small holidays that fall between the bigger ones, right?  These holidays can be fun and exciting to celebrate.  They focus on the smaller things in life, such as National Burger Day and Babe Ruth Day, both which you are "allowed" to enjoy your favorite foods, favorite places, or favorite hobbies for an entire day! April... [Read more...]

You'll definitely need a reusable mug today... because Starbucks is giving away FREE coffee for Earth Day! But remember, you have to bring in your own mug! This will help reduce the use of paper and plastic cups for the day.  And if you don't have your own mug, or if you forget it, Starbucks will have their tumbler and mugs for 20 percent off!  You can... [Read more...]

I'm not sure about you, but I'm constantly on a budget.  With gas prices skyrocketing and the cost of food slightly increasing by the minute, it cuts in to my entertainment and dining expenses.  But then I learned that I don't have to completely cut out my expenses.  While browsing My Houston, I found an article that has a list of great eateries around... [Read more...]

I'm sure the kids are anxious to take pictures with bunnies and hunt for delicious jelly beans and eggs around town! For the next couple of weekends, be prepared to navigate through the many "eggstravangazas" for guaranteed fun!  Below is a list of egg hunting events that I found on Houston on the Cheap: Ready to witness eggs drop from the sky? Today... [Read more...]

What will you do for Earth Day this year? Besides giving up the paper and plastic utensils, and being energy efficient, you should head over to the Houston Young Writers Reading series as a part of the Earth Day celebration.  And according to an Examiner article, "This year's reading will be "A Light in the Forest" on April 20 at 7:00 p.m." ~L. Carey, Houston... [Read more...]

Looking for a new place to eat? When everything begins to taste bland, it's time to kick up your taste buds again! Living in a city so close to Houston allows you to enjoy every new restaurant that hits the scene.  Here's a few new restaurants you can check out: Brenner's Steakhouse- Houston's Oldest Steakhouse serves fine and delicious entrées daily. Pod-Zu's... [Read more...]

As you may know, NASA is planning to retire the space shuttle program in Houston at the end of the year. Now, there is a petition going on to bring at least one of the three shuttles to  Space Center Houston! So what will you do? Will you join the community  in this petition? There is a rally taking place today at 12:30 p.m. at City Hall.  There is... [Read more...]

This week, here are a few events that  will take place that will liven up the city's entertainment scene.  If you'd like to see a good show, here's what the schedule looks like: Dierks Bentley, Josh Thompson, Miss Willie Brown will perform at the Verizon Wireless Theatre at 7 p.m. Duran Duran is Performing at Warehouse Live at 8 p.m. Guster is Performing... [Read more...]