Recently joined a group for a bout tour in the bayou with Buffalo Bayou Partnership. We had a great…read moretime. They let us bring wine and cheese aboard which was a great touch to the evening. I appreciate the work they do trying to keep the bayou clean. Tip: they have free parking spots. It's a little hard to find but they're there.

Great venue for small groups of less than 100. Overlooking the Buffalo Bayou right at the old port,…read morenext to Spaghetti Warehouse where there was plenty of parking on a Gorgeous Sunday afternoon, The BBP is Easy to access for the YELP 2018 Photo Suarez. Fabulously friendly Farrah was there as hostess, and I had no problem filling up with my favorite carbonated beverage, East Ciders. Only a couple of issues. The BBP has a rooftop and ground floor. I think the roof is 4th floor, and there is an elevator. Care should be taken not to set up a food line that blocks the entry of both the stairway and elevator. Second, the BBP needs to provide a few pub tables for those without three hands. With only one hand to hold my drink, and another to hold my plate, I was glad to find horizontal surfaces in the window sill to hold my Cider.

What comes before Part-B? PART-AYY!!! This partay just happened to be the largest outdoor cocktail…read moreparty in Texas. BOTB has been around in Houston for 37 years now. I only just learned about it this year and wish I had been let in on the secret earlier since this was one heck of a party. Though I would not have been legally old enough to drink at all of those parties. However BOTB had generously funded a large grant to the nonprofit I serve on the board of, so I was more than happy to volunteer my time to help them out at their party to thank them for their generosity. I figured they were going to have me greet people at the gate or something since I am such a people-person, but they actually paid for me to attend a TABC certification class before the event and then put me to work as a volunteer bartender for a few hours - letting me check out the event as a non-volunteer private citizen when I was not pouring up drank. I have more than 20 years in the volunteer game - (and I know volunteering is not all about 'me') but I have never been treated better as a volunteer. BOTB occupied the entire outside Wortham area downtown, mostly headquartered in the Fish Plaza area. The front gate on Smith locked down entrance so IDs could be checked and only 21+ year old people were allowed in through the one controlled point of entry. The side of Fish Plaza running along Texas Ave had gates up also (and the high dollar donor area was along a large part of the gate anyway) so there was strong security in place. As my uber driver was crawling along Texas Ave to drop me off we could hear the loud music from a few blocks away. Party time, alright! While other people were spending their Easter Sunday in church or in quiet contemplation still drunk in a Tim Horton's parking lot this was the alternative: loud music, big crowds, and flowing drinks of vodka, rum, whiskey, gin, and beer types. Pretty much everything sensible you need for day drinking except Jägerbombs. What is BOTB? (From their webpage) Bunnies on the Bayou, Inc. is a 501(c)3, all volunteer organization dedicated to the raising and distributing of funds for various charitable, educational, and cultural programs that seek to improve the quality of life and promote education and awareness of human rights for individuals in the Houston GLBT community. The organization raises money through a series of social events throughout the year, and culminates every Easter Sunday at Bunnies on the Bayou, the largest outdoor cocktail party in Texas. Before my volunteer bartending shift started I collected some drinks of my own for proper drinkin' purposes. All of the first shift volunteers were amazing and polite. The thousands of guests were also respectful. There were cops everywhere, but I didn't see any issues requiring "Sekkurity!" at any point, which is pretty impressive considering that some of my family's weddings needed cops after the True Italian (tm) came out, even at a family wedding - and this was a day drinking party with thousands of strangers. Later when my bartending shift started everyone behind the bar with me was just as nice, as were the guests. All in all a great use of a Sunday. I know where I will be next Easter Sunday for #38 and it is for a good cause! The other benefitting agencies were all doing various types of great work in the community, and the executive directors of those agencies I met were fun to talk with as I learned more about their vision and strategies.

Amazing place to get grief support services, groups, or to volunteer in a meaningful capacity. I…read morehave some wonderful colleagues who work at this center, I have sent families to them for support who have been dramatically helped, and I completely trust this organization. They have been active on a national level with children and teen's grief, and even have a wonderful research database to draw from. If you want to do something meaningful with your time, volunteer here. If you need support, call them. If you want a great organization to become a donor/benefactor and make sure your chairity dollars are spent ethically and make a difference - get involved! How appropo!!! I didn't even realize this is my 400th review and it's for something so meaningful as a children's charity! And, I was the first to review. Now, this IS SPECIAL! :)

This organization has saved me. I am so glad I was referred by friends. I highly recommend anyone…read morestruggling with grief to reach out to them if they need a support group. The program lasts 9 weeks and has literally turned lives around. It's been a huge help for me during this very difficult time. I love my support group and the staff is completely amazing. They are changing lives here and do a lot of great things for the community. Explore their site and become familiar with them.

Well look at that - two years later and I've now worked with ESCAPE Family Resource Center (EFRC)…read morein a professional setting, as well as graduated from their Building Confident Families program. From a professional perspective: ESCAPE was accommodating and exceptionally great to work with. Each and every person I communicated with was helpful and attentive. From a student's perspective: I took the Building Confident Families course with about 13 parents in a program though my employer. As a student I had already learned much of what the class discussed in an educational setting. I found the EFRC educator's approach to be easy to understand, enlightening, comical and understanding. Many of the parents seemed to enjoy the classes and I felt that the educator made it easy for the parents to open up and discuss their perspective. EFRC offers courses for children, teens, women who have experienced domestic violence, divorcing/divorced parents, and grandparents. Though many people may refer to the classes as "parenting classes" they're really communication, stress management and informative - I think the people who work at EFRC realize that no1 got a parenting instructional book and really try to give age appropriate information to all of their client/students.

I received my CHW training here, volunteered and attended many events. Bread of Life is a very…read morerespectable organization and is dedicated to improving community needs and giving back to the community. They have amazing programs and resources from free counseling, training and food drives. Bread of Life is a true staple in the community.

Their mission and team of volunteers are amazing. Post Harvey, volunteers worked an entire weekend…read moreto fill a new gym, SEAT 1000, with all sorts of pet supplies for fur babies in urgent need. Piles of food, leashes, beds and other supplies were stacked high; and the crew of volunteers were able to get donation in AND out - fast. I knew of many families up north who lost everything to Harvey, and needed any sort of assistance to feed their pets. I called up Houston Pet Set and they said "come and pick up food!" Ten bags later, the fur babies in the Conroe area finally received a good meal. The dogs actually came running out when they heard the bags of food being unloaded. Unforgettable.

made online appointment 8-21 for my dogand set the appointment for Sept 6…read more received message of we received request we will back to you with confirmation of appointment. gave put my credit card and other info required. I have since left 3 voice mail messages and 2 emails. I get an automated response on the email saying they got my email make an appointment on line. so far not good expierience going around in circles. no response from them noone answers phone. I get its a non profit. I am a president of an nonprofit myself but I make sure at least emails and phone messages are returned.

Great business and loved visiting the Artgallery. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Lots off…read morebooks for sale too.

I got to check our the Jung Center the last time I was in Houston with my cousin…read more I have to say the experience was very peaceful and I have to say I felt like I was in a different world. I can't say I am very artistic, after being in The Jung Center, I do have a very different perspective on art. I'd say anyone that wants to walk away with a new perspective they should check TJC out!

Just attended my fourth show at the Hobby Center and every show was a great performance! The…read morerestroom lines may look long but you can always get in and out. We have season tickets this time and it was well worth the price!

Wow! We came here to see "White Christmas"- such a treat…read more We are from San Antonio, but we really loved the theater. Kind of reminds us a little bit of the Tobin Center, but much more organized. Parking was better and the theater itself has a better layout and a clean lobby with more sunlight and activities as you wait for the show to start. Theater inside is beautiful. Starry sky is amazing and has comfortable seats. I plan to come back and visit here again!