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Summer Creative Writing Workshops

Things To Do – Houston, Texas

Writers in the Schools hosts Summer Creative Writing Workshops, which offer a supportive environment where children engage in writing stories, poetry, essays, and plays, as well as simply reading for pleasure. Through these ... More on GoCityKids

The Tasting Room

Bars – Houston, Texas

This place might be a wine bar, but they have great beer AND it is very reasonable. More on CitySearch

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  • The service was great, the staff was very helpful and knowledgeable . More on CitySearch

  • My husband and I recently discovered this place. Now we love going every chance we get since we live on the... More on CitySearch

Hidalgo Park

Parks – Houston, Texas

The water playground at Hidalgo Park is a brightly colored facility featuring everything from oversized flowers that mist to a whale that spouts and squirts water, as well as in-ground elements tha... More on GoCityKids

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  • The water playground at Hidalgo Park is a brightly colored facility featuring everything from oversized flowers that mist to a whale that spouts and s quirts water, as well as in-ground elements th... More on KidsPlayParks

Kidventure

Music and Theater – Houston, Texas

With day camps at several facilites throughout the city, Kidventure offers fun in the summer for children ages three to 17. Camp sessions are offered weekly, Mon-Fri 9am-3:30pm, with some sites als... More on GoCityKids

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  • about Kidventure: With day camps at several facilites throughout the city, Kidventure offers fun in the summer for children ages three to 13 . Camp sessions are offered weekly, Mon-Fri 9am-3:30pm, ... More on GoCityKids

African Imports

Museums – Houston, Texas

The Sidecar Pub

Nightlife – Houston, Texas

SideCar - Brewpub with occasional live music. More on clubzone

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  • Patrons enjoy live music and a selection of over 140 import and domestic beers. The pub also features a ... More on WorldWeb.com

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Bars – Houston, Texas

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  • Some - Houston's premiere club: two rooms, one small and filled with couches, and the other large, with lasers, fog, and heavy lighting. No dress code, although ... More on clubzone

  • Club Some - The kids here look like they should be holed up in a dorm room with a thumbed and yellowed copy of Milton's Paradise Lost, but the DJ spins ... More on clubzone

Sundown Saloon

Bars – Houston, Texas

Sundown Saloon - True, it might not be as cheap as a dive bar, but Sundown Saloon offers an upscale ambience with a laid back vibe. Located ... More on clubzone

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Sixth Street Bar & Grill

Bars – Houston, Texas

My husband and I love their burgers as well as the beer and drink selection. More on CitySearch

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  • They'd have a winner here with a dynamic, fun staff rather than the tone they are setting right now. More on CitySearch

  • Three of us went to this place after not going there for a year. Why? Because we wanted to be reminded just... More on CitySearch

Fort Phantom Hill

Landmarks – Abilene, Texas

I would love to get a metal detector in this park but they are not allowed. The original grounds are there along with the foundations. There isn't much left of the original buildings but after 150 ... More on TripAdvisor

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  • Fort Phantom is a great fishing lake, but Fort Phantom hill is nothing special. More on TripAdvisor

  • Visit the ghostly ruins of this 1851 Army post. As you walk among the dozen chimneys and three buildings you almost hear the soldiers going about their daily routine. ... More on Abilenevisitors.com

Sushi Thai Cafe

Restaurants – Houston, Texas

Enjoy one complimentary LUNCH OR DINNER ENTREE when a second LUNCH OR DINNER ENTREE of equal or ... More on entertainment.com

This Is It

Restaurants – Houston, Texas

I would really recommend this place to any college student of anybody who wants a taste of home and good so... More on CitySearch

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  • And you feel like your eating a good homecooked meal. More on Yahoo! Travel

  • I am from East Texas, so to me great soul food is a must. But I went off to college and i really didnt know... More on CitySearch

Don Julios Mexican Restaurant and Cantina

Restaurants – Dickinson, Texas

Don Julio's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina is located in Dickinson,Texas taking Interstate 45 to Exit 20 (646 - Santa Fe)going West. Stay on 646 and make a right ... More on Donjuliosmexicanrestaurantandcantina.com

Saint Anne Catholic Community

Parks – Houston, Texas

about Saint Anne Catholic Community: Saint Anne Catholic Community hosts an annual fall festival and other ... More on GoCityKids

West Houston Soccer Club

Things To Do – Houston, Texas

Our kids (boy and girl) had a great time on great fields and we'll be back again this spring. More on GoCityKids

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  • WHSC continues to put the kids at the forefront of the soccer experience. Our kids (boy and girl) had a great time on great fields ... More on GoCityKids

  • about West Houston Soccer Club: Established in 1975, the West Houston Soccer Club is a non-profit organization with both recreational and competitive soccer teams for boys and girls. getting ... More on GoCityKids