Top photo: A detail of a wall at Alva Graphics (1102 Shepherd). Middle: A wall at Kingspoint Mullet (10902 Kingspoint). Bottom: Mural commissioned by the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, done by GONZO247 (at the corner of Travis and Preston in downtown Market Square).

Graffiti as Art

June 2013

Let’s make one thing clear up front: If someone marks your property without your permission, that’s illegal. To add insult to injury, as the property owner, you are responsible for removing that graffiti.

But haven’t you ever seen a whimsical cartoon on a lamp post or an elaborately spray-painted building and wondered who did it and why?

Contrary to popular …

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Lamar

Lamar grads from before
Since the 1920s, Lamar has been an iconic building at the end of River Oaks Boulevard. The Lamar High School Alumni Association held its annual Distinguished Alumni Luncheon on the other end of the boulevard at the River Oaks Country Club. This year’s honorees were Ray Alborn, class of 1957, Jaclyn Smith, class of …

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In This Issue

  • Mailbag – June 2013
  • Graffiti as Art
  • Rumor Has It – June 2013
  • Buzz Kidz by Rylan Whitcomb, age 10
  • Buzz About Town – June 2013
  • His First Marathon Was in Boston
  • Buzz Pics – In Their Own League
  • My Big Fat Destination Wedding
  • From Playground to College Bound
  • Dr. Dad: A Father’s Day Tribute
  • SportzBuzz – June 2013
  • Going Vintage on Four Wheels
  • Back Porch – Summer Reading
  • Neighborhood Tails – Rambo, age 16 weeks
  • SXSW – Diary of a non-techie
  • Time to cowboy up
  • Mr. Bowyer is retiring
  • Tex – 2012 Pet of the Year
  • 2012 Tanglewood/River Oaks Buzz Pet of the Year Contest