Houston celebrates Emancipet’s new clinic

Houston celebrates Emancipet’s new clinic

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We’re positively ecstatic about Saturday’s grand opening of Emancipet, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic that also offers preventive veterinary services like vaccinations, microchipping, and heartworm meds, and which should help put a dent in Houston’s animal overpopulation problem.

The Houston City Council in March approved $260,000 in funding to bring the Austin-based Emancipet here, and the clinic is celebrating Saturday with a free, family-friendly event featuring refreshments, entertainment, and fun activities for kids. Mayor Annise Parker, City Council Members Robert Gallegos and Oliver Pennington, and Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Gonzalez will say a few words, and ASPCA President and CEO Matthew Bershadker will announce a major gift for the clinic.

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CentraSight telescope implant for advanced macular degeneration makes front-page news

CentraSight telescope implant for advanced macular degeneration makes front-page news

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Device the size of a pea assists patients with macular degeneration.

Coney Dorough’s window on his world began to shut, bit by bit, about 17 years ago, when macular degeneration created a blind spot in the center of each eye. The blind spots grey, and Dorough was left with only peripheral vision. Read more

Elaine's Bourbon Buttermilk Pie

USA Today Travel Elaine’s dessert one of 30 must-try dishes

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Adventurous foodies aren’t just looking for a restaurant recommendation or a great bakery, they want to know exactly what to order where for a taste sensation unique to the place they’re visiting.

Foursquare’s “Tastes That Make the City” series provides just that, looking at user reviews that mention specific dishes to come up with a list of must-try foods. Previous lists covered New York and San Francisco, and new this month is Austin. Read more

Emancipet Coming to Houston

Emancipet expands to Houston, its first location outside Central Texas

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Houston has a million stray pets wandering the streets. Today, the city has taken another step toward solving its stray pet overpopulation problem by bringing in the “big guns.”

Meet Emancipet, a non-profit group that has experience “fixing” problems like the one we have. “Emancipet will provide Read more