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West U - 2020-07

West U - July 2020

Features

Ovey Champagne

An American Story

By Cindy Gabriel
People in this article:
Cindy Gabriel, Ovey Champagne, Adrienne Labbe, Marvin Champagne, Lisa Champagne
Carole and Edward Vesely

Because Kindness Rocks

By Cheryl Ursin
People in this article:
Carole Vesely, Edward Vesely, Michael Fife, Creighton Edwards, Jessica Laviage, Charlotte Laviage, Marla Goodman, Trevor Ernsbarger, Lisa Dunn
Steffy Clingan

Ramon the Rooster

By Pooja Salhotra
People in this article:
Amy Barnes, Steffy Clingan, Scott Clingan, Patrick Yip, Jesse Yip, Kelsey Yip, Toby Yip, Joe Culotta, Cristal Roth, Lucy Keeper, Alistair Barnes
Rainy Night

The Buzz Magazines 2020 Photo Contest

By The Buzz
People in this article:
Luke Chapman, Alexandra Schoener, Jan Buchholtz, Mitch Boeck, Mauricio Recinos, Isabella Recinos, Zeah Crabtrey, John Sanson, Matt Muliadi, Macala Elliott, Whitni Parker, Edna Senel, Dana Katz, Annie Katz, Tori Hill, Loyd Dalton, Darren Inoff, Joe Schmitt, Michael Hart, Nikky LaWell, Carol Andrews, Terry Vine
Libi Lebel

The Med Center Orchestra

By Deborah Lynn Blumberg
People in this article:
Lynn Zechiedrich, Daniel Musher, Benjamin Musher, Libi Lebel

Back Porch

Summer reading: 2020

By Andria Dilling
People in this article:
Stefanie Trachtenberg, Jacob Trachtenberg, Yaa Gyasi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Kamila Shamsie, Georgia Hunter, Lisa Wingate, Marjan Kamali, Ann Patchett, Charles Belfoure, Elyssa Friedland, Yuval Noah Harari, Mohsin Hamid

Buzz About Town

Christi Quinn, Dean Quinn

Anniversary celebration

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Christi Quinn, Dean Quinn
Rita Graves, Hayley Mangum, Johnnie Jackson

Celebrating seniors

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Rita Graves, Hayley Mangum, Johnnie Jackson, Andrew Brooks, Alaric Hunziker
Field day on Huisache

Neighborhood field day

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Ryan Knape, Ellie Hill, Doug Skalak, Zachary Hill, Reid Crosby, Charlie Skalak, Claire Knape
Bethany Bradley

Service projects at home

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Bethany Bradley
Thomas Donnell

The fairy grad-mothers

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Josie Brown, Michele Carlin, Staci DeGregori, Tracy Everist, Sue Jensen, Dianne Lawter, Janet Lindley, Lynn McCarley, Lisa Smolen, Dolly Dawson Thomas, Dale Waller, Kim Weill, Bayliss Baker, Ethan Dearborn, Grace and Davis Evans, Hayden Eversole, Thomas Fuller, Wilson Grant, Audrey Leonard, Cameron Moore, George Morstead, David Nunez, Abigail Shelby, Julia Toups, Drew Woodcox, Thomas Donnell, Holli Clayton
Kaitlynn Carroll

Way to go, West U grads

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Lori Gobillot, Kathleen Holt, Dave Beach, Damien Niko, Cecile Schutter, Ann Malcolm, Carolyn Betti, Sarah Cunningham, Kaitlynn Caroll
Alyssa Al-Uqdah

WUES fifth graders

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld
People in this article:
Pharrell Williams, Alyssa Al-Uqdah, J.C. Al-Uqdah

Buzz Baby

Parker Nickolas

Front-yard fun

By Annie Blaylock McQueen
People in this article:
Jennifer Beitler, Easton Beitler, Everett Beitler, Jeff Beitler, Erin Nickolas, Matt Nickolas, Parker Nickolas, Ella Nickolas

Buzz Kidz

Olivia Hess

Viva la vaquita

By Olivia Hess
People in this article:
Olivia Hess

Buzz Reads

WHAT TO READ

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett
People in this article:
Riley Sager, Celia Rees, David Kamp, Susie Orman Schnall

Chef's Corner

Butcher Shop at B&B

Dry-aged steaks at home

By Dai Huynh
People in this article:
Lauren Hernandez, Chris Shepherd, Greg Peters, Tommy Elbashary, Benjamin Berg

Mailbag

Eliza Griggs

Mailbag - July 2020

By The Buzz
People in this article:
Beamon Welch, Susan Welch, Jennifer Oakley, Eliza Griggs, Blakely Griggs, Nikky LaWell, Barbara Gurwitz Raynor, Russell Weil, Bud Bigelow, Madeline Bigelow, Frank D. Kelley

Neighborhood Tails

Pepper

Pepper, age 7

By The Buzz

Publisher's Note

Michael

Publisher's Note - July 2020

By Michael Hoffman
People in this article:
Michael Hoffman

SportzBuzz

Kaleb Randle

SportzBuzz - July 2020

By Todd Freed
People in this article:
Steve Leisz, Mike Lindsay, Rich McGuire, Maddox Kopp, Cameron Bonner, Drake Martinez, Kaleb Randle, Cullen Montgomery, Billy Hall, Christian Husted, Luis Chavarria, Donovan Jackson

SportzBuzz Jr.

Alex Moore, Ellen Moore

Front-yard volleyball

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Alex Moore, Ellen Moore
Pershing Middle School eighth-grade boys’ basketball team

Pershing champs

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Pierre Kemp, Justin Howard, Robert Jones, Collin Irving, Blaze Covington, Noah Barcot, Michael Olaly, Eddie Breaux, Kamorian Cole, Dayvyon Gipson, JT Baber, Zach Gosda, Joseph O’Garro, Jack Lamkin
Duck Billed Platypuses

Softball over Zoom

By Angie Frederickson
People in this article:
Jake Sabat, Danny Hughes, Claire Bonura, Maddie Sabat, Kaylee Chung, Faith Puzon, Eve Puzon, Caroline Van Buren, CC Jorgensen, Ashna Bhagia, Eloise Carey, Mia Pliskin, Charlotte Dillon, Vivian Foreman, Philippa McCord, Lily Hughes, Emma Hughes, Ana Choi

Travel Buzz

Jake Sylvester, Luke Cantrell and Jack Reichert

Road trip: Texas state parks

By Tracy L. Barnett
People in this article:
Luke Cantrell, Jake Sylvester, Jack Reichert, Stephanie Salinas Garcia