LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JANUARY 2015 | Page 6

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LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR

BEHIND
THE COVER

I

always look at the new year as
a blank canvas. A brand-new,
empty calendar for me to start
anew. A clean slate and another
chance to fulfill my dreams, be a
better version of me. And now you
are holding a better version of us in
your hands.

Peter Molick’s piece on our cover is one from

We are now Local, a name that truly embraces who we are and what we have
been doing for the past 16 years. We have loved this city since day one and
have nurtured its food scene, the arts, our community and its culture. We take
pride in what we do and love to share it with you. We are bursting with local
talent, from the names you recognize to the ones you’ve never seen because
they are unknown.
For this inaugural issue we share Houston A to Z, an A to Z guide of discoveries in town from food, people, art, medicine, music fashion and more. We can’t
stop staring at our cover which is a piece by local photographer Peter Molick
from his highly anticipated exhibit Houston Crossings slated to open in spring
2015.
We look forward to sharing more gems, hidden secrets, things known and
unknown with you in 2015. Thank you for being a part of our journey, and I
hope you invite us on yours.
Happy New Year!

Carla Valencia de Martinéz
Editor-in-Chief

Photography by Gabriella Nissen | Makeup by Hendrika McManus at Chanel for Neiman Marcus

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his series called Houston Crossings. The aerial photography is shot using drones to capture one-of-a-kind views of the city’s crossings.
There is something meditative and mesmerizing about the bird’s-eye-views he captures.
Follow his social media feeds for information
regarding the exhibits opening in the spring.