LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JUNE 2015 | Page 48

HOT Local June_FinalEDITED.qxp_002houston 5/21/15 7:24 PM Page 48 PEOPLE|PLACES|THINGS WE AREN’T USUALLY FANS OF “HOT LISTS.” ESPECIALLY IN PRINT, ONE SECOND SOMETHING’S HOT THE NEXT IT’S NOT; AND SOCIAL MEDIA REALLY CUTS THE LONGEVITY OF ANYTHING’S COOL FACTOR. THIS LIST IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THERE’S NOT MUCH IN COMMON EXCEPT WE REALLY THINK THERE’S NOTHING HOTTER (OR COOLER) THAN A HEAD MASTER AT A LOCAL SCHOOL MAKING HIS MARK ON FUTURE GENERATIONS; A RABBI WHO IS NOT ONLY A WOMAN BUT WHOSE LIFE MISSION WAS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS NEW UNDERWEAR; A STORE THAT RETHINKS MERCHANDISING AND HOW WE REALLY WANT TO SHOP; AN 83-YEAR-OLD RENOWNED ARTIST DOING WHAT HE LOVES; A LOCAL WRITER WHO HAD TO LEAVE THE CITY SHE GREW UP IN TO WRITE HER ACCLAIMED NOVEL. AND FITNESS, BEING HEALTHY IS HOT – WE ARE LOVING A NEW SOCCER-BASED CLASS AND HAD TO INCLUDE THE CYCLING CRAZE. IN THE WORDS OF A CERTAIN HOTEL HEIRESS CELEBRITY SOCIALITE: IT’S HOT. 48 L O C A L | june 15