Live Sweet Happy Hour, Houston
Let Sweet buy your first drink at our Sweet Happy Hour at Bocados in the heart of Montrose at 1312 West Alabama St. on Friday, July 16, from 6-8pm. Meet and mingle with Sweet co-founder Jen Rainin, founder and publisher of Curve magazine Frances “Franco” Stevens, and Mayor Annise Parker’s Sustainability Director Laura Spanjian and celebrate our Bayou Cleanup project at Japhet Creek. There will be hors d’oeuvres and door prizes provided by our fabulous hosts at warm and wonderful Bocados restaurant and bar.
Sweet Buffalo Bayou Cleanup
A jewel running through the heart of Houston, Buffalo Bayou has become a destination for outdoor recreation near downtown Houston. The 52-mile slow-moving waterway that was the site of Houston’s founding in 1836, is one of the few bayous left in central Houston that was not covered in concrete in the 1960s and 1970s. But the Bayou suffers from pollution and invasive species introduction.
Sweet is partnering with The Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Japhet Creek Community Association, Urban Harvest and GreenHoustonTX to clean Japhet Creek to help preserve the incredibly diverse urban ecosystem that supports migrating songbirds, aquatic turtles, swamp rabbits and red-tailed hawks. Join us on Saturday, July 17, from 9:30-11:30 am to help keep Japhet Creek a pristine home for dozens of native species of flora and fauna.
After we save the world, we’ll meet for a “dam good” lunch at Monica Pope’s celebrated Beavers Restaurant at 2310 Decatur Street.
Please meet us at 9:15 am at Japhet Creek: 6401 Clinton (corner of Emile and Clinton Drive)
Wear boots and casual clothing. Please bring sunscreen and bug repellant. Gloves, water and coffee will be provided.
Let us know if you’re coming to Japhet Creek so we know how many gloves to bring. Email info [at] discoversweet.com.
Tags: Jen Rainin, Live Sweet Voluntour 2010
