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As the Houston Astros prepare for their first league championship series since 2005, superstar pitcher Justin Verlander and his supermodel fiancée, Kate Upton, managed to squeeze in a night on the town, dining at Tiny Boxwoods Wednesday night. Seated on the patio at the charming eatery with her beloved rescue boxer, Harley Upton, at their side, Kate Upton ordered the catch of the day (grouper with coconut rice) while Verlander enjoyed the Black and Blue (buffalo filet, blue cheese risotto, berry balsamic reduction). Both enjoyed a cheese and meat board to start, and chocolate cake for dessert.  Casually dressed, with Verlander wearing a backwards baseball cap, the famous duo...

The upcoming holiday season will be the last one for the iconic Sears store in Midtown. The building at 4201 Main will close in late January. A liquidation sale will start Nov. 10.  The closure is part of Sears' plan to close hundreds of locations nationwide. The company closed about 180 stores this year, and it expects to add an additional 150 to that list by the end of the third quarter.  "This is not an effort solely aimed at cost savings but is part of a strategy we have been executing against as many of our larger stores are too...

Show more of your Texas pride with the newly released James Avery Whataburger charm.Whataburger is a Texas icon, and while the fast-food restaurant already has several types of apparel and gifts to choose from, this is their first-ever charm."Two Texas icons, Whataburger and James Avery are proud to bring you this new one-of-a-kind sterling silver charm for your collection. Made right here in Texas," it says on the website. It was announced last week on the Red Beard Mantiques Facebook page, bringing a lot of excitement to Whataburger fans across the country."The goal, sell out within the first 48 hours...

Denny's is giving back in the wake of Hurricane Harvey by serving free breakfast all day in Houston.The Denny's Mobile Relief Diner will be at a couple locations in the city Friday until Tuesday, Sept. 19 to offer a free hot meal to those in need. The 53-foot mobile diner will be at Texas Southern University today, before going to Community of Faith Church Saturday where it will stay until Tuesday from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.Friday, Sept. 15Texas Southern University3999 Tierwester St.Houston, TX 77004Corner of Tierwester St. and Rosewood St.)Saturday, Sept. 16 - Tuesday, Sept. 19The Community of Faith...

A Texas woman is putting her money-saving savvy to help victims of Huricane Harvey. Kimberly Gager told CBS that she put out a call to shop for people and uses her lunch break and after-work hours to deliver products to people's homes. "It's really becoming a second job. I've gotten very little sleep. Sometimes I'm delivering until 1 or 2 a.m.," she said.   Gager has been into "extreme couponing" for five years. Her experiences with coupon clipping has led her to spend roughly $2,700 for $5,000 worth of necessary goods, including laundry detergent, diapers and baby formula. The San Antonio woman...