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Denise Allison has joined Karen Derr & Associates Realty and will specialize in the Friendswood/Clear Lake area. “With the continued growth of our company’s relocation business in both Galveston and Houston, an agent specializing in the Clear Lake area became strategic,” Derr says. Allison is a member of PFLAG. She can be reached directly at 713/213-7757 or Denise@KarenDerr.com

Rock Edwards has opened an independently owned real-estate office in the Greenway Plaza area. Edwards has more than 10 years of experience in the Houston market. Rock Edwards & Associates, Realtors is located at 3701 West Alabama, Suite 480. The telephone number is 713/877-9980.

On May 18, Alan Davidson will offer “Let the Sun Shine In,” one of the seminars in his Essential Touch series, “The Art of Allowing.” At the all-day seminar Davidson will teach meditative methods for dealing with unresolved emotions and negative thinking, which “repel the very happiness we want,” he says. Davidson has taught massage and the healing arts for 10 years and serves on the teaching staff of Source Vitál College of Holistic Studies in Houston. The fee is $100 (scholarships are available). More info: 713/942-0923.

The coast is clear: Todd Farrich, Steve Bell, and Dan Perez have opened Third Coast Bar in Galveston at 904 Avenue M. The club occupies the former location of Jimmy’s on the Beach. The telephone number is 409/765-6911.

Allan Gilmour, vice chairman and CFO of Ford Motor Company, received the first International Business Leadership Award on May 3 from the Equality Forum, the annual three-day GLBT event in Philadelphia. In the Houston area, Ford dealerships include Baytown Ford (4110 I-10 East; 281/839-3355) and Jack Roach Ford (6445 Southwest Frwy.; 281/588-5000).

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