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Barack Obama and Me
It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator
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Mescaline on the Mexican Border
Texas is the only state in the country where peyote is sold legally. Really.
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A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita
For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.
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Little Bitty Burger Barn
"It's okay to be little bitty in the big city" is an apt slogan for this new burger joint, where sliders rule
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Ghost Town CFS: Carriage House Cafe
Step back in time — to a spooky old carriage barn with a monster chicken-fried steak
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Barack Obama and Me (251)
It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator
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Save Lobo: A Siberian Husky Mix is Sentenced to Die (28)
Why? Because he's big and intimidating and because one family complained about him over and over again
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A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita (15)
For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.
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Are You Hot Enough for Citizen Lounge? (7)
All This Useless Beauty
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HoustonHipHop.com Relaunch Party (5)
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"CSI: The Experience"
Exhibit inspired by CBS series puts you behind the evidence
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Lisa Landolt and Jo Barrett
Two law-school-grads-turned-chick-lit-authors show us amore might be the death of us yet
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Michael Winslow
The man with ten thousand noises comes to Houston
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade
Watch downtown turn into cowpoke heaven
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Free First Sundays: Family Flicks
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosts four kid-friendly films
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Over the Weekend: Fotos, Dogs and Sausage. And Hannah Montana Too.
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Friday Night: Wilco at Verizon Wireless Theater
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Spring Training Doesn’t Count, Except for When It Does
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Sausage Fest: Bangers and Mash at Red Lion Pub
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Cirque du Soul
UniverSoul Circus puts the funk under the big top
Published: September 25, 2003
When you take the family to the circus, you expect to see flying acrobats, roaring lions and lollygagging clowns under the big top. But you can witness an impression of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, only at UniverSoul Circus, a unique blend of circus, live concert and tent revival. Featuring 13 acts in an intimate one-ring setting, the show has been described as hip-hop under the big top. Wire walkers and lion tamers abound, but there are also some unexpected surprises, including the King Charles Unicycle Troupe, who play basketball on ten-foot-high unicycles.
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UniverSoul Circus
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Joe Rocco
Lawndale hosts a creative workshop for teens.
This circus isn't an exclusive event. In the words of Cedric Walker, president of UniverSoul Circus, "Soul is not a color, it's an experience. We all have soul. If you enjoy clapping your hands and singing along, you will enjoy our circus." Friday, September 26, through Sunday, October 5. Fiesta Mart parking lot, 12355 South Main. For showtimes and tickets, call 800-277-1700 or visit www.universoulcircus.com. $10 to $30. -- Keith Ploceck
Teenage Workshop
Teenagers don't spend nearly enough time thinking about themselves. So Lawndale Art Center, in conjunction with its "Layers of Evidence" exhibition, is hosting a two-day workshop where teenagers will use creative writing and improvisational acting to "forge a stronger sense of empowerment and self-esteem." No mention of empowering them to clean their rooms. Noon. Saturday, September 27, and Saturday, October 4. 4912 Main. For information, call 713-528-5858 or visit www.lawndaleartcenter.org. Free. -- Lisa Simon
