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Gladys House, Fourth Ward activist pays her tax bill (swears revenge)

Last week, Gladys House had every reason to think she was about to see her property auctioned off for failure to pay her taxes, before someone swooped in to loan her the money. "I always felt like it was going to be all right. I just didn't know how it would happen," House said. Linebarger Gogga ... More >>

Fourth Ward Activist's Property to Be Auctioned Off Tuesday

Death and taxes are the only certainties in life, but in the case of Gladys House, the actual tax bill has been a question she's been wrestling with since the late 1990s. House is a longtime Fourth Ward activist and head of the Freedmen's Town Association who has fought for years to preserve the ... More >>

Tales From The Gilded Age: Auto Dealer Pays $25k to Put HOUSTON on His Hunting Truck's License Plate

There are those moments when you think you've seen every cliché there is to see and then the owner of a car dealership in Houston pays $25,000 for the right to put the word HOUSTON on his hunting truck and you're right back to square one. That's what happened on Friday when the Great License Plate ... More >>

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DYNAMO Second Vanity Plate to Be Auctioned Off in 2013

A couple weeks back, we learned that the Great Plate Auction of 2013 would feature HOUSTON as its primary vanity license plate for auction. We also learned that Dallas had a similar auction last year and sold FERRARI for $15,000. Of course that is what Dallas did. The second of ten plates to be auc ... More >>

CultureMap's Most Eligible Bachelor/Bachelorette Party PR Dissected

"What do a neuroscientist, a chocolatier and a private flight attendant have in common?" asks a release from CultureMap. I know there's a punch line in there somewhere, but, in this case, the line isn't a joke, but a teaser for CultureMap's charity event where attendees, for $35, can bid on a "'mini ... More >>

Want HOUSTON as Your Custom License Plate? Prepare to Pony Up

The state of Texas over the past few years has created all kinds of business, school, sports team and charity-themed license plates. I even suggested some businesses that might consider nabbing a plate of their own a while back. But, what if you want to take your personalized plate even further? Her ... More >>

All-Day Fundraiser Today at Liberty Kitchen for Injured Bartender David Brown

On Thursday, September 13, Liberty Kitchen bartender David Brown was riding his bicycle -- his main means of transportation -- down a busy stretch of Studemont that crosses White Oak Bayou when he lost his balance and plummeted 40 feet over the railing into the bayou below. Luckily for Brown, the r ... More >>

Clay Walker, Percy Sledge Sing to Help Fight MS

"Welcome to Texas, y'all," mimicked the auctioneer at the Clay Walker Gala, held Thursday evening at the House of Blues. The auctioneer, a New Yorker, said he knew he landed in Houston by the sound of the stewardess' recognizable Southern twang. A stereotypical assumption, but all in good fun. Th ... More >>

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Houston Center of Photography's Print Auction

Jerry Hart of Hart Galleries, Scheduled to Serve His Time on a Felony Conviction, Reflects on the Past

Jerry Hart has been sitting at Avalon Diner for nearly two hours and he's barely touched the English muffin that he glazed with butter when it first arrived at the corner table. The antique dealer, convicted of misapplication of fiduciary property in connection with his once high-flying business, ha ... More >>

Upcoming Events: Crawfish Across Houston

It's high crawfish season in Houston, with a slew of different boils coming up to satisfy all your head-sucking pursuits. But first, you don't want to miss this weekend's big charity event: Kicking Cancer's Ass. The fundraiser dinner will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 at Ralph Smi ... More >>

Awready Kickoff Artist Reception & Graffiti, B-Boy and B-Girl Exhibition

App of the Week: Tophatter

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine alerted me to a Web site called Tophatter where she had started selling her photos, suggesting I might consider doing the same. Before I could take a look, it was explained to me that Tophatter was a live auction Web site for selling handmade or vintage goods market ... More >>

Meat Market: Sorry State

Slim pickings at an East Texas cattle auction point to a grim future for the industry.

"2012 HCP Print Auction Exhibition"

Chris Gray Day: The Final Details, Lineup and Information

Tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m., a loud, raucous, event will take place in support of our music editor, Chris Gray, and it couldn't be more appropriate. Chris Gray Day opens with breakfast with the Allen Oldies Band and closes just south of 2 a.m. with Horseshoe on the Continental Club stage. Below ... More >>

Chris Gray Day: Auction Items and a Special Deal from Live Nation

With the Chris Gray benefit just a few days away, news is flying fast and furious. We told you yesterday about the addition of Hayes Carll to the artist line up and gave you a rundown of every artist on the bill. Today, we have news from Live Nation. Live Nation has donated two box seats including ... More >>

East End Live Art: Politiqueer

Where to See Some Live Music on Thanksgiving (and the Wednesday before)

We all need a place to mellow out after a day of dealing with family. Don't get us wrong, we love our families. It's just that, getting together with the extended crew can take a toll and relaxing with some live, local music helps take the edge off. Holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving fit neatl ... More >>

Rebecca Masson and Friends Raise Money for Lucky Dog Rescue in a Sweet Way

Masson's course of pistachio pound cake with candied fennel was my favorite of the night.​"This is confusing the hell out of my palate, and I'm loving it!" joked Eater Houston editor Amber Ambrose to my right on Sunday night. We were polishing off pastry chef Chris Leung's dessert course of s ... More >>

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Hey, Wanna Buy a (Notorious) Prison?

Bad memories included​If you've ever wanted to own a prison, now's your chance: The city of Littlefield is auctioning off the Bill Clayton Detention Center, abandoned by the GEO Group, a private prison operator with a troubled history in Texas. The Florida-based GEO pulled out after the son o ... More >>

The Most Bizarre Music Memorabilia Ever Auctioned Off

michaeljacksonfuneral.orgNote: Not the actual million-dollar jacket.​Have you ever worked in a souvenir store, memorabilia outlet or run an online auction? If so, odds are you have developed a venal, burning hatred for collectors. Rocks Off isn't going to mince words: collectors are some of t ... More >>

The 2011 Best Bites and Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

Photos by GroovehouseFor more photos from Best Bites, visit our slideshow.​The 2011 Rodeo season has officially kicked off -- at least as far as food and wine lovers are concerned -- with the announcement of this year's top winners of the annual International Wine Competition. Last night at t ... More >>

H.A. McArdle: Long-Lost Battle Of San Jacinto Painting Found In A West Virginia Attic

Found in an attic​Anyone who's visited the Texas capitol in Austin has seen the epic painting depicting the Battle of San Jacinto, where Sam Houston whipped up on the Mexican Army.There was a smaller, slightly different version of it by the artist, H.A. McArdle, but he kept it after a commission p ... More >>

"23rd Annual Día de los Muertos" Exhibit

Lawndale Art Center does it again

Silent Auction To Benefit Gulf Fishermen: Foodie Goodies For Sale

​Even if you aren't attending the upcoming Ceviche Throwdown, you can still help with the Houston Chowhounds' goal of raising $15,000 to support local Gulf fishermen in the wake of the BP oil spill and ensuing environmental disaster. An online silent auction, organized by head 'Hound Jenny Wan ... More >>

You Think Today's NASA Mission Posters Are Lame?

Photos courtesy Bonhams​A while back, there was some general web guffawing over what was perceived as NASA's lame mission posters, which have trended towards spoofing popular movies. (We kinda liked them, actually.)Now we're getting a glance at how bad things used to be.On Tuesday -- the 40th anni ... More >>

It's Alive!

Boo Town promises an "artsy-fartsy" evening

"2010 Print Auction Exhibition"

It's a buyers' market - an art buyers' market, that is

13th Annual Art on the Avenue

Winter Street’s about to be inundated with work by 275 Texas artists

Cocktails for the Cure

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Houston Sells Galveston Some Old School Buses, Cheap

Photo by wheanyAn item on the upcoming HISD board agenda calls for the district to sell 50 school buses to Galveston ISD to replace those lost in Ike.The cost: $682 each.HISD says that figure is "the average sale price of a school bus that HISD has received from past auctions." To which we asked: Re ... More >>

"If The Real Thing Don't Do The Trick" -- A Barracuda, Elvis & San Antone

Photo courtesy Leake Auction CompanyFor a moment there, it seemed like a lost piece of Elvis Presley memorabilia was rediscovered.No, not the mason jar where they kept his stillborn twin brother Jesse Garon, but something almost as cool - a Plymouth Barracuda thought to have been bought by the King ... More >>

"Made From Ike"

The Fresh Arts Coalition auctions off hurricane creations for relief efforts

Night of the Derby — Part Deux

Local artists get down and derby with their de-car-ations

Don't Remind Us

Get On Board

Re: Breaking News: Death to the Dogs

Breaking News: Death to the Dogs

Don't Let Him Go!

Nothing's Up

Classic underachievers fumble through [sic]

Costs You Money!

The furniture king finds himself in a charity-ticket tangle

Serial Killers On-line

Victim advocates condemn sales of murder-related items

The Farb File

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