Subject: Brenham

• Toxic Town: Contamination in Somerville Schools

  April 2, 2008

• Prosecutors Hate Bible-Lovers

  July 22, 2008

• R.I.P., Plagiarizing Montgomery County Paper

  August 8, 2008

• A Whole Lot of HEB Stores Are Now Open

  September 16, 2008

• Some Randalls Stores Open Too

  September 16, 2008

• Alone Again, Naturally

  After riding with the majors, born loner Darden Smith learns it's easier to drive yourself

  February 8, 2001

• Texas Tailgating 2008

  November 6, 2008

• What's Wal-Mart Got Against Sex Offenders?

  Sex offenders have rights too. Don’t they? At least one Missouri City woman who was convicted of a sex crime is out to prove just that in court after being fired from her job at Wal-Mart. Rebecca Vlasek, 37, claims that Wal-Mart fired her and more than 800 registered sex offenders, in line with the company’s policy, but unfairly held onto at least 25 sex offenders. On top of that, Vlasek claims in Houston federal court that she believes all the offenders that Wal-Mart retained are men

  November 13, 2008

• Wearing Two Hats

  December 9, 1993

• Lenwood Johnson's Last Stand

  December 14, 1995

• Miami, Meet Blue Bell Ice Cream

  Another day, another territory conquered by the little creamery in Brenham.In stories that echo the hyperventilation that accompanied every opening of a Krispy Kreme here (and what ever happened to them?), media in Florida are breathlessly counting down the days until Blue Bell ice cream hits Miami and environs."The Blue Bells are coming," reports the Palm Beach Post. "Texas-based Blue Bell Ice Cream debuts in supermarkets in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties Monday. That's swe

  January 29, 2009

• Death and the Raccoon

  August 1, 1996

• Skin Deep

  August 21, 1997

• Where The Stimulus Jobs Will Be, By Congressional District

  Photo by dcJohnThe winners and losers of Barack Obama's stimulus plan can be figured out -- to a degree -- by a new study by the White House's Council of Economic Advisors.It breaks down by congressional district how many jobs will be created or saved by the act; the big loophole there, of course, comes from the words "or saved." It's a lot harder to quantify whether a job would have been lost without the act than it is to find a job directly created from stimulus funds.But, for what it's worth,

  February 19, 2009

• News of the Weird

  October 15, 1998

• News Hostage

  June 10, 1999

• Forever Plaid

  Not even death can keep these guys from singing

  June 26, 2008

• Toxic Runoff : Somerville Mayor Tommy Thompson Discusses the Public Health Situation

  December 27, 2007

• Toxic Town: Birth Defects

  December 6, 2007

• Toxic Town: Cancer and Birth Defects in Somerville

  In Somerville, chances are far better than normal that you will die of cancer or give birth to a deformed baby

  December 6, 2007

• Graeter's Makes a Sweet Texas Debut

  Graeter's ice cream -- the only delicious food to come out of Cincinnati (we're looking at you and your abominable bastardization of a perfectly good dish, Cincinnati "chili") -- has been a favorite among dessert fans since its creation in the 1920s. Spanning four generations, the family-run business has been creating their ice cream in individual two-gallon batches since Regina Graeter opened her first ice cream shop after her husband's death in 1919 as a way to provide for h

  April 16, 2009

• Doug Supernaw

  May 10, 2007

• Darden Smith

  Darden Smith performs on Tuesday, April 24, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

  April 19, 2007

• Fadin' Renegade

  Doug Supernaw's long, sad spiral

  February 8, 2007

• Your Lucky Night

  Where to celebrate New Year's Eve 2006

  December 28, 2006

• Your Lucky Night

  Where to celebrate New Year's Eve 2006

  December 21, 2006

• Tough Guys

  Full pads, full contact, no slackers allowed

  November 9, 2006

• Easy Reach

  Talking jazz with Dave Marcellin

  October 5, 2006

• Bishop Is Back

  The former kingmaker is back, sort of

  July 27, 2006

• Baby, Please Don't Go

  It's not too late to keep the Hammer

  April 13, 2006

• Cranked

  Meth users are really proDuctive, sExy, hAppy anD slim

  September 1, 2005

• Beggars Can't Be Choosers

  Parents plead with the state not to shut down the state schools for the mentally retarded. But it looks like a done deal.

  November 18, 2004

• Beer Brawl

  Starbucks tries to step on the start-up of Starbock beer

  October 2, 2003

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  July 17, 2003

• At What Price?

  Plus: So-So What, Right with Wong, Love Lessons

  August 15, 2002

• Virtual 'Cue

  Lyndon's Pit Bar-B-Q serves an excellent approximation of the real thing

  July 20, 2000

• Jana's story

  Everyone in Brenham was shouting about the rape case. Now the victim has her say.

  August 12, 1999

• Preparing for the Millennium

  Go to the Austin Hill Country and meet some folks who are taking Y2K very seriously

  April 8, 1999

• Farm to Market

  Kody Ellis shows pigs. What have pigs shown him?

  March 18, 1999

• Texas Traveler: Bluebonnet Wine Trail

  While in Navasota lovin' on some alpacas, Texas Traveler had a hankerin' thirst. So we got on our trusty iPhone and found the closest winery, a funky l'il shack called the Purple Possum Winery. While in the air-conditioned comfort of the Purple Possum's tasting room, we met a lovely couple we'd seen earlier that day at a local diner. "Are you on the Wine Trail too?" they asked us. The Texas Highway 105 corridor might not be as well-know for it's vineyards as, say, Napa Valley, but there are a

  May 25, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Juneteenth Celebrations

  Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the United States, first began in Galveston, and as such, the area around Houston is home to some of the biggest and most lavish Juneteenth celebrations in the world. The June 19 holiday, also sometimes called Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, marks the day in 1865 when federal soldiers arrived in Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, signed in September 1862. The proclamation was set to go into effect on January 1 o

  June 15, 2009

• Room At The Inn

  Photo by Katharine Shilcutt Canapes with house-made chevre and garden herbsAs the fourth course of the meal was set in front of me, I marveled at its elegant construction but was more struck by a far subtler thing: Every ingredient in the dish had been plucked fresh from the organic garden outside, no more than a few hundred yards from where I sat, that morning. The first course of tomato salad with house-made chevre and the second course of risotto with sweet basil puree and homemade re

  June 29, 2009

• Talley’s Folly

  July 2, 2009

• Last Call for Art - "Oh, Man" and Talley's Folley

  Mark Todd's art exhibit "Oh, Man" closes this coming week. The bright, colorful work prompted Houston Press contributor Dusti Rhodes to note, "It's no wonder Mark Todd calls his exhibition 'Oh, Man.' Because that's exactly the kind of stunned/amazed response his paintings and illustrations coax from viewers."Todd's work resembles vintage comic book covers, with a few added embellishments such as rockets, lightning bolts, and flames.   11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday,

  July 17, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Lavenderfest

  Photos by Brittanie SheyRows of lavender​Long after the bluebonnets have shed their petals, another lilac flower blooms in the Hill Country of Texas. Lavenderfest, August 8 in Chappell Hill, is devoted to the 2,500-year-old herb that is used in everything from cooking to aromatherapy to fragrance production. The Chappell Hill Lavender Farm, about eight miles north of the town that shares its name, is one of the few in Texas to grow the herb. (Another larger farm is in Blanco. Its owner, J

  July 27, 2009

• The Scoop

  August 13, 2009

• A Video Tour of the Blue Bell Creamery

  So where would you rather be on a hot day in August than the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory in Brenham? Tours are $3 for adults and $2 for kids and seniors, weekdays only. Better get there early in the morning to sign up, the tour is very popular this hellaciously hot summer.

  August 14, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Waterin' Holes

  Photo by David A G WilsonHamilton Pool, Austin​School starts soon and Labor Day will eventually herald the unofficial end of summer. But as Houstonians know, the sweaty season lasts well into fall around here. There's still time to dip your toe in a stream or two, so Texas Traveler presents to you five unusual waterin' holes. Don't forget to pack your goggles. Twin Lakes About 20 miles south of Houston off 288, Twin Lakes boasts more than 30 acres of clear, aquifer-fed water. It's a pop

  August 17, 2009

• Roasted Pig Snout

  Photo by J.C. Reid​When the chefs at Feast, Richard Knight and James Silk, opened their nose-to-tail dining establishment on Westheimer in mid-2008, the response from many Houston diners was "What's nose-to-tail?" The technique of using every part of the animal in dishes, often involving "offal" or entrails, has since been thoroughly documented by Houston food writers, and Feast has gone on to obtain national acclaim. Still, some visit Feast but avoid the more esoteric offerings -- which

  October 5, 2009

• Landowner's Challenge at West Alabama Ice House

  Photos by J.C. Reid​The West Alabama Ice House recently hosted the final round of the "Win Texas Land" promotion sponsored by Lone Star Beer. The premise is simple: Pass various tests which prove your true Texan-ness and win some Texas land. Three finalists participated: Corey Lossing of Ingleside, Laurence Dodd III of Leander and Paul Ortiz of San Antonio. The competition included the following activities: a washers toss (similar to horseshoes), a cooler-filling contest (a race to pack a

  October 19, 2009