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Buffalo Bayou

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Lesson Learned: Crawfish Don't Belong on a Buffet

    By the time you read this, I will be on a plane home to Houston from Las Vegas, where I will have hopefully won $1,000,000 off a nickel slot machine and eaten at the Wicked Spoon -- which, from what I can tell in the April edition of Saveur, looks like the coolest damn buffet in the world. I say ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Summer Fest Ticket Prices Go Up At 10 p.m.; More Talent "Soon-Ish"

    Free Press Summer Fest is increasing ticket prices tonight, with a promise to compensate by adding more talent to the two-day music festival on the banks of Buffalo Bayou. According to FPSF's email blast this morning, the price of passes will go up at 10 p.m. tonight, and the festival will announce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Houston's Underground Reservoir: Five Potential Uses to Fear

    The Houston Chronicle has a terrific story on an empty underground reservoir near Buffalo Bayou. The large space -- about one and a half football fields -- features 25-foot ceilings supported by slender columns, with entry and exit limited to a trap-door at the surface. The Buffalo Bayou Partnersh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Buffalo Bayou Brewery: A Preview

    Photo by Mai PhamCrostini by Ryan Pera​ If you haven't heard about the Buffalo Bayou Brewery, one of the new local craft beer makers in Houston, it's probably because they haven't officially opened yet. But to get the buzz going and to let people know what's coming down the line, they held a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    The 5 Best Local Beers to Bring to Thanksgiving Dinner

    A bite of banana in every beer.​Just in time for Christmas, Buffalo Bayou Brewing hopes to release its first beer to the public: an 11 percent gingerbread Imperial stout that would be the toast of any Christmas dinner. For Thanksgiving, however, there are plenty of locally brewed beers that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Buffalo Bayou Improvements: Pedestrian Bridges & Strolling, Happy People

    The Buffalo Bayou Partnership is ready to present the next phase of plans for improvement plans along the waterway, plans that include pedestrian bridges and pavilions. Trudi Smith of the organization tells Hair Balls the latest series of architect's renderings is based on suggestions from last yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Comment of the Day

    ​Today Katharine Shilcutt wrote about an unusual new microbrewery coming to town. While all the commenters were excited about the arrival of Buffalo Bayou Brewing, Jeff R had his doubts about it being a money-maker: Sounds like a fun idea for a brewery but a terrible plan for a business. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Patio Perfection at Brenner's Blue Bar

    brennerssteakhouse.com​A college roommate once theorized that the best times are often had near bodies of water. It's not surprising that she went on to live for many years in Hawaii. I, on the other hand, moved to Houston. In the land of freeways, strip malls and suburban sprawl, it's easy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Food Fight: Battle Éclair

    Photos by Ruthie JohnsonThierry André Tellier Café's version on the left, French Riviera Bakery's on the right. ​Someone once said that an éclair is "a cake long in shape, but short in duration," and with him I have to agree. I have always loved this treat, with its pillowy pastry and smoot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Put On Your High Water Pants, Houston

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​As heavy rain continues to fall across the Houston area, the usual suspects have begun to flood. Portions of Allen Parkway and I-45 north have been closed and the bayous continue their predictable rise. And even though it floods in Houston on a disconcertingly rou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    Foodie Floats

    Pass me a brew, won’t you?

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Masih Golabbakhsh, 2 Months, Bayou Body Count No. 91

    ​It was one of the most horrific reported incidents of this or any other year: a young mother told police she was pushing her two-month-old son in a stroller down a peaceful street in suburban west Houston in broad daylight when a man drove up out of nowhere, snatched her child and drove off. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Some Names For The New Buffalo Bayou Trash Boat

    ​Last year, Buffalo Bayou Partnership's bubblegum-pink skimmer boat, the Mighty Tidy, capsized during Hurricane Ike. The Partnership recently purchased a a new "TrashCat" brand boat, a type of vessel specially designed to skim floating debris from the waters of Buffalo Bayou.It's bad luck to h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009
  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    For Another $7 Million, Maybe They Can Straighten It Out

    See that there? What do you think it is?Shocking photographic evidence of an architectural disaster?Proof positive that the August heat in Houston can melt just about anything?You're wrong. It's a proposed pedestrian bridge over Buffalo Bayou, linking hike-and-bike trails near Memorial Drive and All ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Pontoon Boat Tour

    See Houston's massive colony of Mexican free-tailed bats

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    And We Now Return to John Royal for Another Report from North Downtown…

    See Houston's massive colony of Mexican free-tailed bats

  • Dining

    November 22, 2007

    5 Wines That Will Blow Your Mind

    See Houston's massive colony of Mexican free-tailed bats

  • Culture

    September 27, 2007

    The Art Guys, "Cloud Cuckoo Land"

    The Art Guys share 25 years of "drawings, proposals, failed schemes and pipe dreams"

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2007

    Theatre District Open House

    Houston’s performing arts community throws a party

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2007

    Great Gonzos!

    Houston’s performing arts community throws a party

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    14:58, 14:57, 14:56...

    Houston’s performing arts community throws a party

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2006

    Freedom, Now!

    Get banged this Fourth

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2005

    Water You Doing This Weekend?

    Nothing? Then paddle to the 34th annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    Stylish Scavenging

    Troll for art at the Downtown Stomp Around

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2005

    Let's Be Unreasonable

    Houston's art crowd looks to show up L.A. with some "Immodest Proposals"

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Venues

    Houston's art crowd looks to show up L.A. with some "Immodest Proposals"

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Grass Routes

    Spread your blanket and relax at these eight picnic spots

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2005

    Beer Run

    Brew up some support at the Shiner Beer B.A.S.H.

  • Culture

    March 17, 2005

    St. Patrick's Day Guide 2005

    Brew up some support at the Shiner Beer B.A.S.H.

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2004

    Thumb's Up

    Construction continues downtown with "In Situ"

  • News

    June 10, 2004

    Going Batty

    Efforts mount to make downtown home to a new kind of nightlife

  • Culture

    March 25, 2004

    Water Overdose

    FotoFest 2004 will soak you to the bone

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2004

    Disc-o Mania

    Catch a game of Frisbee golf

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Bill's Bargain Tax Bill

    The county says a candidate's home value is no White lie

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Holy Halibut! It's Fishman and Jordy

    Tanks a lot! This dynamic duo delivers the gauche from Gotham City

  • News

    June 28, 2001

    The Basement Tapes

    Muni Channel disaster drill: Keep to the high ground!

  • Dining

    November 30, 2000

    Stirred and Shaken

    The Rainbow Lodge's Nudge

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    NoDo Invades; Rebels Skirmish

    A downtown taxing zone flushes the Warehouse District from its quaint quarters

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000
  • Calendar

    May 25, 2000

    The Curbside Critique

    (Houston Sculpture 2000)

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    The Insider

    Spotts Remover. What happens when the city lets a TIRZ redesign a public park?

  • Music

    April 1, 1999

    Wylie Coyote

    Spotts Remover. What happens when the city lets a TIRZ redesign a public park?

  • Calendar

    September 24, 1998

    Night & Day

    September 24 - 30, 1998

  • Calendar

    April 2, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 2-8, 1998

  • Calendar

    March 5, 1998

    Press Picks

    April 2-8, 1998

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    June 15, 1995

    Press Picks

    April 2-8, 1998

  • Calendar

    March 23, 1995

    Press Picks

    April 2-8, 1998

  • Calendar

    March 16, 1995

    Press Picks

    April 2-8, 1998

  • Dining

    February 17, 1994

    Rainbow Rebirth?

    'Fraid not. A new chef and cagily chic menu prose haven't redeemed the once-fashionable Rainbow Lodge.

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