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  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Garrick "Joker" Hastings: Ties Up Hooker, Beats Her, Sets Her on Fire

    Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man who told friends he had beaten and burned a prostitute for ripping him off. Garrick "Joker" Hastings said the woman had robbed him of $6,000, so he had her kidnapped and taken to a Channelview trailer where he beat "the prostitute with a metal rod, tied her up ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 9, 2012

    We Love Food

    Our 100 favorite dishes in Houston.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Running on Empty: Robbery Suspects Busted When Getaway Car Runs Out of Gas

    In the recent critically acclaimed movie Drive, dreamy heartthrob Ryan Gosling plays a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. He has some simple rules that the crooks hiring him must follow. For example, there is a very narrow window of time when Gosling's character will remain on the sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Eliseo Gonzalez Jr.: 300,000 Child-Porn Images Weren't "Perverted"

    Eliseo Gonzalez says he's not a member of this choir​Federal investigators were looking into a members-only web message board dealing with child pornography and noticed one enthusiastic user named "panchovilla." They eventually traced panchovilla to a Channelview arrest, which happened to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Gas Station Sushi: 8 Fine Foods in Funky Places

    Gas station sushi from Natto: better than you expected, huh?​I read yesterday's Bon Appetit article on "Undercover Grub: Great Food in Surprising Places" with interest, hoping to catch a glimpse of a Houston restaurant in amongst the soda fountains and airport terminals. I was disappointed to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    100 Favorite Dishes, Gathered Up and Google Mapped

    View 100 Favorite Dishes: The 2011 Edition in a larger map Now that it's been a little over a week since we wrapped up this year's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes, you've hopefully had a chance to digest some of the dishes on the map -- and I mean that both literally and figuratively. I know at lea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    "Driving While Taking Upskirt Pictures" Lands East Texas Pair in Pokey

    Photos Angelina County JailApril Peeples in front of the cameras again.​It sounds like May 17 was a busy day for Angelina County sheriff Kent Henson. While he was at the scene of a meth lab bust, his radio crackled with news of a burglary in progress nearby, so he hopped in his car and sped of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Play Frisbee, Have a Picnic, Catch Some Catfish

    Catching catfish as a kid with our ranch hand, Billy Garrett.​The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is about to give Houstonians another activity at their local parks: fishing. Now, plenty of folks already fish at parks around Houston. My personal favorite spot is at River Terrace Pa ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 17, 2011

    At Home at Julio

    Monterrey expats flock to Tacos del Julio.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Ice Storm II -- It Cometh Again? (With a Closings List)

    Photo by Abrahan GarzaThe re-reckoning​The forecasters got everything right about the big snowstorm that hit us last week, except for the fact it didn't include snow. It did include plenty of dangerous icy road conditions, though. Get ready: The sequel is here. It's been drizzling all day an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    What's Closed: Your One-Stop List, Updated Throughout the Day

    ​The announcements of closings due to the anticipated winter storm are beginning to roll in, the most significant so far being HISD closing all its schools and offices tomorrow. We'll be keeping a list of what's closed and updating it throughout the day, so check back frequently for news. Our ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    Chinaberry Reflections

    Houston Kid Rodney Crowell learns to "fail better."

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Harris County Sues Chemical Plant Over Carcinogen Release

    County attorney steps in where TCEQ won't​It's no secret that when it comes to penalizing industrial plants for violating their emissions permits and endangering public health, TCEQ (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) is not a very tough sheriff. The state regulatory agency rarely take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Houdini The Museum District Goose Flies Coop, Leaves Mate Distraught

    The Goose is loose​Biking up to work one afternoon, we spotted this sign on a telephone pole just south of the main campus of Houston Community College.We wondered if the missing goose had been found, so we called the number. Dawn Adams answered. Adams is a daughter of Joy Boone, the matron of Dan ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2009

    A Quiet Hell

    Thanks to lax enforcement by TCEQ, plants along the Houston Ship Channel launch tons of toxic gases into our air, and face little penalty even when they exceed pollution limits over and over again.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Houston Man Learns It Can Be Dangerous Appearing On Jerry Springer

    ​You know what's shocking?You go out to appear on The Jerry Springer Show, and you get involved in a fight where police are called.That's like going to see a Michael Bay movie and -- instead of the insightful character study you were expecting -- there's a bunch of explosions.An unnamed Housto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Forklift-Drivin', ATM-Stealin' Band Of Brothers Finally Arrested

    Photos courtesy HCSOIt took three years and officers from at least five different law enforcement agencies, but it looks like they finally nabbed the ATM crooks who used and then left fork-lifts behind as an odd sort of a calling card.The Harris County Sheriff's Office announced today that three bro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    A Non-HISD Teacher Gets Busted For Pot

    Other school districts have sat around on their hands, helpless while HISD gets all the great pub that comes with a having a string of teachers and administrators get arrested for drugs.Channelview represent!DA Kenneth Magidson announced today that a Channelview teacher (and assistant football coach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    A Handy Guide To Terror Targets In Houston

    Sometimes it seems like organizations that want to protect Americans from terrorism end up doing all the terrorists' research for them. The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank headed by John Podesta, formerly Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff, has compiled a handy guide to the nation' ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2008

    Rodney Crowell, Forever the Houston Kid

    Gasoline Dreams

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    Houston Survivor Challenge

    City Councilwoman (and ex-tribal member) Jolanda "Jo" Jones heads up a local, one-day version of the hit television series

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Where To Get Supplies From FEMA

    City Councilwoman (and ex-tribal member) Jolanda "Jo" Jones heads up a local, one-day version of the hit television series

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Hurricane Ike School Closings

    City Councilwoman (and ex-tribal member) Jolanda "Jo" Jones heads up a local, one-day version of the hit television series

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2008

    The Top Five Texas Cheerleader Scandals

    City Councilwoman (and ex-tribal member) Jolanda "Jo" Jones heads up a local, one-day version of the hit television series

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    Cheerleaders Gone Wild: What's a Little Soiled Clothing on the Head Between Friends?

    City Councilwoman (and ex-tribal member) Jolanda "Jo" Jones heads up a local, one-day version of the hit television series

  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    What Happened to Honky Tonk in Houston

    Turn out the lights, the party's over

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Houston International Fest 2007

    The Bayou City's biggest festival continues making strides toward total recovery

  • Music

    March 29, 2007

    Paradise by the Dashboard Light/Houston Music

    Racket again ventures downtown in search of musical serendipity

  • Resolutions

    January 19, 2006

    Reality Nightlife

    Get off the couch!

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Bayou City Music Mindbender, Part II

    Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    The Sick Old Man of the Festival Circuit

    An open letter to the organizers and music bookers of the Houston International Festival

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Life on the Sunny Side

    A lucky few homeless people experience life ten miles out from the Pierce Elevated

  • Music

    March 24, 2005

    I See London, I See France

    A glimpse into the world of barroom lingerie-night models

  • Music

    January 27, 2005

    Pattern Recognition

    Can defunct German bands become the sheezy in '05? Ja, they Can. We explore these and other of this year's trends.

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2004

    Mow Betta

    The grass is greener at the Lawn Mower Races

  • News

    January 29, 2004

    Visitors' Guide

    Get Bowled over by the best of the real Bayou City

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Summer Games

    Everyone's a front-runner in the race to land the Olympics

  • Music

    October 25, 2001

    Racket

    Greg Wood is back with a new band, a new album, and a couple of jokes

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    The Fire Inside

    A $100 bill, four rocks of crack cocaine and a crusader's home up in flames. The tiny town of McNair struggles for its soul.

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Does Not Compute

    Complaints question the tactics of educational computer marketers

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Houston Kid

    Rodney Crowell sets his topsy-turvy East End childhood to music

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    Cry for Justice

    It doesn't matter that other courts and D.A.'s have cleared wrongly convicted inmates. Roy Criner's case is in Montgomery County, Texas.

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Go Directly to Jail

    Probation officer Terry Hunt thinks prison is the best answer for every offender

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Hard Time

    The evidence points away from Roy Criner's guilt in a savage crime. But the state still has what counts most -- a conviction.

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    The evidence points away from Roy Criner's guilt in a savage crime. But the state still has what counts most -- a conviction.

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    Hit and Run

    Joni Teal and her boyfriend claim that she, not he, should be in prison for the death of Evelyn Pritchard. But authorities don't seem to believe them. Maybe it's their seven DWIs.

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    Sweet Deal

    Why did county commissioners agree to subsidize a swanky golf resort that will benefit a wealthy Harris County developer?

  • Music

    August 7, 1997

    Static

    Why did county commissioners agree to subsidize a swanky golf resort that will benefit a wealthy Harris County developer?

  • News

    April 14, 1994

    Trashing Houston

    To a world worried about waste, Houston may offer an answer -- or at least a place for the garbage to go

  • Dining

    February 3, 1994

    Houston Haggis

    To a world worried about waste, Houston may offer an answer -- or at least a place for the garbage to go

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