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Decatur

  • Dining

    February 9, 2012

    We Love Food

    Our 100 favorite dishes in Houston.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Bartender Chat: Nathan Wells of Beaver's

    ​This week, we paid a visit to Beaver's to meet bartender Nathan, or "Dollar Wells," as he's called. It was pretty dead at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday as I sat at the bar, beautifully littered with several rocks glasses filled with different-colored concoctions. Nathan tells me they're making some la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Happy 31st Birthday, Turducken: 8 Foods Born in 1980

    Thirty-one is officially too old to try to learn how to use Photoshop.​Tomorrow, on 11-11-11, I will turn 31 years old. Last year, for my 30th birthday, my uncle sent me a Facebook message that contained only the following Pink Floyd quote and a "Happy Birthday" at the end: So you run and you ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Sons of Blood and Thunder

    Lee West III says he really wanted to be a member of Omega Psi Phi. But he couldn't take the beatings the underground black fraternity was handing out. By Steve Jansen

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Is The Westheimer Block Party Done For?

    Bun B For Lafayette - ATLiens Freestyle from Decatur Dan on Vimeo. • Dave Bry at the witty pop-culture blog The Awl writes about rap music's eternal embrace of consumerism, using Bun B's most recent release, a rap written in honor of Japanese clothing company Lafayette, as an example. It's a great ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    No Pun Intended

    It's impossible not to play on words with Hearsay, downtown's newest bar.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    The 10 Most Underrated Restaurants in Houston (According to You)

    ​Last week, we asked you to share your comments with us about Houston's most underrated restaurant. In the second of a two-part question about overrated and underrated restaurants thorughout the city, you weren't any shyer with your comments than you were when we asked about overrated restaur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Another Rock Mag Bites The Dust: Performing Songwriter Says Goodbye

    Print publications focusing on music continue to fall like pine trees in a hurricane. The latest to close its doors is 16-year-old Performing Songwriter. Editor/publisher Lydia Hutchison announced Wednesday that the June issue would be the last. The magazine joins No Depression, Blender and Count ... More >>

  • News

    May 7, 2009

    Bring Back the Babes and Bitches

    Print publications focusing on music continue to fall like pine trees in a hurricane. The latest to close its doors is 16-year-old Performing Songwriter. Editor/publisher Lydia Hutchison announced Wednesday that the June issue would be the last. The magazine joins No Depression, Blender and Count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    "Yappy Hour" Taken By Dad To Go Live On Farm Somewhere; City Promises We Can Visit When We're Older

    No Dogs Allowed. So said the city health department last week when pets and their owners were turned away from a planned "Yappy Hour" at Beaver's on Decatur. The bar and restaurant had done a considerable amount of promoting for the new event, even sending out packets of dog biscuits to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Yappy Hour at Beaver's Put Down

    Photo courtesy of finnadat NO SOUP FOR YOU!No Dogs Allowed. So said the city health department last week when pets and their owners were turned away from a planned "Yappy Hour" at Beaver's on Decatur. The bar and restaurant had done a considerable amount of promoting for the new eve ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    Heavy Lifting

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Add Buckhead to the List of Best Burgers in the Nation

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Places That Are Open -- Constantly Updated

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Old Sixth Ward Battling Parking Woes

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

  • Dining

    March 20, 2008

    Special Sauce at Beaver's

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    Guitar Center Gives the Drummers Some

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Letters

    Hysteric Preservation, Blame Brandi, Innocence Lost

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Bulldozers at the Gate

    Houston fiddles while its architectural and cultural heritage disappears

  • Calendar

    May 14, 1998

    Night & Day

    May 14 - 20, 1998

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    Heaven Sent?

    Caedmon's Call strives to be heard above the Christian rock din

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Why Don't They Want This Man to Be Mayor?

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • Calendar

    August 24, 1995

    Press Picks

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • Calendar

    March 23, 1995

    Press Picks

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • Calendar

    December 15, 1994

    Press Picks

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • Calendar

    September 29, 1994

    Press Picks

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

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