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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Dolce Delights Is Beautiful, and Here Are Some Photos to Prove It

    I'm just getting acquainted with Dolce Delights, the three-month-old patisserie next door to Sushi Raku in Midtown, but I'm already smitten after one croissant and a cup of coffee. It's charming that way, with a light-filled dining room that encourages lingering in cozy, wool-covered chairs or a gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Health Department Roundup: Just the Facts, Mostly

    Normally we go all Popeye Doyle on the inspection reports, doing things our way, asking for forgiveness rather than requesting permission. We'd even consider purchasing an ankle holster if we were allowed to rub up against girls while on the clock. (Just kidding, it's a quick-draw gimmick.) Today, t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2012

    Soul Nite 2012

    Normally we go all Popeye Doyle on the inspection reports, doing things our way, asking for forgiveness rather than requesting permission. We'd even consider purchasing an ankle holster if we were allowed to rub up against girls while on the clock. (Just kidding, it's a quick-draw gimmick.) Today, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Local Musicians, Up Early, Remember Late Nite Pie

    Photos by Chris GrayThe flames at Late Nite Pie had been extinguished by 6:45 a.m.​Midtown pizza restaurant Late Nite Pie burned some time after closing in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. ABC13.com reported that the popular post-show destination suffered "major damage" and that Houston Fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    The Weather Outside Is Frightful (with Photos)

    You wanted rain, you're getting it. You're also getting a reported tornado touchdown in Fort Bend County and flooded service roads and intersections. Power is out in some areas of the city; others have lost internet service. Reports coming in from TxDOT and various tweeters indicated impassable c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Bartender Chat: Stephen Caronna Of Piola

    ​The first time I went to Piola, I thought "damn, this place is bright." It had been a crappy, rainy Monday. I was hungry and in a nasty mood, but the place actually cheered me up. It was happy hour, and I ended up getting pretty happy. I ordered a few French 75s for $5 each and the Rio de Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    Follow-up question: "How young is too young for you?"​You should know that checking out the city's health inspection reports is a good way to discover new restaurants. You'll also discover a few things about yourself, like just how dirty is too dirty. For your sake, we hope you consider El P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    There's no way this wouldn't work​The selection of inspection reports was slim last week, but things have picked up over at the city's website. In the past seven days, inspectors issued eight citations and temporarily closed five more places without issuing citations. The city's gotta pay for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Texas Wildfires, Via Facebook and Twitter

    LinneainTX​Recently we wondered what 9/11 would have been like with today's social media. We're getting some slight taste of it with the wildfires raging through Central Texas and Magnolia. People are tweeting updates, pleas for help rescuing livestock and horses, putting up photos and setti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Happy Hour Scene: Maple Leaf Pub

    ​The Place: The Maple Leaf Pub 514 Elgin 713-520-6464 http://www.themapleleafpub.com The Deals: $3 wells; $2.50 pints of Miller Lite and Bud Light; various other weekly and daily specials, including cheap shots of the day and $3 martinis on Mondays, which also feature bingo. The Hours: 3 to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Comment of the Day

    ​Today Glenn Livet told us about happy hour at the Maple Leaf Pub. He had a good time, but what captured the commenters' collective imagination was the other Maple Leaf, in New Orleans. Commenter Ted Stickles shared that he's barfed there 7.75 times. And commenter Dante pretty much summed up e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011

    The Big Squeeze

    ​Today Glenn Livet told us about happy hour at the Maple Leaf Pub. He had a good time, but what captured the commenters' collective imagination was the other Maple Leaf, in New Orleans. Commenter Ted Stickles shared that he's barfed there 7.75 times. And commenter Dante pretty much summed up e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Eldorado Ballroom To Receive Texas Historical Marker

    Project Row Houses/ houstondeco.orgThe Eldorado Ballroom in the 1940s​A year ago, Third Ward had no music-related official Texas historical markers. Soon, it will have two. Last month, the Texas Historical Commission approved a marker application filed by Project Row Houses for the Eldorado B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Soul Nite

    Project Row Houses/ houstondeco.orgThe Eldorado Ballroom in the 1940s​A year ago, Third Ward had no music-related official Texas historical markers. Soon, it will have two. Last month, the Texas Historical Commission approved a marker application filed by Project Row Houses for the Eldorado B ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 25, 2010

    Maple Leaf Pub's New Creamsicle

    Project Row Houses/ houstondeco.orgThe Eldorado Ballroom in the 1940s​A year ago, Third Ward had no music-related official Texas historical markers. Soon, it will have two. Last month, the Texas Historical Commission approved a marker application filed by Project Row Houses for the Eldorado B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    RIP, Fear Factory: Decrepit Building Bites The Dust

    Unlike he building, we hope these guys are still with us​Just two years after winning Best Abandoned Building by us, the old apartments known to everyone as the Fear Factory have been town down.Located a block north of Milam and Elgin, the building has always looked spooky, and a weathered sign ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Comfort Food at Cream Burger

    ​"I've had a terrible day," my friend grumbled. "Terrible! I need meat." "Burger or steak?" I asked. "Burger," she quickly replied, a scowl still on her face. "Definitely burger." And so we were off to Cream Burger (3481 Elgin). The little burger shack in the Third Ward, just on the edge of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Chef Chat, Part 3: John Brand of Las Canarias and Pesca on the River

    ​This week we chatted with Chef Brand and tasted a smattering of the dishes he helped develop for the Omni Hotel's Texas Triple Play menu. Because Chef Brand was visiting, he did not prepare the meal himself - it was prepared by Omni Houston's Café on the Green. We started with the crab cake ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    "La Lengua Muerta"

    These local artists examine their “Latin-ness”

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Geeks Who Drink: The Quiz that Must Not Be Named

    Muggles to the back of the line

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Magnolia City Mixtape: New Videos, 7-Inches, Poster Shows, National Blogpress... Enough to Make You Think We've Got an Actual Scene Around Here

    Well, the Justice Department has approved the Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly merger. What does this mean for you, the average concertgoer? Well, even more inflation on the already-ridiculous $6 Lone Stars at House of Blues. Free Press Houston had a well-written cover story last spring about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Get Funky at Aurora Picture Show's "Soul Nite" at the Eldorado Ballroom

    ​ The Eldorado Ballroom, the boxy Deco warehouse on the corner of Elgin and Dowling, will once again be filled with the sounds of soul thanks to Aurora PIcture Show and film curator Peter Lucas, who are presenting Soul Nite Saturday at 7 p.m. The ballroom, the epicenter of Houston's black musical ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Soul Night 2

    Get your fill of Marvin Gaye and Tina Turner at the Aurora Picture Show's funky flashback

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Late Night Scene: Saint Dane's

    Fried Oreos​We could probably tell you every bar inside the loop that serves Miller High Life, the champagne of beers. We're happy to report that Saint Dane's (502 Elgin) is one of these bars. But it also serves shots in plastic cups, which is a personal peeve of ours. We mean, is this a frat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Houston 101: Cruising Westheimer: The Favorite Teenage Pastime of Reagan-Era Houston

    ​For such a big city, '80s Houston was in some ways still a small town. Case in point: the teenage ritual of cruising Westheimer, in which the fourth largest city in America did its best to impersonate a one-Dairy Queen town, one where all you can do is drive down the strip and then turn back arou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Openings and Closings

    Although only open for a few short months, Out of Africa (14019 Southwest Freeway, #204) has already closed. An excellent review from Robb Walsh in March, fantastic reviews on B4-U-Eat, an excellent burger and a killer patio weren't enough to save the young restaurant. This leaves Houston with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    3rd Annual Midtown Art in the Park

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    RIP, Late Nite Pie

    Photo courtesy of happykatie. Late Nite Pie, the longtime bastion of 2:00 a.m. pizzas in Midtown, closed two weeks ago according to anecdotal reports. Not wishing to believe this was true, I headed out to Late Nite Pie this past weekend and poked around on a Sunday morning.  No s ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 25, 2008

    Open up at Beaucoup Wings N Wings

    Photo courtesy of happykatie. Late Nite Pie, the longtime bastion of 2:00 a.m. pizzas in Midtown, closed two weeks ago according to anecdotal reports. Not wishing to believe this was true, I headed out to Late Nite Pie this past weekend and poked around on a Sunday morning.  No s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Project Row Houses Salutes Lightnin' Hopkins

    Photo courtesy of happykatie. Late Nite Pie, the longtime bastion of 2:00 a.m. pizzas in Midtown, closed two weeks ago according to anecdotal reports. Not wishing to believe this was true, I headed out to Late Nite Pie this past weekend and poked around on a Sunday morning.  No s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Stopping for Barbecue on the Way Back to Houston

    Photo courtesy of happykatie. Late Nite Pie, the longtime bastion of 2:00 a.m. pizzas in Midtown, closed two weeks ago according to anecdotal reports. Not wishing to believe this was true, I headed out to Late Nite Pie this past weekend and poked around on a Sunday morning.  No s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2008

    Art in the Park/VISIONS Cultural Arts Tour

    Midtown has an art double-header

  • Music

    February 28, 2008

    Houston Musical Landmarks and the I.Am.We Collective

    Midtown has an art double-header

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2008

    Sausage Fest: Southside Market & Barbecue and Meyer’s Elgin Smokehouse

    Midtown has an art double-header

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2006

    The Adventures of John Lomax and the Walk Down Westheimer

    Midtown has an art double-header

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2006

    Now I Get It

    Midtown has an art double-header

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    Fetish Food

    Late Nite Pie

  • Culture

    July 21, 2005

    Classic Christie

    Spider's Web is a thriller with twists and turns galore

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2005

    Free to Jam

    Get the blues at the Eldorado Ballroom's Juneteenth Bash

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2005

    Making the Videos

    Rub elbows with the pros at the HBCU Film Festival

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Rub elbows with the pros at the HBCU Film Festival

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2004

    Tips for Treats

    Get a load of ghosts, goblins and goths this Halloween weekend

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Get a load of ghosts, goblins and goths this Halloween weekend

  • Film

    January 29, 2004

    Pop It, Lock It, Yo

    You Got Served exhumes something suspiciously akin to break dancing

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2003

    You Fix It, You Keep It

    Third Ward kids get their own wheels

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Cemetery

    Glenwood Cemetery

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2003

    Still Standin'

    Project Row Houses revives the old Eldorado Ballroom

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Preservation Hall

    Project Row Houses will revive Houston's first home of black music

  • Dining

    January 21, 1999

    Cali Sandwiches

    Big hugs, tasty poor boys and durian -- if you dare

  • Dining

    October 17, 1996

    Back to Wok

    A pair of Asian pioneers return to blaze new (if familiar) paths

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