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    November 4, 2011

    The Keystone XL Pipeline: Houston's Cardno Entrix In The Crosshairs

    Keystone XL: Coming to Texas​Houston-based Cardno Entrix is the latest target of scrutiny in the newest allegations of cronyism surrounding TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline project. A group of U.S. senators has called for an investigation into the State Department's handling of the Keystone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Seven Creepy (Or Beautiful) Pictures of the Downtown YMCA's Demolition

    Photos by Monica FuentesComing down piece by piece.​Demolition is continuing on the charming old Downtown YMCA building, which is nestled among modern skyscrapers. The insides are being exposed now -- empty rooms, wall signs, even the scoreboard for the basketball court. It can all get prett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    ExxonMobil Making Big Move To North Houston

    ExxonMobilBucolic energy companies​ExxonMobil has finally made official the long-rumored plans to build a large office campus in north Houston and move a bunch of its employees there, including all in its downtown Bell Street headquarters. The 385-acre site near the intersection of I-45 and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 2: Danton Nix of Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen

    ​ Yesterday, we spoke with Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen executive chef Danton Nix about his menu and the good and bad of customers having favorite dishes. Today we talk oysters, Groupon and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. EOW: What do you think about the move to give appellations to Galve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2011

    39th Annual Chevron Marathon Houston

    ​ Yesterday, we spoke with Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen executive chef Danton Nix about his menu and the good and bad of customers having favorite dishes. Today we talk oysters, Groupon and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. EOW: What do you think about the move to give appellations to Galve ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Four Loko No Mo'

    Drink faces Texas ban.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    The Strip House: Steak and Glenlivet Scotch

    Smoked Scottish salmon paired with endive, dill vinaigrette and a large potato chip.​Our invitation to sit in on a special Scotch & Steak dinner at the Strip House in downtown Houston the other night was memorable for the food, our table companions and the dedication of the diners to march the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski Says Ignore Those Tar Balls (All Seven Gallons Of Them)

    Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, who despite what his windblown shirt seems to indicate is not a corpulent man, wants "to assure you that the small amount of tar balls were immediately removed."All 32 miles of Galveston beaches are pristine and clean, by Galveston standards.Of course, that "mayorBroll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    The Top 5 Musical Eco-Fails

    uscgd8 via Flick​The bad news about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is that BP's magic undersea dome didn't work, and the slick is now the size of Connecticut. And unless the latest half-assed stopgap measure (a "junk shot" of debris fired down the well in an attempt to plug it) works, it could be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    How was your Cinco de Mayo? Ours was great!​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're still looking for a bakery that can fit "Sorry I Never Finished College and Quit Going to Church and Swear Too Much In My Articles and Am Generally a Huge Disappointment to You ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Judge Who Set Aside $100 Million Award Against BP Went On Junket Partially Funded By The Company

    ​A Houston federal judge who set aside a $100 million verdict against BP on Tuesday has taken an all-expenses-paid educational junket that was partially funded by the oil giant.In 2008, U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt attended a three-day long program in Sedona, Arizona hosted by the George Ma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2010

    23rd Annual ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run

    It’s a human stampede - for a good cause

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Houston Companies Don't Do Too Badly In Survey Of Gay-Friendly Workplaces

    ​The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has issued its latest rankings of how businesses treat their gay and lesbian employees, and things look a little better than last year.The report gave 305 businesses a top score of 100 this year; that's an increase from last year's 260. Eleven of the top 20 Fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    $7 at Bell Street Cafe

    Photo by Craig HlavatyChicken Veronique at Bell Street CafeWhere: Bell Street Cafe, 800 Bell Street (under the Exxon Building) What $7 gets you: Surprisingly fresh and cheap food. Dining under the Exxon building, right next to the Houston Press building, means that you will be eating with a millio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Health Code Roundup: Health Department Violations Waning?

    I don't know whether to be impressed or disgusted. That's because I'm not sure if all the restaurateurs have been on their best behavior, or if the Health Department has just been sitting around playing GTA4 on the Xbox 360s they got for Christmas, because there were no health code violations whatso ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    12th Annual Texas Children's Hospital Kids' Fun Run

    Get up all you baby couch potatoes, it's Fun Run time

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Tensions Are Rising

    Get up all you baby couch potatoes, it's Fun Run time

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Bummer: Downtown YMCA to Be Demolished

    Get up all you baby couch potatoes, it's Fun Run time

  • News

    March 13, 2008
  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Chevron Houston Marathon

    Runners from around the world will challenge the race’s course records

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    H-town, Represent, Represent

    Runners from around the world will challenge the race’s course records

  • News

    May 31, 2007

    Killing Fences: Totally Misconstrued

    The department of homeland security is doing its best to get its message across

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Woodwind Lakes: Danger — Baby on Board

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Woodwind Lakes subdivision built on oil and gas field turns on neighbor who pointed out the contamination

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2007

    Re: It's Getting Hot in Heere

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2007

    Shell Hell

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2007

    Shell Hell

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    The Austin Lounge Lizards

    The Austin Lounge Lizards perform Saturday, January 6, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Those Damn Kids

    In Pasadena, it's those damn adults

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Horse Shoed

    HPD loses its cool at the Halliburton demonstration

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    HPD loses its cool at the Halliburton demonstration

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Clash Course

    Warriors of the right take their battle against the left to the streets of New York

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    Spring Thaw

    There's actual good news for CITGO's battling refinery union

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Falun Follow-up

    Plus: Porn Priorities?, House Woes, Sit on It

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Red Light, Green Light

    With billboards of windmills promising gentle, nonpolluting energy, Green Mountain offers Texans a new power avenue. Will they take it? Should they?

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Win a Few, Lose One

    Service station dealers record a couple of victories in their court battles with parent oil companies

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Pumped Up

    Threatened station dealers score big in wins against oil giants

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Letters

    Boiled by Oil, Try Gas Station Work, Rollin' with Ralph

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Pumped Dry

    Gas station dealers find big oil blocking the way in their struggles against extinction

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Paying the Price

    Major gas companies are driving away independent station operators, all in the name of greed

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Station Breaks

    What oil companies are doing to their dealers

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Oil Giant's Policy Fuels Gays' Protest

    Activists rally ExxonMobil for recognition of same-sex-partner benefits

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Adrift

    Has the fight over port expansion turned a bay watchdog group into a rubber duck?

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    Scenes from the Bayou Sphere

    Has the fight over port expansion turned a bay watchdog group into a rubber duck?

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Trading with the Enemy

    Houston oil companies maintain their profitable ties to Libya, in roundabout ways

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    Shadow Over Texas City

    Petrochemical plants and refineries are the lifeblood of Texas City's economy. But for Hester Joiner and her neighbors, all they've provided are foul odors, property damage and mysterious ailments.

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    The Fine This Time

    OSHA spanks Exxon for safety lapses at its Baytown refinery

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Gassed

    A tankful of trouble lingers for some Houston motorists

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    The Fire Next Time?

    Downsizing, outsourcing, deferred maintenance ... It all makes for a volatile mix at Baytown's Exxon refinery.

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Days of Living Dangerously

    Downsizing, outsourcing, deferred maintenance ... It all makes for a volatile mix at Baytown's Exxon refinery.

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