French Quarter

Dinner and a Show

Houston's 10 best restaurants for pre-theater dining.

LA Bar: A Cajun Restaurant with an Italian Heritage

One of the biggest surprises I found in the course of dining at LA Bar -- the subject of this week's cafe review -- wasn't how expensive the Gulf oysters on the half-shell were ($12 a dozen) nor how much better those oysters tasted when topped with garlic butter and chargrilled (as seen above), but ... More >>

Texans Owner Bob McNair: "We Need to Party More"

This week while talking to the NFL press, Texans owner Bob McNair was asked about Houston hosting another Super Bowl, and he lamented that Houston doesn't have the same party atmosphere that New Orleans has. Yes, it's true that Montrose isn't exactly the French Quarter, I can admit. Most promising ... More >>

How Should You Spend Your Houston Texans Bye Week?

Folks, we have reached the first bye week of the Houston Texans 2012 season. Our band of heroes will not be seeing action. Not on Thursday, Sunday or even Monday. No, they will be taking a well-deserved few days away from their usual schedules to relax and store up energy for the next few weeks of g ... More >>

Alabama Teabagger's Trial Begins In Louisiana Today: What To Look For

On the night of January 9, 2012, the city of New Orleans saw Alabama commit one of the most heinous assaults in the city's history on the LSU Tigers. And no, I'm not talking about the University of Alabama's 21-0 whitewashing of Les Miles' completely overmatched bunch of Tigers in the Superdome that ... More >>

Phil Anselmo Talks Solo Records, New Down Material & Pantera's Legacy

Phil Anselmo, former lead singer of the mighty Pantera, currently of Down, is a busy man. But he always has time to talk about his beloved New Orleans Saints, who are going through a trying offseason, to put it mildly. "I can talk Saints all day. I think we have a great season coming up and I thin ... More >>

St. Joseph Altar Is A Tasty New Orleans Catholic Tradition With Italian Roots

This past weekend and Monday, March 19, Southern Catholics gathered to celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph, aka San Giuseppe, the patron saint of fathers, workers, families and the Sicilian people, among others. Sicilian immigrants first brought the custom of St. Joseph's Altars to south Louisiana ... More >>

Houston Texans Grieving Process 2.0: At Least We're Not THIS GUY in Louisiana! (w/ NSFW VIDEO)

SEC football fans, ballin' up.​With each day, the pain of Sunday's loss to the Ravens continues to dissipate. However, it still hasn't subsided to the point where we shouldn't be taking pleasure in the acute pain of others. In fact, in the spirit of yesterday's post, the pain hasn't subsided ... More >>

The New Normal

The Texans start operating like a bona fide NFL team.

Ben's Beans: Another New Coffee Shop Opens Downtown

Ben Deaton not only kept the old Royal Blue sign outside Ben's Beans, he had it fixed up and fitted with new lights.​After years without a decent coffee shop, downtown is suddenly spoiled for options: Cafe Luz on the north end of downtown opened a few weeks ago. And now Ben's Beans, next door ... More >>

Five Years After Katrina, Legendary K.O. Still Don't Like George Bush

"George Bush ain't a gold digga, but he ain't messin' with no broke niggas." ​If Rocks Off were to make a list of memorable lines from underground Houston rap songs, that line from The Legendary K.O.'s viral 2005 single "George Bush Don't Like Black People," would no doubt earn a spot. So w ... More >>

9th Ward Ramblers

New Orleans's Zydepunks embody the polyglot culture of their hometown...loudly.

Inside the MasterMinds

The Houston Press honors three local arts groups on the city's cutting edge.

App Your Way Through The Big Easy

​Every modern metropolis needs one. An urban playground within weekend driving distance, that is. Where what happens within the city limits stays within the city limits for all eternity. Well, except for the gift that keeps on giving. But it's not a jaunt of any consequence if you don't re ... More >>

Brennan's to Reopen; 125 Jobs and One New Tree to be Added to Midtown

Photo by Ed Schipul Brennan's, the morning after the fire that ravaged it on September 21, 2008. One of the more visible and poignant victims of Hurricane Ike's wrath last year was Brennan's, the family-run restaurant that had served turtle soup and Bananas Foster to Houstonians from their Sm ... More >>

Sole of Houston: Airport Drive, The Finale (Including Unwanted Puke)

And here is the final installment of David Beebe and John Lomax's 20-plus mile hike from Intercontinental Airport to Spanish Flowers restaurant. Part one is here and part two is here.David Beebe's accounts of the same hike are here and here.Airline's furthest reaches are lined by sprawling and run-d ... More >>

Sole of Houston: Richmond Avenue, Houston’s Street of Dreamz

Houston's Matt Clark Strums for New Orleans' Glen David Andrews

A River Oaks kid learns the Basin Street Blues

Sole of Houston: Deep Harrisburg: Lomax and Beebe Take on the East Side Again

Top Down: No Strippers? No Super Bowl

Freddy Fender is 'El Bebop Kid'

Farewell T-99

Show business is sure going to miss Jimmy Nelson

Stealing the Show

New Orleans musicians blew into Houston on Katrina's winds and everything was magic for a while

Poor Boys and Philanthropy

A new Cajun-Asian sandwich shack run by Katrina evacuees

Paranoia Self Destroyer

A New Birth Brass Band set at the Volcano makes Racket long for a new and improved tinfoil hat

So Long, For Now So Long

RIP, Gatemouth Brown

My Darlin' New Orleans

What hath God wrought?

Mixing It Up

The world's best chefs have turned their attention to cocktails, with surprising results

The Reorient Express

Some churches are still trying to "cure" homosexuals. And some people are still lining up to trade in their sex life for eternal life.

Watching the Market

Can a new farmers market support itself, and revitalize Westbury Square?

Ice Cream Sandwich

Nundini Food Store's panini are good, but their gelati are great

Pulling Stunts

Oscar Carles likes crashing cars

Planet Hemingway

Floridita has a cute concept. Is there anything wrong with that?

Letters

Strip-Search Sass, Gender Mix, Red at the Right

Folk Art on Bread

Yes, we visited that Original New Orleans Po' Boy

Staying Alive

Reborn, rejuvenated or retooled, live music venues learn to survive the changing times

Nickel-and-Diming

Will downtown parking meters moonlight? Don't count on it.

Sympathy for the Angel

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the scourge of great art

Letters

Rotation

Boon to the Boulevard

Sure-handed Urbana is just what Montrose needed

Same Old Crue

A Gay Old Time at Fuzzy's

In a turnabout, homosexuals raid a police bar

Rudy T's Spin Move

Food Fight

The Landrys came to Houston with good food and good ideas. But a good family squabble let Tilman Fertitta step in and carve himself an empire.