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  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Two Houston Chefs Honored by James Beard House

    Photo by Tam VoRonnie Killen will be reppin' the Gulf Coast in New York City.​Being asked to serve as guest chef at the James Beard House in New York City is as high an honor as they come for a professional chef. And now two Houston chefs -- each completely different from the other -- have bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Timothy Porter: Teacher, Volleyball Coach, Alleged Steroid & Cocaine Dealer

    Timothy Porter: Jack of all trades.​High school coaches can be inspiring figures, like Coach Taylor in Friday Night Lights. Except we can't quite picture Taylor dealing coke and steroids, possibly to his own students and players. That's what Friendswood police accuse Timothy Porter of doing, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2011

    1986: Best Musical Year Ever?

    ​For almost two weeks now, Rocks Off has been obsessed with the year exactly 25 flips of the calendar backward from this one. It started when Steve Earle did one of his "Time Machine" shows, where the singer-songwriter who plays House of Blues Wednesday spotlights a dozen or so of his favorite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    New Venue The Flamingo Room Has A Leg Up

    Photos by Marc Brubaker​Astute readers of the Houston Press' and Rocks Off's local concert calendars might have noticed that a new venue is pulling some names into town. Sidled up to the Gulf Freeway just minutes from Hobby Airport, The Flamingo Room is Houston's newest mid-level venue. Rumor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Never Mind Arcade Fire: Bands Who Fit Other Houston 'Burbs

    Gabriel Jones/Merge Records​Tonight's the night. Win and Will Butler of conquering indie heroes Arcade Fire finally return to the town that indirectly won them a Grammy, The Woodlands. On last year's The Suburbs, the Butlers and their Canadian compatriots reflected on the brothers' restless M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Jonathan Robert McMinn: Dude, Don't Go to Police HQ to Pick Up the Items You Stole

    Jonathan McMinn: Maybe should have just written off his loot​Sometimes a man can take too much pride in his work. He feels he's earned his just rewards and he's going to get them. When the man in question has a common-sense quotient of a sugared-up tween, however, trouble may ensue. Jonathan ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 10, 2010

    Hot Off the Grille

    The original Perry & Sons Market & Grille is still rooted in mom-and-pop charm even with its growth into 12 big-box restaurants across Texas.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    A Work By Brooke Bartholomew Of Friendswood May Be The Face Of Google For A Day

    Courtesy Google"Repairing All the World's Breaks"​ Your Google searches may soon start with artwork from a Friendswood eighth-grader.Brooke Bartholomew is one of 40 finalists out of 33,000 contestants, and she's getting a free trip to Google's New York headquarters out of the deal.You want her to ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    Big Brother Sees Your Tweets

    San Jac student disciplined for bomb threat.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Seven Followers, But Her Tweets Are Still Monitored By The Authorities, Maybe

    ​As much as social media broadens our horizons, be it through interpersonal or business relations, it creates a whole new universe of privacy issues. Friendswood-era college student Ashley Marzullo found that out firsthand last week after making an off-hand remark on Twitter last week on a particu ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    Sarahmania Hits Houston

    What did we learn?

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    MEATSPLOSION!​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've finally secured the patent on sourdough incense. This week started off with a bang, when Greenway Barista slammed the Luling City Market on Richmond, which is actually unaffiliated with the actual market in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    I Would Rather Be Raped Than Work Any Longer On Your Campaign, Sir

    Breach of contract suits are ordinarily dry, boilerplate affairs, which is why Hair Balls tips our hat to the colorful complaint filed last Friday by Donald Large against City Council At-Large Candidate Carlos Obando. Large, who is also chairs Harris County Republican Precinct 411, tells Obando in h ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2009

    Ghost Riders: Easy Come, Easy No

    CenterPoint Energy's power line easements would make ideal bike highways. Too bad they won't let us use them.

  • News

    September 10, 2009

    Life, Post-Ike: A Full Recovery

    Just when it looked like UTMB might leave Galveston forever, local legislators saved it.

  • News

    August 13, 2009

    Readers loved the tale of José & Magdalena...

    ...the overrated restaurants list, not so much.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    A Cafe Bites Nibble

    Brett Floyd and Floyd Landry are partners in Floyd's Cajun Seafood and Steakhouse (1300 East Broadway, 281-993-8385), which recently opened in Pearland. "We opened the Floyd's in Webster in 2004, then another one in Beaumont in 2006, which had been a Don's Seafood for 38 years," says Brett Floyd, "a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Artist of the Week: 10th Grade Cutie

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com.Courtesy 10th Grade CutieSm ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    Maryland Bang

    Meet Rye Rye, Baltimore's latest rap sensation.

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    iFest: This Is Our Party

    Better music than ACL and fewer hippies

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Aftermath: Clint Black at RodeoHouston

    Photos courtesy Houston Livestock Show & RodeoNot only does Clint Black know how to play to the home folks - after being introduced by his daughter Lily, he said hello to Tomball, Spring, Pasadena and his hometown Katy (but where, Aftermath would like to know, was Friendswood?) upon takin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Santa Round-Up Part Five: The Crying Game

    This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Some Dogs Enjoy An Ike Break

    This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    The New Miracle Play, Coming to You Courtesy of San Antonio’s Trinity University

    This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2007

    Houston to Austin and Back Again

    This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    These Kids Go to the Best Public High School in Houston

    This week: Our first- through fifth-place finishers

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2006

    Piss, Sex and Swirlies

    Indulge your inner Jackass with this scavenger hunt

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Fountain of Youth

    The kids in Shulton's Youth have talent, ambition and a record deal. But is that enough?

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    The Press: 15 Rounds and Counting

    A decade and a half of devilish deeds and die-hard journalism

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    The Return of the Band of Rhythm and Pleasure

    The Hollisters reunite to rock the East Texas pines

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    Letters

    The Hollisters reunite to rock the East Texas pines

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    Letters

    The Hollisters reunite to rock the East Texas pines

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Burying the Past

    A farewell slap to a Chronicle columnist

  • Music

    April 10, 2003

    Club Directory

    A farewell slap to a Chronicle columnist

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    On the Outs with Indigos

    Plus: Paving Lunatics, Statue of Limitations, Batty over News

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    In the Hold

    Plus: Rebuttal Witness, Doctoring the Ratings, Breeding Greed?

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Thrown for a Loop

    Plus: Hot Topic, Shooting Fish?, Sympathy - Not

  • News

    May 16, 2002

    Gays and God

    Plus: Balancing Act, In Jay's Day, Making Book

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    It's About Time

    Fort Bend is putting an end to racing teachers and kids through half-day kindergarten. But too many other districts still haven't wised up.

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Letters

    Mental Health Madness, Residental Revelations, English or Else?

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Added Costs

    Houston finally moves on a flood program that could have saved residents millions

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    News Hostage

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    The Insider

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    Letters

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    "O'Quinn Is a Miracle ..."

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    The Insider

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    The Insider

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • Calendar

    January 12, 1995

    Press Picks

    Triumph of the Spirit

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