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September 2, 1999
Cash Cow or White Elephant?
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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June 8, 2007
Clear Evidence U.S. Torture Rules Have Been Loosened
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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October 24, 2007
James Howard Kunstler Finally Drags His Ass to Houston
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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January 7, 2008
Clemens Press Conference Primer
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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January 10, 2008
New Stadium for the Dynamo in Downtown
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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March 20, 2008
It's John Royal's Anniversary, and He's Celebrating with Stadium Talk
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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June 24, 2008
Notes from the 2008 Southwest Foodservice Expo: Walk Around Mascot Costumes
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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July 18, 2008
Slideshow: Swami Ramdev in Houston
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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September 2, 2008
Department Of Bad Timing (And Bad News)
The return of the convention center hotel plan
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November 14, 2008
There Are Traffic Lanes To Spare Downtown, Apparently
Did we lose a lane on Dallas Street? Up until recently, Dallas Street from Louisiana to Travis had five lanes, now it has four. In place of the far right lane, there are concrete platforms for METRO passengers to embark on to/disembark from buses at the end of each block, and trees dividing parki ... More >>
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December 17, 2008
End Of The Line For The Edward James Olmos Book Fair
It's official: The Edward James Olmos Book Fair Houston Latino Book and Family Festival is no more. At least not as presented by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, the organization that originally brought the festival to town. To be honest, there have been riffs with corporate sponsor ... More >>
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January 27, 1994
Wanna Buy a RoboDome?
The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?
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April 21, 1994
Press Picks
The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?
Music
April 18, 1996
Static
The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?
News
October 17, 1996
Hard Sell
That credibility gap may be too wide for Proposition One backers to traverse
News
July 3, 1997
Fast Eddie's Getaway
Insider deals. Outrageous perks. Exorbitant salaries. No wonder Eddie Webster's taken a permanent vacation from the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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October 16, 1997
Press Picks
Insider deals. Outrageous perks. Exorbitant salaries. No wonder Eddie Webster's taken a permanent vacation from the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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November 19, 1998
Night & Day
November 19 - 25, 1998
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March 12, 2009
Smoking, Metal Detectors, Drug Sweeps and Houston Pavilions
The Ban and Business
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September 18, 2008
Ike, You Bastard
Houston gets hit with big one
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December 13, 2007
No Show: EMC Expos
A long line of people say they've been stiffed by Rolando Dumagan and company.
News
October 6, 2005
Letters to the Editor
A long line of people say they've been stiffed by Rolando Dumagan and company.
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June 9, 2005
Family Show
Dazzling costumes and taiko drums await you at "Noh: the Art Festival of Japan"
Music
March 31, 2005
A Room with a View
The Montagu Hotel, where the keyhole is more entertaining than the TV
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December 2, 2004
Tree's Company
The tannenbaum gets a makeover at Buffalo Bayou ArtPark
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November 18, 2004
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
The tannenbaum gets a makeover at Buffalo Bayou ArtPark
Best of Houston
September 23, 2004
Best Brain
The tannenbaum gets a makeover at Buffalo Bayou ArtPark
Music
August 19, 2004
Pop-Up Pop Stars
With the help of city government, Matthew Knowles hopes to find the next Destiny's Child. You got a problem with that?
Music
April 10, 2003
Club Directory
With the help of city government, Matthew Knowles hopes to find the next Destiny's Child. You got a problem with that?
News
December 23, 1999
Dance Fervor
Postmodern theologian Matthew Fox wants to get religion back on its feet again with the Techno Cosmic Mass
Dining
April 28, 1994
The Dallas Version
At Mesa: A Taste of Santa Fe, there's a whole lotta trendiness going on
Blogs
July 14, 2009
Houston 101: Where Kingmakers Reigned And Plotted
For decades, vital issues affecting the U.S. and Texas were hashed out in Suite 8-F of the Lamar Hotel in downtown Houston.The suite had only two rooms and a kitchenette and it was decorated in whatever the relevant time period's definition of "tacky" was, but it became the Unofficial Capital of Tex ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Nerd Alert!! National Geographic Garage Sale Coming To Town
In this day and age, when it is absolutely impossible to find any decent pictures of bare breasts, National Geographic continues to serve a noble purpose. It no longer involves luring young boys into reading about far-away countries and cultures as they feverishly look for topless native women, b ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
Annise Parker To Tighten Up & Treat Her Right At Inaugural
Mayor-elect Annise Parker's swearing-in ceremony Monday over the weekend will be private, but after that on Monday it's an eclectic mix of events and personalities for the public to share in.It includes a Discovery Green concert featuring two Houston performers who had hits a long while ago: Arch ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2010
Here's One Vote Against A New Dynamo Stadium
So the Houston Dynamo are upset that Harris County hasn't yet given them money for their planned pleasure palace. Well cry me a river.I'm not sure if the Dynamo have noticed, but there's a rather severe recession going on in the country right now. And though the Dynamo are only asking for ten ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2010
Save A Houston Librarian, Buy A Book
While Hair Balls is fearful of ever-expanding government power and its attendant death panels and Wall Street takeovers, there is one government institution we absolutely love: libraries. We're total whores for literacy and recreational/ educational reading. Which is why we're stoked for the ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Upcoming Events
Photo by GroovehouseGet 'em while you can!Don't forget: This Sunday is your chance to meet Robb Walsh in person, and even get his John Hancock on his newest book -- The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa -- at the West Alabama Ice House (1919 W. Alabama) starting at 2 p.m. The event is free ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Skyrocket! Ushers In An Evening Of Mom Rock
Darin Murano/ muranophotography.com One thing was quickly apparent as Skyrocket! tore through spot-on covers of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock & Roll" and the Steve Miller Band's "Jet Airliner" at Discovery Green Thursday night: This was Mom Rock. ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Dynamo In Another Typical Loss; World Cup Checks Out Houston
World Cup 2018: Houston will be tested this weekIf one game was a microcosm of the Houston Dynamo's 2010 MLS regular season, it was the 2-1 loss this weekend to the San Jose Earthquakes.The loss all but dashes any playoff hopes the Dynamo had; though they are not mathematically eliminated yet, t ... More >>
Culture
December 23, 2010
It's The Final Countdown
2011 is almost here — how will you ring it in?
Culture
December 30, 2010
It's the Final Countdown
2011 is almost here — how will you ring it in?
Blogs
January 19, 2011
The Final Four Is Coming to Town
John RoyalThe NCAA is coming to townThe NCAA Final Four is coming to town in April. So get ready for the hype. Get ready for the out-of-towners bitching about what a crappy city Houston is. Get ready for complaints from people having to stay in hotels out in The Woodlands. And get ready f ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Metro Prepares for Final Four Onslaught
Metro clearly wants to avoid this during the Final Four weekend.Beginning next Thursday, college basketball fans will begin descending on Houston for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, held at Reliant Stadium. In addition to the games, there is a fan festival at George R. Brown Convention ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2011
City Proposes To Lease Prime Arts Venues; Local Man Likens It To Desperate Crack Deal
Who gets the George R. Brown?For those of you who might have been doing other things over the weekend, a trial balloon was launched in Saturday's Metro section of the Houston Chronicle. Specifically, the idea is being bandied about for the City of Houston to sell off its Convention and Enter ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2011
HGO, Symphony Officials Fear City Will Shaft Them in Favor of Convention Center
The GRB will get all the maintenance funds, HGO and Symphony fear.Representatives from the Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Symphony went before City Council this afternoon to say a) they're worried privatizing the operations of key downtown facilities will end up favoring the George R. Br ... More >>
News
May 19, 2011
Dealing with Child Porn
Prosecutors talk about the evidence,
Blogs
May 20, 2011
Upcoming Events
Get yer free mini burgers!Fans of Little Bitty Burger Barn's burgers will be happy to hear about the email we received from owner Ricardo Luna about today's special at the restaurant: We are excited to announce that on Friday, 5/20, from 6PM-8PM, we will be giving away free 1/4 Basic Burger ... More >>
Music
September 1, 2011
Old School
Musicians in their 70s and 80s are keeping Houston's traditional blues scene real.
Blogs
September 20, 2011
Newest Venture from the Eatsie Boys' Crew: Beer
Food truck. Check. Ice cream truck. Check. Brewery. Coming soon. While many of us would be happy just to nosh on Eatsie Boys' sweet and savory treats forever, the boys are not stopping with their food trucks. Eatsie Boys' partners Ryan Soroka, Alex Vassilakidis and Chef Matt Marcus have join ... More >>
Culture
September 29, 2011
Three to See
Robert Pruitt, Gabriel Dawe and Tierney Malone are killing it in their respective local shows.
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