George Mitchell

The 5 Best Things to Eat or Drink This Weekend: Killen's BBQ, Sprouts Grand Opening, Iron Throne Beer, Ash Bash and Easter Brunch

Just because it's Easter Sunday doesn't mean you have to spend the weekend hunting eggs. There are plenty of non-Easter events coming up in the next two days. Killen's BBQ Pop-Up 2804 South Main, Pearland Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Within a few months, Ronnie Killen will open up his hi ... More >>

This Week in Craft Beer: Ash Bash Continues, Beer Legislation News and More

It's a busy week in beer. That said, it always seems to be a busy week in beer around here lately thanks to Houston's growth in the industry over the past two years. The Craft Brewer's Conference is wrapping up in Washington D.C. and we're creeping closer to National Craft Beer Week, but there's ple ... More >>

Craft Beer and Charity: More Details on Next Week's Ash Bash Events

The craft beer community is still dealing with the as-yet-unsolved murder of Duff Beer Distribution founder Ashley "Ash" Rowell. The murder came at the tail end of Duff's existence, as the brand was in the process of being integrated into Favorite Brands following Rowell's sale of Duff to the much l ... More >>

Mardi Gras! Galveston

Roger Clemens: Ex-Red Sox GM Jumps On The Steroids Bandwagon

The smell of indictments in the air...​I'll admit that I've taken my share of potshots at Roger Clemens. I've tried to rely on matters that have been part of some record, or have some evidence for support, like The Mitchell Report, Clemens' public statements, and things said to Congressional inves ... More >>

The Rocket Strikes Out Again In Court

Photo by MACSURAKTeam Rocket lost another battle in court today as Federal District Court Judge Keith Ellison reaffirmed his ruling from earlier this year that dismissed most of Roger Clemens's defamation suit against Brian McNamee. The portions of the suit that had been dismissed dealt with Brian M ... More >>

The New Roger Clemens Books: He's A Steroid-Using A-Hole, and The Chron's Wimpy

Roger Clemens is no longer the only former professional baseball player under investigation for lying to Congress. With the Tuesday revelation that Sammy Sosa was one of the 104 MLB players to test positive for PED use in 2003 (along with Alex Rodriguez) comes the word that a congressional committee ... More >>

The Strand's Historic Buildings Get A Boost

Photo courtesy Galveston Historical FoundationThe Strand, downtown Galveston's most historic district, is getting a little help today in its efforts to preserve itself.The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named "The Cast-Iron Architecture of Galveston" as one of its 11 Most Endangered Hi ... More >>

Roger Clemens vs. Brian McNamee: Dismissed (Mostly)

Photo by ToFuGunsSrsly. As happened so many times in his career, when it came to clutch time, Roger Clemens has failed to deliver. U.S. District Court Judge Keith Ellison today dismissed most of Roger Clemens' defamation suit against Brian McNamee, Clemens' former trainer. Ellison partially dism ... More >>

Roger Clemens vs. Brian McNamee: Dismissed (Mostly)

Photo by ToFuGunsSrsly. As happened so many times in his career, when it came to clutch time, Roger Clemens has failed to deliver. U.S. District Court Judge Keith Ellison today dismissed most of Roger Clemens' defamation suit against Brian McNamee, Clemens' former trainer. Ellison partially dism ... More >>

High-Speed Rail Coming To Texas, Once Again

Last week, the Houston Business Journal reported that high speed rail  is coming to Houston. At a speech at New York's Penn Station, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced that her office will soon begin "accepting expressions of interest to finance, design, build, op ... More >>

Steroids and Roger Clemens: The Soap Opera Continues...

Things have been quiet on the Rocket/steroid front lately. But things change. As some of you might remember, Roger Clemens has filed a defamation suit against Brian McNamee, claiming that McNamee's statements to George Mitchell were lies. McNamee's attorneys have countered that the statements are ... More >>

Steroids and Roger Clemens: The Soap Opera Continues...

Things have been quiet on the Rocket/steroid front lately. But things change. As some of you might remember, Roger Clemens has filed a defamation suit against Brian McNamee, claiming that McNamee's statements to George Mitchell were lies. McNamee's attorneys have countered that the statements are ... More >>

Steroids and Roger Clemens: The Legal Battle Continues...

We Now Present... Steroids, The Musical

Get Lit: Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball, by Jose Canseco

Spring Training: Roger Clemens, Bill Murray and Bill James

Steroids and Roger Clemens: Drayton McLane Can’t Quit You

Woody Williams, Roger Clemens and Steroids: You Better Ask Somebody

Andy Pettitte and HGH: The Deposition and the Damage Done

Steroids, Roger Clemens and Congress: Bust Out the Razor

Steroids, Baseball and Roger Clemens: Rocket and Brian McNamee Appear Before Congress Today

Steroids, Roger Clemens and Congress: Lies, Lies, Sweet Little Lies

Steroids and Roger Clemens: Don't Forget Debbie

Steroids and Roger Clemens: The Needle and the Damage Done

Roger Clemens and Steroids: George Mitchell, Rusty Hardin, Brian McNamee, Kirk Radomski, Jim Murray, Andy Pettitte…Damn, This Shit Is Like a Soap Opera

Steroids and Baseball: Is Jose de Jesus Ortiz on Drugs?

Bud Selig and Steroids: Today’s the Day, or Something

Steroids and Roger Clemens: Another Lie Uncovered

Roger Clemens and Steroids: So Many Lies

20 Questions for Clemens

Steroids and Roger Clemens: The Game Is Afoot

Steroids and Roger Clemens

Coming Attraction: George Mitchell's Report on Steroids in Baseball

Steroids in Baseball: Ken Caminiti, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Jason Grimsley, Gregg Zaun, Ron Villone, Chris Donnels, Miguel Tejada and Stephen Randolph

Steroids in Baseball: For Every Action, There Is No Action

Mitchell Report on Steroids in Baseball To Be Released Tomorrow

Anna Benson Is Hot. Oh, and Her Husband Is a Decent Pitcher.

John Royal’s World Series Prediction. But First, a Few Words on Joe Torre and Paul Byrd.

Pier Pressure

Fertitta and friends take on the operator of Galveston's forlorn Flagship Hotel

Making Waves

An ambitious restaurant displaces the bait-shop boys

Island Italian

Luigi's lights up the Strand

Biological Disaster

Zonagen Inc. took its name from Bonnie Dunbar's groundbreaking research into contraceptive vaccines. Then, when she wasn't looking, the company took her research.

Capitaine Blood

Mall Rat

A Pizza Puzzle

If it pulls the pieces together, The Strand Brewery could have a powerful pie

Life after Death?

Crisis on Cullen Boulevard

Funding is down. Faculty is fleeing. And 50 professors are in semi-open revolt. Is the University of Houston on an irrovocable slide toward mediocrity?

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.

The fight to save the Katy Prairie

How many winters more will Arctic waterfowl make their 10,000-year-old journey to the western edge of Houston?