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Without Pay Raise in Twenty Years, UH Grad Students Take Petition to Masses

One month before your friends began painting their Facebook profile pictures red in support of gay rights, a group of University of Houston English Teaching Fellows swapped their main photos to something of the same color: a shot of the Cougars' mascot, blazing red, with a bit of text underneath it: ... More >>

5 Places to Get Your Chili Fix in Houston (While It's Chilly)

Most of the time, I'm the type of person who thinks that -- like barbecue -- chili is best made and enjoyed at home. It's simple stuff that dates back nearly 500 years to the first chili recipe, when Bernal Diaz del Castillo, one of Hernan Cortez's captains, described the Cholulan Indian stew in 151 ... More >>

Bold & Brave Wine List (& Cartography) at The Pass & Provisions

Honestly, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the bold and brave new wine list at The Pass & Provisions, the newly opened and much talked about effort by chefs/partners Terrence Gallivan and Seth Siegel-Gardner. The list, by the affable and dynamic Fred Jones (who graciously took time out to sp ... More >>

The $20 Master Chef Prix-Fixe Lunch at Philippe

The prix-fixe, or set menu, is a time-honored tradition that originated in France. Pronounced pree-fiks, it's usually a three-course menu with appetizer, entree, and dessert, and the great thing about it is that you can usually get an unbelievable value for the price paid. That's what I discovered w ... More >>

Euro 2012: How to Fake a Conversation on Europe's Huge Soccer Tournament

Wait a minute, your American red blood-soaked brain might be thinking, wasn't there just an international soccer tournament? World...something? And didn't we win that already? Are we going to kick ass in this one, AGAIN? In short:a) two years ago, b) Cup, c) no and d) no, because this tournament is ... More >>

Go Strained or Go Home - Top 5 Uses for Greek Yogurt

Non-fat Greek yogurt should be in your life. I don't know how else to put it. Since it's strained to remove excess whey, it has a thicker, almost creamier consistency than its non-strained counterparts. And in some cases (make sure to check your labels), it can contain twice as much protein. It can ... More >>

The Handshake: Local Rockers Greet Us With Obscenity

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. HPMA-winning group the Handshake's music sounds like it's being pulled out of an old radio one note at a time by an angst-ridden teenager with a ... More >>

Houston Commuters: Some of the Earliest Risers in Texas

WHAT time is it?​You know what sucks? Getting up early to commute to work. And we do a lot of it in Houston. The Business Journals website has crunched numbers from the Census' American Community Survey and ranked 500-plus communities according to how many commuters leave home from 5 a.m. to ... More >>

Happy Hour Scene: Bayou Bar at Whole Foods

"Classic whites" make up about 20 percent of the Bayou Bar wine list, and about 95 percent of Whole Foods' clientele. ​The Place: Bayou Bar at Whole Foods 701 Waugh 713-284-1260 The Deals: Daily specials Wednesday ($1 off Texas pints), Thursday ($1 off growler refills) and Friday ($1 off wine ... More >>

Odd Pair: Chicken Tacos and a White Wine from Santorini, Greece

​This week found me in Greece, where I had a chance to taste at one of my favorite European wineries, Sigalas (pronounced see-GAH-lahs) on the island of Santorini. A number of grapes are grown on the island, mostly white, as well as a few reds. But the variety that dominates the jaw-droppi ... More >>

For Vancouver: The Top 10 Sports Riots

twitpic/Chris WaltsNot bad, Vancouver, but you got some work to do​Oh, behave, Vancouver. Last night, a number of poor sports, distraught by the Canucks' loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, went all kung fu on the British Columbia city. By past standards, Van ... More >>

“Ancient Ukraine — Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations”

Houston's Best Patios: The 10 Best to Catch Up with Friends

Photo by GroovehouseBehind the front doors at Baba Yega is one of Houston's grande dame patios.​​​​With patio weather season in full swing, Houstonians are absolutely spoiled for places to enjoy the day outside. And sometimes all you know is that you're in the mood for a patio, but can't ... More >>

Wanted More Dead Than Alive

Gurf Morlix reflects on compadre Blaze Foley.

Capsule Art Reviews: "Anthony Thompson Shumate: Cocky," "Dynasty and Divinity"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Anthony Thompson Shumate: Cocky", "Brent Green: Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then", "Dynasty and Divinity", "Eduardo Gil: Extra", "Emilio Perez: More Reasons Than One"

DeAndre Wright, R&B Star On The Rise

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 sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Sometimes when you meet ... More >>

Chances Bar Closing After Saturday Night

"Thanks for the mammaries" Craig Hlavaty​Montrose nightlife staple Chances is shutting down this weekend, according to owner Nick Vastakis. Vatakis' family has owned the space since it was Charlie's Coffee Shop in the '70s, but his family is moving out of bar management and into property deve ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Danny Rolph: Multiverse," "Dynasty and Divinity," "Kiki Smith," "Objects of Devotion," "Richard Misrach: After Katrina"

Faces of Ife

"Dynasty and Divinity" gives us the art of ancient Nigeria.

If Nothing Else Matters

Peel Gallery shows sculptures of luxury brands.

Cactus Music/New West Partner Investing In Local Musicians

Jay Dryden/ Wild Moccasins on FacebookWild Moccasins on the Cactus Music in-store stage​Local businessman George Fontaine is another music-business player who is suddenly very high on the Houston music scene. And Fontaine is putting his money where his mouth is by investing in up-and-coming lo ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Baklava

No matter who loses Battle Baklava, we all win!​Several years ago I found a letter from the early 1970's handwritten from my great-grandmother to my grandmother. The paragraphs alternated between Serbian and broken English, some expressing open joy that my uncle had returned safely from Vietna ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Craig Mallinson of The Red Lion

​Eating Our Words recently caught up with Yorkshire native Craig Mallinson, owner of the Red Lion Pub. He talked about why he opened the Red Lion and gave us a brief history of pubs. EOW: So what made you want to open an English pub in Houston? Mallinson: Well, before moving to Houston, I ha ... More >>

Big Love

Charles Mee's play puts a new spin on "till death do you part"

A South American Breakfast at a Greek Cafeteria

​Harry's (318 Tuam) is hands-down one of our favorite places for a leisurely breakfast on the weekends. Its unassuming exterior hides one of the best spots in town for a good, hearty breakfast that won't cost an arm and a leg, with cheerful service to boot. It's not the place to take the girls ... More >>

Aftermath: Brave Combo at Discovery Green

Photos by Allen Hill It would be interesting to find out how many weddings have taken place at Discovery Green since it opened last year, but it's hard to imagine that any of them could have been any livelier than Brave Combo's free concert there Thursday evening. In its second season, DG's free con ... More >>

Laurie Anderson: "The World Has Turned Itself Inside Out in the Last Few Weeks"

My Big Fat Greek Moussaka

The Pappas brothers wed their fast-food sensibility to their own culture

(Man) Love and War

Up to the Tiësto

One for the Girls

Traveling Pants is an ill fit for the screen, but teens and tweens will love it

Women of the Street

Shake it with the horned-up East Coast ladies of Avenue D

Ballsy Bikers

Supercross riders crash 'n' burn for your pleasure at Reliant Stadium

How Hospitable

We Want the Funk

Cecil's Tavern rises from the ashes with a new look

Gastropub Crawl

The Red Lion isn't just another fake British pub -- it's an authentically fake British pub

Drowning by Numbers

Suzanne O’Malley authors a countdown to tragedy

Not That Turkey

Where have all the Turkish restaurants been? Hiding in plain sight as "Mediterranean" cafes.

Cross Ways

Hispanics search for the origins of their unique faith that fuses Jewish tradition with the celebration of Christ

Riding Out a Dot-com Downturn

Nobody's getting paid. There are no investors left. The rent money is running out. But George Molho and company are hanging on, hoping that with a good product and just a little luck they'll strike it rich.

Have Gavel Will Travel

Campaign cash carries a retired judge around the world

Platonic Love

Simposio establishes itself as a classic

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