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  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Outside the Loop Adventure at Ragin Cajun in Sugar Land

    I am often entertained by the OTL-versus-ITL debate, just as I enjoy the Houston vs. Austin dustups that crop up from time to time. I spend a majority of my time inside the loop. The reasons are purely practical: my husband and I share a car and have a high-maintenance 12-year-old dog who limits o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Kids & Guns: 11-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot, Dies

    A group of boys hanging at an apartment found a gun Sunday afternoon and one of them ended up dead. An 11-year-old boy, whose identity has not been released, was accidentally shot and killed when one of the other boys mishandled the gun, Houston police say. The incident occurred about 2:30 p.m. Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Julio of Xuco Xicana Slings Drinks from an Airstream

    This week, we paid our first visit to El XX, or Xuco Xicana. It was happy hour, so we did what we always do: sidle up to the bar, order a couple of cocktails and pick the brain of the person standing opposite us. On this occasion, we ordered one of the famous margaritas ($5) and a "TnT", El XX's "ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Houston Concert Calendar: New, Improved, Sometimes Tattooed

    Drum roll, please... We've just rolled out a new and improved calendar of Houston concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue and price. We've also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the right-hand side of that page.

  • Calendar

    April 26, 2012

    Interesting Times: Celebrating Houston

    Drum roll, please... We've just rolled out a new and improved calendar of Houston concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue and price. We've also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the right-hand side of that page.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Councilmember Helena Brown Is Ready to Take Your Reservation

    When she isn't busy arguing that licensing dogs is an egregious case of government intrusion into private lives, or that the UN is aiming to take over America cities like Houston if eternal vigilance is not kept up, councilmember Helena Brown apparently works the front desk at a Marriott, if today's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Breathe (Slightly) Deeper, Houston: Our Air Quality Improves a Little

    You may not have noticed, but Houston's air quality has gotten (slightly) better, according to the annual report by the American Lung Association. Don't get too happy, though: We're still the eighth-worst city for ozone pollution in the U.S. But when it comes to short-term particle pollution, we ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Houston B-Cycle: Bike-Sharing Program Comes to Downtown

    Houston officials will launch next week the Houston version of a popular bike-sharing program. Houston B-Cycle will have three spots and 18 bikes around downtown Houston. Members who pay will be able to take any bike and bring it back to any of the three locations. Fees range from five bucks for a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    David N. Washington, 41, Bayou Body Count No. 47

    Masked gunman broke into a garage-like apartment in northeast Houston and began shooting, killing one of three men playing video games, police say. David N. Washington, 41, was shot around midnight by one of the two masked gunman. Others in the place were able to escape or hide. The two men are st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    H-Town StrEATs Offering a Menu for the Truly Brave

    Remember last week, when we told you that "ugly" food truck H-Town StrEATs would soon be getting a new wrap and a whole new look courtesy of Dos Equis? Here's why. The Mexican beer giant is bringing what it calls The Feast of the Brave, a "daring culinary Cinco de Mayo celebration," to six cities a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Rush Closes 2012 Tour In Houston December 2

    Canadian rock behemoths Rush are set to close out their upcoming Clockwork Angels tour here in Houston December 2 at Toyota Center. The album, their first studio set since 2007's Snakes & Arrows, is due June 5 from Roadrunner Records. On the band's last Houston-area date was up at the Cynthia Woods ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Sunday: iFest in Downtown Houston -- Galactic, Jason Isbell, Etc.

    Houston International Festival Downtown Houston April 22, 2012 With a slight north breeze keeping festival-goers from broiling under a cloudless sky, Sunday's iFest turned into a perfect laid-back Houston day of rest and entertainment excess. It didn't hurt that the music lineup was both diverse an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Black Market Syndicate: Punk Believers Rejoice With Peasants

    Black Market Syndicate are true believers. Besides releasing second album And the Peasants Rejoiced at Fitzgerald's Saturday, the Houston punk quartet is streaming it all weekend on their ReverbNation page. For the people. Produced by Street Dogs' Johnny Rioux, Peasants stands up for the powerless ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Hail, Blackouts in Southwest Houston

    A big ol' storm is moving through the area, bringing heavy rains, hail and electricity problems. Hails is falling in Westbury, where the power is out for hundreds of customers, according to CenterPoint's outage tracker. About 76,000 Houston homes are without power as of 4 p.m. Also affected are ar ... More >>

  • Music

    April 19, 2012

    Buzzfest XXVIII

    A big ol' storm is moving through the area, bringing heavy rains, hail and electricity problems. Hails is falling in Westbury, where the power is out for hundreds of customers, according to CenterPoint's outage tracker. About 76,000 Houston homes are without power as of 4 p.m. Also affected are ar ... More >>

  • Music

    April 19, 2012

    Rapper's Delight

    North Houston's shrine to old-school hip-hop may be the only bar of its kind anywhere.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    EXCLUSIVE: Presale Offer For Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw Tickets

    Come Saturday, August 4, Houston country fans will have all the summer bromance they can handle when Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw bring their super giant mega huge "Brothers of the Sun" tour to Reliant Stadium. Maybe they'll even swap cowboy hats! Haha, we kid. But seriously, we're very glad to ann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Jose Hernandez of Triniti on Learning to Cook Viennese Pastries in Mexico City

    I fell in love with Chef Jose Hernandez's pastries from the very first moment I tasted this oh-so-delicate, and perfectly constructed off-menu dessert special -- a peanut, caramel, chocolate and banana work of art -- during his brief stint at Philippe Restaurant Lounge early last year. Thinking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Charles Cannon, Two Others Guilty in Hate-Crime Beating of Black Man at Bus Stop

    A Houston federal jury has convicted three men on hate-crime charges for beating up a random black man at a downtown bus stop. Charles Cannon, 26, Michael McLaughlin, 40, and Brian Kerstetter, 32 were convicted under the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act; a fourth man saw his case dismissed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Barbecue Inn Serves Some of America's Best Fried Chicken, Says Food & Wine

    ...to which Houston responds, "Well, yeah." Also: "Now go try Frenchy's." We usually don't write up every single "Best Of" listicle that comes our way here at Eating Our Words, but we considered today's fried chicken announcement from Food & Wine a public service reminder that Barbecue Inn does, in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Upcoming Events: Asparagus, Honey and Dreams of Sushi

    If last week's cafe review of Shepherd Park Draught House piqued your interest, then head over to Garden Oaks tomorrow for its Spring Fest Parking Lot Party. The party runs from noon to 9 p.m. and will feature beers from Karbach Brewing as well as music from outfits like '80s cover band DeLorean Ris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Openings & Closings: Manly Cupcakes and Tiff's Treats

    This week finds two new bakeries coming to town, which couldn't be more different from one another, as well as two extremely interesting pieces of gossip from our ever-reliable sources. Ranch Bakery (5431 Barker Cypress, Suite 500), which describes itself as "Houston's first manly bakery," is havin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

    Bear on Wine: Chapeau bas, as the French say (in other words, hats off), to Houston wine educator and Spec's veteran fine wine buyer Bear Dalton for his painfully frank post on bottle variation in one of the world's most coveted Super Tuscans -- Guado al Tasso by Antinori. In preparation for the Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Roky Moon & BOLT's Mike Hardin Speaks Out On The Band's Breakup

    Monday afternoon, Houston music fans discovered that Roky Moon & BOLT! were breaking up this coming summer after five more shows, ending a three-year reign as one of the most party-ready and beloved bands in town. Surely one of the most popular ones here at Rocks Off, and the most fun to cover. Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

    Arbitrary Criticism: New (to us) food blog alert! And this one is hilarious. Welcome to Arbitrary Criticism, a food blog written by Catherine Martin -- a University of Houston student majoring in restaurant management, so you know she's bona fide. In her latest entry, Martin visits Dry Creek Cafe, f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Rum Competition Sends Another Houston Bartender to National Finals

    On Monday night at Grand Prize Bar, seven Houston bartenders competed in a throw-down sponsored by Don Q Rum and the Houston chapter of the United States Bartenders' Guild. The three men and four women came from a mix of Houston restaurants, clubs and bars. The competitors were: Kehlen Selph--Cop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Ghosts of Houston

    We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Haute Wheels Houston: Hot VOICE Deal of the Day for Half-Off VIP Entry

    Haute Wheels Houston, the food truck festival brought to you by the same creators as Brewmaster's Craft Beer Festival, will be rolling into town on May 12 and 13. The festival, now in its second year, will bring together a bunch of Houston food trucks, live entertainment by local musicians, and an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Harvard, CU-Boulder Design Downtown Houston of Your Dreams, Possibly

    That up above, the dreamy rendering of the area that used to house the downtown Post Office? It's "Bayou Commons," which is "strategically designed to be downtown Houston's first residential district celebrating cultural diversity and urban lifestyle." But don't go looking for it yet.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Days N' Daze: The Most Charming Riot of All Time

    Each week, 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. Meet Days N' Daze. They look sweet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    7 Cool & Cheap Things To Do This Weekend: Neuwave!, Iguanas, Jack Saunders, Etc.

    One final reminder that Belgian electronic body music groundbreakers Front 242's show originally scheduled for tonight at Numbers has been cancelled (for some time, it looks like), but we're guessing Classic Numbers might toss in "Headhunter" or "Never Stop" anyway. If not, you'll hear EBM and every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    The Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Blues Clubs

    Like our neighbors over at Eating Our Words, Rocks Off would like to tell you about some places that didn't quite make the cut in our few most recent Best of Houston issues (categories change every year, mostly), but that are worthy on their own merits; today we begin our weekly journey with blues c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Tasting Notes: This Week in Wine Blogs

    Vintage Texas: Top Texas wine authority Russ Kane chronicles the bankruptcy filing and botched sale of one of the state's leading wineries, CapRock, in Lubbock. According to his report, New Mexico winery Gruet has been ordered to pay $4 million for a breach of contract after bidding in a bankruptcy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    KBR Chemical Lawsuit: Soldiers' Lawyers Say They Found Smoking Gun

    When we wrote about American and European soldiers suing Kellogg, Brown & Root for allegedly exposing them to a cancer-causing chemical at an Iraqi water treatment plant, we thought the company's excuse -- it had no idea the chemical was onsite before boots were on the ground -- was pretty flimsy. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Chef Chat, Part 2: Van Pham of Phamily Bites Food Truck

    Yesterday we talked to Van Pham of Phamily Bites about how he grew up cooking with his mom and grandma. Today he tells us about the the rewards and challenges of owning a food truck in Houston. EOW: So you were working in telecom, you came back to Houston. You said you wanted to do something diff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Cover Story: The Rise of Dubstep in America and How Houston Was Involved

    A couple of months ago, I received a text from a 40-something-year old man named Icey Hott. Icey, a member of Houston's near-legendary group Street Military, was a seminal figure in the development of gangster rap in the southern United States. He is an altogether terrifying gent, a glassy-eyed ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Cover Story: Dubstep's Rise In America & How Houston Was Involved

    A couple of months ago, I received a text from a 40-something-year old man named Icey Hott. Icey, a member of Houston's near-legendary group Street Military, was a seminal figure in the development of gangster rap in the Southern United States. He is an altogether terrifying gent, a glassy-eyed ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    App of the Week: Houston, Texas Emergency Radio

    App: Houston, Texas Emergency Radio Platform: iPhone, iPad Web site: Facebook Page Cost: Free Monday night, after Kentucky had dispatched Kansas in the NCAA national championship game, there was a surge of posts on Twitter about the riots taking place in Lexington, mainly because the firefighters' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    A Florida Woman's Long Search for Her Korean Birth Mother Ends, in All Places, Here in Houston

    Chae Haile is a woman born in Korea and left to be adopted by a mother who had few resourses and four daughters already. She was sent to America and, eventually, married and settled in Florida. She set out to look for her birth mother, went to Korea for information, but seemed to have not succeede ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    ICE Sweep Nets 74, Including Child Molesters, in Houston Area

    A nationwide sweep of convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and "egregious" immigration violators resulted in almost 100 arrests out of the Houston field office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE took in 3,100 people nationwide in its six-day "Cross Check" operation, with 74 com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 5 Bloody Marys

    For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of Houston® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the winner had hefty competition from other Houston bars and restaurants. Well, go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Bartender Chat: Mike Shapiro of Char Bar

    This week, I paid a visit to a sometime overlooked stop among Market Square bar-crawlers: the tailor and watering hole-in-one, Char Bar (pronounced "sh" as in champagne). Maybe people are confused by the signs, as one reads "Duke of Hollywood Tailors" and another "Char Bar." So which is it? It's bo ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 29, 2012

    Home to Roost

    Young turk Kevin Naderi explores his roots and his passions at this homey spot on Fairview.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Feel Like Family (and Dine On Some Succulent Lobster) at Palm Restaurant

    Palm Restaurant has been an institution since opening its first doors in New York City back in 1926. Now with locations worldwide and celebrating its 85th year, the family-owned restaurant has refreshed its identity. At a recent media event, I had the pleasure of enjoying a six-course tasting menu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    See Rock City and Other Destinations

    Palm Restaurant has been an institution since opening its first doors in New York City back in 1926. Now with locations worldwide and celebrating its 85th year, the family-owned restaurant has refreshed its identity. At a recent media event, I had the pleasure of enjoying a six-course tasting menu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

    Urban Swank: We're leading off this week with a new [to us] local food blog, Urban Swank. And coincidentally, the latest post is on one of the 2012 Burger Bracket Final 4: Bernie's Burger Bus. Of the tried-and-true food truck, Urban Swank says: "You can pretty much guarantee that if you ask someone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Alvin Foley III, Jordan Sampson & Prince Fair: Three Teens Shot In Apartment Complex Fight

    Houston police say three teenagers were shot Sunday night at a southwest side apartment complex after the got into an altercation. The victims are Alvin Foley III, 18, of Houston, Jordan Sampson, 17, of Houston, and Prince Fair, 18, police said. Foley suffered multiple gunshot wounds and is in crit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Unidentified Male Shot in Car at Stoplight, 29, Bayou Body Count No. 39

    A man sitting in his car at a stoplight on the far south side was shot in broad daylight Saturday, Houston police say. The name of the male victim, 29, has not been released pending verification. Police say he was stopped at a red light at 12400 Cullen about 4 p.m. Saturday when two men "got out of ... More >>

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