Houston Business Journal

Amazing Houston Business Journal Scoop: Onion Article Probably Not True

Hold on to your hats, take a seat, take a deep breath, do whatever it takes to absorb some shattering news: An article in The Onion is probably fake. This earth-shattering scoop is brought to you by the Houston Business Journal, with an article entitled "Houston PR Pro Contemplates The Onion's Frac ... More >>

Openings & Closings: The Blind Items Gain Vision Edition

Everyone likes to see a good blind item come to fruition. We have two that gained sight this week. With one of our most recent items, our readers -- as usual -- were spot on in their guesses. Ocean's, the big white house in Montrose that currently serves subpar seafood, will soon become Concepción ... More >>

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 >>

Openings & Closings: The All-Montrose Edition

It's all Montrose, all the time this week: Nearly every bit of restaurant scoop for the past several days has come out of the Montrose, starting with an announcement last night from the owners of the Eatsie Boys food truck: "EBOY BREAKING NEWS: We have signed a lease in Mmmontrose. Eboy 3.0 storefro ... More >>

UPDATE: Trader Joe's Plans Locations in Memorial, Montrose

UPDATE: The Houston Business Journal reports that Trader Joe's has also received a sales tax permit for 2922 S. Shepherd, which is the location of the Alabama Theater. It looks like plans for the Montrose incarnation of the grocery store in the repurposed theater are back on. *** According to a po ... More >>

Openings & Closings: Nothing Bundt News

The opening of Uchi Houston last week was just the prelude to a rash of exciting, greatly anticipated openings across the city. Get ready, folks: It's a great time to be a diner in Houston. Artisans, the new restaurant from Le Mistral brothers David and and Sylvain Denis with friend and fellow chef ... More >>

Openings & Closings: The Difference Between Ruggles and "Ruggles"

That didn't last long...​As 2012 gets up and running, restaurants have hit the ground running. This week's round-up includes two expansions, a few openings and a couple of noteworthy closings. Expanding into downtown as promised, The Burger Guys finally announced its new location this week: K ... More >>

Hungry Suit Wants You to Eat Like a Human

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttYes, it even comes with the flower.​The motto at downtown start-up Hungry Suit is "Eat like a human." And by "human," the company clearly means the kind of human who orders room service in fancy hotels -- not that I'm complaining. The photo above shows a typical lu ... More >>

Dynegy: Homeless Man Comes ThisClose to Buying It

Meet the (almost) new boss, not the same as the old boss​The Houston Business Journal has ferreted out a nice nugget from the reams of paper surrounding the sale of Houston's Dynegy Inc.: Goldman Sachs tracked down and talked to a homeless guy who put in a bid to buy it. SEC filings show that ... More >>

Dynamo's Stadium: A Date for the Groundbreaking Has Been Set

Groundbreaking this month​Barring some last-minute glitches, the Houston Dynamo plan to have a groundbreaking ceremony for their $80 million stadium January 29, the club announced today. The Houston Business Journal reports that the only formality remaining before the team can go ahead is for ... More >>

Bailey's American Grille: The Troubles Keep Coming

Troubles (and Lawsuits) Keep Coming for Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook

Bailey's American Grille: As far as we know, the banana-pudding recipe is not under litigation.​After news broke last week that Brad Bailey, a Nassau Bay councilman in addition to the owner of Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook, had suddenly closed his popular restaurant and banquet hall, Ba ... More >>

U.S. News & World Report Again Ranks Houston Hospitals Highly, But How Serious A Study Is It?

Rankings based only on "reputation"?​Anyone familiar with U.S. News & World Report's annual hospital rankings knows that Houston facilities are repeat performers. The magazine's just-out 2010 list of the top 50 ranks M.D. Anderson as number one for cancer care; the Texas Heart Institute came i ... More >>

Train Wreck

How Metro and its president Frank Wilson got so far off track.

Suck On It, New York!! Houston Has Direct Flights To Branson, Missouri!!

​In case you've been experiencing the typical Houstonian's self-doubt about whether or not we're really a sophisticated metropolis, you can relax.Houston is now one of only five American cities with direct flights to Branson, Missouri. On real planes, too!You didn't think he would do "Moon River," ... More >>

Chipotle Will Install Solar Panels Everywhere But Houston

Photo by lcrf​Hair Balls is always worrying about reducing our carbon footprint -- in fact, we're constantly using aerosol-spray cleansers and dusters to reduce it like a mofo -- which is why we were stunned to learn in the Houston Business Journal that beloved burrito builders Ch ... More >>

We're Not That ACORN, Dammit

​They say that any publicity is good publicity, so since KTRH-AM spends 15 hours a day talking about ACORN, it must be a good thing to have a business in Houston named Acorn International, right?Apparently not.Acorn International, which is a consulting firm, has posted a new message on its website ... More >>

Las Problemas con Las Alamedas

No matter what you may think of the food, there's no denying that the nearly three decade old Las Alamedas -- that familiar pink stucco sight along Katy Freeway -- has one of the most beautiful spaces in town.  With soaring ceilings, intricate wrought iron, a gorgeous antique mahogany ... More >>

Carl's Jr. Coming to a Corner (and TV Screen) Near You

From the Houston Business Journal comes news that burger franchise Carl's Jr. will be opening over 100 stores in Texas, with several planned for the Houston area.  Although it's not yet known how many Carl's Jr.'s will be opened or where they'll be located, hamburger enthusiasts are already st ... More >>

On Hold: Lots Of Impressive-Looking Buildings

The Houston Business Journal has done a story on the trophy projects that have been announced but put on hold here in Houston.It's not online, but Swamplot does a good job summing it up.In short, it might be best to just admire these slick watercolor depictions, because it's probably all you're goin ... More >>

No More Family Guy For Star Furniture

The Houston Business Journal has done a story on the trophy projects that have been announced but put on hold here in Houston.It's not online, but Swamplot does a good job summing it up.In short, it might be best to just admire these slick watercolor depictions, because it's probably all you're goin ... More >>

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