Houston Heights

The Art Car Parade: Enjoying the Ride

Art Car stalwarts employ time, energy and creativity to bring their new creations to life. Oh, and scrap metal comes in handy too.

Eating Our Hearts Out

100 Favorite dishes in the Bayou City

T.I. Unveils Trouble Man at Houston's Wire Road Studios

T.I. is no Marvin Gaye. Or is he? Both men were blessed with supreme talent as musicians and songwriters. Both men exhibit an overflowing charisma and a flair for the dramatic. Both men chose acting as a supplementary alternative expression of their talents. Both men were also cursed with an unfor ... More >>

Houston Babylon

Four of the spookiest true tales in our city's history

White Linen Fight

As event grew, so did promises, expectations and disappointments.

Empirical Research: Examining the League of Extraordinary Gz

There was a show at Jet Lounge last night. I wanted to go for a three reasons: 1. Local rapper D. Risha was performing. He has a brilliant song called "Ebonics" that is a manuscript on Houston slang and I was hoping it'd send whatever crowd was watching him perform it into fits; it'd have been fun ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where the leftover Peeps are finally starting to develop that intriguing leathery outer shell. We started the week off right with some chickens. That's right, chickens. They're tasty, and tasty things come out of them. Plus if you live nex ... More >>

ACK! Takes Over Jenni's Noodle House

If you are just about to the point of Christmas decoration overload and even the most ridiculous looking blow-up snowman inside a snow globe doesn't make you crack a smile, head over to Jenni's Noodle House in the Heights for something totally different. Look up and you will see a recently construct ... More >>

Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

Houston gets a visit from architect Hermes Mallea who is dropping by Brazos Bookstore on Friday to sign his book Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style. The book features wonderful photographs of some of the most beautiful homes in Havana. One shows a courtyard, glowing in the evening lig ... More >>

HISD Says All Presents Aren't Good Ones, Rejects Deeds

Not one of the houses donated to HISD​While going through their normal delinquent tax collections business, Houston ISD tax staff members discovered three separate property owners had gifted them with parcels of land. Wow, Hair Balls was thinking, isn't that nice? Nope. Or as Donald Boehm, ... More >>

Cover Story: Keeping Up With Old Man Tim

To get this week's feature, I knew I would have to learn firsthand what it is to be a bike courier. While I have been an almost daily bike commuter for over a year, I knew that my bike was not up to the task.

Houston Puts (Some) Teeth Into Its Historic Preservation Code

One side's happy​City Council easily passed today some important revisions to Houston's historic preservation laws, the key part being you can no longer thumb your nose at Houston's historic preservation laws.The ""90-day clause" -- which said the city could stop you from demolishing a historic st ... More >>

Jaxon Leone: 86'd From Hospital For Being Drunk, Police Say Local Man Then Swiped Ambulance

Jaxon Leone had plenty of `em​We've all heard that urban legend about the drunk guy who drives off in the cop car and forgets all about it...You know, he's in a black-out, and he goes home and passes out, and then the next day, he's woken by an angry cop beating down his door, and there's the cop ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: Houston Heights

​This week on Health Department Roundup, we visit the historic Houston Heights, and marvel at our city's most aggressively quaint neighborhood. And the grimiest corners of its restaurant kitchens. An April 9 pre-opening inspection at Les Givrals (4601 Washington Ave.), found the floors not co ... More >>

McCain Bows Out

No, not that McCain. Our own McCain's, right here in Houston. It seems the economic crisis we're currently experiencing has claimed yet another victim: McCain's Market on Heights Boulevard abruptly closed up shop on Saturday, January 10th. The owners placed a note on the front door explaining tha ... More >>

Height’s Holiday Home Tour

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City of Angels

Fit or Fat, Houston?

The Warrior Ramirez

For Macario, the fight for Chicano causes and culture is far from over

O Little Town of West Texas

Lee Friedlander goes to homes for the holidays

Letters

Party On, Dan

Who knew HPD gave away free heroin shots?

For Whom the Hell Tolls

Heights residents fear the toll road authority's new land acquisition plans

Best Neighborhood Spot in the Heights

A Century of Progress

Guitarist Huey Long is from all the eras

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Getting Off

Houston-based Sex Addicts Anonymous knows the lesson well: For those caught in the Bubble, lust has no limits

Face To Face

The murder of their loved one haunted Amy and Linda White until a Texas prison mediation program brought them together with the killer. Now they've all got their answers -- and unique justice.

Mr. Blum Goes to Washington

Anti-affirmative-action crusader hits the road (at least for now)

Letters

It's the Little Things

Carter & Cooley

Hot-blooded

Opera in the Heights brings Italy to Houston with Puccini's Tosca

It's Jackie's Neighborhood

Attention, drunks, drug runners, cactus thieves, and other enemies of Sunset Heights: Jackie Harris is looking for you. And she's got her machete.

Full Service Filmmaker

Eagle Pennell's advice for independent directors? Fight.