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Locavores, Meet Invasivores: Cooking and Eating Invasive Lionfish at Haven

Invasive species are nothing new. Neither is eating them, as anyone who's eaten Cambodian water spinach -- much of it grown here in Houston -- will tell you. But bringing in water spinach from Cambodia and growing it for profit (despite its status over here as a noxious weed) is entirely different ... More >>

Texans-Saints: Five Things To Watch

Every even-numbered year since I got into radio in 2007 (and perhaps even before that, I just wasn't paying attention), the Houston Texans would travel east on I-10 in mid-August (actually, to be more accurate, they probably flew charter) to practice for the entire week against the New Orleans Saint ... More >>

Congratulations Galveston, You Are Only 96 Percent Honest

A few weeks back I told you about Honest Tea's "honesty experiment" where they planned to set up a few unmanned kiosks across the country offering their bottles of iced tea for with a jar asking for $1, with payment based on the honor system. Many of you were rightfully confused, asking where the "h ... More >>

2012 Summer Guide: Summer in the City

App of the Week: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo App

App: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Platform: iPhone, Android Website: Apple Store, Android Store Cost: Free One of the growing trends in app development is the use of location-based apps for very specific events. It started with large concerts like Austin City Limits and spread to big conference ... More >>

No Light Rail For Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest

Buses will take the place of rail​Thanks, Metro: You've taken away the best option for getting to and from the Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest. There's no light-rail service this weekend "to allow Texas Children's Hospital to continue construction on a pedestrian bridge over Fannin ... More >>

How Not to Text a Teen

Lewd sexts to 14-year-old

Featherface: Dreams Of Peacocks And The Great Gatsby

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. ​Houston's own Featherface is a very interesting little group of indie-rockers. The music is ethereal, atmospheric, but somehow sinister un ... More >>

Houston's Bachelors a Prize?

Rankings tell different tales

Houston "Best Bachelor" City: But Aren't We Also Fattest, Sweatiest, Dumbest, Etc. Etc.?

If you like your bachelors with bad teeth, Houston's your town​Hair Balls was stoked by Houston's ass-kicking turnout in recent national listings, including Fast Company's "city of the year," and Rent.com's ranking of us as the best city for bachelors. The highly scientific Rent.com survey fo ... More >>

Your Gathering at Memorial Park Might Require a Permit. Or It Might Not.

Hermann Park photo by Flickr user darkhairedgirl If you and a group of friends are planning on training for April's MS150 ride by barraging the picnic loop at Memorial Park, be prepared to show police an official permit to gather. While permits have always been required for large gatherings at the c ... More >>

Wet and Half Naked

One way to smuggle cash

Passionate Prius Drivers

A Facebook page for the victims

Houston Zoo Cute-Off: A Competition For The Ages

The Houston Zoo is filled with animals so astoundingly cute that they're almost a danger to the public.But only one can be The Cutest of All.It has come time to determine who exactly should wear that noble title: Harr, the White-Faced Saki Monkey? Zuri, the African Pygmy Falcon? Some other contender ... More >>

Fat Tony Leaks New Freestyle Track

Marc Brubaker​Thursday night, local rapper Fat Tony sent us this leak of a freestyle he recorded back over the Christmas holidays with Tom Cruz, June James and Smash Bro. Shit like this makes us feel like badasses while sitting in our cubicle drinking coffee and fielding e-mails from PR people. T ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Allison Hunter: Zoosphere", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema", "Eileen Maxson: Orphans of Failure",

Capsule Art Reviews: "2010 Glassell Core Exhibition", "Allison Hunter: Zoosphere", "Dirty Secrets from the Cataract Cinema", "Eileen Maxson: Orphans of Failure", "Steve Wolfe on Paper"

"Allison Hunter: Zoosphere"

Step into my zoo

Princess Day at the Houston Zoo

Ribitt, ribbit, Your Highness

Our Most-Viewed Posts of 2009

Awwwwwww...​When we sat down to assess our most popular posts of the year, the result wasn't entirely unexpected -- a blend of the sublimely bizarre, the achingly silly and the shockingly outrageous news from the year. In short, the average American's news interests in a nutshell. Below are o ... More >>

"La La La -- I Was On Drugs": Hair Balls's Seven Favorite Memories Of The Houston Zoo

We recently stumbled on this video made by the Houston Zoo, wherein people recall their favorite memories of the place. With the long Labor Day Weekend coming up, Hair Balls has a few memories of its own...

City Council Once Again Considers BARC; Once Again Does Little To Nothing

Photo by abcrumley​City Council delayed voting again on extending the contract for Gerry Fusco, the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care's interim chief. Council members Ronald Green and Pam Holm asked that the vote be tabled. (Green told Hair Balls earlier this week that he hadn't read the contra ... More >>

While You Weren't Tweeting: It's Back to School Time

​Take a stroll down any aisle in Target.  Pirouette through the airy walkways at the Houston Zoo.  Squint your eyes in disbelief at a nearly abandoned Discovery Green.  Go ahead; try it.  There's something markedly different in the world today, isn't there?Oh, helloooooo, ... More >>

Adult Wink

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Photo Day at the Zoo

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Houston Zoo To Unveil OH DEAR GOD THAT IS CUTE

On March 28, the Houston Zoo will unveil its new star attraction: a rare red panda named Toby. Holy hell, Toby is cute.Have you ever seen one of these things? Photo by harlequeenProbably not, unless you happen to live in the Himalayan foothills between 5,000 and 13,000 feet. Red pandas eat ex ... More >>

Twilight Walk on the Wild Side

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Trails to Terror

2008 Halloween Guide

Trails to Terror

2007 Halloween Guide

SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

Spooky Spotlight

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

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