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This Week in Craft Beer: Ash Bash Continues, Beer Legislation News and More

It's a busy week in beer. That said, it always seems to be a busy week in beer around here lately thanks to Houston's growth in the industry over the past two years. The Craft Brewer's Conference is wrapping up in Washington D.C. and we're creeping closer to National Craft Beer Week, but there's ple ... More >>

Upcoming Events: Bake Like Bouchon at Central Market

Aspiring pastry chefs and home bakers -- don't all freak out at once. Christina Tosi, award-winning pastry chef at Momofuku Milk Bar, and Sebastien Rouxel, author executive pastry chef for Bouchon and the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, are both headed to Houston to teach one-off cooking classes at ... More >>

A Visiting Celebrities Guide To Houston's Sights, Sounds, And Eats

This week the city of Houston will be pummeled with celebs, reality-show dander, 30K-wannabe socialites, and pro athletes in town for the NBA All-Star Game at the Toyota Center. Though the game isn't until Sunday evening, the parties and madness will begin on Wednesday and run until next Monday mo ... More >>

Underdogs and Juggernauts

The 10 best new restaurants of 2012.

The Top 10 Texas Beers of 2012

Taking a look back just four years to former Houston Press food critic Robb Walsh's list of Top 10 Texas beers from 2008 shows what a difference a few years make. While the list holds some very solid selections, like Pale Moon and Live Oak Pilz -- as well as one carry-over to this list-- the sheer ... More >>

Dallas Beer Scene: Revolver Brewing Gets Serious in Granbury

It's been a big year for craft beer in Texas. One of the biggest stories, however, is news that hasn't quite made its way down to Houston. Dallas is currently experiencing a boom in breweries as big as, if not bigger than, the expansion Houston and Austin have seen in past years. Dallas/Fort Worth a ... More >>

Dallas Beer Scene: Lakewood Brewing Brings Its A Game

It's been a big year for craft beer in Texas. One of the biggest stories, however, is news that hasn't quite made its way down to Houston. Dallas is currently experiencing a boom in breweries as big as, if not bigger than, the expansion Houston and Austin have seen in past years. Dallas/Fort Worth a ... More >>

Dallas Beer Scene: The Common Table Owner Corey Pond Gives Us an Insider's Look at What's Brewing in DFW

It's been quite the year for craft beer in Texas. One of the biggest stories, however, is news that hasn't quite made its way down to Houston. Dallas is currently experiencing a boom in breweries that's as big as, if not bigger than, the expansions Houston and Austin have seen in past years. (See "T ... More >>

Joel Osteen & Lakewood Mostly Win Copyright Suit Filed by Indie Duo

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen, dismissing many of the copyright claims filed against them by an indie-music duo who said the church using their music would alienate their listeners. Richard Cupolo and John Emanuele, who perform as The American Dollar, had sai ... More >>

Alvaro Guzman: Volunteer Sues Lakewood Over False Child-Sex Accusations

We wrote last May about Alvaro Guzman, a Lakewood Church volunteer who was arrested on charges of fondling an eight-year-old autistic boy. Not only has Guzman been cleared of the charges -- a grand jury refused to indict him -- he is suing Lakewood for putting him through hell, court documents show ... More >>

Caption This Shirtless-Joel Osteen Photo

TMZ has blessed us with this photo of Lakewood's just-sued Joel Osteen, who obviously has been able to take time from helping the poor and downtrodden to work out a couple of hours a day. Obviously, it needs a caption. We ask for your help.

Joel Osteen's Reality Show

Some suggestions from us.

Joel Osteen's Reality Show: How It Will Be If Based on Any of Six Current Shows

From the producer of Survivor.​TMZ has reported that Lakewood Church's Joel and Victoria Osteen will be the stars of a new reality show by the producer of Survivor. "The premise of the show is that ordinary people will give up several days or longer to go on a mission with Joel Osteen, one o ... More >>

The 6 Ugliest Rich Churches In Houston

Jesus, mad at the money-chagers for building such an ugly church​We do love our churchin' here in Houston. And our donatin', which allows churches to build massive, eye-catching temples. And some of them turn out very ugly. We're not talking about churches who don't have much money -- or who ... More >>

Bring the Stink

Readers can't wait to try Yummy Stinky

TxDOT Sues Over Steamy Novel

It's titled Don't Mess With Texas.

25 Signs That You Aren't From Houston

That's right, you're not from Houston​Earlier this week Arturo Valdes was pulled over for speeding down the West Loop feeder road in the City of Bellaire. After finding "irregularities" with his registration (probably something other than a Bellaire or West U address), Bellaire cops called in ... More >>

Marcos Witt: Christian Superstar, Houston's Best-Kept Secret

Allison Wagoner​Marcos Witt has won four Latin Grammys, written 10 books, and has more than a million fans on Facebook. Considering he's also a Houstonian, we were confused as to why we'd never heard anything about him. After some investigative work, we discovered that his niche is obscure, o ... More >>

The Girls Gone Wild Bus: Where It Should Go In Houston

Photo by Marc BrubakerWe have better suggestions for Houston spots for this bus to visit​When the Girls Gone Wild tour bus is spotted around town, as our own Katharine Shilcutt nodded to on Twitter, people are wont to talk. Speculation begins to pop up, and the town starts abuzz - where is it, ... More >>

The Glamour Boyz: Beware Of Found Footage

Every day Rocks Off trolls the tubes of you in search of videos to share. If you have something that you think deserves to be video of the day, send a link to jef_rouner at yahoo dot com. ​One of your daily video guide's favorite people is Rocks Off's own Craig Hlavaty. His articles are well- ... More >>

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner.

Juggalos Never Cease To Be Entertaining

Marc Brubaker Two Juggalos at ICP's most recent Houston show, October 2009 at Warehouse Live.​ Tomorrow night, Houston-area fans of Insane Clown Posse will descend on Walter's on Washington for one of the periodic "Gathering of the Juggalos." We'll have a full report on the Faygo-doused eve ... More >>

Lakewood Church May Open a Charter School

​Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church is developing a proposal to start a charter school for autistic children that would open in the fall of 2011.Nancy Manley, executive principal in the Houston ISD's charter and alternative schools office, mentioned Lakewood's plans during her address to the Senate Edu ... More >>

Annise Parker To Tighten Up & Treat Her Right At Inaugural

​Mayor-elect Annise Parker's swearing-in ceremony Monday over the weekend will be private, but after that on Monday it's an eclectic mix of events and personalities for the public to share in.It includes a Discovery Green concert featuring two Houston performers who had hits a long while ago: Arch ... More >>

Noncombat Deaths: Another Casualty of War

The mass shooting at Fort Hood was just one of a growing number of troubling military deaths, murders and suicides.

"Just Us Ninjas Getting Shitfaced": ICP and Juggalo Nation Invade Warehouse Live

[Ed. Note: We are happy to report that Craig Hlavaty is safe and sound, if a little under the weather. Here is his report from Wednesday's ICP show.] Photos by Marc Brubaker/ Click here for a slideshow​ "Hey man, you look lonely. How's it going?" asks a big jolly Juggalo, face painted in a ... More >>

Flannel File: The Descendents

One hot morning in August of 1997, my little brother and I hopped on MARTA (Mom wouldn't let me use the car) and moseyed on down to the Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta for the third-ever Warped Tour. Should the writer of a column about experimental music be ashamed of having gone to the Warped Tour ... More >>

Even Burt Reynolds In That Black Trans-Am, All Gonna Meet Down At The Lakewood Yacht Club

Houston is once again proudly claiming its mantle for all things classy. For it is here -- not in Paris, not in Monaco or Palm Springs -- where Burt Reynold's legendary Bandit will be auctioned off next month.What is the Bandit, you ask, obviously putting down your dog-eared copy of Recherche du Tem ... More >>

Depart From Me! I Never Knew You, Eaters of Bacon

...by eliminating bacon from your diet. Wait...what?Did you know that Joel Osteen is kicking it old school now?  And by old school, I mean Old Testament.  Straight outta Hebron! The new-agey motivational speaker preacher at Lakewood Church took a bizarrely old-fashioned ap ... More >>

Depart From Me! I Never Knew You, Eaters of Bacon

...by eliminating bacon from your diet. Wait...what?Did you know that Joel Osteen is kicking it old school now?  And by old school, I mean Old Testament.  Straight outta Hebron! The new-agey motivational speaker preacher at Lakewood Church took a bizarrely old-fashioned ap ... More >>

“Are Our Gods the Same Gods?”

These four experts try to find common ground among the world’s religions

Embrace The Inflatable Ads, Houston

In The Re-Match, Second Baptist Again Kicks Lakewood's Ass

Wayne Dolcefino and Other "Celebs" I Have Spotted

Family Matters: Joel Osteen Meets with Activist Jay Bakker

Pregnant Bitches, Gay Christians and Swindling Baptists

One dog-lover gets a surprise

Tight Fight: Bring Back the Summit!

Mail Call

Vlog Spot

Show God the Money

Time magazine's star speaks out

Oh, Yes

En la Calle

Houston joins the revolución

Meet the Beatle

John Lennon's other art takes center stage in "When I'm Sixty Four"

A Compaq with the Lord

Credit boyish heir Osteen for Lakewood's higher power

Letters

Letters

Economy Size

PJ's Root Beer Float

Preaching to the Choir

Plus: Feudal Follies, Life in the Slow Lane, Facts and Fantasy

Power House

What do Lakewood Church and its pastor Joel Osteen have that most mainline Protestant denominations don't? People. Lots of them. And in an assortment of colors.

Night & Day

April 30 - May 6, 1998

The Year of Living Anxiously

Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?