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  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    A Decidedly Non-Foodie Trip to Las Vegas

    So, this past weekend I went to Las Vegas and celebrated the wedding of two very dear friends with a bunch of my very best friends (including one who was Skyped into the ceremony from Turkey) and wore a beautiful blue dress and red lipstick and danced all night and made sure everyone in the wedding ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Houston: More Hipster-Friendly than Salt Lake City and Dallas, At Least

    Earlier this month Travel and Leisure asked their readers to rank 35 American cities on the quantity and quality of their live music scenes, coffeehouses, microbrews, and independent boutiques. They also asked their readers to quantify more ineffable qualities such as the quirkiness of a city and h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Pulling A Cee-Lo: 11 More Contemporary Artists Who Need Their Own Vegas Residency

    ​Cee-Lo Green raised eyebrows a couple of weeks ago when he announced that he was settling down -- in Las Vegas. The Grammy-winning "Fuck You" singer says that his new semi-permanent show, "Loberace," will launch Aug. 29 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Vegas Strip and run at least throu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Eat It: Restaurants Owned by Musicians

    ​Hotlanta is so hot that they can even turn their airport into a club. Stay with us. A few days ago, Ludacris announced that he will close his Asian/Singaporean restaurant, Straits, and embark on a new "restaurateur" opportunity: opening a "Chicken and Beer" restaurant inside of Atlanta's Hart ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Houston Press Halloween Bash and Costume Contest

    ​Hotlanta is so hot that they can even turn their airport into a club. Stay with us. A few days ago, Ludacris announced that he will close his Asian/Singaporean restaurant, Straits, and embark on a new "restaurateur" opportunity: opening a "Chicken and Beer" restaurant inside of Atlanta's Hart ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011

    Vampire Lesbians of Sodom

    ​Hotlanta is so hot that they can even turn their airport into a club. Stay with us. A few days ago, Ludacris announced that he will close his Asian/Singaporean restaurant, Straits, and embark on a new "restaurateur" opportunity: opening a "Chicken and Beer" restaurant inside of Atlanta's Hart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Renato De Pirro of Ristorante Cavour

    Photo by Matthew DresdenRistorante Cavour executive chef Renato De Pirro.​Last April, Renato De Pirro took over for David Denis as executive chef at Ristorante Cavour, the jewel box of a restaurant inside Uptown Park's Hotel Granduca. Whereas the Provence-born Denis had turned out sumptuous Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    This Looks Legit: 4 Craigslist Music Ads We Passed On

    Photo by Justin Sullivan​Rocks Off likes to troll CraigsList looking for ads in the musicians section. You can often find some truly original and interesting people at the very inception of their careers. You can also find rampaging lunatics who are interesting enough to talk to. But nyone w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Vera of Las Vegas

    Photo by Justin Sullivan​Rocks Off likes to troll CraigsList looking for ads in the musicians section. You can often find some truly original and interesting people at the very inception of their careers. You can also find rampaging lunatics who are interesting enough to talk to. But nyone w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 2: Jerry Jan of RA Sushi in City Centre

    Chef Jerry Jan​Yesterday, we caught up with RA Sushi's Jerry Jan about all things sushi. Today, we focus on his kitchen and life at RA Sushi (CityCentre). EOW: How long has this RA Sushi (at CityCentre) been open? JJ: This one opened in July 2009. EOW: Can you tell me a little about this b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2011

    Swimming Upstream

    Chef Jerry Jan​Yesterday, we caught up with RA Sushi's Jerry Jan about all things sushi. Today, we focus on his kitchen and life at RA Sushi (CityCentre). EOW: How long has this RA Sushi (at CityCentre) been open? JJ: This one opened in July 2009. EOW: Can you tell me a little about this b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Tilman Fertitta: ATMs for Gold Bars Are Genius

    Tilman Fertitta knows a hot trend when he sees one​Most people, when they read about the Florida ATM that disbursed bars of gold instead of cash, thought, "Good Lord, that is possibly the most idiotic thing I've ever heard in my life. And that includes the Matrix sequels." Tilman Fertitta, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Rice Owls Hit The Jackpot, And A Three-Pointer Or Two

    The Owls are heading to Vegas, baby​The Rice Owls played the first game of the Las Vegas Hoops Classic last night, and the Owls improved their record to 5-4 as they defeated the (6-5) UALR Trojans 65-55. But though the game was part of a Las Vegas basketball tournament, the game was played a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2010

    Buika

    The Owls are heading to Vegas, baby​The Rice Owls played the first game of the Las Vegas Hoops Classic last night, and the Owls improved their record to 5-4 as they defeated the (6-5) UALR Trojans 65-55. But though the game was part of a Las Vegas basketball tournament, the game was played a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Christian's Tailgate Bar & Grill

    The Owls are heading to Vegas, baby​The Rice Owls played the first game of the Las Vegas Hoops Classic last night, and the Owls improved their record to 5-4 as they defeated the (6-5) UALR Trojans 65-55. But though the game was part of a Las Vegas basketball tournament, the game was played a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

    The UFC starts the fireworks a day early with a Live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena bout between two heavyweight contenders

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    The Bar at River Oaks Theatre

    ​We recently caught a showing of Crazy Heart at River Oaks Theatre on West Gray. You know what we love about this theater? You can buy a beer here, and we don't mean in a paper cup - you can purchase a beer like you would in a bar, Heineken for $5 to enjoy with a decent bag of popcorn. And the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: It's A Family Affair

    Team roper Jay Adams. ​Rodeo cowboys basically live on the road, traveling with men and women crazy enough to ride, rope and wrestle live animals for a paycheck. Each day, Hair Balls is asking a different cowboy to tell us a little bit about himself and his wildest story from a life of rodeo. Name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Pop Rocks: Why 2010 Is Going To Suck, Pt. 2

    We covered the first half of 2010 a couple of days ago, to resounding snores, but that won't keep me from exercising my First Amendment right to complain about derivative cinematic entertainment I could otherwise easily avoid. Now then...The A-Team -- June 11 I like how shows like Beavis and Butth ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 31, 2009

    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION

    We covered the first half of 2010 a couple of days ago, to resounding snores, but that won't keep me from exercising my First Amendment right to complain about derivative cinematic entertainment I could otherwise easily avoid. Now then...The A-Team -- June 11 I like how shows like Beavis and Butth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    99 Ranch Market Grand Opening

    ​69¢ Gulf oysters and lobsters for under $9 a pound are among the grand-opening specials worth checking out at 99 Ranch Market, the new supermarket at I-10 and Blalock where the big Fiesta used to be. 99 Ranch Market is an Asian supermarket chain out of Los Angeles. The first store was called ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    When Publicists Attack: The "Dirty Tourney"

    Admittedly, here at the Press we receive all kinds of stupid shit, especially from publicists. But seldom have we gotten a press release with less social merit and higher scuzz factor than this one from WMG (Warner Music Group), entitled "Screw The NCAA's...Welcome To the DIRTY TOURNEY!" I know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    Intercontinental a Xanadu of Healthy Food, Group Somehow Says

    Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>

  • Music

    July 24, 2008

    Mastodon

    Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2008

    “Modern Jackpot: Vintage Vegas Signs by Marilyn Davenport”

    A Texas photographer captures a bit of Casino-ville’s history

  • Culture

    January 3, 2008

    Ask a Mexican

    A Texas photographer captures a bit of Casino-ville’s history

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    John Royal’s Top Twenty Sports Moments of 2007, Part One

    A Texas photographer captures a bit of Casino-ville’s history

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    How (Not) to Name Your Band

    The Adjective Nouns

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007
  • Blogs

    August 30, 2007

    $13 at Ocean Palace

    The Adjective Nouns

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2007

    $13 at Ocean Palace

    The Adjective Nouns

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2007
  • Blogs

    February 12, 2007
  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Feel My Pain

    A reporter goes after the online drug business and gets wasted

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Feel My Pain

    A reporter goes after the online drug business and gets wasted

  • Dining

    April 13, 2006

    Raw Deal

    When Andrew Jackson puts in an appearance, the hostesses at Ra Sushi pay attention

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Esquivel

    The Sights and Sounds of Esquivel!

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Pimp My Ride

    Metro's transportation-plan "adjustments"

  • Music

    January 6, 2005

    Back in the USSR

    Break out the vodka -- The Nightfly tours Houston's Russian-themed bars

  • Dining

    December 30, 2004

    Le Grand Cheesecake

    The Vegas version of Venice, or Vienna, or someplace

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2004

    High Rollers

    The party is tall and sexy at Forbidden City

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    HUSH Money

    Big cash is in the cards at the Houston Hold 'Em Tournament

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2003

    Wayne Newton

    Saturday, January 18

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002
  • Dining

    August 29, 2002

    Dream a Little Dreamcicle

    Rickshaw's Cremesicle

  • Dining

    August 1, 2002

    Lost and Found

    The Lost River Grille

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Hairdresser

    Kevin Roberts, On the Cover

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Ass-Whipping

    Browning Boxing, Radisson Suite Hotel Astrodome

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Sporting News

    Astros losing more than just games

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    News of the Weird

    Astros losing more than just games

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