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Astros Opening Day 2013: Fans Weigh In With Hopes & Opinions On AL Baseball

For as long as I remember, I've been a baseball fan. Which is kinda strange considering I never played Little League, didn't learn how to hold a bat or catch a ball until my best friend taught me in high school, and my father's favorite sports team are fútbol-playing goats (Las Chivas Rayadas de Gu ... More >>

Foul Balls, Philosophy and Baseball Gods: Notes from the Houston College Classic

Six teams. Three days. Nine games. Seventy-one innings, give or take a couple here and there. So was The Astros Foundation 2013 College Classic. And after sitting through all nine games and three days, it's safe to say that this weekend was anything but a classic of college baseball. Most of the ga ... More >>

Summing Up the 2012 VMAs In One Awkward Photo

By the time you finish this sentence, the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards will have been over for more than 12 hours (unless they're still killing you with that damn endless loop). Your brain will have turned to mush, your Twitter and dFacebook timelines slowly rebuilding themselves from ash and your co ... More >>

Get the Fork Out: Our Favorite Utensils

So far in life, I have never had to suffer through a so-called "formal meal." I've never had to know my salad fork from my dessert fork, my soup spoon from my whatever-the-hell-the-other-spoon-is-used-for. Thanks, Mom and Dad. I do, however, have passable table manners, with the possible except ... More >>

Awesome Little League Parent Brawl Between Some Total Losers (w/ VIDEO and Zapruder-Style Breakdown)

When I was a kid, Little League season was a fairly compact slice out of the calendar year. It started in mid April, ended in June, and then after that you were free to play sandlot ball with your buddies as you prepared for Pop Warner football to start. Nowadays, baseball is a year round deal (whi ... More >>

Vintage Baseball: The Wanderers

In 1904, Houston's base ball team couldn't find a home base.

Frito Pies (or Not) Across America

I suffer under no delusions that Frito pies -- whether Texan in origin or not -- are as popular outside of Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico as they are in this Frito tied-triangle. I understand that Frito pies are to our region as lutefisk suppers are to Minnesota or lobster rolls are to Maine. However, I ... More >>

Served With a Side of Nostalgia: Houston's Top 10 Time Warp Restaurants

There are restaurants which evoke a strong sense of nostalgia, even if you've never dined there before. You can look around at the picture-lined walls or the spots near the counter where the linoleum has rubbed away and know that you are only a small speck of the humanity that this place has served ... More >>

Corkscrew BBQ: Solid 'Cue in Spring

Although "spring" is right around the corner (more like summer at this rate), the solid barbecue at Corkscrew BBQ at 24930 Budde Road is actually to be found in Spring, just south of The Woodlands. There, in a gravel lot off a quiet side road, Will and Nichole Buckman have set up a simple shop with ... More >>

C&D & Nostalgia

This South Houston burger joint with a small-town vibe serves tasty, old-school burgers.

Six Horrible Ceremonial First Pitches -- A Video Anthology

When a wookie outthrows you.....​I preface this post, a post where I'm about to ridicule people for making awful ceremonial first pitches at professional baseball games, by saying that I would dread throwing out a first pitch at a baseball game. I would be a nervous wreck all day long leading ... More >>

Eric Allison: Alleged Child Molester Fished Dirty Diapers Out of Family-Restaurant Dumpsters

These are TOO CLEAN, damnit.​We're not sure if there's a 12-step group for (alleged) child molesters, but if so, Eric Allison's introduction might go like this: "Hi everyone. My name is Eric, and I (allegedly) fish dirty diapers out of trash bins at popular family entertainment establishments ... More >>

God-Fearing Gangster

National buzz builds, but J-Dawg has already lived a rapper's life.

Violence, F-Bombs: Texas City Little League Is A Quentin Tarantino Movie

From now on, no one under 17 will be admitted to a Little League baseball game in Texas City unless accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.At least that's the way it should be, if recent events are any indication: A brawl between coaches that resulted in two arrests a couple of weeks ago, and no ... More >>

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): The Mad Libs Edition

Hair Balls was cleaning out our closet the other day and, right there next to our old Little League uniform and a fossilized finger-bone of Jimmy Hoffa, was a stack of old Mad Libs books. It unleashed a flood of memories -- staying up past bedtime with friends, laughing like fools as we co ... More >>

Houston 101: The End Of Gaslight Video Spells The Final Demise Of The West U. Tenderloin

​With the recent verdict against Eugene Etheridge and the permanent closure of his infamous Gaslight Video on Bellaire Boulevard in the West University area, an era has drawn to a close. No longer can the 3500 block of Bellaire be accurately described as the Red Light District of West University P ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle French Fry

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt Five Guys vs. Jax GrillDid you know that Monday was National French Fry Day? Yeah, neither did we. We were still distracted by trying unsuccessfully to find poutine for Canada Day (July 1, ya hosers). But take National French Fry Day and combine it with Bastille D ... More >>

Food Fight: Battle Frito Pie

In theory, Frito pie should be a relatively difficult thing to screw up. It's just a bag of Fritos and some chili with shredded cheese on top (and onions, if you're not one of those obnoxiously fussy eaters). But in reality, the Frito pie is greater than the sum of its parts: It's an ... More >>

Why Does Memorial Day Suck In Houston?

Photo by Paul KeleherIf you've ever lived outside of Texas or the Deep South, you can find yourself asking a simple question: What the hell happened to Memorial Day?Up north and back east, it's a huge event. Every little town has a parade, there's a ceremony, people really, really look forward to it ... More >>

Let's Jump To Conclusions About That Bellaire Cop

Photo courtesy HCSOBellaire police officer Jeff Cotton, who was indicted for shooting Robert Tolan, insists he's not someone who indulges in racial profiling. Well, he doesn't insist. Nor does his attorney. Instead, a spokesman for his attorney insists, to the Houston Chronicle, that he's no ... More >>

Astros Bring The Game To Acres Homes

Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

Never Been To A Gun Raffle? Head To Manvel

Intergalactic Dance Party

Slinging Frito Pies Is Serious Business

Rounding Third

There are big problems in the Little League

He’s Roger Clemens, and He Supports That Message

Nipples to the Wind

Coco and Anderson deliver a night of silliness

Bad Checks

Sure you can ferret out the slimeballs in our midst? Guess again if you're relying on standard background searches in Texas

Joystick Jams

Slam it home without breaking a sweat at the NBA Live 2005 tourney

Bad News

One more awful remake strikes out

Ready for Some Fútbol?

Reliant Stadium gets worldly with the 2005 Gold Cup games

Out of the Park

Second Ward slugger Aaron Treviño scores a scholarship and prepares to leave the barrio behind

Addicted to Fluff

Racket and company's American Idol symposium

Fever Pitch

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston wants to take you out to the ball game

Kicking It

WAKA lets you do it playground-style

Best Doughnuts

Baby Blak

Once You Go Blak (Rapster/BBE)

Bend Over and Take One for the Team

Surprise, surprise. The Little League has trounced T.H. Rogers.

Bar X Views

Plus: Junk Food, Junk Suits; Pigeon Hold, Meds for the Poor

Seventh-Inning Stretch

HISD's Stripling stalls while opposing sides clamor for a decision about the T.H. Rogers playground

Paul Faaaaag!

The creator of TV's Freaks can't stop talking about being a geek

Power Plays

Behind the scenes, HISD trustee Shadwick and influential good ol' boys work to do good. And they probably have -- though maybe not for everyone.

Best Club Sandwich

Edloe St. Café & Deli

House of Pain

Former Oiler safety Bo Eason tackles the emotional and physical fallout from a career in professional football

Best Neighborhood Spot in West University

Edloe St. Cafe & Deli, 6119 Edloe, (713)666-4302

Best Place to Play Table Tennis

Houston Table Tennis Center

You Gotta Want It

And other lessons for the Sharpstown All-Stars

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