Little League Baseball Inc.

He’s Roger Clemens, and He Supports That Message

Slinging Frito Pies Is Serious Business

Texans-Saints: Where’s the Andre Johnson Jersey?

Intergalactic Dance Party

Never Been To A Gun Raffle? Head To Manvel

Digest This

Plus: Playing Hardball, Clam Dip, The Bridegroom Responds

Out of the Park

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

Press Picks

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

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 >>

Letters

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 >>

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

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 >>

Rounding Third

There are big problems in the Little League

Bar X Views

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

Nipples to the Wind

Coco and Anderson deliver a night of silliness

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

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

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

WAKA lets you do it playground-style

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.

Seventh-Inning Stretch

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

Glamorous Youth

Sharon Osbourne put the local kids of Pure Rubbish in front of millions on MTV. Then things fell apart.

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

Playmaker

Houston's Bo Eason was among the NFL's toughest tacklers. But he takes his hardest hits in writing about his very intimate House of Pain.

House of Pain

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

You Gotta Want It

And other lessons for the Sharpstown All-Stars

Playbill

GWAR

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Play Ball! Songs That Distract Us From The Astros' Impending Disappointment

​This week's He Said She Said is brought to you by the Houston Astros and the letter "D," which stands for disappointment. No other thing in He Said's life, other than a woman, has brought more sadness and dysfunction. But at least the Astros have never broken off an engagement with us or punched ... More >>

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 >>

God-Fearing Gangster

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

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 >>

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 >>

C&D & Nostalgia

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

Craig James for Senate! The Campaign Begins (w/ VIDEO)

He does have one very good reason to vote for him...​I'm not a big politics guy. I don't like to talk politics on my radio show (EVER), I don't like to talk politics in social situations (People take it too personally), and I don't spend any of my free time studying the issues (I spend my free ... More >>

The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Pizza Places

No.​For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of Houston® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the winner had hefty competition from other Houston bars and restaurants. ... More >>