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  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Dear Fox Sports Houston: Your Astros Broadcast Suck

    Dear Fox Sports Houston: I realize this is your last season with the cable rights to the Houston Astros. I realize that at this time next year you'll probably be losing cable systems while justifying that Little League game you're putting on in primetime. I also realize that you're tied into Fox S ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 19, 2012

    CFS and a Cigarette

    City Cafe, an old-school diner in South Houston, still turns out a stellar breakfast.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Hot Dr Pepper with Lemon: The Ultimate Texas Cold Weather Drink

    ​When I was in college, Dr Pepper ruled our campus (and so did Drayton McLane, but that's a story for another day). No, seriously. It became the official soft drink of Baylor back in 1997. And along with it came Dr Pepper Hour, formerly Coke Hour. Baylor University isn't just renowned for bei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Fifth Ward Saints: Presenting Discipline, Accountability And Fun To Children Through Football

    The Fifth Ward Saints offers discipline and fun through the game of football.​One would hope that Carlos Honore has a phone plan that he's happy with, because his little black cell phone is constantly buzzing. Calls from players asking if practice is on after a early rain; parents wondering about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Mascot School: How To Entertain, And What About Having To Pee?

    Photos by GROOVEHOUSEHeads up, people​See a slideshow from mascot camp. Saturday morning around eight, merely a handful of hours after my Friday night had ended, I was standing next to the administration entrance at the Toyota Center with a group of high school and college mascots, their parents, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Game Time: FREE BEER!...Now That I Have Your Attention, Behold My TEXANS HOME RUN DERBY Dream Team

    The thrill of Celebrity Home Run Derby​Save the date!Free beer will be served at Nick's Place on Friday, May 28. Well, to be clear, since there are probably legalities involved in a bar literally giving away beer, someone will be paying for the beer -- and that someone is my co-host John Harris. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Game Time: Sifting Through Mark McGwire's Bullshit

    ​At this point, using the word "courageous" to define any of the performance-enhancing drug users of baseball's Steroid Era that "come clean" about their transgressions is a bit disingenuous. "Courageous" would be their giving back all of the money that steroids helped them make. So if you're look ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    New Burgers at Hubcap Grill

    Photos by J.C. ReidRicky CraigIn a previous post about taco burgers, I mentioned I had struck up a conversation with Ricky Craig, owner of Hubcap Grill, and offered my services as a taste-tester for any new burgers he might be working on. This week I got the call. Craig invited me and several other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    A 16,000-Word Rant Against UH's Baseball Coach Becomes The Hit Of The Internet

    UH Coach NobleWarning. Before you click on this link, make sure you've had breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Make sure you've used the toilet, and make sure you've set your DVR to record anything that you might conceivably want to watch for the next two weeks. That's how long this thing is. (And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Remember Dickie Thon? Well, You Should.

    UH Coach NobleWarning. Before you click on this link, make sure you've had breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Make sure you've used the toilet, and make sure you've set your DVR to record anything that you might conceivably want to watch for the next two weeks. That's how long this thing is. (And ... More >>

  • News

    June 26, 2008

    What Happens When Chronically Ill Kids Grow Up

    Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system

  • Culture

    April 24, 2008

    Capsule Stage Reviews: La Bohème, Leading Ladies, Love Loves a Pornographer, Rounding Third, Twelve Angry Men

    Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system

  • Culture

    April 17, 2008

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Gutenberg! The Musical!, La Bohème, Rounding Third, Underneath the Lintel, Young and Fertle

    Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Sunday Afternoon: Ramsay Midwood at Under the Volcano

    Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    2007 Music Year in Review

    Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system

  • Calendar

    October 18, 2007

    Steven Wright

    This comedy legend never knew he would be such an influence

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    Eyes on the Prize

    Everyone's All-American Joe Savery and the top-ranked Rice Owls fight for college baseball glory

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Don't Ask, Don't Be

    A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military

  • Film

    December 29, 2005

    Little Misses

    Introducing the best movies of 2005 you probably didn't see

  • Music

    October 27, 2005

    Base Raps

    Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    No Redemption

    A child molester wants back into society and the American dream

  • News

    September 1, 2005

    Cranked

    Meth users are really proDuctive, sExy, hAppy anD slim

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Excess Hollywood

    In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, '05 may be a pleasant surprise.

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Westward Whoa!

    Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California

  • Music

    March 17, 2005

    Apocalypse Pretty Soon!

    No hipster or Christian will survive Eef Barzelay's dry rage

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Gambling on Iraq

    Hundreds of Houstonians have signed up for wartime jobs with KBR. The hefty paychecks come with a scary, bloody price.

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Tee Time

    Lee High School dropped football, deciding golf was a better sport for its kids, no matter how poor or new to this country they might be

  • Culture

    September 18, 2003

    The Good, the Bad and the Humidity

    Eleven artists work up a show about Houston past and present

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2003

    Just Do It

    Selling out isn't on Michael W. Dean's list

  • News

    January 23, 2003

    Showdown at the Bar X

    There ain't enough room in this town for Helen Phillips and her enemies

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Klan Comedy

    Plus: Driving Him Mad, Cable Curse, Gay Players

  • Music

    November 28, 2002

    Glamorous Youth

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

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Digest This

    Plus: Playing Hardball, Clam Dip, The Bridegroom Responds

  • News

    June 28, 2001

    The Transgender Menace Next Door

    She's here. She's queer. The neighbors are used to it.

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    GOP Mayoral Pipe Dreams

    West U rejected them, so how will they ever win Houston's City Hall?

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Rob Todd Unredacted

    Desperately seeking Susan

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    Getting to the Show

    Minor leaguers toil away, hoping for a shot at the majors. One of them, Round Rock's Jason Green, got a call from the Astros, giving him a chance to live the dream. Others labor on.

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Double Image

    Does selling George W. Bush mean Mark McKinnon has sold out?

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    The Outcasts

    After the Littleton massacre, Brazosport High cracked down on its own "freaks" which only left them more alienated

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    The Truth is Out There

    Pharmacist Garland Gross says Deer Park police have abused him for ten years. Police say Gross is a jerk who harasses them.

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Meet the Aztec Love God

    Novelist Tony Diaz stirs up a Latino writers movement in Houston and, in some respects, becomes his own main character

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Situational Ethics

    As Jew Don Boney has moved upward in public life, have his values changed to meet his needs rather than those of his constituents?

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    A Family Affair

    Roland Garcia has the political backing to be the U.S. Attorney for South Texas. He also has a brother imprisoned for murder and drug trafficking -- a fact he somehow forgot to tell his congressional sponsors. That may not be enough to disqualify him, but

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    In The Rough

    In its quest for a Municipal golf course, Lake jackson learned a valuable lesson: Never buy land without checking it out first. Unfortunately, the lesson came six years too late.

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Gayland's Choice

    Gayland Randle was there the night Paul Broussard was murdered, but he never laid a hand on the victim. So why is Randle doing 15 years in prison?

  • News

    June 15, 1995

    Mad Dog's Demise

    Alan Mabry was a man on a mission. His death last month left friends, colleagues and authorities baffled -- as did his obsessive life.

  • News

    May 4, 1995

    The Law East of Downtown

    With his army of volunteer deputies, Victor Trevino is Harris County's most innovative and open lawman. But his sharp tongue hasn't endeared him to other politicians. And some wonder if all his power has gone to his head.

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