Marvin Zindler

Marvin Zindler, 1921-2007

$13 at Original Napoli Flying Pizza on Beechnut

$13 at Fadi's Mediterranean Grill

Ten Jinxed Houston Restaurant Locations

The Bright Side Of Pollution

The Year of Living Anxiously

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

Local TV Anchors -- The Legends Are Disappearing

The New York Times reports today that the veteran anchor, the mainstay glamor position in local TV news, may become a thing of the past.Falling ratings, slashed budgets and the obsession to woo young viewers all has management axing legends who have been around for years in their market.(The Times c ... More >>

The Famous And Not-So-Famous Of HISD's "Prominent Alumni" List

You probably don't realize it, but the Houston school district's website has a page dedicated to prominent alumni, listed by high school.Unfortunately, many of the "prominent" alumni are politicians, especially current and former HISD board members. Any definition of "prominent" that includes HISD b ... More >>

Changing Channels

For decades, 13 ruled the Houston airwaves. Now 11 is coming on strong. Is KTRK's broadcast dynasty losing its hold?

A History Lesson

The Confederate House feeds us on what Houston was -- for better and worse

Sixties Survivor

Gene Locke rises from the streets to City Hall without disavowing his past

Who Would You Rather?

So the other night my dear friend Tamarie and I spent too long on the phone engaged in a game called Who Would You Rather? You know, that classic girl game of who you would rather sleep with. The problem was that Tamarie was high on prescription cough syrup, and I'd had a couple of G&Ts, so the c ... More >>

Hot Stuff

Haveli turns up the temperatureto make an impression

Dish

Haveli turns up the temperatureto make an impression

The Mean Spirit of Texas?

Two veteran TV news reporters accuse Channel 11 of age discrimination

Cracked

Two veteran TV news reporters accuse Channel 11 of age discrimination

Storm Damage

Two veteran TV news reporters accuse Channel 11 of age discrimination

Dish

Felix rises again

What You Missed

Felix rises again

Conventional Wisdom

Houston media hit the GOP convention

The Stars of HISD

"Prominent" takes on new meaning

Dinner, Dessert and Whores

"Prominent" takes on new meaning

Cavatore Italian Restaurant's

Cavatore's Coffee

Answering the Musical Question

Wesley Willis's ghost in the machine pays rock 'n' roll tribute to notorious Houstonians

Buckets o' Fun

Life's a beach at the AIA Sandcastle Competition

Best Consumer Advocates

Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston

Write On

Jim Maxfield's Tanglewood Pharmacy is home to the autographs of the rich and famous

Rewriting History

The Chron pities the fools who bought Enron's hype

Letters

Filling the Gulf, Anime Alert, Harsh on Harsh

Confidence Man

Is the BBB's Dan Parsons the most honest man in Houston?

Take a Number

Does the health department's grading system ensure safe restaurants? Or is it just fuzzy math?

News Hostage

Does the health department's grading system ensure safe restaurants? Or is it just fuzzy math?

Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

Does the health department's grading system ensure safe restaurants? Or is it just fuzzy math?

R.I.P. Dom DeLuise

According to multiple reports, actor, comedian, chef and cookbook author Dom DeLuise has passed away in Los Angeles at age 75. DeLuise starred in several Mel Brooks movies, including Blazing Saddles (above) and Spaceballs, as well as The End with Burt Reynolds, The Muppet Movie and just about every ... More >>

Marvin Zindler, Going Back To The Chicken Ranch One Last Time

Next month will be two years since Houston has been robbed of the bewigged, be-surgeried, bellowing presence of Marvin Zindler.His friends and family are planning to mark the occasion with a special presentation of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Which is kind of odd, really.Zindler was forever ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Phantom of the Opera, Reckless, The Wiz

Next month will be two years since Houston has been robbed of the bewigged, be-surgeried, bellowing presence of Marvin Zindler.His friends and family are planning to mark the occasion with a special presentation of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Which is kind of odd, really.Zindler was forever ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Phantom of the Opera, Ps and Qs: the ABCs of Manners, Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood

Next month will be two years since Houston has been robbed of the bewigged, be-surgeried, bellowing presence of Marvin Zindler.His friends and family are planning to mark the occasion with a special presentation of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Which is kind of odd, really.Zindler was forever ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Andrews Brothers, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Phantom of the Opera, Ps and Qs: the ABCs of Manners

Next month will be two years since Houston has been robbed of the bewigged, be-surgeried, bellowing presence of Marvin Zindler.His friends and family are planning to mark the occasion with a special presentation of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Which is kind of odd, really.Zindler was forever ... More >>

R.I.P., Marvin Zindler's Angels

​It's been a little over two years since Houston legend Marvin Zindler took his shock wig, blue-tinted eyeglasses and excessively nipped-and-tucked face to that great Ice Machine in the Sky.For a while after his demise, KTRK kept alive his Angels in Action program, where doctors and other professi ... More >>

Boosted Booze and Marvin's Angels

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The 10 Biggest Houston Bummers Of The Decade

As we noted earlier this week, the fast-approaching end of the first decade of the 21st century brings with it a lot of lists.Some will be national; this will be strictly local. A lot of great things happened in Houston in the ten years of The Oughts, but a lot of bad things happened too. It's calle ... More >>

Fort Bend, You Could Have Had A "Patrick Swayze Elementary"

​Fort Bend is opening a new elementary, and they threw open the naming process. Three dozen suggestions came in.Some were old school: Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Honest Abe doesn't tend to get many things named after him these days outside of Illinois.Hillary Clinton Elementary? It would have ... More >>

Enron The Musical Gets Only Slightly Better Reviews Than Enron The Company

Photo courtesy EnronThey sing, they dance, they rip off your 401(k): What a night at the theater!​Houston has inspired many Broadway plays, if you count Marvin Zindler in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and define "many" as "one."But now it's two!!! Enron, a semi-musical, opened on the Great White ... More >>

5 Places Seniors Like to Eat

Erika RayBarbecue Inn's famous fried chicken. ​When you find yourself in one of these establishments to partake of some tasty vittles (because don't seniors call food "vittles"?), look around and we'll bet the median age is older than 60. If you enjoy the geriatric crowd as we do, check out so ... More >>

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Enjoy "I Will Always Love You" on key and sans squeaks

The Mother Truckers

Enjoy "I Will Always Love You" on key and sans squeaks

This Week in Deliciousness

Was this kangaroo cooked in a sauce made with pale ale? Because it tastes... hoppy.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're organizing a bonfire of Paula Deen cookbooks. We found Savannah Style a mere two shelves over from Alain Chapel's La cuisine c'est beauco ... More >>

Long Live the Houston Press, Be It Dead or Alive

Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated. ​ The New York Times is all over our radar these days. Whether it's the Cleveland gang rape story, the former Chronicle employees' wedding announcement or the paper's new subscription service, the Old Gray Lady has been more relevant for the ... More >>

“Bayou City Noir: The Photography of Marvin Zindler”

Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated. ​ The New York Times is all over our radar these days. Whether it's the Cleveland gang rape story, the former Chronicle employees' wedding announcement or the paper's new subscription service, the Old Gray Lady has been more relevant for the ... More >>

“Bayou City Noir: The Photography of Marvin Zindler”

Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated. ​ The New York Times is all over our radar these days. Whether it's the Cleveland gang rape story, the former Chronicle employees' wedding announcement or the paper's new subscription service, the Old Gray Lady has been more relevant for the ... More >>