Memorial High School

High School Musical, Houston Style

Prodigal Son

Houston's Cory Morrow returns home in his V6 workshop on wheels

Watch out, stock market,, here come the SOES BANDITS

And they're ready to make money the old-fashioned way: By outsmarting the big guys.

Carbonated Cash

Drink up, kids. Keep those soda dollars coming.

Tommy Tune Award Nominees Announced; St. Agnes Kicks Ass

Logo courtesy TUTSTUTS' Tommy Tune Awards have become a big deal -- they're the Tonys for high-school musicals.Which may sound lame, but the ceremony is actually pretty nice and the productions some of these schools put on are impressive.As always, they're not to be confused with these high-school T ... More >>

Letters

Logo courtesy TUTSTUTS' Tommy Tune Awards have become a big deal -- they're the Tonys for high-school musicals.Which may sound lame, but the ceremony is actually pretty nice and the productions some of these schools put on are impressive.As always, they're not to be confused with these high-school T ... More >>

Chillin' with tha Eskimoz

We have a Whatachat with the guys behind the fast-food rap video

These Kids Go to the Best Public High School in Houston

This week: Our first- through fifth-place finishers

Bayou City Music Mindbender, Part II

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2005

Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

Get the Shaft

Pole-vaulting classes at Rice U will lift your spirits

On Dog Food and Saddam

The Austin Lounge Lizards crawl into town

Houston, Once Removed

Go to Accra, Ghana, and find gated communities modeled on our own hometown

Is This Guy Too Smart to Be Mayor?

Bill White hopes brains and big bucks will get him elected

You Say It's Your Birthday

Bill White hopes brains and big bucks will get him elected

Landrush

The city of Houston is being carved into special taxing districts, promising windfalls for some, financial burdens for others

The Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Houston, Not As Dangerous As Dallas

Using exclusive, apparently rigorous data from the real estate Web site Neighborhoodscout.com, the personal finance Web site walletpop.com has come up with a list of the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America.We were oddly dismayed to see that none from Houston made the cut, while two from D ... More >>

Memorial High: Staying Classy As Ever With The Stratford Rivalry

​Memorial High, the west-side bastion of education for suburbanites, is riling up the women at the website Jezebel.And with good reason.Someone sent the site a t-shirt apparently produced for their annual game with Stratford: It features two horses (Memorial's teams are the Mustangs) having se ... More >>

Memorial High School Keeps It Classy, Plus, Lessons We Learned from the T-Shirt Fiasco

Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

Turkeys of the Year

In a highly competitive 2009 field, Governor Rick Perry is the biggest gobbler of them all.

Cecil's Strawberry Kamikaze

​"You happy with those?" a twentysomething stranger says, aiming an inebriated finger at the two shots sitting on the bar in front of me at Cecil's Tavern (600 W. Gray, 713-524-3691). The Strawberry Kamikazes, which were a lovely shade of rose, had come recommended by the bartender. "Sure," I ... More >>

CECIL'S STRAWBERRY KAMIKAZE

​"You happy with those?" a twentysomething stranger says, aiming an inebriated finger at the two shots sitting on the bar in front of me at Cecil's Tavern (600 W. Gray, 713-524-3691). The Strawberry Kamikazes, which were a lovely shade of rose, had come recommended by the bartender. "Sure," I ... More >>

And The Nominees For The Tommy Tune Awards Are...

​TUTS annual Tommy Tune awards have become a highly anticipated event among high school drama clubs across the area.Scholarships are awarded, two winners are chosen to go to New York to compete on a national level, and the kids get to perform at the Hobby Center on the night of the event. (This ye ... More >>

Doctor Doctor

Billy Cohn wanted to be a rock star, and he is — as a trombone-toting heart surgeon and medical inventor.

Chef Chat, Part 1: Grant Gordon of Tony's

Mai PhamExecutive Chef Grant Gordon of Tony's​There's been a lot of buzz lately about young Executive Chef Grant Gordon of Tony's. Last month, he collaborated on a hugely successful Les Sauvages pop-up dinner with Chefs Justin Basye and Peter Jahnke. Gordon was also among the youngest of the ... More >>

Emma Jean Hardy: 57-Year-Old High School Employee Caught Sexing Student in Van

Jean Hardy, leading the active life​Port Arthur police say they caught Emma Jean Hardy, a 57-year-old employee of the town's Memorial High School, having sex with a 17-year-old student in a van Sunday night. According to published reports, a Port Arthur cop investigated a suspicious vehicle p ... More >>

Hand Doc and Strippers

Jean Hardy, leading the active life​Port Arthur police say they caught Emma Jean Hardy, a 57-year-old employee of the town's Memorial High School, having sex with a 17-year-old student in a van Sunday night. According to published reports, a Port Arthur cop investigated a suspicious vehicle p ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Kevin Naderi of Roost

Photos by Mai PhamChef/Owner Kevin Naderi of Roost​It's not often that a small restaurant becomes an instant hit, but from what I could see on a busy Tuesday night with a small line forming at the door, neighborhood eatery Roost possesses everything it needs to make it -- a small, cozy space; ... More >>