Subject: Missouri City

• Music at the Y, Minus the Village People

  November 16, 2007

• $7 at Orient Cafe in Missouri City

  July 29, 2008

• $13 at Rizzi’s Pizzeria in Missouri City

  September 8, 2008

• Meet a Good Samaritan

  September 12, 2008

• Everybody's Looking for Some Higher Ground, a Report from Fort Bend County

  September 14, 2008

• Hurricane Ike Be Damned, These Places Are Now Open

  September 14, 2008

• Stopping for Barbecue on the Way Back to Houston

  September 15, 2008

• The Purse Party of No Return: Louis Vuitton Brouhaha Leaves One Injured, Two in Jail

  October 7, 2008

• Truancy In Missouri City May Cost You

  October 23, 2008

• What's Wal-Mart Got Against Sex Offenders?

  Sex offenders have rights too. Don’t they? At least one Missouri City woman who was convicted of a sex crime is out to prove just that in court after being fired from her job at Wal-Mart. Rebecca Vlasek, 37, claims that Wal-Mart fired her and more than 800 registered sex offenders, in line with the company’s policy, but unfairly held onto at least 25 sex offenders. On top of that, Vlasek claims in Houston federal court that she believes all the offenders that Wal-Mart retained are men

  November 13, 2008

• Paola Mayorga's Latin Grammy Journal

  [Ed. Note: Paola Mayorga is a 21-year-old Missouri City woman who won a contest sponsored by Reliant Energy for a trip to the Latin Grammys, including backstage and green carpet access and accomodations at the Four Seasons. Rocks Off asked her to write up her experience.] Paola Mayorga and her mother Giovanna on the green carpet Since the moment that I got the call from the representatives of Reliant Energy, it’s been kind of like a dream. At first I didn’t believe it was true and it was

  November 14, 2008

• Letters

  December 16, 1993

• Recession, What Recession? Kroger Opens a Huge Store in Missouri City

  OK, there was a line for the football player signing autographs. The crowds intermingled with a walking crayon and some other cartoon character. Free samples of cheese and meat were everywhere and wait, there were even free samples of wine and beer being handed out. The contents of the rows of food and drink were so perfectly aligned that you almost hesitated to put anything in your basket. But it was the pop rock duo inside the front of the story that gave true pause. This was a Kroger groce

  January 19, 2009

• It Says It's Custard, And It's Not Pudding You On

  Sorry, couldn't resist. The CreamWorx that just opened at 8817 Texas 6 in Missouri City might want to change its sign just a little to let people - not as acquainted with frozen custard - know that what it's selling is closer to ice cream than Jello pudding. I drove by it several times, despite my daughter insisting that we should give it a try. I mentioned it to Robb Walsh at a news meeting and he launched into a discourse on custard - as did a few other staffers who knew more about it from

  January 19, 2009

• New H-E-B Store Says Go Fish

  The scene at the grand opening of the new H-E-B (8900 Highway 6 in Sienna Plantation in Missouri City) last night was more low key than the opening of the nearby Kroger this past weekend. There were a few red balloons tied to the wrists of kids, but no bands or football players signing autographs. The store, though, was packed even though Manager David Solis, a 30-year-H-E-B employee, fretted that not enough people knew they were open. He introduced himself to customers throughout the store,

  January 22, 2009

• $7 at New Hunan Restaurant in Missouri City

  Where: New Hunan, 2345 FM 1092 (Murphy Road), Missouri City, 281-499-3061 What $7 gets you: An assortment of mainstream Chinese dishes with more than half offered in the spicy hot Szechuan style. We had one dish that stepped over into the under-$13 range, but it wasn't any better than the lunch specials. This strip center restaurant (Hours: Monday through Thursday 11 .am. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday noon to 10 p.m.) has a less than terrific location, but seem

  January 27, 2009

• Letters

  March 21, 1996

• $13 at Charlie's Restaurant & Catering in Missouri City

  Photos by Margaret DowningWhere: Charlie's Restaurant and Catering, 8817 Highway 6, Ste. 900, Missouri City, 281-778-5222. What $13 gets you: Your choice of basic American comfort food and a dessert. Portions are substantial, and the food is served hot and fairly quickly. Charlie's is sparkling-clean, with friendly service and not a lot of business on a recent Saturday noon hour. Menu items include a reasonable selection of hamburgers and salads in the $6 to $8 range, as well as the more expen

  June 3, 2009

• Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

  January 1, 1998

• No'l Hell

  December 3, 1998

• El Queso Grande?

  July 1, 1999

• Scenes from a Marriage

  February 22, 1996

• Letters

  July 10, 2003

• Somerville, Smoking and Chicken Fried Porn

  December 13, 2007

• Homeless in Suburbia

  Michael Lyddon slept on this bench at night because he had nowhere else to go. According to elected officials in Fort Bend, though, he doesn't exist

  February 22, 2007

• This Man Thinks He's Jesus H. Christ!

  And a lot of people agree with him

  November 30, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  September 28, 2006

• Name That Town

  An image crisis in Fort Bend County

  September 14, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  July 13, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  February 2, 2006

• On Da Lingo, Part II

  Confused by what all our hometown rappers are talking about? We’re here to help.

  November 17, 2005

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  August 11, 2005

• Letters

  January 13, 2005

• Sudden Impact

  What could be safer than dropping your kid off at the movies? A lot of things, as it turns out.

  May 20, 2004

• Letters

  October 16, 2003

• Letters

  June 12, 2003

• Goal Tending

  May 8, 2003

• Letters, Week of November 22

  Fed Up with Feds, Still Reeling, Diabolical Docs

  November 22, 2001

• Going Nowhere

  Metro's multimillion-dollar roadway mess

  April 19, 2001

• Letters

  Residency Woes, Good God!, Organ-ic Giver

  February 8, 2001

• Letters

  Wretched Research, Godwin's On Target, Culture Jocks

  November 2, 2000

• Letters

  December 23, 1993

• The Mean Streets Of Houston's Suburbs

  Want to feel safe these days? Get youself out of those crime-ridden suburbs and move to Houston.That seems to be the message in the latest annual wrap-up of Texas crime stats put out by the DPS.Overall, the major-crime rate in Texas dropped three percent, and officials were crowing."The reduction in our overall crime rate is a result of Texas' tough approach to law enforcement," said Col. Lamar Beckworth, the interim director of the DPS. "I commend the brave men and women of local law enforcemen

  May 21, 2009

• Openings and Closings

  Ah, the circle of life. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. And other cheesy songs... When one restaurant in Houston closes down, it seems that another, eerily similar restaurant is waiting in the wings to take its place. 55 Degrees Wine Bar (7316 Louetta) closed this week, despite enjoying some popularity in Spring. Rumors abound that the wine bar will reopen and - should that happen - we'll happily feature the reopening here. In the meantime, Seppia Grill Wine Bar (2800

  May 28, 2009

• This Week In Deliciousness

  Photo by Robb WalshI can't write this column on an empty stomach. It's difficult to maintain your trademark acerbic wit when all you can think is, "I would literally murder somebody for that hamburger / pizza / pastry / whatever insane but incredible dish from Feast we've featured this week." Having taken a sandwich break, we can now move on. The week started with a review of Bluebell's three new ice cream flavors - damn it, now I need to find some ice cream -- followed by Mike Giglio's

  June 5, 2009

• Five Spot: The Illustrious Dustin Prestige

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. It's five videos and occasional cussing. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com.We suspect the goal of every music writer is to be able to answer "Who are you listening to?" with a response that makes people go "Who?", thus making you smarter than them. It's why we were so amped when we heard newcomer Dustin Prestige's first full-length mixtape, Houston Pr

  June 19, 2009

• Breaking Up Is Hard To Do When Your Girlfriend's Wearing Brass Knuckles

   No man really wants to hear "We have to talk" from his girlfriend, really. But he especially doesn't want to hear it if that girlfriend is wearing brass knuckles.The website Fort Bend Now tells us of the case of one Natalee Stewart, 23, from Humble, who sensed somehow that things were not going exactly right in her relationship with her 24-year-old Missouri City beau.So she drove over to have a talk with him.The discussion was apparently neither cerebral nor empathic, according to Fort Ben

  July 24, 2009

• Missouri City Goes Back To The Non-Computer Age

  ​The modern computer age? Not in Missouri City.The world has tumbled to a halt in the suburb -- computers and phone lines have crashed at both City Hall and the police department."It's some kind of virus," police captain John Bailey tells Hair Balls.911 calls can still come in, because the dispatch system is on a separate landline. You can call in to the main line at the police department, say, but you won't be able to get yourself transferred to the person you want to talk to.Computers are do

  August 12, 2009

• A Quick and Easy Guide to Distinguishing Maxwell from Samwell from Rockwell

  [Ed. Note: Maxwell's pianist and bandleader, Missouri City native Robert Glasper, plays the official afterparty with his trio at Meridian, 1503 Chartres.] Maxwell is headlining Tuesday's R&B feature at the Toyota Center with support from Common and newcomer Chrisette Michele. But Rocks Off wonders why there's such a preponderance of R&B (we use that term loosely) artists who's names end with -well. Below, a handy-dandy guide to keeping them all straight. Name: Samwell Noted For: Be

  October 13, 2009

• A Palestinian-Texan BBQ Sandwich

  Photo by Robb Walsh​I ate a brisket and sausage sandwich the other day at the new Brookstreet BBQ location on Westheimer west of Beltway 8. Ever since I ate the Bohemian Special at Mustang Creek BBQ in Louise, I have been trying to recreate the brisket and sausage sandwich at every barbecue joint I walk into. The counter man at Brookstreet had no problem with my request to make the sandwich with fatty end brisket instead of the lean flat he had out on the cutting board. And the sausage

  October 30, 2009