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May 13, 2010
A to Z Food & Deli # 7: A Chevron Breakfast
I love food served at gas stations and convenience stores. Every time I've passed by that Chevron on Montrose and Alabama, I've seen that picture of a two-egg breakfast plate on the window outside. And every time, I think, "Does their breakfast really look like that?" I got up early one day a ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Unidentified Man, 32, Bayou Body Count No. 116
Death on a Montrose afternoonA woman who was being attacked in Montrose by her ex-husband shot and killed him, police say.The incident happened in the 3400 block of Yupon about 4:30 p.m. Sunday."The female victim was stabbed multiple times by her ex-husband," HPD says. "The woman managed to retr ... More >>
Dining
May 20, 2010
True to the 'Trose
Colorful eatery Canopy is becoming a neighborhood fixture.
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May 24, 2010
Pasta Night at Baba Yega
Photos hastily taken with iPhone: When pasta is involved, I don't mess around.The Tuesday night special at this longstanding Montrose institution is pasta. That doesn't sound too exciting, does it? But how wrong you are. If Sunday brunches at Baba Yega are the Montrose equivalent of enormous ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Tea Party Caucus: Rest Easy, Montrose -- Your Congressman Has Joined This Elite Group
He'd be comfortable in Montrose, apparentlyIf there's one part of town we think of when we ponder the noisy-old-people phenomenon that is the Tea Party, it's Montrose.The `trose is just packed with factually challenged, self-deluded Obama-haters...isn't it?Not really, of course. The neighborhood ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
The Five Most Overrated Neighborhoods In Houston
"Hip"? Maybe to your grandmaLast week we told you about Houston's most underrated neighborhoods; now it's time to determine the area's most overrated places to live. Where to begin? Let us travel north for starters. 5. The Woodlands Recently the author of something called The Nordstrom Guide to ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Openings and Closings
Photo by Daniel EssNo more pabellon criollo at Miguelito's.It's been a busy week in Houston's restaurant scene, with just as many closings as openings. And some of the closings are certainly blows to the small ethnic dining scenes to which they belonged. Miguelito's Venezuelan Restaurant (55 ... More >>
News
August 26, 2010
Embargo
UH and Rice make deal with Chron
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September 6, 2010
Dr Pepper Takes A Dive Off A Highway Ramp
Photo by marcusdoesurmomFire and rain in MontroseHeavy rain squalls marched over Montrose in the last hour or so, and likely led to this crash on 288 near Alabama. Twitter reports from witnesses say the driver was on Alabama and flipped on the highway below, being ejected from the truck. But tho ... More >>
Dining
September 30, 2010
Montrose Match
The Vallones somehow fit right in with Houston's funkiest neighborhood.
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October 7, 2010
Fourth Annual Montrose Pub Crawl
Prowl lower Westheimer bars in your costume
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October 18, 2010
Unidentified Male, 42, Bayou Body Count No. 249
Stabbed to death near the 527 overpass in MontroseA man was stabbed to death Saturday night in Montrose after an argument, police say.The 42-year-old victim, whose identity is still being verified, had been arguing "with several unknown males" in the 200 block of West Alabama about 9 p.m. Saturda ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Sideshow Tramps
Stabbed to death near the 527 overpass in MontroseA man was stabbed to death Saturday night in Montrose after an argument, police say.The 42-year-old victim, whose identity is still being verified, had been arguing "with several unknown males" in the 200 block of West Alabama about 9 p.m. Saturda ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
H-E-B Asking for Residents' Vote on New Montrose Store Design
What used to be at West Alabama and Dunlavy, in case you'd already forgotten.It seems that H-E-B is eager to make at least a few concessions to area residents on its way to constructing a brand-new store in Montrose on the site of the late-lamented Wilshire Village. As recently as October 18 ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
And The Winner Is...
The winning design, chosen by you. Well, 206 of you.Last week, H-E-B asked for Montrose residents' votes on the design for the new store that will soon be constructed at West Alabama and Dunlavy. Of the 206 residents that turned out at a neighborhood meeting to cast their vote, 88 went to the ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Unidentified Male, 36, Bayou Body Count No. 266
Storeowner protects his turfA Montrose storewoner stabbed to death a man who tried to shoplift some beer Sunday night, police say. The man, accompanied by a woman, entered a convenience store in the 900 block of Richmond about 7:30 p.m. and tried to leave without paying. The storeowner got i ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Chances Bar Closing After Saturday Night
"Thanks for the mammaries" Craig HlavatyMontrose nightlife staple Chances is shutting down this weekend, according to owner Nick Vastakis. Vatakis' family has owned the space since it was Charlie's Coffee Shop in the '70s, but his family is moving out of bar management and into property deve ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Chances Closing This Saturday; To Become "High-End Restaurant" With a "Superstar Chef"
Craig HlavatyEating Our Words is always happy to welcome new restaurants to town -- especially in our own neighborhood -- but at the expense of the city's few live music venues (see: Numbers) and now its only lesbian bar? Montrose nightlife staple Chances is shutting down this weekend, accor ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
The 10 Worst Burglary Neighborhoods In Houston (For The Moment)
What are the best neighborhoods to live in if you want to get burglarized? We've gathered 10 of the finest. We looked at the most recent crime stats for HPD beats, which means the month of October. HPD generally doesn't like "raw data comparisons between police beats" because the info can be ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Aaron Scheerhorn, 28, Bayou Body Count No. 285
Aaron Scheerhorn: Stabbed outside a Montrose nightclubA very public stabbing in Montrose Friday night is being described by police as a crime of passion. Aaron Scheerhorn, 28, as stabbed in front of witnesses standing outside of Club Blur on Pacific, the heart of Montrose's gay clubland. Po ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
$7 at Poison Girl: The Tamale Lady
Where: Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, 713-527-9929, and various other locations What $7 gets you: A dozen of the best tamales that money can freaking buy. You all have seen the Montrose tamale lady. She shows up between 10 and midnight with a bin full of warm tamales, magically right about t ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Comments of the Day
Katharine Shilcutt had a bad experience at Royal Oak Bar & Grill this weekend and told us all about it. Lots of readers were outraged on her behalf, while others already had an issue with this place: the name. Said Montrosian: I'm surprised no one has commented on the name. I think it's awf ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Lovett Inn: Sold to Become a Youth Hostel? (Update: Looks Like It)
Lovett Inn: A youth hostel?Rumors are flying around Montrose that the Lovett Inn, the renowned bed and breakfast in the very heart of the neighborhood (and a Best of Houston winner for Best In-Town Get-Away) is being sold to a non-profit group that will turn it into, of all things, a youth ho ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Ice Storm Hooky: Why Aren't You Spending Your Ice Day in the Bar, Houston?
No one knows how to spend a snow day anymoreIt was a happy moment when Hair Balls' editor gave us permission to leave the office and cover the ice scare in a bar. Specifically, we were asked if we would go out and see where the biggest Friday early afternoon party is, presumably comprised of ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
The Magician’s Nephew
No one knows how to spend a snow day anymoreIt was a happy moment when Hair Balls' editor gave us permission to leave the office and cover the ice scare in a bar. Specifically, we were asked if we would go out and see where the biggest Friday early afternoon party is, presumably comprised of ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
City Council Redistricting Map: Montrose and the Heights, (Somewhat) Together
The official map of proposed city council redistricting came out this morning, and the big news is new District J, which would combine much of Montrose and the Heights to create an almost painfully hip, edgy, so-cool-it-hurts district. Anyone repping this one better be driving a hybrid, is a ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Gay Presbyterian Ministers -- Houston Church Reacts: "Breathe Deeply (Multiple Times)"
Breathe deeply in Montrose.The Presbyterian Church (USA) is expected to approve rule changes that would allow gays to be ordained ministers, a move members had contentiously rejected just two years ago. What's the reaction locally? The minister of one Houston church has sent out a letter urg ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Openings & Closings
The Heights and its surrounding areas have seen some big changes over the last week, starting with the big news that 11th Street Cafe is finally closing to make room for a bigger and better restaurant on the corner of 11th and Studewood. The food at 11th Street hadn't been good in a very long ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Whole Foods Joins the Party in Montrose, Brings Booze
The 32 foot beer cooler at the new Whole Foods Market in MontroseI live in Montrose, and I am a big fan of Disco Kroger. The infatuation began almost four years ago, on the very first night I moved into the area. It was after 1 a.m. on a Saturday and I had an apartment full of boxes and only ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Pride Houston Parade and Festival
The 32 foot beer cooler at the new Whole Foods Market in MontroseI live in Montrose, and I am a big fan of Disco Kroger. The infatuation began almost four years ago, on the very first night I moved into the area. It was after 1 a.m. on a Saturday and I had an apartment full of boxes and only ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Montrose's Creepiest Adult Bookstore Burns Down, Man Killed
Google mapsA Montrose landmark of sorts, gone.For years, the Talk of the Town adult bookstore on Richmond just west of Montrose has been a creepy oddity -- from the outside, it looked like a shabby, about-to-fall-down barn, its fading red paint, lack of windows and seeming claustrophobic cond ... More >>
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July 4, 2011
Comment of the Day: Fire at an Adult Bookstore
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Where Are We Drinking?
This one should be a no-brainer: Where else in town can you find a Montrose coffee blend than this hot spot? Think you know where we're buying our beans this week? Leave your best guess in the comments section below.
Blogs
July 28, 2011
Health Department Roundup: Fast Times
"Islands made of cheese / And a sushi bar / Health inspectors say / That there's nothin' wrong..."Fast food can be hard to resist. It's just so convenient and satisfyingly self-destructive. Plus, corporations put chemicals in that stuff to give you physical cravings for their processed crap. ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
GLBT Hate Crime Victims Memorialized on Charles Armstrong's Property
Montrose residents lit a candle for hate crime victims.Last night, throngs of people bearing candles filled an empty parking lot in Montrose, just off the main gay bar drag of Pacific Street. A block or two from here, Paul Broussard was murdered in 1991. Aaron Scheerhoorn was stabbed to death ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Blacksmith Opening This Spring: Mary's Goes Mocha
Photo by Robb WalshCoffeesmiths David Buehrer and Ecky Prabanto are moving on up -- literally and figuratively -- from their current digs at Greenway Coffee & Tea, located in the subterranean Greenway Plaza food court, into a new space in Montrose. Blacksmith, the pair's new coffee shop, is s ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
RIP Gay Montrose? Community Members Say Yes, No and Maybe So
According to some, Montrose is seeing fewer rainbows these days.Montrose's "gayborhood" status is officially over. Or it's just like it has been for the past five to ten years. It depends on who you ask. Hair Balls recently spoke with various movers and shakers of the neighborhood's GLBT co ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
Comment of the Day: Gayness Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
Culture
August 18, 2011
Capsule Art Reviews: "Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show" "Crafting Live(s): 10 Years of Artists-In-Residence" "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds" Marc Swanson: The Second Story "Mitch Dobrowner: New Work" "R.W. Northcutt: Indigenous Genius" "Use Your Il
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
Culture
August 25, 2011
Capsule Art Reviews: "Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show," "Crafting Live(s): 10 Years of Artists-In-Residence," "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds," Marc Swanson: The Second Story, "Mitch Dobrowner: New Work," "R.W. Northcutt: Indigenous Genius"
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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September 5, 2011
Hostel In Montrose's Lovett Inn Opens This Month
The Lovett Inn, now a hostelIn January the group Hostelling International announced plans to buy the famed Lovett Inn in Montrose and turn it into youth hostel. There were some neighborhood concerns about parking and traffic, but those have apparently been dealt with: the hostel is having a ... More >>
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September 5, 2011
Fast Times: Sushi Counter at Disco Kroger
Sure, drive-thru windows are fast, but the fastest fast food in town is pre-made anything from the grocery store. Enter: the sushi counter at the new and improved Disco Kroger on Montrose. I haven't had time to explore the store beyond the produce section (so much better!), cheese shop, and s ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Health Department Roundup
Those walls aren't dirty, they're actually dripping with class.You never know where a job as a city health inspector is going to take you - a fine-dining restaurant, a seedy game room, a family-run taqueria or maybe a strip club. It's a tough job. Except for the strip club part. The most re ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Peter Kingman Lindsley: Infant Porn, for When Child Porn Isn't Sick Enough
Prison time is coming for Montrose man.A Montrose man has entered a guilty plea to possession of child pornography, and he's taken the "child" part of it to extremes. Peter Kingman Lindsley, 49, was found to have on his computer "3,805 digital images and 860 video files that depicted childre ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Comment of the Day: Trying to Comprehend Infant Porn
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Openings & Closings: Flying Saucers and Farmers Markets
H-E-B's Montrose Market will be open in less than a week.In big grocery news this week, Trader Joe's has set its sights on The Woodlands as its first Houston-area store, Phoenicia has finally opened downtown and H-E-B's Montrose Market is close to opening at 1701 West Alabama. Stay tuned next ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Staying Sane at Owl Bar
The best thing about Owl Bar is that it doesn't feel like it belongs. A couple of years ago, when Mugsy's occupied the same space, it would have been a little more at home in its neighborhood. Upper Kirby has since come up in the world, though. Standing on Owl Bar's narrow patio on a Tuesday ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Where Are We Drinking?
The thyme-sprigged cocktail below was a mere $5 during this new Montrose restaurant's nightly happy hour, and it features an ingredient not usually seen in cocktails: sake. And with that clue, you should be able to easily guess this week's Where Are We Drinking? by now. Leave your best guess ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Scott Ellis Childress, 46, Bayou Body Count No. 9
Beating death in MontroseA man was beaten to death in Montrose around noon Friday. Media reports say an altercation occurred at the Scott Childress Studio salon in the 1700 block of Welch. Police say they received a call for medical help, and found a man severely beaten who soon died. KHOU ... More >>
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