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  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Hail, Blackouts in Southwest Houston

    A big ol' storm is moving through the area, bringing heavy rains, hail and electricity problems. Hails is falling in Westbury, where the power is out for hundreds of customers, according to CenterPoint's outage tracker. About 76,000 Houston homes are without power as of 4 p.m. Also affected are ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Some Freeport Folks Don't Want to Live by Proposed LNG Plant

    Residents of a quiet community near the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge are worried that their hood won't be peaceful if a new neighbor moves in -- a liquefied natural gas plant, complete with new pipelines delivering billions of cubic feet of fuel daily. You can pretty much guess the story: The ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 5, 2012

    Proper Pronunciation and UT Fans

    Residents of a quiet community near the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge are worried that their hood won't be peaceful if a new neighbor moves in -- a liquefied natural gas plant, complete with new pipelines delivering billions of cubic feet of fuel daily. You can pretty much guess the story: The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2011

    Gumby Christmas Lights For The Win

    Photo by Lee RinerHe's celebrating Christmas, dammit!​Here's something to warm you Christmas heart -- a display of lights in Westbury. It's always difficult to get scale on these lights-at-night pictures, but those white lights on the right are the height of a ranch house. So Gumby is a two-st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    We thought too long about the inconsistencies in the Health Department's punitive measures, and look what happened to us. ​Some bigger names caught a little heat this week, and one smaller name caught some ridiculous, Phoenix-in-August heat. We hope the owner of the smaller place in question w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2011

    Happy Birthday Joseph Merrick: An Elephant Man's Playlist

    ​Today would be the the Elephant Man's 149th birthday. Born Joseph Merrick (sometimes erroneously listed as John Merrick), the Elephant Man suffered from an illness that, although still inconclusively proven, caused enlargement of various parts of his body. His grotesque appearance led to his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Some HISD Schools Face Big Changes From No Child Left Behind

    Some HISD schools are getting left behind.​Step aside, Apollo 20. A slew of Houston ISD high schools are going to have to undergo serious overhauls to satisfy requirements of No Child Left Behind. Federal school and district ratings were released this afternoon. In a subsequent press release, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    TS Don: And Then, Depression Set In -- Tropical Storm Could Bear Down on Texas by Friday (Updated)

    Courtesy National Hurricane CenterLittle Donnie is getting bigger.​The National Hurricane Center reconnaissance plane found winds strong enough in Invest 90 to declare it the fourth tropical depression tropical storm of the 2011 hurricane season -- their next full report is at 6 p.m. As we m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    The Five Dark Secrets America's First Ladies Wanted Desperately to Keep Private

    Let me tell you what my astrologer said, Warren​The position of First Lady is often a thankless one. A surprising number of presidential wives, usually citing health, were all but recluses during their husband's administration, brooding out of sight like something out of Jane Eyre. Others hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Health Department Roundup

    The end of the Age of Aquarius ​In honor of the NCAA Tournament ending, we're going to highlight some health inspection Cinderella stories. These are the little guys that lack citywide recognition but still have to conform to the same tough sanitation standards as the big-name restaurants. For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Jason Kresse: Freeport Man Has 375-Pound Shark Jump Into His Boat

    Jason Kresse and a pal were dumping fish guts out of their boat into the Gulf about 4 a.m. yesterday, because apparently that's something to do. They heard a thud, reports the Associated Press, and looked back to see that a 375-pound shark had jumped into their freaking boat.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Friday Night: Dawes At Fitzgerald's

    Photos by Neph Basedow​Dawes Fitzgerald's October 22, 2010 Dawes front man Taylor Goldsmith does not have a beard. In fact, no member of the Los Angeles-based quartet sports any scruff. Such a discovery surprised us as the band played Fitzgerald's Friday night, considering the undeniable folk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    From Fish to Feast: Breaking Down a Yellowfin Tuna

    Photos by GroovehouseTo see the entire slideshow, click here.​When you have a landlord that occasionally goes deep sea fishing, you can expect some goodies to come your way every once in a while. That's what happened this past Sunday afternoon, when my boyfriend came home to find his landlord ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Westbury Represent: Shannon Walker Talks From Space To The Three HISD Schools She Attended

    Photo courtesy NASAShannon Walker speaks from space to Westbury today​Shannon Walker, the first Houston-raised astronaut, is up in space doing space-y things, but she took some time today to hook up with her old `hood.A video link to the three HISD schools Walker attended -- Parker Elementary (whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    The City Hall Victory Garden

    Planting an orange tree.​Houston is now a bit prettier, fruitier and greener thanks to the new City Hall Victory Garden downtown. This past weekend, several teams of volunteers came out to complete round one of the project: clearing the land, tilling the soil, setting up planters, and planting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 215

    Some beer, an argument, death​Things went from sitting around drinking beer to a heated argument to a dead body early Saturday morning on the northwest side.The incident, in which an unnamed victim died of blunt-force trauma after being hit in the head with a rifle, is being referred to a Harris C ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 5, 2010

    THE COZY CORNER'S SALTY DOG

    Some beer, an argument, death​Things went from sitting around drinking beer to a heated argument to a dead body early Saturday morning on the northwest side.The incident, in which an unnamed victim died of blunt-force trauma after being hit in the head with a rifle, is being referred to a Harris C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Stirred & Shaken: The Cozy Corner's Salty Dog

    Troy Fields​"I'll be with you guys shortly," the bartender at the Cozy Corner (11530 Burdine St., 713-723-4048) said for the fourth time in two minutes. The air conditioning was set on "meat locker," and some sadist had put "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" on the jukebox. The bar was done up with Fourth o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly, Convicted Of Running Child-Sex Club, Gets New Trial

    Booger Red with another shot at redemption​The 14th Court of Appeals in Houston has granted a new trial to Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly and Jamie Pittman, who had been convicted of running a club in Mineola where patrons watched and videotaped children engaging in sex acts.It wasn't exactly a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Anti-Hurricane Consortium To Hold First Meeting...Just in Time for Hurricane Season

    ​A mere 19 months after Hurricane Ike treated the upper Texas coast like its musical namesake used to treat Tina, the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District is holding their first planning session: Galveston County is joined by Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Jefferson and Orange c ... More >>

  • Music

    March 4, 2010

    Dawes

    ​A mere 19 months after Hurricane Ike treated the upper Texas coast like its musical namesake used to treat Tina, the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District is holding their first planning session: Galveston County is joined by Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Jefferson and Orange c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Gabriel Iglesias

    He's hot, he's fluffy, he's - Biscuit Man?

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Financial Times Loves It Some Westbury

    ​What's the hottest neighborhood in Houston, according to the Financial Times, that international publication with the funny pinkish color?It's Westbury.FT approvingly quotes an expert who says the neighborhood southwest of Meyerland is "one of the last areas near the Galleria and downtown where y ... More >>

  • News

    October 15, 2009

    Dive Bars

    A handcrafted tour of the best, most obscure places to lean on a stool in Houston.

  • Music

    October 8, 2009

    The Postmarks, Brookville

    A handcrafted tour of the best, most obscure places to lean on a stool in Houston.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    The Worst Brisket I Ever Ate

    Photos by Robb Walsh​Sampling the goods at shade-tree barbecue stands is one of my favorite pursuits. So when I saw a smoking barbecue trailer with a crowd around it in a parking lot on Fry Road just north of the Katy Freeway last Saturday, I pulled over and checked it out. The sign advertised ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Listen Like Thieves

    Southern California prog-rockers Rx Bandits regroup on new album Mandala.

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Bike & Bugs II

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Enough With The Rain Already (Updated 11 am)

    Photo courtesy Houston TranstarMessy, messy morning, as you probably have realized.The west side of town got pummeled with up to a foot of rain; some homes have flooded.Commuting is a nightmare: Frontage roads are flooded, people are going the wrong way down streets to escape. We hear that getting i ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    The Stars of HISD

    "Prominent" takes on new meaning

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Liquid Lunch

    A weekday afternoon in Westbury's Cozy Corner

  • Culture

    May 5, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    March 31, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    March 17, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    January 20, 2005

    Playbill

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • News

    May 27, 2004

    Welcome to Fire Island

    While communities across the country block LNG terminals, Quintana just shrugs

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Watching the Market

    Can a new farmers market support itself, and revitalize Westbury Square?

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Get Some Action

    You won't be bored at this art opening

  • News

    November 1, 2001

    Fostering Praise, Down on Westbury, TEA Trickery?

    Letters from Novemeber 1

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Letters

    Consuming Hate, Best and the Rest, Percentile Envy

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    Letters

    Rotten to the Corps, Wife Strife, Sweet and Neat

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Go-carts

    Speedy's Go Cart

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Stepchild?

    Is Westbury High the victim of neglect? Or do jealous parents just mistakenly think HISD takes better care of other schools?

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Bike Shop

    Shirar's Bicycle Store

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    This Sand is Your Sand

    At the Village of Surfside, it's not just the beaches that are eroding. It's the Open Beaches Act.

  • Calendar

    November 18, 1999

    The South Will Re-enact Again!

    At the Village of Surfside, it's not just the beaches that are eroding. It's the Open Beaches Act.

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    News of the Weird

    At the Village of Surfside, it's not just the beaches that are eroding. It's the Open Beaches Act.

  • Calendar

    March 21, 1996

    Press Picks

    At the Village of Surfside, it's not just the beaches that are eroding. It's the Open Beaches Act.

  • Culture

    December 2, 1993

    Auntie Maim

    Actors Theatre stages an enjoyably insane production of the wacky warhorse Arsenic and Old Lace

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