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SXSW: The Judy's at Austin Music Hall

Thrift Store Cowboy: Garth Brooks, Sonic Youth and Yaz

Location: Salvation Army, 3620 Broadway, Pearland Thrift stores are a museum of random genius. Where else can one find a faded D.A.R.E. t-shirt and a pair of soiled leather pants? Each trip is a chance for magic. Rocks Off spent some time at the Salvation Army out in the badlands of Pearland last ... More >>

Hardball

How softball coach Holly Nuber won the state championship -- and lost her job

Grassroots Activism

A militant lesbian group appoints itself the lawn ranger

Pearland Gets The State's Newest Superfund Site! Take That, Pasadena!

There's an ugly mess of chemicals in the groundwater on the south side of Pearland. The contamination is severe enough that the abandoned tank farm has become the latest addition to the state's Superfund Registry.This is no surprise to nearby residents, some of whom are being given bottled water ... More >>

The Judy's Come Back

Just in time for SXSW, the Pearland New Wavers brush off the mothballs

Pearland ISD, the Inspector of Hides and Animals, and Joel Osteen's New Book

The Pearland school board — entertainment for years to come!

From Houston with Love

The city sends a special something to Africa

On the Outs with Indigos

Plus: Paving Lunatics, Statue of Limitations, Batty over News

Not Worth A Dam

Clear Creek is on the rise, and local flood-protection methods have been helpless against it. Soggy residents, tired of being perpetual victims, are ready for a fight.

Crispy Critters

Opponents dog plans for a Pearland-area pet crematory

Truck-Stop Italian

Big Humphrey's serves up all the comforts of home - assuming home is a double-wide

Pyramid Scheme

Two, four, six, eight.Come and watch us levitate!

Judy's Lore

Fans still pine for Houston's dork-pop heroes

A Cafe Bites Nibble

Brett Floyd and Floyd Landry are partners in Floyd's Cajun Seafood and Steakhouse (1300 East Broadway, 281-993-8385), which recently opened in Pearland. "We opened the Floyd's in Webster in 2004, then another one in Beaumont in 2006, which had been a Don's Seafood for 38 years," says Brett Floyd, "a ... More >>

High School Football Classic 2009

Web exclusive

Food Fight: It's All Greek to Us

​This week's food fight was determined by our Twitter followers to be Battle Gyro. And because we don't want them to have all the fun, we're letting our readers decide which two restaurants in Houston will do battle this week. The easy money is on Niko Niko's, or even Al's Quick Stop as the d ... More >>

Artist of the Week: Time Travelers and Staunch Futurama Defenders Holy Fiction

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​ Occasionally, you'll h ... More >>

Meat of the Matter

Readers disagree with Robb Walsh's review of Killen's

A Free Way To Get Around Downtown This Christmas Season

​If ever there was a day to come downtown, it would be today -- there's no freaking traffic, the stores aren't packed with the Black Friday madness of a Pearland Target, and you can get around for free.The Houston Downtown Management District is reviving the free trolley that used to be such a ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Sri Meenakshi Temple

Photos by Brittanie Shey​Texas Traveler has a friend who used to lived in a trailer in an empty field near Pearland. On their way to his house once he surprised her by driving her by the Sri Meenakshi Temple. Maybe you already know about this place and maybe you don't, but suffice it to say th ... More >>

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Stooges; Rocks Off Team Member Faints In Disbelief

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2010 inductees Tuesday. Somehow, Jann Wenner and his cronies even managed to induct an actual rock band this year: streetwalkin' Detroit cheetahs Iggy & the Stooges - who, according to RRHOF rules (25 years after an artist's first recording ... More >>

Openings and Closings: 2009 Edition

​The year gone by marked some very exciting restaurant openings (such as Haven, Branchwater Tavern, Yelapa Playa Mexicana and Stella Sola) and some equally important closings (such as Cafe Annie, Bedford, Las Alamedas and Felix Mexican Restaurant). To close out the yea ... More >>

David Adickes' Random Big Head Lady Gone From Main Street

​Sculptor David Adickes is having a rough April. The spry, 83-year-old monumentalist hewer of concrete -- famous for his president heads, gargantuan mustachioed telephones, giant Beatles, and enormous Texas heroes -- first saw the six presidential busts he had places in a busted Pearland real esta ... More >>

Exile In Pearland: A Young Rocks Off Gets "Happy"

The first time Rocks Off the Younger truly heard "Happy," we were loading a case of Dannon yogurt into the display case at the Kroger in Pearland we worked at from 1999 until he first left home. It would have been September 2002, and we had just signed the papers that would mark our entry into the ... More >>

Inside GhoulsFest, Houston's Newest Music Festival

​This weekend the first annual GhoulsFest was announced for October 30 out at Tom Bass Park in Pearland. Things like this usually get telegraphed in a big way from bands leaking things out on Facebook and the like, but not this time. The event is thankfully set for one of the cooler parts of ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Ronnie Killen of Killen's Steakhouse

​We caught up with Certified Executive Chef Ronnie Killen of Pearland's Killen's Steakhouse to discuss what it was like interviewing with the White House and the reason for a steakhouse in Pearland, of all places. EOW: I understand that back in 2005, you were one of the finalists vying to be ... More >>

Live Music in Pearland

Can suburb support a concert venue?

Pee Wee Football Coaches Wallop Each Other In Pearland (Video)

Wait a second -- we thought Pee Wee Football was all about sportsmanship. That's what the ads tell us. Are they lying?Possibly, in Pearland. Check out the video from KHOU of a coach going upside the head of another coach during a game two weeks ago.

Inanimate Objects

Wait a second -- we thought Pee Wee Football was all about sportsmanship. That's what the ads tell us. Are they lying?Possibly, in Pearland. Check out the video from KHOU of a coach going upside the head of another coach during a game two weeks ago.

Openings & Closings: November 2010

Zelko Bistro and Katz's have some new fried pickle competition in the new Natachee's.​It's been a while since we've done a monthly roundup of openings and closings, but we're getting that train back on track now, and what a month to pick for that re-railment. November was busy, both in terms o ... More >>

Openings & Closings

Still one of my favorite photos. Welcome back, Leon's.​More great news for the Heights this week as it was announced that D'Amico's Italian Market has set its sights on White Oak Boulevard for its second location. The popular restaurant has been operating at 5510 Morningside in Rice Village si ... More >>

Health Dept. Roundup

​The holiday season didn't have city health inspectors feeling all that generous when they did their normal rounds last week and found the following offenders: If you happen to be car shopping at the Momentum Mini dealership (10000 Southwest Fwy.) keep this in mind if deciding whether to eat ... More >>

Openings & Closings

Photo by Robb Walsh​First things first. It doesn't seem like any kind of loving and righteous God would do this to us, but Cheese Berry Asian Pizza (9888 Bellaire) has closed. What kind of world is this?! While there are still a few other fusion pizza places around town, where else are we goin ... More >>

Pearland Bank Hostage Situation Drags On

We're betting the Pearland guy lacks Clive Owens' charm​The daylong drama at a Pearland bank continues, as a thwarted robber holds a hostage after letting five others go free. It began this morning when a 911 caller reported guys with masks entering the bank. Shots were exchanged with no one ... More >>

Comments of the Day

​Katharine Shilcutt had a meal at the "absurd" Jimmy Changa's, and readers weighed in with their own, diverse opinions. Said John Davis: I don't think the Gringos people have had an original thought in their lives. Their restaurants are knock-offs of other successful places with lousy food. ... More >>

Death by Disco — ‘70s Murder Mystery Dinner Show and Dance Party

​Katharine Shilcutt had a meal at the "absurd" Jimmy Changa's, and readers weighed in with their own, diverse opinions. Said John Davis: I don't think the Gringos people have had an original thought in their lives. Their restaurants are knock-offs of other successful places with lousy food. ... More >>

Pearland's Football Championship Rings: Not Small

​Players and coaches from Pearland's 5A state champion football team got their rings last night and, well, let's just say they're pretty damn big. Plus all those huge diamonds. (Just kidding.) (We think.) The rings apparently feature the score of the title game, the wearer's name, and the te ... More >>

Eating Good in the Neighborhood at Sakura Japanese Steakhouse

esthereggy​When a trusted friend from the Inner Loop of Houston recommends a restaurant in Pearland to me, I listen. As such, I found myself heading down FM 518 to sample Sakura Japanese Steakhouse. My friend had advised me to try some of the sushi rolls, which he likened to those being off ... More >>

Benjamin Childress: High School Orchestra Director Busted for Soliciting Underage Boy

Manvel PDBenjamin Childress: Says he answered a Craigslist ad.​The orchestra director at Pasadena's Dobie High School has been arrested for online solicitation of a 15-year-old boy, police in Pearland say. Benjamin Clark Childress, 26, met the boy through a Craigslist ad and was found drunk i ... More >>

Openings & Closings

​After last week's flurry of activity, the first week of April has been nicely quiet so far. Around the city, there were a few openings as reported by B4-U-Eat: Green Apple Cafe in Hitchcock; Mi Hacienda (not to be confused with the classic La Hacienda in Memorial); and the intriguingly named ... More >>

More Local Music News Than Flying Elbow Drops

We may have lost Macho Man Randy Savage this morning, but MCM is still alive and dropping that flying elbow full of local music news. Snap into the latest installment of our Magnolia City Mixtape. Ooooohhh Yeeaaahhh! ​Before we dive in, don't forget that the poster show for Free Press Summer ... More >>

Vietnamese Venison

Thanh Phuong in Pearland is turning out some of the most exciting food, anywhere.

NBA's Marcus Camby Arrested For Weed In Pearland

Portland PDPulled over in his Porsche​Many NBA watchers wonder how the hell Marcus Camby can keep playing at the ancient age of 37. We may have our answer. And as with so many things, it's weed. Camby was arrested earlier this week in Pearland for marijuana possession, reports the Pearland J ... More >>

Grosse Pointe ?: An Incomplete High School Reunion Playlist

​This weekend, I am heading back to Pearland for my 10-year high school reunion. It's funny, I say "going back" like I wasn't there on Sunday sitting on my parents' couch watching cable and letting them feed me mashed potatoes and slip me gas money. This trip is different, though, because I wi ... More >>

Openings & Closings: Wie Sagt Man "Remodeling" auf Deutsch?

Old Heidelberg: Remodeling, but not closed.​Earlier this week, we received an email from a concerned customer of Old Heidelberg: "I recently relocated back to Houston from Dallas. One place I have fond memories of is called The Heidelberg on Fountain View. I drove passed it recently and it ap ... More >>

The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Sports Bars

Inside SRO on a quiet night.​If food and a clear line of sight to a fancy television were all it takes to make a good sports bar, you might as well build up those plaque reserves at home. Judging sports bars involves more utilitarian considerations than usual - some of us have even ended up at ... More >>

We Love Food

Our 100 favorite dishes in Houston.