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One Couple Has A Plan For Turning The Astrodome Into Houston's "International Multicultural Dome" (i.e., Mostly An Office Park)

The husband and wife team of Regina and Ed Seale are trying to stop the Astrodome from becoming another parking lot, working independently on plans for what they call an "International Multicultural Dome" in the Reliant Park complex. Their plan -- seen here on Facebook -- would turn the Dome into ... More >>

Top Five Things to Do in Houston Sports This Weekend: Dirt, Clay, Mud and Cheerleaders

TGIF, my children. It's time to rev up the weekend and get yo butt in gear. You may want to lie around on your couch watching the Final Four or spend some time absorbing "culture" at a "museum." I say blow all that crap out of the water with an ass kicking good time like any red blooded American. Ho ... More >>

Upcoming Events: Get Your Meat at the Houston Barbecue Festival and Your Veg at Brennan's

If you haven't had a chance to check out the new Frank's Americana Revival yet, next Friday, March 22 is your chance for a two-fer: Dan Garrison of the famed Garrison Brothers Distillery will be on hand for a special evening of Texas bourbon sampling from 6 to 8 p.m. Frank's will have its late-1800s ... More >>

Hot Spots for Cool Treats: Where To Get Great Gelato, Ice Cream and Snowcones in Houston

I spent the morning over at KHOU's studios this past Tuesday discussing ice cream and other cool treats with Debra Duncan on Great Day Houston (all pandering aside, a really great crew of people to work with and always a very fun time) and special guests Matt Marcus and Ryan Soroka from the Eatsie B ... More >>

The Astrodome: Crunch Time Is Coming (We Hope)

It's been seven years since we wrote about the decrepit Astrodome, and how -- at that time -- it was all but abandoned, except for the occasional high school playoff game or, yes, bar mitzvah. There will be another burst of discussion today about the Dome because, after a couple of surreptitious me ... More >>

One More Hour To Vote In First Rodeo Rockstar Contest

It does not seem possible that the rodeo is almost here, but Rocks Off saw a trail ride on the news this morning, so it must be true. If we were a TV instead of newspaper reporter, we would definitely lobby for the trail-ride assignment. But besides trail rides, cookoffs, mutton-busting, the parade ... More >>

Playoff Fallout: Houston Boat Show Closed Saturday

It hasn't happened in 56 years, but the Houston Boat Show will be closing one day during its run this year, in order not to create a traffic nightmare at Reliant Park Saturday. As you may have heard, the Texans now have an NFL playoff game scheduled for that afternoon. You can't blame the Boat Show ... More >>

Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show

Perry's Prayerapalooza: Let the Downsizing Begin (Also: Worst Fast Ever)

The responee to The Response has been underwhelming.​Rick Perry's famous call for the nation's governors to come to Houston this weekend to pray and fast is looking more and more like a mistake to all but the religious right. Of course, if he's looking to win a GOP primary, he may just get by ... More >>

Final Four Watch Parties, Team by Team

Brittanie SheyHotel Derek, all gaudied up.​Judging by traffic, alumni from the schools playing in this weekend's Final Four are already swarming town, and if you want to get some of the sweet team-pride action, we've compiled a list of the official and unofficial watch parties happening this w ... More >>

KISS, Kid Rock, Janet Jackson Head 2011 Rodeo Lineup

​KISS, Janet Jackson and Kid Rock head the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's 2011 concert schedule, which the rodeo announced earlier Monday morning. Among the other 13 entertainers rounding out this year's lineup are recent rodeo stalwarts Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Lady Antebe ... More >>

Big Stars of Comedy

Your Brackets Already Are Blown -- Start Thinking About Next Year

​Face it, your NCAA brackets this year are a joke. Your Final Four of Kansas, Villanova, Pittsburgh and New Mexico didn't turn out to be the lock you imagined.So start thinking about next year. When the Final Four is right here in Houston.The ticket application process is still open for the 2011 f ... More >>

Here's One Vote Against A New Dynamo Stadium

​So the Houston Dynamo are upset that Harris County hasn't yet given them money for their planned pleasure palace. Well cry me a river.I'm not sure if the Dynamo have noticed, but there's a rather severe recession going on in the country right now. And though the Dynamo are only asking for ten ... More >>

Aftermath: U2 at Reliant Stadium - One Love, We Get to Share It

Photos by Groovehouse/ Click here for a slideshow​A day or two before U2 (and love) came to town, a friend emailed us a joke. At least we think it's a joke. It really doesn't have anything to do with U2, except that it has everything to do with U2. "I was so depressed last night thinking about the ... More >>

South Asian Carnival

Get starstruck, South-Asian style

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Over the Top

The Greatest Show on Earth brings the fun to H-town

Being A Fan In Houston Basically Sucks, ESPN Reports

Photo by Bukowsky18ESPN has put together another one of its Best Fan Experience lists, where they rank ballparks, arenas and stadiums for atmosphere, convenience, team success, and other highly arbitrary and pseudo-scientific categories.Houston doesn't come out too well.The top three are the L ... More >>

Rodeo Food: Wurst Kabob and Deep-Fried Oreos

Sure, I love all the cowboy junk inside the exhibit halls and the wicked-ass carnival rides at the carnival. I don't even mind teenaged FFA members screaming at me to buy a program. But by far, the best thing at our Houston rodeo is the food. All the heaping, awful, death-defying foodstuffs that h ... More >>

Ten Ways To Stay a Texans Fan Despite the Economy (and the Price Gouging)

Despite the fact that the Houston Texans have yet to field a winning team after seven seasons, or come close to sniffing the playoffs, and despite their inability to make a significant free agent acquisition, and despite just general incompetence on the field and in the front office, the Houston Te ... More >>

Ten Ways To Stay a Texans Fan Despite the Economy (and the Price Gouging)

Despite the fact that the Houston Texans have yet to field a winning team after seven seasons, or come close to sniffing the playoffs, and despite their inability to make a significant free agent acquisition, and despite just general incompetence on the field and in the front office, the Houston Te ... More >>

Rock The Bayou Is a Bust

USA vs. Mexico Soccer

Mexico tries to win its first game against the US on American soil

Giddyup!: Full RodeoHouston Lineup Announced

American Idols Live

Which megatour is really more punk rock?

Hot Wheels

Houston International Fest 2007

The Bayou City's biggest festival continues making strides toward total recovery

Irie iFest

Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Catfight

TSU and Prairie View A&M claw it out at the Labor Day Classic

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Ballsy Bikers

Supercross riders crash 'n' burn for your pleasure at Reliant Stadium

The Sick Old Man of the Festival Circuit

An open letter to the organizers and music bookers of the Houston International Festival

Curry Favor

Cozy up to India at the International Festival

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Playbill

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Just Cruisin' Along

Rent a Segway and roll down the seawall

Gong Hits

Test-screen your video art at the Aurora Picture Show

Relying on Reliant

IFest makes the jump from downtown to South Main

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This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bar Brawl

Fighters duke it out in no-holds-barred cage matches

H-Town Goes Cowtown

It's rodeo time in the city

Long Shot Against Longhorns

Rice squares off against UT for first time this century

If You Can't Take the Heat...

Get all hot and bothered at the Houston Fiery Foods Show

The Breeders

Pooches swarm Reliant Center

We're Gonna Get You, Soccer!

If they want a team, Houstonians have got to represent

Fight Club

Houston badasses pummel each other