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February 3, 2009
It's Been 50 Years Since the Music Died
Fifty years ago today - February 3, 1959 - the world lost three of its early pioneering rock and rollers in a fiery plane crash over Clear Lake, Iowa. Texan Buddy Holly, Chicano rock godfather Ritchie Valens, and Sabine Pass-born disc jockey/songwriter J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson all lay ... More >>
Best of Houston
September 28, 2006
SARTIN'S
Despite natural disasters and failed marriages, this seafood joint lives on
News
August 17, 2006
Letters to the Editor
Despite natural disasters and failed marriages, this seafood joint lives on
News
July 13, 2006
Crab Man
Meet Doug Sartin, onetime heir apparent to a Texas barbecued crab dynasty
Dining
September 6, 2001
Blue Crab Standard Time
Take your time when eating Gulf blue crabs
Blogs
August 5, 2009
BBQ Crab at Floyd's in Webster
Photo by J.C. ReidThe dog days of summer bring both good news and bad news for Houston seafood lovers. The bad news is that crawfish season traditionally ends around the 4th of July. Also, high summer is not the best time to eat raw oysters as the warmer waters of Galveston Bay tend to produc ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: Houston and "Brazoria"
The final installment of our Five States of Texas project brings it all back home, to the new state of Brazoria, encompassing all of Southeast Texas from the Brazos Valley to Sabine Pass. Patron Saint: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. A master of rock and roll, country, Cajun/Creole, blues and jazz, n ... More >>
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August 19, 2009
Barbecued Crabs: The Secret Recipe
Photos by Robb WalshWhen barbecued crabs were invented, there were only three ingredients required to make them: blue crabs, hot cooking oil and the now-discontinued Alamo Zestful Seasoning mix. These days, what exactly went in the seasoning mix is unknown. I have been working on my own barbe ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
Houston 101: The Short Happy Life of Dick Dowling
Aside from the city's namesake, no 19th-Century Houstonian was more famous than Dick Dowling, the Irish-born saloonkeeper/businessman and Confederate war hero. In fact, when city leaders commissioned Houston's very first public monument in 1905, it was Dowling and not Sam Houston who got the hono ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Texas Seceded 150 Years Ago Today: Five Reasons It Was a Great Idea
Sam Houston said no to thisOn this day 150 years ago, the Texas legislature voted to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy. Nowadays, of course, we have a governor who daydreams about the seceding, if not (necessarily) the Confederacy part. So it makes sense to look at how things w ... More >>