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    December 20, 2011

    Unidentified Male Shot at Club, Bayou Body Count No. 195

    Dead in a westside restaurant/club.​Homicide police are investigating the death of a man found shot to death at a westside restaurant and club last week. The man, whose identity has not been released pending notification to family members, was shot in Clayton's Restaurant and Club in the 190 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Four Artists Who Died Before Playing Houston

    theindependent.co.uk​When Amy Winehouse died Saturday, almost everyone noted how the troubled British soul singer had joined the "27 Club," the list of legendary musicians who passed away at that age that also includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Record Store Day: If You Take A Dump, Don't Tell The Staff

    Marco TorresCarlos Hernandez and Los Skarnales' Felipe Galvan at Cactus Music's "Day of the Dead" opening last year.​Today is Tax Day (boo), but it's also payday for a lot of people, which comes in handy because tomorrow is Record Store Day. In a few short years, RSD has become one of the bigg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Horse Racing in Texas, On Its Way to the Last Round-up?

    And they're off....​Is the Texas horse race industry in a death spiral? That seems to be the concern in a report filed today by Steven Long of Horseback Magazine who spent today with the Texas Racing Commission at Sam Houston Race Park.According to Long, Andrea Young of Sam Houston said the park's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    San Jacinto Battleground Among State's Most Endangered Historic Places, Group Says

    Photo by diveofficer​Is it a good or bad thing to be named one of the state's Most Endangered Historic Places?The Sam Jacinto Battlefield is going to find out, having earned that dubious honor this morning."The landscape is all that remains of this important historic site, and without a comp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Perhaps The Internet-Cafe Trend In Nederland Was Overstated

    ​Just as we were trying to figure out why there were internet cafes in Nederland and Port Arthur, we find out that the places were actually fronts for illegal gambling, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The department announced yesterday that six people were charged with running the gam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Houston 101: A Convention Center Built In 64 Days

    ​In 1928, Jesse Jones -- grand poobah of Houston, Lord of Suite 8-F -- was determined to bring national glory to his town by hosting the 1928 Democratic convention. Cleveland, San Francisco and Detroit also wanted the prize, but Jones took a $200,000 check to the bidding committee and got the nod. ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 21, 2009

    Hit Hermann

    In time for summer, the park's had a facelift.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    It Was 45 Years Ago Today...

    If you're more than about 50 years old, today is most likely the anniversary of one of your most powerful memories. In the early evening hours of February 9, 1964, more than 73 million people sat glued to their televisions as the course of American pop culture was altered forever. It a ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    Sam Houston, Ad Man

    Comcast's odd TV campaign

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Sam Houston, Comcast Pitchman

    Comcast's odd TV campaign

  • Music

    September 27, 2007

    Jimmie's Place

    Willie Nelson stories and shoeshines at Jimmie's

  • Dining

    June 14, 2007

    NOTSUOH'S

    TEXAS PRAIRIE FIRE

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2006

    Welcome to Football U

    TEXAS PRAIRIE FIRE

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2006

    Welcome to Football U

    TEXAS PRAIRIE FIRE

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Holy Sh--!

    The most-hyped hurricane season ever is upon us

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Still Fighting

    The battle against Nooky's Erotic Bakery rages on

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Meeting of the Minds

    Hilarity ensues after a UH scheduling mix-up

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    HouTube.com

    Ten of the Bayou City's best short music films

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    En la Calle

    Houston joins the revolución

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    Houston's Best Public High Schools

    Counting down: Our sixth- through tenth-place finishers

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    To NOLA, with Love

    Musicians from far and wide are "Bringing Back the Big Easy"

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    On Their Backs

    Sugar Land spreads its legs

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    We Know What You Should Do This Summer

    Your guide to beaches, water parks, day trips, festivals and more

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    Muchos Luchadores

    Mexican wrestlers take the ring in Angel Rodriguez-Diaz's new exhibit

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    A Room with a View

    The Montagu Hotel, where the keyhole is more entertaining than the TV

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Taking Aim

    Marching with an evolving minority electorate, a Vietnamese immigrant may just whip the GOP's old guard

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Book About Houston

    Marching with an evolving minority electorate, a Vietnamese immigrant may just whip the GOP's old guard

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2004

    Nitrolicious

    High-performance engines -- and drivers -- whip through Baytown

  • Music

    October 2, 2003

    Sleep

    Dopesmoker (Tee Pee Records)

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Hotel

    Hotel Derek

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Post Office

    Sam Houston Branch

  • News

    May 29, 2003

    Film Buff

    The naked truth about why Houston isn’t the third coast

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    Mud Boy

    Chris Robinson decides to Crowe it alone with an earthy new band

  • News

    November 29, 2001

    Evening the Odds

    In three decades, women jockeys have made tremendous strides. But in the male-dominated world of horse racing, equality remains elusive.

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Zoned Out

    The biggest Houston postal "improvement" ever has cut 400 jobs -- and snarled mail delivery

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Way Out There

    A new TV news operation is coming to Houston. More or less.

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Sam Houston's Retreat?

    SHSU stirred the higher-ed circles. Now the excitement has turned to exodus.

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Gramercy Gets Fingered

    Some Museum District residents rally against plans for razing quaint apartments

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    The Good, the Bad, the Imprisoned

    Houston's best politicos were not always the ones elected -- or the ones who stayed in office

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Houstowne, Texas

    Shrouded by mists and unrecovered documents, the history of Houston is still worth a probe

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    The Katy: Railing On

    Fears of a future light train trouble Katy Freeway expansion critics

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1998

    Pony Up

    Fears of a future light train trouble Katy Freeway expansion critics

  • Music

    August 6, 1998

    Old Friends

    Fears of a future light train trouble Katy Freeway expansion critics

  • Calendar

    May 7, 1998

    Where the Buffalo Roams

    Fears of a future light train trouble Katy Freeway expansion critics

  • Calendar

    September 4, 1997

    Press Picks

    Fears of a future light train trouble Katy Freeway expansion critics

  • News

    January 4, 1996

    Book 'Em

    A principal's "detention" policy proves controversial -- and effective

  • News

    May 25, 1995
  • News

    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

  • News

    December 15, 1994

    Mr. Big

    Houston sculptor David Adickes has one message for the art world: large is good

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