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March 15, 2012
For St. Patrick's Day: 10 Notable Irish Texans
This weekend brings St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish. Even in Texas there are parades. As well there should be, because Irish Texans have definitely made their mark on the world. Like these ten: 10. Matthew McConaughey His Mom was a McCabe. "McConaughey" is Gaelic for ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
For Friday the 13th: Five of the Unluckiest Texans Ever
Investors held on too long.Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
The Storied Shamrock Hotel: UH Opens Its Digital Vaults
The University of Houston's Digital Library has put together a collection of menus, programs and other material from the legendary Shamrock Hotel, which stood near where the Medical Center is today and was a little bit of Vegas in Space City. The library worked with the school's Hospitality ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Ed Emmett: Keep the Dome, But Make a Decision
More study and discussion, but no dynamiteHarris County Judge Ed Emmett became the latest in a series of local elected officials delivering dire economic news, in his State of the County speech today. Cuts are coming, and the county will be searching for ways to get by with less, he said. B ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Vintage Houston Restaurant Postcards: The Days of Wine and Roses
Brennan's has long been the cock of the walk in Houston.Although a good handful of Houston restaurants have been around at least as long as my grandparents, the general rule of thumb in this city is that restaurants live fast and die young. And although you rarely find postcards of current r ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
When Frank Sinatra Played Juarez... And Galveston
Already a poet laureate of Americana before he moved to El Paso about ten years ago, Tom Russell's border tenure has seen him produce some great hardscrabble portraits of sketchy characters and haunting, even deadly landscapes. One of Russell's truly great pieces is the border memoir "When S ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Molto Italiano at Sabetta Cafe & Wine Bar
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttA new restaurant has stepped up to the plate at 2411 S. Shepherd, the former location of Crostini and -- more recently -- the ill-fated Cafe Zol. Sabetta Cafe & Wine Bar, the creation of Chef Riccardo Palazzo-Giorgio and wife Donna, opened this week. Sabetta was th ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
Texas Traveler: Must-Do Dallas
So maybe, like Texas Traveler, you're exiled to Dallas for a business conference, or an extra-long layover at DFW airport, or relocated for work and have no idea how to pass the time. Well, Texas Traveler has a few ideas, some off the beaten path, and some right smack square in the middle of it.6 ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
Houston 101: Hi, Bob!
When it comes to stand-up, Houston isn't famous merely for launching the careers of some of the edgiest comedians of the `70s and `80s. It also gave the world Bob Newhart.Newhart grew up in Chicago and became an accountant, but always had a comedy jones. He wrote gags and did some radio work in M ... More >>
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January 13, 2009
Sole Of Houston: Airline Drive, Part 1
The longest walk in the history of the Sole of Houston requires the longest piece. This being a blog and all, we have decided to break it up into three installments. Coming today, tomorrow and Thursday in this tale of 22-plus miles of concrete, mud, and fairly cold weather: The fending off a pote ... More >>
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December 4, 2007
Sole of Houston: Bissonnet, from Synott Road to Montrose
The longest walk in the history of the Sole of Houston requires the longest piece. This being a blog and all, we have decided to break it up into three installments. Coming today, tomorrow and Thursday in this tale of 22-plus miles of concrete, mud, and fairly cold weather: The fending off a pote ... More >>
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March 9, 2007
No Fun
The longest walk in the history of the Sole of Houston requires the longest piece. This being a blog and all, we have decided to break it up into three installments. Coming today, tomorrow and Thursday in this tale of 22-plus miles of concrete, mud, and fairly cold weather: The fending off a pote ... More >>
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October 5, 2006
Rants About Stuff
A Bevy of Bad News
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April 13, 2006
Space City Snapshots
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June 3, 2004
He Won't Back Down
The mayor was threatened -- or maybe he wasn't
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May 20, 2004
Pacific Rim Shot
The mayor was threatened -- or maybe he wasn't
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May 23, 2002
Scene's From A City's Soul
Houston failed to preserve much of its heritage. Now the fight is on to protect the priceless photographic images of that vanishing past from the same fate.
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February 22, 2001
Hands On
When the sickest of Harris County's mentally ill break down, an ACT team is there to pick up the pieces and put them back together again
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March 11, 1999
Beautifully Drunk
When the sickest of Harris County's mentally ill break down, an ACT team is there to pick up the pieces and put them back together again
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June 5, 1997
Never Too Old to Rock and Roll
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
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March 13, 1997
Press Picks
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
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March 6, 1997
The Insider
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
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April 20, 1995
Letters
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
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March 17, 1994
Press Picks
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding

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