Subject:

Sugar Land

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Upcoming Events: A Flurry of Festivals

    With warmer weather ahead, food festivals are kicking off in earnest across the city, starting with the 17th annual Bayou City Cajun Fest on Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15, at Trader's Village. Admission is free to the Cajun Fest, which runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Plenty of home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    How to Become a Beerknurd at The Flying Saucer

    If you want a place to try beer, the shiny new Flying Saucer in Sugar Land does everything it can to help you achieve that goal, and it does it in a way that makes you want to come back again and again. There are 86 beers on tap, and another hundred and some odd beers by the bottle. All told, the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Openings & Closings: L'Olivier Is Landing

    First, chef Junnajet Hurrapan's new hotspot Blu opens up in Sugar Land's Town Square. Now, the development is getting another interesting addition. According to the weekly B4-U-Eat newsletter: The Japaneiro's people are opening Guru Burgers & Crepes at Sugar Land Town Square in May. It will serve g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Welcome to Sugar Land, Skeeters!! Never Mind About the $24K Worth of Copper Stolen from Your Ballpark!

    The new minor league baseball team the Sugar Land Skeeters got a nice introduction to their hometown over the New Year's weekend when thieves broke into the stadium the team is building and stole $24,000 worth of copper. Life in the big city, fellas. Fox 26 reports that 46 copper reels went missin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    New Year's Eve Party at Sugar Land Town Square

    The new minor league baseball team the Sugar Land Skeeters got a nice introduction to their hometown over the New Year's weekend when thieves broke into the stadium the team is building and stole $24,000 worth of copper. Life in the big city, fellas. Fox 26 reports that 46 copper reels went missin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Openings & Closings: Coming Home to Roost

    An inviting patio and good crepes still weren't enough to save La Mia.​This week brings a lot of sad news, so we'll get that out of the way first. Ripping the Band-Aid off and all that... Three restaurants closed this past week, two of which we actually liked. One of them even received a glow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Openings & Closings: November 2011

    Photo by Amber AmbroseEl Rey closed this week -- but which one?​Remember how busy of a month October was for openings and closings? November was a little slower, but not by much. In upcoming restaurants, one of our favorite bloggers reports that Calliope's is opening a second location of its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Openings & Closings: October 2011

    Coming soon: Free bitch-slaps for anyone who says, "Meet me at the Finn."​It's been a busy month for restaurant openings, closings, name changes and remodels. Hang onto your coffee cups -- we've got a lot of restaurant news to get through in one post. Openings: BlackFinn American Grille is c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Holiday Events This Week at Whole Foods Markets

    Photo by Whole Foods MarketI'll take any excuse to try a good Malbec.​Whole Foods Market's Houston and Sugar Land stores are gearing up for the holidays with two in-store events this week: One to get you drunk (a holiday wine tasting) and one to keep you shrunk (a holiday healthy tips event) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Sugar Land Skeeters Go Old-School With Bullpen Cart; Two Classic Options They Could Have Used

    Photo by Sugar Land SkeetersYou can't kill this "tradition."​The minor-league Sugar Land Skeeters have announced, not that we noticed, that they will be bringing back the not-so-noble tradition of the baseball-shaped bullpen cart when they start play next year. "The yet-to-be-named cart will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Someone Liked Our Dead Fish Photos

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    The Sugar Land Skeeters Gear Has Arrived

    Fear the Skeeter!!!​You didn't like the name of Sugar Land's new minor-league team. Maybe you'll like the gear. On the other hand, since it's proudly emblazoned with the Skeeters name, it all may take some getting used to. The Sugar Land Skeeters have begun selling shirts and caps at an onli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Sugar Land Baseball Stadium Name: You Think You Hated Skeeters?

    You are looking (not) LIVE at StarTex Power Field!!!​The people behind the new minor-league baseball team in Sugar Land -- fresh off annoying many people with their choice of "Skeeters" for the team name -- have announced the name of their new $30 million stadium. Fun at the ol' ballpark will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    It's The Sugar Land Skeeters, Like It Or Not

    Talkin' baseball....​Sugar Land's minor league baseball team has a name, and it's one of the three finalists that no one seemed that enthused about. No, it's not the Lizard Kings. It's the Skeeters. Apparently already trademarked and unavailable were the Sugar Land DeLays, the Sugar Land Drac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Sugar Land's Big-Time Minor League Stadium

    Illustrations via city of Sugar landNothing minor-league about this​We were gone on vacation last week, so we missed the unveiling, on Sugar Land's municipal website, of the proposed new minor-league stadium. The city is seeking bids on a contractor to build the $30 million facility according ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Sugar Land's Baseball Team: And The Finalists For Team Name Are...All Terrifically Bad

    Jim Morrison: HUGE in Sugar Land -- who knew?​Sugar Land, as most people who care know, is getting a minor league baseball team and a new stadium to house them.As is part of the textbook for these things, the owners had a contest for suggestions on what the team should be named. Usually they have ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 29, 2010

    Azuma on the Lake

    Jim Morrison: HUGE in Sugar Land -- who knew?​Sugar Land, as most people who care know, is getting a minor league baseball team and a new stadium to house them.As is part of the textbook for these things, the owners had a contest for suggestions on what the team should be named. Usually they have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Sugar Land Picks A Site For Its Minor League Baseball Stadium

    Coming to Sugar Land....​Minor league baseball is coming to Sugar Land, and it will be near the old Imperial Sugar factory that gave the city its name.The Sugar Land city council chose from among three options last night on where to build a stadium, and it picked a site near the intersection of Hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Megan Roiz, Young & Recessioned: Not Even A Magician's Assistant Job

    ​Today's installment of Young & Recessioned features Megan Roiz, a 21-year-old senior at Texas A&M from Sugar Land who is having a tough time finding a part-time job for the summer. The first job I got, I was 16. I've worked at two different pet stores, I did a counselor job for a summer c ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 22, 2010

    Shogi Hibachi Express

    ​Today's installment of Young & Recessioned features Megan Roiz, a 21-year-old senior at Texas A&M from Sugar Land who is having a tough time finding a part-time job for the summer. The first job I got, I was 16. I've worked at two different pet stores, I did a counselor job for a summer c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Sugar Land Gets Ready To Abase Itself To Google

    ​Google, which is a company that is web-related (we think), is asking communities around the nation to abase themselves in a competition to get an experimental ultra-high-speed fiber system that can deliver the net at more than one gigabyte a second.That is about twice as fast as a system that del ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

    It's raining cats...no, wait, make that fried catfish

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Cloud 9ers

    ​Famous for out-beefing the local competition with their 9-ounce burgers, 9ers is one of those diners that boast a menu of everything under the sun, so long as it's fried. It's not fancy and it's never cool, but if you're going to do something wrong, this is where you go to do it right. Laced ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    Stop, thief!

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Top 5 Sweets of Sugar Land

    Wrong, but right: Oreo Pizookie​Imperial Sugar may not actually produce sugar in Sugar Land anymore, but even as dust collects on the factory smokestacks and the museum leads tours through the old warehouse, there are still a number of bakeries, breweries and cafes making Sugar Land's namesake ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Bike & Bugs II

    Web exclusive!

  • Dining

    April 23, 2009

    Loggia Brings Uptown to Sugar Land with an Ultramodern Sports Bar

    Web exclusive!

  • Dining

    February 26, 2009

    Pizza Like Patsy Used to Make at Grimaldi's

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Trainsmash Burger at Out of Africa

    Trainsmash is a South African tomato and onion sauce--a trainsmash burger comes slathered in the stuff. This one also had lettuce, fresh tomato and mayonnaise. I liked the condiments alright, it was the burger patty that was the problem. Out of Africa, the South African restaurant at Sugar Creek a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Peri-Peri Burger: It Seemed Like a Great Idea at the Time

    The peri-peri burger at Out of Africa, the new South African restaurant on Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, is a hamburger topped with the legendary hot sauce made with African bird peppers. And since I love peri-peri chicken, peri-peri prawns and peri-peri everything else, I figured this one was a ... More >>

  • News

    December 4, 2008

    Bayousphere

    The peri-peri burger at Out of Africa, the new South African restaurant on Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, is a hamburger topped with the legendary hot sauce made with African bird peppers. And since I love peri-peri chicken, peri-peri prawns and peri-peri everything else, I figured this one was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Sugar Land, Missouri City Get Into The Entertainment Business

    The peri-peri burger at Out of Africa, the new South African restaurant on Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, is a hamburger topped with the legendary hot sauce made with African bird peppers. And since I love peri-peri chicken, peri-peri prawns and peri-peri everything else, I figured this one was a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra: An Evening Under the Stars

    Héctor Agüero Jr. takes the baton for the first time as FBSO conductor

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Big Plans in Little Sugar Land: Pro Baseball and Concerts Coming to the Brazos?

    Héctor Agüero Jr. takes the baton for the first time as FBSO conductor

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    $7 at Mi Luna Tapas Restaurant & Bar in Sugar Land

    Héctor Agüero Jr. takes the baton for the first time as FBSO conductor

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    Bayousphere

    Héctor Agüero Jr. takes the baton for the first time as FBSO conductor

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Bayousphere

    Héctor Agüero Jr. takes the baton for the first time as FBSO conductor

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    Homeless in Suburbia

    Michael Lyddon slept on this bench at night because he had nowhere else to go. According to elected officials in Fort Bend, though, he doesn't exist

  • Dining

    December 7, 2006

    BAKER STREET PUB & GRILL'S

    MONICA LEWINSKY

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2006

    Finding the Write Candidate

    MONICA LEWINSKY

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    We're Number 3! We're Number 3!

    MONICA LEWINSKY

  • Dining

    July 7, 2005

    Split Personality

    Japaneiro's Sushi Bistro and Latin Grill

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    On Their Backs

    Sugar Land spreads its legs

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Home Alone

    A raid on an end-of-year teen party leads to heavy-duty punishments and angry parents

  • News

    June 10, 2004

    Charity Begins at Home

    A raid on an end-of-year teen party leads to heavy-duty punishments and angry parents

  • Dining

    March 4, 2004

    Land of Azúcar

    Japaneiro’s Sushi Bistro & Latin Grill in Sugar Land certainly is living up to its name

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2003

    Egg Beaters

    The hunt is on

  • Dining

    August 23, 2001

    Cattle Drive

    Ruth's Chris

  • Dining

    March 16, 1995

    Manna from Sugar Land

    Magnus Hansson's new bakery-cafe is worth an expedition

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for Houston Press | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | Houston Press Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 Houston Press, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy