Subject: Taft

• Anyone Out There Looking for a Sign?

  January 5, 2007

• Art Car Outs

  There's some fury over a jury deciding who gets in the parade

  April 13, 2000

• Coming Soon: Juan Mon's International Sandwiches

  A whole new concept in international fast food is coming to a stretch of Taft Street in Houston's Fourth Ward. Juan Mon's International Sandwiches and Drinks plans to bring an eclectic cuisine to one of the most eclectic neighborhoods in the city. First, the neighborhood. Taft Street between West Gray and Fairview is anchored to the north by the Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, attended primarily by children of the neighborhood's Hispanic and African-American families, and to the south by est

  December 15, 2008

• Hot Plate

  May 19, 1994

• Diner's Notebook

  March 30, 1995

• Press Picks

  April 18, 1996

• From Start to Finish

  January 16, 1997

• Merry Xmas, Mr. Waldhauser

  December 24, 1998

• Dish

  December 31, 1998

• Hot Plate

  January 28, 1999

• Punk Drunks

  March 4, 1999

• Not in Kansas Anymore

  June 24, 1999

• Dead Poet’s Slam

  December 25, 2008

• Comets, Stoners, Cougars, Robbers, Filmmakers and Anarchists

  A Long Way to Go

  December 25, 2008

• “In the Soil: Nicaragua”

  Photographer Ryan Booth documents a trip to the coffee fields of Central America

  August 14, 2008

• The Highs and Low Country

  Fox Diner is fabulous when it sticks to what it does best

  June 14, 2001

• Art Car Block Party

  Get your motors revved up for tomorrow’s parade

  May 8, 2008

• Montrose Gays, Family Violence and Blood Sucking Pols

  March 20, 2008

• Potty Mouths

  Tamales overhead, beer cans underfoot, drug references and cussing from the stage — it's the return of the Westheimer Street Festival to its old home

  July 10, 2003

• Da Bombing

  The postering of West Gray

  June 29, 2000

• Lucio's

  Pork Chop Extraordinaire

  May 3, 2007

• Orange Crush

  The Sidebar

  February 23, 2006

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  November 10, 2005

• Spy vs. Spy

  Our restaurant critic gets busted at Gravitas, so we send in our counterintelligence team

  October 20, 2005

• Tremé, Texas

  The soul of New Orleans lives on in Houston, especially at Sammy's on Main

  September 15, 2005

• Mean Streets

  NASCAR has nothing on Houston freeways

  July 14, 2005

• Wack Wheels

  The Art Car Parade presents pimped rides

  May 12, 2005

• Capsule Reviews

  Our critics weigh in on local theater

  April 28, 2005

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  January 6, 2005

• On Shaky Grounds

  HISD got more than it bargained for when it decided to develop the Fourth Ward

  December 30, 2004

• Best Public Art Project

  September 23, 2004

• Boozin' Music

  Everybody in the club gettin' tipsy at Helios

  August 26, 2004

• Catch of the Day

  Annabelle's Diner says a neighbor keeps using the city to lay siege to the cafe

  July 29, 2004

• Moving Masterpieces

  The Art Car Parade keeps on rollin'

  May 6, 2004

• Canadian Invasion

  SXSW heaps sloppy seconds on Houston

  March 18, 2004

• Gen-X Gospel

  Ecclesia beckons the young with a blend of Christianity and counterculture

  December 11, 2003

• Fire, Work with Me

  Fun on the Fourth

  July 3, 2003

• Puppy Love

  Annabelle's Diner

  June 12, 2003

• Fox Bids Adieu

  Chef Tom Williams must give up his restaurant to save his health

  April 11, 2002

• Whata Lotta Falafel

  Antone's Import Co.

  February 7, 2002

• True Grits

  Speaking off the toque: Tom Williams

  April 12, 2001

• Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks

  PJ's Sports Bar

  September 21, 2000

• Cop Warmth Poaches Rocks Off's Artwork on New Cassette

  "Jesus Sanchez"... sorry, Craig Hlavaty Rocks Off loves getting local tapes and vinyl in the mail here. That's not a cry for free shit or a sad call for pity. We just dig hearing new music off something other than an Apple product or a boring plastic round disc. That being said we just got in the new Cop Warmth tape from the boys in Chemical City. Craig and the crew even included a handy list of fun facts about the release, including its genesis from a live recording at the immensely fun Westhei

  May 1, 2009

• Get Your Art Car Weekend On

  Photo by Bryan Plocek It's the Art Car Weekend and there are lots of events to check out. Oh, and lots of folks to check them out with -- 250,000  people are expected to attend the various events over the next three days. There's a sneak peek at the new art cars, along with a few veterans today at Discovery Green. Live music and entertainment, including the screening of several art car films, are scattered throughout the park. (7 p.m. 1500 McKinney. Free.)  The Parade is on Satu

  May 8, 2009

• Openings and Closings

  ​The big news this week is once again related to Bedford, the restaurant in the Heights that was up until very recently the home of heralded chef Robert Gadsby. A little birdie told us a few weeks back that Reef's executive chef and co-owner Bryan Caswell had big plans for the space, and they weren't wrong. Greg Morago at the Houston Chronicle reported this afternoon that Caswell and company have purchased the restaurant and will soon be installing a new chef and an entirely new menu and aest

  September 11, 2009

• "600 sq mi: Hidden"

  October 15, 2009

• Happy Hour Scene - Boheme

  ​If you blink, you might miss Boheme. The coffee shop-by-day, cocktails-by-night hideaway is tucked away on Fairview between Morgan and Taft. On Thursday nights, Boheme gives you the perfect excuse to drink - Spacetaker's Cultured Cocktails Happy Hour. Each week from 5 to 10 p.m., a portion of the proceeds goes to a different non-profit arts organization. There's also Ladies Night on Tuesdays and an all-day happy hour on Sundays.

  November 13, 2009

• Westheimer Block Party News and Notes

  ​This weekend's Westheimer Block Party is already going through some minor scheduling changes, just less than twenty-hours away from the time Bryan Jackson cracks open his first Modelo on Taft. Facebook and MySpace (yeah, we know) have been awash the past two days with changes to the lineup and set times. A recent Facebook status update from WBP sponsor Free Press Houston said this: "I don't know when your band is playing. Bands keep on trading slots like trading cards. It is what it is." FPH

  November 13, 2009

• Aftermath: Peace, Love, Little Joe and Hooker Heels at Westheimer Block Party

  Photos by Groovehouse​ We'll get the obligatory platitude out of the way first. If any of you didn't Day 1 of the one-and-only two-day edition of the Westheimer Block Party, then you missed an excellent day of music and community in Houston. As we walked between stages spanning the corner of Westheimer and Taft, we found ourselves amidst a broad cross-section of Houston life and culture out enjoying the fun and festivities. Nosaprise​We could give some credit to the City Of Montrose itself

  November 16, 2009

• Aftermath: Puppet Shows, Neo-Rastas, Freddie Gonorrhea, Black Congress and an Impromptu Nap Saturday at Westheimer Block Party

  Marc Brubaker​ Saturday's Westheimer Block Party began on a wobbly note, as most music festivals do with fans and staff still trying to find their bearings, aided by alcohol or otherwise. The scene on the ground seemed chaotic just an hour into the first day of the event. Organizer and Free Press Houston editor Omar Afra walked from venue making sure everything was going off without a proverbial hitch. The first thing we saw on Saturday was renaissance rapper Nosaprise on the Helios outdoor st

  November 16, 2009