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This Week in Craft Beer: Ash Bash Continues, Beer Legislation News and More

It's a busy week in beer. That said, it always seems to be a busy week in beer around here lately thanks to Houston's growth in the industry over the past two years. The Craft Brewer's Conference is wrapping up in Washington D.C. and we're creeping closer to National Craft Beer Week, but there's ple ... More >>

Craft Beer and Charity: More Details on Next Week's Ash Bash Events

The craft beer community is still dealing with the as-yet-unsolved murder of Duff Beer Distribution founder Ashley "Ash" Rowell. The murder came at the tail end of Duff's existence, as the brand was in the process of being integrated into Favorite Brands following Rowell's sale of Duff to the much l ... More >>

Audrina Cardenas: Miracle Baby With Heart Born Outside Her Body Leaves the Hospital (with Photos)

Back on Thanksgiving Day, I said you should count your blessings if for no other reason than because of the story of little Audrina Cardenas, a baby born with a rare birth defect, her heart was literally formed outside her chest. A team of doctors at Texas Children's Hospital raced to save her life ... More >>

Sugar Land Sicko Donald C. Hernandez Jr.: Decades Behind Bars for His Bizarre Kidnap/Rape Ordeal

A previously convicted sadist who got off lightly for a twisted crime in Houston ten years ago was not so lucky last week in Trinity County, where a country jury gave him ten presidential terms behind bars. Donald Christopher Hernandez Jr. was convicted of both aggravated kidnapping and sexual assa ... More >>

5-year-old Girl Abducted from Fairbanks Library, HSO Looking For Man in His 30s

Harris County Sheriff's Department investigators are looking for a man, said to be 30 to 35 years old who they believe abducted a 5-year-old girl from the Fairbanks Library, 7122 North Gessner. Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding the man who offered the girl candy to come with ... More >>

Millionaires Clash Over Shadyside Mansion

Despite all the Tenth Commandment strictures to the contrary, coveting the mansion next door has led millionaire executive Tony Petrello to years of depositions and lawsuits.

RIP, Larry Joe Miggins

Houston's fabled Irishman dies.

Forever Donatto: Your Spooky, Rain-Soaked Baby-Shooting Video Of The Day

Investigators have released a surveillance video of the drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of 11-month-old Forever Donatto August 13. There's not much in terms of information about the 3 a.m. shooting in the 8300 block of Ponnel in northwest Houston, but the overall vibe is creepy and sin ... More >>

Behind the Scenes at The Iron Sommelier Competition

"In ten minutes, they're gonna be in the room," said sommelier Antonio Gianola with a tone of urgency. To his right, fellow sommelier Jonathan Honefenger encouraged his fellow somms along with cries of: "Hustle! Hustle!" The two men moved swiftly from one seat to the next, pouring a deliberate ounc ... More >>

Three-Month-Old Baby, Bayou Body Count No. 147

Houston police are investigating the death of a three-month-old baby on the southeast side August 30. The baby boy, whose name has not been released, died after being taken to Texas Children's Hospital and the cause of death is pending autopsy results by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Scie ... More >>

Seven-Month-Old Girl, Bayou Body Count No. 139

Police are investigating the death of a who died seven-month-old girl after being left in the care of her grandfather. An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death for the child, whose identity has not been released. HPD says the baby was left with her grandfather at a home in the ... More >>

11-Month-Old Baby Girl Caught In Spray Of Gunfire, Bayou Body Count No. 135

An 11-month-old girl's brief life was snuffed out when struck by a spray of bullets fired in a walk-by shooting, Houston police say. The infant's identity has not been released pending verification, but she was pronounced dead at Texas Children's Hospital after the incident in front of her family's ... More >>

More Than Just Nolan Ryan

5 food-related reasons to drive to Alvin.

Wine Lost and Found in Translation with Sean Beck

"The sommelier is there to 'translate' the wine" for the patron, says sommelier Sean Beck. Beck runs one of the city's most respected wine programs at Backstreet Café. "You're there to make the guests feel confident about their choice" of wine, he explains. In a city like petrochemical-based Houst ... More >>

Unidentified 2-Month-old Baby Girl Found Dead: Bayou Body Count No. 111

Houston police are investigating the death of an unidentified two-month-old baby girl who died about 2 p.m. Thursday. The infant was transported by ambulance from her home at 11911 Martin Luther King Boulevard to Texas Children's Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Health Department Roundup: Just the Facts, Mostly

Normally we go all Popeye Doyle on the inspection reports, doing things our way, asking for forgiveness rather than requesting permission. We'd even consider purchasing an ankle holster if we were allowed to rub up against girls while on the clock. (Just kidding, it's a quick-draw gimmick.) Today, t ... More >>

Hugs and Hoots

Corporate shenanigans way out yonder at Whiskey River.

MetroRail Suspending Service This Weekend: BestFest Plan Bs

Monica FuentesThe Superblock: No (train) cars go.​As a frequent and mostly satisfied mass-transit commuter ourselves, Rocks Off has been recommending those of you headed to our Best of Houston® BestFest this weekend take the MetroRail to the McGowen stop. It would have been nice, but we just ... More >>

No Light Rail For Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest

Buses will take the place of rail​Thanks, Metro: You've taken away the best option for getting to and from the Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest. There's no light-rail service this weekend "to allow Texas Children's Hospital to continue construction on a pedestrian bridge over Fannin ... More >>

Where to Meet a Houston Millionaire

An evening at the Petroleum Club.​Of all the cities in all the countries in all the world, Houston is attracting the most millionaires. Houston's millionaire population swelled 9.6% in just one year, according to Forbes. There are now 96,700 millionaires living in our city. Of course, the maj ... More >>

Sandrell Crosby, 1 Year Old, Bayou Body Count No. 47

HPDChristopher Washington: Faces capital murder charges​A west Houston man has been charged with beating his baby daughter to death, police say. Christopher Washington, 35, is charged with capital murder in the death of Sandrell Crosby, 1, about 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in the 2900 block of ... More >>

Upcoming Events

​This year marks the 100th anniversary of Mardi Gras on Galveston Island. But while the whole island will be celebrating starting today through March 8, you can have your own celebration further inland New Orleans-style at Brennan's. The restaurant will be hosting a Mardi Gras celebration on ... More >>

Some Good Metro News: Light Rail Will Be Working This Weekend!

Metro's light rail will actually be working this weekend​Hey, here's some good news for a change from Metro: the light rail system will be working this weekend! Hey, you take your good news any way you can these days. All of you saying, "Shouldn't a light rail system be designed to work on a ... More >>

Early Warning: No Light Rail This Weekend

Get on the bus​If you're planning to be all urban and hip and modern by rocking the light rail system this weekend, forget about it. You're back on the bus. Metro is closing the system starting at 8 p.m. Friday, and it won't be back up until midnight Sunday. The Texas Children's Hospital is ... More >>

Songs For Our Brother's 21st Birthday

Craig HlavatyLemmy (left, duh) and Jake Hlavaty​Today is the 21st birthday of one of Craig's Hlist's biggest musical influences: Not the Pixies' Doolittle, Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine, or even Operation Ivy's Energy LP. It's an actual person, our little brother Jake. The kid came of l ... More >>

Wadren Hilger: East Texas Woman Faces Three Felony Counts In Horrific Child Abuse Case

Photo courtesy Silsbee PDWadren Hilger somehow smiles for the camera​Back in June, doctors at Beaumont's St. Elizabeth hospital were shocked at the condition of their little patient from Silsbee. The three-year-old girl was semi-comatose, suffering from seizures and bruised from head to toe.After ... More >>

The Junior League of Houston Cookbooks

​The Junior League of Houston was once a group of affluent ladies who lunch who came together at the Tea Room to plan out their charitable contributions. Today the Junior League of Houston is comprised of a much more diverse crowd; they are working women from all walks of life, bound by a genu ... More >>

Saturday Night: The Houston Symphony Does Final Fantasy At Jones Hall

Photos courtesy of Houston SymphonySaturday's cast (from left): Alan Halverson as Kefka , Rachel Smith as Yuffie, Amanda Ayr as Tifa​The Houston Symphony Jones Hall July 24, 2010 While everyone else in Houston was going gaga for Gaga, Aftermath headed down to Jones Hall to hear the Houston Sy ... More >>

U.S. News & World Report Again Ranks Houston Hospitals Highly, But How Serious A Study Is It?

Rankings based only on "reputation"?​Anyone familiar with U.S. News & World Report's annual hospital rankings knows that Houston facilities are repeat performers. The magazine's just-out 2010 list of the top 50 ranks M.D. Anderson as number one for cancer care; the Texas Heart Institute came i ... More >>

Tekerrious Jackson, 6, Bayou Body Count No. 171

A boy who never had a chance​A little boy who apparently wouldn't go to bed fast enough for his father is dead, and two people are in custody, Houston police say.Alex McGowan Duncan, 35, and his girlfriend Tammyra Sampson, 31, were arrested Sunday morning in connection with the death of Tkerrious, ... More >>

The EPA: "Castrating," Maybe, But Also Getting Tougher

​The EPA may giveth, but it can also taketh away -- the agency is toughening guidelines in the fight against smog pollution, lowering the national ozone limit for the eight-hour standard.A federal Environmental Protection Agency spokesman says the agency will announce today that it is lowering the ... More >>

What Happens When Chronically Ill Kids Grow Up

Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system

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Snake Snark

Birthday Surprise

Preservationists get help in the oddest way

Exposed Nerve

Cyberonics has implanted its pacemaker in thousands of epileptics. It wants to expand to the depression market. Still needed: an accounting of those who died or were injured after receiving its implant.

Sunday Morning Coming Down

Just in time for New Year's Eve, The Nightfly and friends put a few hangover drugs to the test

Shooting the Puck

High school camera crews score the big one: the Aeros' halftime show

Ice Dreams

Indulge your inner Olympian with skater Sasha Cohen

A Bevy of Benefits

Saturday, December 20

Monster Trucks on Ice

What would Brian Boitano think?

No-Fault Elevators

Child Support

The same extreme measures that saved Sidney Miller at birth also severely disabled her 11 years ago. Texas courts are still trying to determine who should pay for it -- and could set a legal precedent in the process.

You Deserve a Break Today

McDonald's has it their way - in your museum, church and even in print

Hot Shots

There's a bull market on the meningitis vaccine. Are some doctors cashing in?

Calling All Scabs

Hearst looks to Houston for strikebreakers

Drowning on Dry Land

Rising asthma rates have experts scratching their heads - and children struggling to breathe

Bursting the Bubble

"Bubble Boy" David Vetter was hardly the happy, well-adjusted child portrayed in the media. Thirteen years after his death, his friend Mary Murphy is fighting to tell his story.

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