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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Christie Loraine Marshall: Tries to Run Man Off Road While Both Have Kids in Their Cars

    If you're so pissed about a dude that you follow him in a car, try to run him off the road and ram him when he stops, remember one thing: Take your kid along for the ride. That's what Christie Loraine Marshall, 32, did, according to cops and the Galveston County Daily News. They say Marshall got i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Tina Madrid: Mother Charged with Murdering Her Special-Needs Son, Found in a Box

    The bizarre, tragic story of ten-year-old Jonathan Singer took another turn yesterday when police arrested his mother for his murder. The body of Singer, who had cerebral palsy, was found in a cardboard box in his father's Kia about one year ago. The boy's father said he had drowned in a bathtub, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Houston Scores Big-Time In Latest Encyclopedia Of Country Music

    With 53 related entries, Houston fared well in the second edition of The Encyclopedia of Country Music (Oxford University Press, $65), released last month, the first revision of the 600-page volume since its initial printing in 1998. Michael McCall, Country Music Hall of Fame archivist and one of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Pasadena, Home to Some Sickos, Is Also a Nifty Place to Retire

    Retire to this in Pasadena.​The economy blows, especially for old folks, who aren't as able to kick it with an umbrella drink at some beachside hang like in the old days. No worries, according to Tom Corley, author of The Top 100 Cheapest Places to Retire in the U.S. in 2012. Instead of sink ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    What A Houston Blues "Walk Of Fame" Could Look Like

    Lightnin' Hopkins marker photo by Matthew Keever​It was a real pleasure for Rocks Off and Lonesome Onry and Mean to bring you this week's Houston Press cover story, "Old School," but it was also bittersweet. Not to put too fine a point on it, but none of these people are getting any younger - ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2011

    What Dead Passenger?

    Driver caught with corpse in front seat.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Last Night: Canned Acoustica II At Warehouse Live

    Southern Backtones' Hank Schyma​Canned Acoustica II Warehouse Live March 3, 2011 Check out our photos of Canned Acoustica II: Acoutstic Boogaloo! It's awfully hard to dog a charity event, especially one donating to a cause as noble as the Houston Food Bank, so Aftermath won't even try. Besid ... More >>

  • Music

    February 3, 2011

    Rory Miggins Irish Stew Cook-off

    Southern Backtones' Hank Schyma​Canned Acoustica II Warehouse Live March 3, 2011 Check out our photos of Canned Acoustica II: Acoutstic Boogaloo! It's awfully hard to dog a charity event, especially one donating to a cause as noble as the Houston Food Bank, so Aftermath won't even try. Besid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Clifford Lee Bradberry: Galveston County Man Really, Really Likes To Watch Surfing

    Photo courtesy Galveston County SOClifford Bradbury: Surfin' USA​Apparently, Clifford Lee Bradberry deeply enjoys whacking off, and while there's nothing wrong with that per se, Bradberry insists on involving the public in his masturbatory shenanigans. Acting on a suspicious activity tip Sund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    The Five Worst Houston-Area High School Team Names

    Clear eyes. Full heart. Can't lose...unless you got a name like this.​When you live in Texas, you realize that certain things are sacred whether you like them or not. The Alamo, good barbeque and football are at the top of the list and when it comes to football, nothing is more sacred round these ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Post-Apocalyptic Videos, Rap Cartoons And Plenty Of Punk History

    Catastrophic Skies (extended cut) from Chase Rees on Vimeo. • Pale, the mainstream-y dark rock band from Houston, has a new video out for their song "Catostrophic Skies," featuring a high-concept post-apocalyptic motorcycle gang. It's kinda goofy. But hell, look at those production values. • L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Fake Nigerians Scamming Hispanics In Texas City

    Photos courtesy GCSODaniel Johnson, not a Nigerian with cash-flow problems​Almost exactly five years ago, we were minding our own business at the Downtown Transit Center light rail stop one evening. A suave and well-dressed middle-aged black man came up to us and introduced himself and spun an out ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2009

    A Quiet Hell

    Thanks to lax enforcement by TCEQ, plants along the Houston Ship Channel launch tons of toxic gases into our air, and face little penalty even when they exceed pollution limits over and over again.

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Another Galveston County Cursing Arrest Ends In A F***ing Whimper

    Photo by GuerrettoThat bizarre streak of cursing arrests in Galveston County is having trouble standing up in court.One guy -- the guy from Queens who used the f-word -- pleaded guilty to his charge, but we're guessing he did it just to avoid having to come back down to "fuckin' Galveston" to fight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    On The Scene At The Houston Tea Party

    In the end, it exceeded the expectations of even its once-seemingly wildly overenthusiastic organizers. Approximately 3,500 pissed-off demonstrators packed Jones Plaza for a warm-up blues-rock concert and harangues about high taxes, debt, bail-outs, and socialism.     You'd have t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    BP Gets Its Wrist Slapped Again; Still Doesn't Hurt

    Logo courtesy BPAny hopes that BP would be forced to pay more than the measly $50 million suggested as a settlement to the Texas City explosion case were dashed today by US District Judge Lee Rosenthal.Victims of the blast, and their relatives, have been fighting to increase the BP penalty, since $5 ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    Selecting The Proper Valentine's Day Soundtrack

    A Fine Romance

  • News

    January 8, 2009

    Hurricane Ike's Wake

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Haunted Houses Laugh, Maniacally, At Ike

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    The Effects of Hurricane Ike on the Oyster Industry

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    Let The Bidding For Galveston's HS Football Stars Begin!!

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Some Of That Gas Being Refined Near Here Is Going Far, Far Away

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    The Hits Keep Coming From The BP Refinery

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    We Read The Small-Town Police Blotters, So You Don’t Have To

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    Cartoons Will Stop Refinery Disasters

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    "Disgruntled" BP Workers Sue

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2007

    Get Lit: The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    The Houston 100: From Charles Brown to Sippie Wallace

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    The Houston 100: From Sir Douglas Quintet to Guy Clark

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    The Houston 100: From Scarface to Robert Earl Keen

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    US Army Sgt Omar Mora Dies in Iraq

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    Margie's Ordeal

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2006

    O Christmas Song, O Christmas Song

    Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast struggle on in the storm's aftermath

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Needling the Haystack

    A 1,683-mile drive taught us that educators don't always entertain an open-door policy when it comes to public records

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    Bring It On

    Why Houston should want a nuclear power plant

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Letters

    Why Houston should want a nuclear power plant

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    Letters

    Why Houston should want a nuclear power plant

  • Music

    October 9, 2003

    Holly Golightly

    Friday, October 10

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Stung

    Seven African-American girls tried out for the Texas City Stingarettes drill team this year. None of them made the squad.

  • Music

    June 7, 2001

    Scene But Not Heard

    Houston's student shortage forces the indie scene to go the blue-collar route

  • Culture

    October 26, 2000

    In Plane Sight

    Alex MacLean's aerial photography puts our development-happy city in its proper perspective

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Sherri O'Malley, "Poet of Blight"

    Alex MacLean's aerial photography puts our development-happy city in its proper perspective

  • Dining

    July 1, 1999

    El Queso Grande?

    Is Bravos the best Tex-Mex in town?

  • Dining

    June 18, 1998

    Dish

    Is Bravos the best Tex-Mex in town?

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    First in the Nation

    Is Bravos the best Tex-Mex in town?

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Toxic Leak?

    Texas City petrochemical giants scramble to discover who released their secrets

  • Calendar

    July 24, 1997

    Press Picks

    Texas City petrochemical giants scramble to discover who released their secrets

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    The Lion in Manvel

    Fred and Paula Tholen's "baby" has the whole town on edge

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Phenomena

    Fred and Paula Tholen's "baby" has the whole town on edge

  • Music

    December 15, 1994

    Rotation

    Fred and Paula Tholen's "baby" has the whole town on edge

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