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The Home Depot Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Stryper's Michael Sweet: "We Stick To Our Guns"

    See more with Michael Sweet in this week's issue of the Houston Press. In the 1980s, contemporary Christian music was on the cusp of accepting a nice little jolt of electricity for headbangers everywhere. That jolt of electricity, my friends, was Stryper. They burst onto the scene and have since p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Blue Hate Special: Loving to Loathe Guy Fieri

    We've all seen this spiked, peroxide-dyed Food Network star eating his way across America's heartland. We've all heard him choking out limp catchphrases around mouthfuls of food, wheezing out airy, hyena-like whinnies of laughter while wiping grease and mustard off of his perfectly manicured, bleac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    The PasDoctor Geronimo Manifesto: A Presidential Run and a Birthday "Tepee/Tent-Residence" Orgy, Starring Cameron Diaz

    Jessica Cooley / Lufkin Daily NewsPasDoctor Geronimo has quite the bash planned tonight.​Hair Balls' old friend PasDoctor Geronimo is back at it this week. This time around he's not in trouble with the law. Instead, the Lufkin man, whose "white man's name" is Douglas Paul McCoy, has filed a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Last Minute Shopping: The 10 Best Online Retailers (Not Named Amazon.com)

    ​For a decade now, online retailers have increasingly grown their sales to the point they now rival traditional brick and mortar establishments. Let's face it, it's just easier to shop online if you have a computer, an internet connection and a desire to avoid crowds. You can sit there with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Homemade Mosquito Repellents And Why They Suck

    Not one of the floodwater mosquitoes currently plaguing Houston​You go outside in Houston this week, you are going to be bit. At least until the cold front comes through Thursday. You don't want to use noxious chemicals on yourselves or your loved ones, so you turn to natural mosquito repelle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    NBA Training Camps Canceled -- Five Things Players Can Do During This Time Off

    Eat enough and NBA players could look like this!​The NBA officially canceled all training camps and portions of the preseason due to the continuing lockout imposed by owners. While there have been a few rumblings over the past week or so that there might be some cause for optimism with behind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Last Night: Turnin' Headz Rap Showcase at The Mink

    Photos by Shea SerranoFullMetal FDot​Turnin' Headz The Backroom at the Mink July 7, 2011 10:18-10:50 p.m.: So, our intention tonight was to head over to The Mink for this Turnin' Headz underground rap showcase after going to see the premiere of new music videos from local rappers Montana, The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    As Drought Causes Foundation Problems, Good Luck Getting Help

    Barry SigmanHello, foundation problems.​Now that we're nine months into the drought, we called a foundation company to see if someone could diagnose whether the ghastly cracks our ceiling had sprouted recently needed official repair. Vanessa Hutcherson at Olshan (the renowned foundation repai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    How to Cook Like a Champ - Even During a Blackout

    God, I hope they cleaned that fireplace grate first.​The crock pot recipes that EOW blogger Kevin Shalin shares here each week have become one of our most popular series of posts, but what are you to do when rolling blackouts prevent you from making those tasty crock pot recipes at home? And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    The Five Most Annoying Christmas Ads

    Anyone who's watched football (or What Not to Wear, we guess) recently knows that the onslaught has begun: The horror of Christmas commercials. These heinous 30-second bits of torture can abuse viewers in several ways. Here are five of the worst. 5. Jewelry for the Meek, Submissive Weaker Sex Whet ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 2, 2010

    SPECIAL LABOR DIA EDITION

    La Migra, NAFTA and one piece at a time

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Hurricane Earl: Tips From The Gulf Coast

    Comin' at ya​The single most important type of hurricane ever -- one that threatens the New York metropolitan area -- is looming.As everyone knows, events that happen in New York are far more important than events elsewhere. Luckily for TV viewers up there, we're sure the sophisticated local news ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    New Playground: MLS Means Well, But Credit Goes To The Volunteers

    Photo by Chasen MarshallPose for the cameras, boys​How many Major League Soccer All-Stars does it take to put in a playground? Apparently only three.Well, three, along with the assistance of nearly 250 sweaty volunteers, most of whom were wearing mud-caked shoes by the end of the day. And don't fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Backyard Herbs

    ​Now is the perfect time of year to cultivate a backyard or balcony garden of potted herbs. If you cook or make cocktails, however infrequently, it's worth your while to invest in a few $4 starter plants, thereby saving you the money and hassle when a recipe calls for a fresh herb. Whole Foods ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    A Weekend With The Patriots Outside A Home Depot

    Photos by Britney Jackson"Obamie is a comma commie" says the fine print, for some reason.​ Britney Jackson was just headed to the Home Depot near Gulfgate this past weekend, looking to repair a fence.She walked into a border war.The stalwart members of some group had gathered there, presumably sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    8 Days of Giftmas: Manly Things

    Sick of corporate Christmas? Try shopping local. Hair Balls presents a 12-part series highlighting ideas for holiday gifts made and sold in Texas. Yesterday we gave you some ideas for lovely lady gifts so today we're going to turn our attention towards the menfolk. Photo by Brittanie Shey​A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    It's (Maybe) Gonna Snow In Houston!! Be Prepared!!

    ​Forecasters are still telling us there's a chance that it will snow in Houston tomorrow. We'll believe it when we see it, but the theory is that sometime Friday afternoon we may get hit with anywhere from a trace to an inch of solid white precipitation.This, of course, would be an earthshaking ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: We Are Not Ready for Christmas Music in October... or Ever, Really

    ​Let the Madness begin. No, not March Madness, nincompoop - it's October. Christmas Madness. Lonesome Onry and Mean doesn't know who officially decides these things, all we know is that it's the first week of October, Halloween hasn't even come and gone yet, but in the past 24 hours we've received ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 27, 2009

    All Things Mexican!

    ​Let the Madness begin. No, not March Madness, nincompoop - it's October. Christmas Madness. Lonesome Onry and Mean doesn't know who officially decides these things, all we know is that it's the first week of October, Halloween hasn't even come and gone yet, but in the past 24 hours we've received ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Friday Night Noise: Tchrite's Unpronouncable Take-No-Shit Ecstacy, Ascites' So-Called "Soft Adult Contemporary"

    ​Tchrite, "Casahdt": Houston duo Tchrite - don't ask FNN how to pronounce that - are an experimentalist train wreck. They sew samples (No Doubt's "Don't Speak," the sorta public-access sound scraps that The Books go gaga over) into woozy patches of static tone. They puree and smush and smash sampl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Next Hurricane, Use Window Screens Instead Of Plywood

    So Ike kicked your ass. It blew in a couple of windows and let in rain and debris and left your rugs soaking. But putting up plywood is such a pain in the ass. Plus, you would kill yourself before you'd become one of the living cliches of a hapless guy running to Home Depot two days before a st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Day Laborers Struggling Even More These Days

    So Ike kicked your ass. It blew in a couple of windows and let in rain and debris and left your rugs soaking. But putting up plywood is such a pain in the ass. Plus, you would kill yourself before you'd become one of the living cliches of a hapless guy running to Home Depot two days before a st ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 17, 2008

    Press 1 for English

    So Ike kicked your ass. It blew in a couple of windows and let in rain and debris and left your rugs soaking. But putting up plywood is such a pain in the ass. Plus, you would kill yourself before you'd become one of the living cliches of a hapless guy running to Home Depot two days before a st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2008

    A Sojourn in the Enchanted Forest

    So Ike kicked your ass. It blew in a couple of windows and let in rain and debris and left your rugs soaking. But putting up plywood is such a pain in the ass. Plus, you would kill yourself before you'd become one of the living cliches of a hapless guy running to Home Depot two days before a st ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 27, 2007

    ASK A MEXICAN

    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007
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    November 13, 2007
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    May 29, 2007

    Aw, Hell, the King

    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2007

    Aw, Hell, the King

    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2007

    Cheap Criminals

    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICION

  • Culture

    March 8, 2007

    Mexican-American Culture

    Special Arizona Edition

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2007

    No Place Like Home

    Special Arizona Edition

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    Phat Promises for 2007

    New Year's resolutions of the stars

  • Culture

    July 13, 2006
  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Bad Checks

    Sure you can ferret out the slimeballs in our midst? Guess again if you're relying on standard background searches in Texas

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2004

    New Heights

    Lughnassadh will make your heart Celt

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Lughnassadh will make your heart Celt

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Hardware Store

    Southland Hardware

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Trading Spaces

    Monique Powell dumps Save Ferris and heads out on her own

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Watching the Market

    Can a new farmers market support itself, and revitalize Westbury Square?

  • Film

    February 20, 2003

    Will to Power

    Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Romancing the Bones

    Danish psychobilly band Nekromantix lampoons America with twangy satire

  • News

    July 18, 2002

    Showdown at the Shore

    Thrill to the battle of the boardwalk brawlers of Kemah versus the maulers of Clear Lake Shores. Sales-tax slugfests, counterpunches to kayo streets and a flurry of jabs have jolted city services in a municipal grudge match yet to end.

  • Culture

    November 29, 2001
  • Culture

    October 12, 2000

    Project Crate House

    Forget the usual construction materials. Two German artists built a dream home out of plastic boxes.

  • Calendar

    August 10, 2000

    Two Baboons and a Body Bag

    Out of the Ordinary

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    Weary of the Wows

    A Houston junket and the jaded of Hollywood

  • Culture

    June 1, 2000

    Art: The Third Dimension

    Crocheted, stitched or etched in Sheetrock, sculpture assumes new identities in current shows

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Billie Bob's (Mis) Fortune

    Less than two years after Billie Bob Harrell Jr. took the $31 million lottery jackpot, he took his own life

  • Dining

    October 28, 1999

    Shopping Mall Cajun

    Take away its deep fryer, and Boudreaux's is deep-sixed

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