The Roman Catholic Church

Go West, Young Man

The top 10 restaurants in Westchase.

The Taxman Cometh

Pearl Bar runs up a hefty tab with the comptroller's office as once-hot Washington Avenue sings the blues.

What Has Happened to Washington Avenue?

To be perfectly honest, I never much cared for Washington Avenue. Then again, I don't have anything resembling what you might call a South Beach personality. I tend to shun velvet ropes and collared shirts after hours, and I definitely prefer either a band be onstage or to hang out somewhere you don ... More >>

Uncommonly Keen

The 10 best restaurants in the Upper Kirby district.

Today's Top 5 Female Punk Rockers

Santa Muerte: Patron Saint of the Drug War

Need help killing someone? Or cementing a drug deal? This may be the saint for you.

Bummer, Dude: The 10 Big Musical Disappointments of 2011

Photo by Marc BrubakerThis guy's crazy rant at Fun Fun Fun Fest made the list.​All things considered, 2011 was a pretty bitchin' year for popular music. It wasn't all high-fives and Grammies for our musical heroes, however. More than few steaming flops, blown gigs and sour notes made the yea ... More >>

Parishioners At Holy Rosary Church Will Hear More About Their Predatory Priest on Sunday

Acknowledging a predator, 30 years later​The head of the religious order in charge of a Houston priest accused of molesting eight girls and young women is scheduled to address parishioners at Holy Rosary Parish in midtown Sunday. As part of a confidential settlement between six of the accuse ... More >>

Walter's No Longer On Washington, But Not Gone Either

Matthew Keever...And then there were none.​Nearly two years after the club first said it was planning to relocate from Washington Avenue, Walter's on Washington has finally shut down, owner Pam Robinson told Rocks Off this afternoon. After Robinson gave her landlord a 60-day notice on March 1 ... More >>

Dennis DeAcetis: Brazoria County Man Loses Houses In Divorce, Sues Everybody Again And Again

A lawsuit never dies​When Marianne Whitley and Dennis DeAcetis got divorced in 2003, Whitley got the house. Or at least she thought she did, with good reason. After all, it was so ruled by the judge in their divorce case, and DeAcetis had not disputed the property settlement. But according t ... More >>

Last Night: The Pixies At Verizon Wireless Theater

Photos by Groovehouse​The Pixies Verizon Wireless Theater September 20, 2010 For more images from Monday's show, see our slideshow here. The Pixies are Costanza. In one episode of Seinfeld, a woman who had recently made George Costanza's acquaintance remarks to Jerry Seinfeld that there mus ... More >>

Pop Rocks: What Books Would Jesus Burn?

​Talk about your (mostly) lone nuts. Terry Jones, reverend of something called the Dove World Outreach Center (sounds like a rehab facility that uses soap enema therapy), is going ahead with his planned "International Burn-A-Koran Day" on September 11. This in spite of mounting criticism from ... More >>

Peeking Inside the Shadowy Crypt of Houston's Goth Community

Haunts

They'll scare the crap out of you

Letters to the Editor

Telling Secrets

Child victims of sex abuse put their pain on T-shirts for all the world to see. Do not avert your eyes.

Power House

What do Lakewood Church and its pastor Joel Osteen have that most mainline Protestant denominations don't? People. Lots of them. And in an assortment of colors.

Calling Jews to Jesus

Southern Baptists go on a not-so-kosher search to convert Jews to Christ

Dance Fervor

Postmodern theologian Matthew Fox wants to get religion back on its feet again with the Techno Cosmic Mass

Left Standing at the Church Door

Bering Methodist stops all weddings if there can't be gay marriages

Transformation of Robert Campbell

From Panhandle flatlands to Guatemalan mountains, Houston doctor and artist Robert Campbell searched for a life with meaning.When he died, many said that life was his.