Subject: Travel Destinations

• Date Night: A Valentine's Day Idea That'll Cost You More Than a Hyundai

  February 13, 2008

• Mindy McCready's Regrets, In Chart Form

  Country singer Mindy McCready has confessed to Inside Edition that her years-long adulterous affair with Roger Clemens “is not something I’m proud of.” He treated me like a princess," she said. “We never had a meeting in secret. We went on vacations together. We went to Palm Springs. We went to Las Vegas, New York City...I wanted him to do right by me . . . and when he wouldn't, I broke it off.” Not being proud of an affair with Clemens is completely believable, for many reasons

  November 19, 2008

• Mindy McCready's Regrets, In Chart Form

  Country singer Mindy McCready has confessed to Inside Edition that her years-long adulterous affair with Roger Clemens “is not something I’m proud of.” He treated me like a princess," she said. “We never had a meeting in secret. We went on vacations together. We went to Palm Springs. We went to Las Vegas, New York City...I wanted him to do right by me . . . and when he wouldn't, I broke it off.” Not being proud of an affair with Clemens is completely believable, for many reasons

  November 19, 2008

• Houston: Come for the Renovations, Stay for the Electric Cabs

  While trolling the nether regions of the UK press, we came upon this, touting the wonders of Houston as a luxury vacation spot. It's all enough to make Hair Balls wish it didn't live here already so it could start making travel plans now!We cannot help but imagine how impressed our luxury-seeking Limey friends will be with "the expansion of Bayport Terminal, the opening of Houston Premium Outlets and Houston Pavillions." Blimey! A Books-A-Million, pet!Not to mention the improved transport delive

  January 19, 2009

• Cook Gets Two Beards

  May 11, 1995

• Best Neighborhood Spot Outside the Loop

  September 21, 2000

• Fans of the Sea Duck Race

  Rubber Ducky, you’re No. 1!

  September 18, 2008

• �Suddenly One Summer�

  Trifecta of art

  August 16, 2007

• The Riff Tiffs

  Local rockers leaving Houston behind for college

  August 9, 2007

• Shakespeare on the Green

  Web exclusive!

  April 23, 2009

• Border Fence May Destroy Wildlife Habitat

  May 31, 2007

• Dark Water

  A reporter, a photographer and canoeist Tom Helm paddle from the Galleria to Galveston Bay by canoe and kayak, finding beauty, danger and urban debris in equal measure

  July 20, 2006

• Shermann Bilks's Top 10 Signs of Blight Slippage

  November 4, 1999

• The Concretes

  The Concretes (Astralwerks)

  November 25, 2004

• Best Dog Trainer

  September 23, 2004

• Best Car Wash

  September 23, 2004

• Best Day Spa

  Trellis at the Houstonian

  September 25, 2003

• Best Place to Water-Ski

  Lake McQueeney

  September 25, 2003

• Best Nightlife Idea that Should Come Back

  Beauty Bar Houston

  September 26, 2002

• What A Girl Wants, What A Girl Needs

  Women's gifts

  November 29, 2001

• Bulldozers at the Gate

  Houston fiddles while its architectural and cultural heritage disappears

  May 3, 2001

• Olivette

  August 19, 1999

• The Strand's Historic Buildings Get A Boost

  Photo courtesy Galveston Historical FoundationThe Strand, downtown Galveston's most historic district, is getting a little help today in its efforts to preserve itself.The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named "The Cast-Iron Architecture of Galveston" as one of its 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.Even before Ike there were worries about the buildings which had been constructed back when Galveston was Texas's main port. But the storm did some major damage,  a Trust V-P report

  April 28, 2009

• Where Are We Eating?

  It's proven to be easy to guess a restaurant by its dining room. But is it as easy to guess the dining destination by its menu? Seen here, the food offered at this place may make the type of establishment easy to peg, but the name might be more difficult to pin down. Can you guess where we're eating this week? Leave your guess in the comments section below.

  June 23, 2009

• A Chat with Trey Lindberg of Benjy's

  Photo by Sarah RufkaIf you want to chat up Benjy's barkeep Trey Lindberg -- and why wouldn't you? He's cute and makes a seriously decent mojito -- then bring up football. Trey, a former high school player, Texans season ticket holder and aspiring coach, is obsessed. He's on a flag league out in Katy, where he does not live. "You'd think that since it's flag football, it's just going to be regular guys," he says, "but no, these are ex-semi-pro players, college players and whatnot." During the f

  July 2, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Waterin' Holes

  Photo by David A G WilsonHamilton Pool, Austin​School starts soon and Labor Day will eventually herald the unofficial end of summer. But as Houstonians know, the sweaty season lasts well into fall around here. There's still time to dip your toe in a stream or two, so Texas Traveler presents to you five unusual waterin' holes. Don't forget to pack your goggles. Twin Lakes About 20 miles south of Houston off 288, Twin Lakes boasts more than 30 acres of clear, aquifer-fed water. It's a pop

  August 17, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Artesian Springs

  Photos by Brittanie Shey​The first thing you need to know about Artesian Springs Resort is that there is nothing resort-like about it. Nestled way in the middle of bumblefuck Egypt, ten minutes from the closest concrete road, and just a few miles west of the Louisiana border, the privately-owned "resort" is a advertised as a rustic weekend getaway from the stresses of city life, featuring roomy cabins, a crystal-clear artesian-fed lake, and pavilions perfect for family reunions or other g

  September 14, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Galveston Ghosts

  Photos by Brittanie SheyDash Beardsley starts the tour.​Dash Beardsley is a legend, both in his own mind, and in real life. The Robert Plant look-alike, owner and operator of Ghost Tours of Galveston, shows up for tours wearing a floor-length black duster, silver rings on every finger, and sunglasses. At 8 o'clock at night. Before the tour starts, he designates someone to be his "lantern-bearer." He carries with him a backpack blaring songs from The Doors, and quotes openly from Jim Morris

  October 19, 2009

• ArBOOretum 2009

  October 22, 2009