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April 20, 2012
Upcoming Events: Give the Planet a Hug
This coming Sunday, April 22, is Earth Day. That means plenty of tree-hugging food events that make you want to throw off the surly bonds of cynicism for at least one day and acknowledge that maybe you really do like Earth. And Revival Market is a good place to start. On April 22, Revival Market wi ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Jason Abbott: Leaves Cocaine in Walmart, Then Leads Cops to Own Door
From the sound of it, Jason Michael Abbott might not be cut out for this whole cocaine thing. According to court documents reported by KTRE, Abbott, 27 and from Diboll, had some kind of issue he needed to address with customer service at the Lufkin Walmart -- from the sound of it, he wanted to arra ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
The Meth Singularity: Oklahoma Woman Tries to Cook Batch Inside Walmart
Booking photoAlisha Halfmoon: Streamlining an already lean and mean processIn last month's feature on meth in East Texas, veteran Angelina County speed freak James "Bull" Durham was positively exultant about the drug's ease of manufacture these days. Gone are the days whereby expert "chefs" n ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Vanesa Blackshire: Hits Walmart Parking Space Poacher With Her SUV, Cops Say
Gregg County JailVanesa Blackshire: Parking space poachers will be punished severely.A Longview woman apparently got the jump on bad Black Friday-like behavior the night before Thanksgiving. That's when police say she ran over a man in the parking lot of an area Walmart, all because of a disp ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Heights-Area Walmart: The Battle Heads To Court
NIMBY, sayeth the HeightsIt's been quiet on the Heights-area Walmart front lately, but that ended today when residents went to court to sue the city and the developer over the proposed project. The residents' group, called Responsible Urban Development for Houston, is suing over the "380 agr ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Delo, Propain, OG Ron C & More Usher In The Weekend
Welcome, welcome. Recently, we were reminded that the third installment of the Houston Press Underground Hip-Hop Awards is but a scant couple of weeks away. Yip, yip. So, prepping for that, let's run through some music that maybe may have skipped past your ears. Let's go 4-3-2-1 style. Four Vi ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Trade Off
Readers on the cutting of career-based programs at HISD.
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April 21, 2011
A Sad East Texas Tale
Readers on the cutting of career-based programs at HISD.
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March 29, 2011
Christopher Coker: Made Fake Walmart Receipts to Fool Friendly Greeters
Liberty County SOChristopher Coker: Fooling the old guys.The life of the semi-retired Walmart greeter: If you're not getting choked because you asked to see a receipt, the receipt you get handed is a forgery allegedly and diabolically produced by a criminal-genius (alleged) meth head. But yo ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Miranda Phillips: Poses As Medical Pro in Attempt to Score Purple Drank
Miranda Phillips: Not a trained medical professionalAlthough Miranda Phillips claimed to be working for a doctor in Livingston, employees at the Lufkin Walmart's pharmacy thought something was fishy about her phoned-in request for a prescription last December. She told the pharmacist that s ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
This Is the World's Greatest Swindler (Walmart Div.)
Crime StoppersThis is one talented guy, Crime Stoppers saysThis livin'-large guy to the right is The World's Greatest Swindler, as far as guys who hustle Walmart cashiers go, if Crime Stoppers is to be believed. The dude goes around to various stores, finds a young cashier, buys a magazine w ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Christmas Eve Store Hours, For All You Procrastinators
The doors!! They are closing!!Maybe you've got today off and are planning to do your Christmas shopping. Maybe you don't have today off, or maybe you just like putting things off to the last minute. A Friday Christmas Eve shopping trip sounds like hell to us, but if you're determined to go t ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
The 71's Crash Great Day Houston... Now!
Actually, Great Day Houston airs at 9 a.m. on Channel 11. Rocks Off just wanted to give you an hour or two to get ready. The 71s remain a quiet but powerful force in Houston, and continue to tumble higher and higher into choice gigs. Their latest EP, Rock and Roll Reaction, was very much a f ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Top Five Black Friday Fight Videos
Give it or I'll punch you in the jugularWhen you are in a battle for your life, you often resort to scratching and clawing, screaming and yelling. When you are in a fight for a plasma television on Black Friday, well, you'll probably do the same thing. Welcome to Black Friday, America's cele ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Heights Walmart: That Mysterious 380 Agreement Continues Being Mysterious
Latest from the Heights: inaccuracies in the city council's "request for council action."It's been about three weeks since we last wrote about the Heights Walmart and a possibility of a missing 380 application from developer Michael Ainbinder. We still haven't gotten any clarification from the ci ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Ashley Kucharski: Cops Beat Me Up At Walmart
Live better, if you avoid the alleged handcuffed whuppingsThere are probably lots of ways to get your ass kicked at a Walmart.Ashley Kucharski of Harris County says she found at least one. And all she claims she needed was a run-in with the cops.In September 2008, Kucharski was detained at a Walm ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Happy Hour Scene: Phil's Texas Barbecue
The Place: Phil's Texas Barbecue110 S. Heights Blvd.713-862-8600www.philstxbbq.comThe Hours: Seven days a week, 4-7 p.m.The Deals: Domestics are $2.50, well drinks are $2.25. There are also nightly specials, which the bartender chooses. Wednesday night, for example, featured $10 buckets of be ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
The Heights-Area Walmart's 380 Agreement: Council Voted On A Draft Version?
The Heights Walmart deal worked despite missing documents from the developer. That's sure to drive some people crazyHair Balls obtained new e-mails this week that reveal an interesting detail about the controversial 380 agreement between the city and developer Michael Ainbinder: The application, ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
What Is The Best Album Cover Ever?
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Bun B, Lil Flip, Hollywood FLOSS, hasHBrown, Kyle Hubbard, Renzo, Brad Gilmore and Nash White Not Invited: Kanye, bec ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Creamy, Dreamy Cornbread
This photo does not do the cornbread justice.As mentioned in yesterday's post on frog legs, one of the best (and easiest) dishes to serve alongside it is a simple skillet of cornbread. And although this is a supremely easy recipe to make -- so easy, in fact, that you may find yourself making ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
The Heights Vs. Walmart Battle, Now With Spoof Advertisements
Everyone may not love Walmart, but everyone loves Walmart ads (Right?) Happy employees enthusing about their work in briskly edited, jauntily scored vignettes.We're sure Walmart's happy with them, too. Although they might not be too pleased with this version, put out by the Heights-area group that i ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Joseph Michael Weeks: East Texan Accused Of Teen's Cough Syrup Sex Assault
Photo courtesy Angelina County SOStocking up at the Lufkin WalmartAn 18-year-old man is behind bars in Lufkin after it was alleged that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was incapacitated by a cough-syrup high.According to an arrest affidavit, the accused, Joseph Weeks, met up with the ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
The Social Reportedly Shut Down By Comptroller
Craig HlavatyWord was running rampant Thursday evening that owners of the Washington Avenue watering hole The Social had been locked out by the state comptroller's office due to failure to pay back taxes. "Sources tell me the Comptroller was there yesterday to change the locks," liquor distri ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
The Social Reportedly Shut Down By Comptroller
Craig HlavatyWord was running rampant Thursday evening that owners of the Washington Avenue watering hole The Social had been locked out by the state comptroller's office due to failure to pay back taxes. "Sources tell me the Comptroller was there yesterday to change the locks," liquor distri ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Gluten-Free Is Not For Me
Photos by Katharine Shilcutt"I'm thinking of cutting gluten out of my diet for a few weeks, to see if it helps with my digestion," I told my best friend this weekend. He laughed at me. "Good luck with that," he scoffed. "What, you don't think I can keep it up?" I asked. "No, it's not that, ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Six Canisters Of Radioactive Material Vanish From Truck's Toolbox In Valley Wal-Mart Heist
A car burglar at the Wal-Mart in Alice swiped a little more than they bargained for last Friday. An unknown person broke into a pick-up truck belonging to ProTechnics, a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company. In the truck's toolbox the alleged thief found a clear plastic bag containi ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Trash Theft Auto: Teen Swipes Motorized Shopping Cart From Porter Wal-Mart, Attempts Two-County Odyssey
Czichos should have gone all out and opted for the family-sized version.Evidently Cody Czichos was tired of being at the Porter, Texas Walmart last Monday around midnight. So the 18-year-old sat down on one of Walmart's motorized shopping carts, revved it up, and pointed it toward home, 35 m ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
New iPhone? Rocks Off Has an App for That.
Photo illustrations by John Seaborn Gray We know a ton of you got iPhones over the holiday break. Well, good news: Rocks Off has spent the last few months developing our own iPhone applications (or "apps," as the urban kids are saying) and we're thrilled to debut them here. All inquiries, critici ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
When It Really Is "Last-Minute": Best Gifts From The Convenience Store
Whether you just got out of prison, a nasty case of swine flu had you bedridden for weeks, or you just plain don't like your family that much, there are a million reasons many folks wait until the last minute to go Christmas shopping. And really, who wants to truck over to Wal-Mart and risk a trampl ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
ACL 2009 Day One: Hi, Diet Coke. How Are You?
Craig Hlavaty Here's Daniel Johnston pouring himself a glass of non-demon tainted Diet Coke. Which is weird because we always thought he was down with the Dew, as in Mountain. Not the band Mountain of "Mississippi Queen" fame. The gross-ass faux energy drink, the one that hillbillies but in thei ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Wal-Mart And An Accounting Firm Fire A Muslim For Praying, Suit Says
Mohammed Zakaria Memon just wanted to wash up. To just splash a little water over his face, hands, head and feet before a quick prayer five times a day in accordance with his Muslim religion.But no. That was too much for the folks at Wal-Mart and Deloitte Consulting. Instead, they canned Memon.Th ... More >>
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August 24, 2009
While You Weren't Tweeting: It's Back to School Time
Take a stroll down any aisle in Target. Pirouette through the airy walkways at the Houston Zoo. Squint your eyes in disbelief at a nearly abandoned Discovery Green. Go ahead; try it. There's something markedly different in the world today, isn't there?Oh, helloooooo, ... More >>
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June 8, 2009
Wal-Mart Goes Tex-Mex
Photos by Robb WalshWal-Mart has entered the highly competitive Hispanic grocery store category with a prototype on Long Point at Wirt. Supermercado de Wal-Mart opened its doors a month ago. The nation's biggest retailer is going up against the well-established Fiesta supermarket chain and HEB's Mi ... More >>
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January 7, 2009
Now We Know Why Wal-Mart Has That Smiley Face
The U.S. Attorney's office has just announced the break-up of a major drug operation. It was run by Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, so you know it was convenient and cheap.Wal-Mart Stores paid the Southern District of Texas a $637,000 fine in order to close cases involving Wal-Mart Pharmacy and Sam's Club ... More >>
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November 20, 2008
Wal-Mart Turns To Wind Power, A Little
Wal-Mart is going green in Texas! And we don't just mean the dollars you save every day!! Actually, the company is kinda making a bold move of sorts, teaming up with Duke Energy to get wind power for several of its Texas stores. The two companies announced today that beginning in April, Duke w ... More >>
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August 21, 2008
Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Dark Of Night Shall Keep Me From Stealing a $100 Gift Card
Wal-Mart is going green in Texas! And we don't just mean the dollars you save every day!! Actually, the company is kinda making a bold move of sorts, teaming up with Duke Energy to get wind power for several of its Texas stores. The two companies announced today that beginning in April, Duke w ... More >>
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August 7, 2008
Foreigners Now More Welcome At Bush Intercontinental
Wal-Mart is going green in Texas! And we don't just mean the dollars you save every day!! Actually, the company is kinda making a bold move of sorts, teaming up with Duke Energy to get wind power for several of its Texas stores. The two companies announced today that beginning in April, Duke w ... More >>
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July 24, 2008
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June 23, 2008
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June 8, 2006
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February 3, 2005
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July 8, 2004
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