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  Historic Pleasure Pier Opens on Galveston Island
  After months of construction on the pier that used to house Galveston's historic Flagship Hotel (destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008) Landry's Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier celebrated a soft opening Friday, May 25, just in time for Memorial Day crowds. PHOTOS BY BRITTANIE SHEY
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  Memorial Day: War Memorials Around the World
  Most Americans are familiar with the war memorials on our home turf, but here's a sampling of some the most beautiful war memorials across the globe, from Australia to Cairo. COMPILED BY MONICA FUENTES
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  Burgers With Nostalgia on the Side at Lankford Grocery
  For a 73-year-old restaurant, Lankford Grocery is a breath of fresh air. Straddling the quickly gentrifying neighborhoods of Montrose and the Fourth Ward, the tumbledown burger joint in circus hues of red and white has never suffered the crippling mediocrity of an old-timer that's given up on...
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  Silver Boot Series: Astros vs. Rangers
  The Lone Star series has occurred every year since 2001 with the introduction of interleague play. This past weekend, the Rangers won the first of two, three game series against the Astros this season. Friday's game found the Rangers on top 1-4. The Astros came back Saturday and won 6-5. On...
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  Nightlife: Toga Party and School's Out
  Rich's and Escobar both celebrate the end of the school year with parties Thursday night, Rich's being toga-themed, of course. (Photos 1-17 from Rich's, photos 18-27 from Escobar.) PHOTOS BY SON LAM
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  Baseball 1860s-Style
  At the Katy Heritage Festival on May 5, 2012, the Houston Babies played the Katy Combine and the Boerne White Sox according to the rules of 1860s-era baseball, including no helmets or gloves. "Shoeless" John Lomax even took to the mound. PHOTOS BY DANIEL KRAMER
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  ...and Oysters for All at Liberty Kitchen
  There is a bowl of gumbo at Liberty Kitchen with your name on it. And it's utterly unlike any other gumbo in town. It's served in a bowl nearly the size of a washtub, and it's topped not only with fried oysters but also plump piece of fried okra. The dark, thin roux has a deepness and richness...
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  Marilyn Manson: Mother's Day at HOB
  "It's Mothers Day. Anybody here have my child, or is my child?" howled Marilyn Manson from the stage at the House of Blues Sunday, just as he and the band ended "Disposable Teens" in a flurry of fog and stomp. For a good amount of fans in the crowd who responded with reverence, he is their...
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  Second Annual Haute Wheels Food Truck Festival
  Houston food trucks gather again for Haute Wheels, the food truck festival, this weekend at the Houston Community College Southwest Campus. The VIP tent at Haute Wheels was co-hosted by the Houston Press food blog, Eating Our Words. PHOTOS BY ALLISON McPHAIL
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  25th Annual Art Car Parade
  Celebrating its 25th year, the Houston Art Car Parade rolled down Allen Parkway on Saturday with more than 300 jaw-dropping cars, bikes, skaters, and motorized creatures. Check out the Art Attack blog for a video of art cars in action. PHOTOS BY ALLISON McPHAIL
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  2nd Annual Houston Zombie Walk Charity Pub Crawl
  The 2nd annual Houston Zombie Walk / Comicpalooza Charity Pub Crawl took place on Saturday May 12th, 2012. With proceeds going to the Houston's Children's Charity, Spay/Houston, and Dove Key Ranch Wildlife Rehab, the night started at Midtown Drinkery, then the infected crawled to Pub Fiction,...
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  Dynamo Celebrate New Stadium With First Win
  The Houston Dynamo hosted the D.C. United in the inaugural game at the new BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday -- May 12th, 2012. The stadium is the only soccer-specific stadium in North America to be located in a city's downtown district. In front of a sell-out crowd of 22,039 soccer fans,...
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