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  Art Basel Miami Beach 2010 at Miami Beach Convention Center
  The largest art exposition in North America, Art Basel Miami Beach, becomes the epicenter for the week with over 250 galleries from around the world exhibiting at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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  Texas Galaxy Swimsuit Pageant Press Party
  The lovely ladies of the Texas Galaxy Pageant posed for the press on Saturday afternoon at the Renaissance Hotel, where a panel of 10 judges voted for their favorite contestant in three categories: Miss Teen Texas Galaxy, Miss Texas Galaxy and Mrs. Texas Galaxy. The winner in each category was...
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  Bikini Bike Wash at Republic Harley-Davidson
  Babes in bikinis buffed and shined some boss hogs this weekend at Republic Harley-Davidson in Stafford, where the motorcycle dealership was sponsoring a bikini bike wash this past Saturday. All cycles (and cameras!) were welcomed... PHOTOS BY DANIEL KRAMER
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  Inside Pearland's Mystery Mansion
  The abandoned 64,000 square foot mansion in Pearland, just off 288 and Southfork, has been a mystery for years. Take a look inside its imposing brick facade and read the article in Hair Balls to find out more about this lonely giant. PHOTOS BY KATHARINE SHILCUTT
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  Pork Belly Throwdown at Catalan
  Twelve chefs from across the city offered up their best pork belly dishes at Catalan on Monday night, as they competed for top honors at the friendly throwdown. Who took first place? Read on and find out... PHOTOS BY KATHARINE SHILCUTT
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  Block 7 Wine Company Grand Openings
  Yes, Grand Openings. Plural. The new wine and food emporium off Washington Avenue on Shepherd threw a series of grand openings parties this weekend, starting with shows by listenlisten and Robert Ellis on Friday night and continuing with art cars, free food, discounted wine and Runaway Sun on...
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  The Jonas Brothers at the Toyota Center
  The squeaky-clean trio of Jonai descended upon Houston this weekend, playing a sold-out show at the Toyota Center to throngs of shrieking teenage fans (and a few of their scary cougar moms) and perfectly manifesting the postmodern meta-narrative (trust us on this). PHOTOS BY DANIEL KRAMER
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  Free Press Houston SummerFest: Day Two
  The second day of the weekend-long SummerFest music festival saw cloudbursts of rain and clouds of another kind floating happily and hazily over the crowds. On the stages, bands like Voxtrot, Devin the Dude, Buxton and Of Montreal sweated it out with the fans. PHOTOS BY AMBER ROUSSEL
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  Free Press Houston SummerFest: Day One
  It may have been hotter than hell this weekend, but that didn't stop Houston from enjoying the first SummerFest, put on by Free Press Houston. The two-day festival featured two stages in Eleanor Tinsley Park, water balloons, beer and locally and nationally popular acts. Day one saw groups like...
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  Electric Daisy Carnival 2012: Day Two
  The Electric Daisy Carnival Saturday evening was suppose to be the best show and largest draw ever, featuring Bassnectar, Calvin Harris (with a surprise guest appearance of Rihanna), AVICII, Tiesto, MSTRKRFT and Las Vegas’ own Blue Man Group collaborating with Steve Aoki. Instead over 90,000...
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  Albums You Can Smuggle Into Prison In Your Fat
  Courtesy of our friends at the Chron, here is the story of Houston's George Vera, a 500-lb purveyor of illegally bootlegged albums who managed to mule a gun past the guards at both the city and county jails. How did he do it? Vera squirreled the piece safely away between the folds of his flesh....
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  Houston's Ten Most Overrated Restaurants
  The results are in... On Monday, we asked our readers to give us their choices for Houston's most overrated restaurants, and they gave it to us with both barrels. Nearly 150 comments later, here are the restaurants that Houstonians think have enjoyed far too much glory over the years. Ed. Note:...
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