Houston is no stranger to disaster. When Katrina hit, we were there
for the citizens of New Orleans. When Rita came through, our
officials were ready. Sure, no city is perfect -- can we say traffic
nightmare? But we learn from our challenges, and we come out the
better for them. We’ve even picked ourselves up and dusted ourselves
off after the Enron debacle. This year, we got a spankin’-new soccer
team. 1836 didn’t turn out to be the right name for it, but now we
have a new, better one: the Dynamo. Disaster averted. After all our
scrappiness in the face of adversity, the word is out: Houstonians
are Masters of Disaster. And, holy @#$%, Batman, has the Houston
Press found the city’s best Goods & Services, City Life, Arts &
Entertainment, Sports & Recreation, Restaurants and Dishes & Drinks
for our 2006 Best of Houston® issue.