Mobile Medical Unit Gets Trial Run in Houston
Blood clots in the brain are some scary business. Luckily, we now have what’s been called “the first” mobile stroke unit in the nation in operation since late last month. It has some fancy equipment, but most important, it has people on board who can administer tPA, the clot-busting medication…
Fraud Scheme Doesn’t End Well for National Guardsman from Houston
A scheme to make away with sign-up incentives offered by the local National Guard Bureau probably seemed bulletproof at first. Christopher Renfro, a 26-year-old Houstonian, would get the names of people who wanted to be soldiers and add them to his referral list. He’d already set up the online account…
Katy Teacher/Coach Arrested, Allegedly Had Sex With Student
Teachers in some districts are getting paid pretty well these days (well, compared with your entry-level journalist — we don’t have to get into the whole “whose job is more important” issue here; we think we know the answer). So why lose a job for hitting on students? That’s the…
Glazed Opens Soon & Offers Gourmet Doughnuts 24 Hours a Day
You may think we have enough doughnuts in Houston. Christy’s, BB Donuts and Shipley Do-Nuts provide us with simple glazed yeast doughnuts and other cake options; Peña’s Donut Heaven creates wild and crazy treats topped with everything from Froot Loops to Reese’s Pieces; and now we have a mobile doughnut…
5 Best Theme Foods and Drinks to Enjoy While Watching Orange Is the New Black, Season 2
F*ck Game of Thrones. I’m currently obsessed with Orange Is the New Black, the second season of which premiers June 6 on Netflix. To celebrate, I plan to host a viewing party and serve food and drink inspired by the series (diehard fans, rest assured a certain female sanitary product…
2014 NBA Finals: Prop Bets and Prediction
Career legacy against transcendent window. That’s the struggle that the 2014 NBA Finals ultimately boils down to. The San Antonio Spurs, miraculously recovering from an all-time collapse in Game 6 of last year’s Finals to make another run at the fifth championship of the Popovich/Duncan Era, and in the process,…
Disney’s Little Mermaid the Musical Boasts Amazing Technical Effects and Fleshed Out Characters
Fresh from the technical wonders of War Horse, Houston theater audiences will have another chance to marvel at a world being created on stage with the musical Disney’s The Little Mermaid. “The flying [swimming] is very intricate, very beautiful. I does it looks very real and natural – not like…
Two From Houston Plead Guilty in Scam That Focused on Chinese Restaurants
If you ever wondered how restaurants get all that cheap labor, a court case involving an employment scam might give you an idea. A Houston pair could face up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in Beaumont on Wednesday as part of a scam that placed illegal immigrants…
Dead of Knight is Finally Alive on DVD
There aren’t many local films I’ve been looking forward more to than Joe Grisaffi’s Dead of Knight. I first heard about the film four Comicpaloozas ago, and we’re just now seeing the DVD release. Was it worth the wait? Yes. Yes it was. The movie follows Wayne Stevens as Sir…
First Look at Beer Market Co. Now Open on Studemont
The first thing I noticed when walking into Beer Market Co., the new craft beer spot on Studemont from the guys that brought us Crisp, is that it looks nothing like Texadelphia, the former inhabitant of its space. This is a good thing. Gone is the sullen, dark interior, replaced…
Sixteen Hard-to-Spell Words That Houstonians Know
Words are tricky. Not everything is spelled phonetically. Unique spellings just add a special character to a place, in a way, these are our words. Sometimes, the only way to learn how to spell words is by seeing them often enough. We decided to think up a list of things…
The Rocks Off 200: Chris Gore, Electronica Guru of BLSHS
Welcome to The Rocks Off 200, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community — a lot more than just musicians, but of course they’re in there too. See previous entries in the Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? BLSHS (Pronounced…
The Wil Wheaton Project Can Get Way Nerdier
A few years ago President Obama said that being smart is cool again. In fairness, the president’s smarts, aside from the fact that he is very smart, include B-ballin’, hanging with Jay Z, and rapping with Jimmy Fallon. But there must be something to the idea that nerds are in…
The 5 Best Brunch Spots in Upper Kirby
In Houston, we’re pretty serious about our brunch. Whether it be migas and breakfast tacos or chicken and waffles and loaded Bloody Marys, we have no shortage of awesome spots to get our brunch on. Keeping later hours and killer cocktails in mind, we’ll be taking a look at some…
100 Favorite Dishes 2014-15: No. 91, Smoked Salmon Waffle at The Waffle Bus
Once again, Kaitlin Steinberg is eating her way through Houston and counting down her 100 favorite dishes as we work our way toward our annual Menu of Menus® issue and culinary extravaganza. She’ll compile a collection of the dishes she thinks are the most delicious, most creative and, of course,…
California Man Allegedly Offers Pills to Teenager During Flight to Houston
Airplane travel can suck sometimes, especially when it ends with an arrest. A man on a JetBlue flight from New York to Houston was arrested at Hobby Airport Tuesday after allegedly offering pills to a teenager. According to Houston Police Department spokesperson Kese Smith, the suspect has been charged with…
Menil Collection Exhibit ‘A Thin Wall of Air: Charles James’ Opens & Other Musings on Fashion
The Menil Collection opened a new exhibit this weekend dedicated to one America’s greatest fashion minds. A Thin Wall of Air: Charles James is an homage to the work of couturier Charles James and one of his most supportive patrons John and Dominique de Menil. On display are pieces from…
UPDATED: PETA’s Autism Lies and the Pet Blood on Their Hands
Editor’s Note: PETA got back with us and we’ve updated our post with new information, clarifications and corrections. Got Autism? PETA has answers for you. Well, if you like your medical advice to be lacking scientific validity definitive scientific proof, that is. You see, back in 2008, while PETA was…
The 10 Best ’70s Throwback Jamz
Hey, does anyone feel like gettin’ on up like a sex machine? Well, we do, and we think you should join us. The music that emerged during the ’70s is some of the very best, even now. Artists like Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson were taking over the scene, oiled-up…
Rest of the Best: 10 Best UFO Sightings in Houston
A lot of people believe that intelligent life has visited the Earth, and judging by some of the mail I get in this job it would definitely be the first time that’s happened. All joking aside, the universe is a big place, and on a large enough scale all improbabilities…
The Five Best Frozen Drinks in Houston
It is officially HOT in Houston. You wanna know how I know this (aside from the fact that I have to briefly walk from my apartment to my car to my office in the morning, and then again from my office to my car to my apartment in the evening)?…
Five Badass Things You Didn’t Know About Kenny G
Today is the 58th birthday of one Kenneth Gorelick, better known to the world as Kenny G. Now, when I say the name Kenny G you probably picture a man whose smooth jazz saxophoning is perfect for the uptight squares of the world, but who simply cannot hang with the…
My Friend Thinks I Snitched on Her. Help!
Welcome to Ask Willie D, Rocks Off’s advice column where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, “funny, serious or unpredictable.” Something on your mind? Ask Willie D! MY FRIEND THINKS I SNITCHED AND NOW EVERYBODY HATES ME Dear Willie D: I’m in the…
A Full Rundown of Drake’s Houston Appreciation Weekend
Drake loves Houston. We’re talking LOVES Houston. Written audio letters to Houston. Sweetened love notes with a kiss to the Galleria and the strip clubs love Houston. Able to make the Astros more relevant than any contract Jon Singleton or George Springer could sign loves Houston. All right, well maybe…
