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Jeff Balke

Jeff Balke is a writer, editor, photographer, tech expert and native Houstonian. He has written for a wide range of publications and co-authored the official 50th anniversary book for the Houston Rockets.

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Learn From My Mistakes: Eight Cooking Disasters and How to Avoid Them

By Jeff Balke
Dec 29, 2016

Here are eight unmitigated food failures to help you prevent making the same mistakes yourself.
True iPhone Confessions: If Loving You is Wrong...

By Jeff Balke
Sep 9, 2016

My name is Jeff and I'm in love with my iPhone. (This is where you say, "Hi, Jeff!") In the halcyon days of my youth (well, the 2000s anyway), I didn't care about smartphones. I was busy living my life, attached to the Internet for work, but free everywhere else...
Closing Chase Tower Sky Lobby Moves Something Wonderful Away From Houstonians and Tourists

By Jeff Balke
Jun 22, 2016

The Houston Chronicle reported on Tuesday that the Sky Lobby on the 60th floor of the Chase Tower in downtown Houston has been closed by building management. According to the story, the lobby is now permanently off limits to anyone not working in the building "in the interest of the...
Remembering Beloved Local Drummer Mando Perez Jr.

By Jeff Balke
Apr 8, 2016

Imagine running a marathon inside an enclosed space where everyone is drunk and the room is filled with smoke. For decades (before the smoking ban), that is what it was like be be a rock and roll musician in Houston. And drummers, who almost always take the most physical pounding...
Houston's Convention Bureau Stands Ready to Vanquish a Comic Con — Space City Indeed!

By Jeff Balke
Mar 9, 2016

In the world of comic book superheroes, allegiances can be delicate. One day, everyone is playing nice, fighting villains hellbent on destruction. The next day, former allies are sworn enemies. In real life, the same often holds true, political bedfellows being what they are. But, when the Houston Chronicle reported...
City Council Wasting Time Debating the Merits of Art, Marketing and Birds

By Jeff Balke
Feb 12, 2016

Back in December, our cover story featured the strange tale of Ed Wilson. The sculptor was commissioned to create a work of art for the atrium of the George R. Brown Convention Center in time for Super Bowl LI in 2017, but the Houston Arts Alliance rescinded the offer...then asked...

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