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  Travis Scott Promotes Upcoming Netflix Documentary With Surprise Pop-Up

  August 23 at 6:25 a.m.

  At 5 p.m. Thursday, Travis Scott surprised his 19 million Instagram followers with a vague and intriguing invitation. The Astroworld artist asked fans to meet him at the Movie Exchange on 290 and 34th in Houston for a surprise appearance. As it turned out, the event was a secret Netflix-hosted...

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  Ibiza Will Close in February 2020

  August 6 at 4 a.m.

  Ibiza Food & Wine, 2450 Louisiana, will close its doors February 15, 2020. Owners Grant Cooper and Chef Charles Clark have chosen not to renew the lease on the building which has housed the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant for nearly 19 years and was a pioneer in the Midtown dining scene before...

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  Pasadena First State Bank Tower Landmark Demolished

  July 21 at 10:10 a.m.

  Pasadena's first, and only, skyscraper was demolished just after sunrise Sunday morning. The historic tower was built in 1962 but has remained vacant since 2002. After nearly 20 years of neglect, the tower was condemned as a safety hazard to the community. For many years the building housed a bank on the ground floor with various office spaces above. The tower stood at the corner of Southmore Avenue and Pasadena Boulevard near the Pasadena Town hall, library, and USPS office. Crowds gathered around police barricades to say goodbye to the landmark and watch the 7 a.m. implosion. (Photos by Jennifer Lake)

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  Openings and Closings: Union Kitchen Cypress Opens, Pizza Motus Closes

  July 19 at 5 a.m.

  The Union Kitchen, 9955 Barker Cypress, began its soft opening July 9 at the Boardwalk at Towne Lake in Cypress. This makes the sixth location for the concept from Gr8 Plate Hospitality. It takes over the space formerly occupied by Jaxton's Grill House and Bar. The 5,000 square foot restaurant...

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  Openings and Closings: Whiskey Cake Expands to Stafford, Bar 5015 Will Depart

  June 28 at 5 a.m.

  Whiskey Cake Kitchen and Bar, 12201 Southwest Freeway, is expected to open this fall at The Grid, a multi-million, multi-use complex in Stafford. This will be the eighth location for the "Farm to Fork" concept, with locations in San Antonio, Dallas, Plano, Oklahoma City and Tampa.  It will be the...

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  Starry Eyes No More: Goodbye Psych-Rock Pioneer Roky Erickson

  June 7 at 4 a.m.

  Roky Erickson, lead visionary of psych-rock legends the 13th Floor Elevators, passed away last week due to unknown causes, but his music will continue to leave deep impressions. He blended occult matters with history, a genuine affection for monster movies with consciousness-expanding drugs, and softly penned poetry with fragmented, socially-aware prose that mattered to everyone from R.E.M. and ZZ Top to local garage-rockers hammering away at dingy clubs.