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  Houston Grand Opera Loses its Managing Director

  November 23 at 7:52 a.m.

  Perryn Leech, the Houston Grand Opera managing director who so deftly helped steer the organization during the year it was booted from its Wortham Center home because of Hurricane Harvey floodwaters, will not be staying through to the end of the coronavirus pandemic. In an announcement made by HGO Chairman Allyn...

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  Acevedo and Crime Stoppers Blame Low Murder Solve Rate On Bond Releases and Coronavirus

  November 20 at 1:13 p.m.

  In a Friday press conference, Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo addressed the increase in local homicides since this time last year, and attempted to shift blame for the rising number of unsolved murders by HPD over the past several years onto the Harris County court system, which he claimed...

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  Reviews For The Uneasily Quarantined:
  Fatman

  November 20 at 4:30 a.m.

  Title: Fatman Describe This Movie In One Futurama Quote: ROBOT SANTA: Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile! Brief Plot Synopsis: Deck the halls with blood and haunches. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: 2.5 Chester A. Arthurs out of 5. Tagline: "'Tis the season to get even." Better Tagline:...

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  Openings and Closings: Yi Peng Thai, Masraff's Open, Good Dog Montrose Will Close

  November 20 at 4:30 a.m.

  Yi Peng Thai Dining, 798 Sorella Court, opened at CityCentre October 28. Located next to Fellini Café, this is the first location in the United States for the upscale Thai eatery, owned by CPF and led by of Junnajet “Jett” and Jira Hurapan. Named after the annual sky lantern festival...

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  Houston's Ink-Masters Are Tattooing Away Through The Pandemic

  November 20 at 4:30 a.m.

  José Garcia came in to Battle Royale Tattoo in East Downtown on Wednesday afternoon to have his trusted ink-master Gabriel Massey add a nice new mandala pattern to his forearm. This visit was just a tad different from his past stops at the shop — both client and artist were...

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  Jamie Barton Sings Her Way Through a Cooking Lesson as Julia Child in Bon Appétit!

  November 18 at 4 a.m.

  Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is channeling her inner Julia Child in Bon Appétit! , a comic opera of just 20 minutes that pairs a typical TV lesson by the world-famous chef with an operatic score. And thanks to COVID-19 and director (and opera bass-baritone) Ryan McKinny, it has all been...