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  Houston By the Neighborhood: River Oaks 3.0

  May 14 at 4 a.m.

  If your idea of entertaining is having friends over for pizza and board games around the kitchen table, then River Oaks might not be for you. But when it comes to throwing a bash for 200 of your closest friends, there's nothing better than one of those magnificent swankiendas with...

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  Houston By the Neighborhood: Broadacres in the Rice/Museum District

  May 7 at 4 a.m.

  The notable families who live in Houston's historic Broadacres subdivision are there to stay; don't expect much turnover among these stately mansions along the tree-lined boulevards near Rice University. The area is certainly wrapped in history; it is one of only 11 Houston neighborhoods designated on the National Register of...

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  Houston By the Neighborhood: New Green Spaces on the Horizon

  May 1 at 4 a.m.

  "They paved paradise. And put up a parking lot." Not only did Joni Mitchell have a gift for lyrics, but she also was a keen observer of the decline of our natural surroundings. So isn't it wonderful when those wrongs get righted through the planning of new green spaces? Here's...

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  Houston By the Neighborhood: Brays Oaks

  April 23 at 4 a.m.

  The circle of life can be found right here in the Bayou City. The historic Brays Oaks district experienced a tremendous building boom back in the 1970s and early '80s with new single family homes and major retailers, then the region fell out of favor as homeowners discovered shinier, up-and-coming...

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  Houston By the Neighborhood: Five Corners

  April 16 at 4 a.m.

  Everybody's got a different definition of what it means to be "inside the Loop." Purists know it means 610, though as the Houston metropolitan area has grown there are looser interpretations that it's inside Beltway 8 or even more nebulous claims that it's inside the Grand Parkway. Located smack dab...

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  Houston By the Neighborhood: East Montrose Architecture and Art Studios

  April 9 at 4 a.m.

  Click your bedazzled ruby slippers together three times and say "Location, location, location." With a whoosh of the magic wand — or a quick trip on METRO's 56 Route — you'll be transported to geographically desirable East Montrose, where historically accurate paint colors are optional, funky art is de rigueur,...