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  Paper Towels and Pee Pads: Surviving the COVID-19 TP Shortage

  March 23 at 4 a.m.

  In the first week of the coronavirus pandemic, across the country people were stocking up on the essentials: milk, eggs, cleaning supplies and toilet paper. Worries over quarantines and what measures we might be forced to take in the coming weeks and months caused a lot of people to lose...

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  Friends Of The Phoenix Hosts Fried Rice Cookoff

  January 27 at 4 a.m.

  The Lunar New Year is here and 2020 is the year of the rat. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, charity group, Friends of the Phoenix hosted their annual Fried Rice Cook Off at The Phoenix on Westheimer. With ten teams there were plenty versions of fried rice to enjoy. Traditional, Cajun, ratatouille, boudain, paella styles of fried rice were just a few of the versions available. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)

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  Krampus Haunted House Brings a Nightmare Before Christmas

  Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  By December, most of the haunted houses in and around Houston are all tucked in to rest before the next Halloween season rolls around. Not 13th Floor Haunted House. For one weekend only, they’ll be hosting Krampus: A Haunted Christmas for those of us who want less gingerbread and more...

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  People Stay in AA Because Society Makes Us Lonely and Miserable

  Monday, October 28, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  About two years ago my alcoholism had entered the phase where I was actively planning to kill myself. After a stint in the hospital, I got much, much better and have been sober ever since. Believe me, as a journalist in this shattered timeline it isn’t easy. On top of...

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  The Food and People of Tacolandia 2019

  Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  There was no shortage of tacos, music, tequila, great weather and good times for Tacolandia at The Waterworks At Buffalo Bayou on Saturday, October 19. And the inner's list from the judging panel: Most Interesting Taco - Part & Parcel, Best Traditional Taco - Cochinita & Co., Best Pork Taco - Tatemo, Best Beef Taco - Lupe Torilla,
  Best Overall Taco - Tatemo. And People's Choice Award - Cyclone Anaya’s  (Photos by Eric Sauseda)

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  The Wittliff Collections Save Texas Music History for the Ages...and the Public

  Friday, September 6, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  In the spring of 1956, 16-year-old William Dale Wittliff from Blanco, Texas decided that he really, really wanted to see a hot young singer named Elvis Presley who was giving a show at San Antonio’s Municipal Auditorium. So he and two buddies got in a car with Wittliff at the...