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  Explore Ghostly Galveston with Tours of Cemeteries, Ships and Victorian Homes

  October 23 at 4 a.m.

  October is that eerie time of year when ghost hunters, paranormal experts and fans of the macabre pack up their EMF meters, night vision cameras and audio recorders and head down I-45 towards Galveston. Haunted Mayfield Manor is open year-round; the attraction was built in the same 1867 building that...

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  Pirates Sailed the Seven Seas for Adventure at Texas Renaissance Festival

  October 22 at 6:34 a.m.

  A motley crew of swashbucklers and seafarin' pirates came out to TexRenFest's Pirate Adventure weekend for tankards of ale, a fish-n-chips eating contest, knife throwing, a haunted house and plenty of adventure. Avast ye matey! (Photos by Mark Herman Reyes)

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  Why Are Some Calling Old Town Spring the "Sixth Most Haunted Town"?

  October 17 at 4 a.m.

  With centuries of history and no shortage of tragic events, including the Great Storm of 1900, Galveston has a lock on being the ghost capital of Texas. But this side of the Mississippi we're also hearing reports of hauntings coming out of Old Town Spring, a historic town with Victorian-style...

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  Saint Arnold Looks Back On 25 Years of Trailblazing

  October 4 at 6:19 a.m.

  In the mid 1980s Brock Wagner was an undergrad at Rice, learning from his RA how to brew beer in a dorm room. A decade later he quit his job in investment banking and recruited his friend, Kevin Bartol, to start one of the first, and now the oldest, craft...

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  Ramen Tatsu-Ya and Truth BBQ Join Forces Again

  September 28 at 6:40 a.m.

  Houston's diversity is great. It all comes together to create an amazing culture of love, acceptance, and good food in the city. Truth BBQ Pitmaster Leonard Botello IV collaborated with Ramen Tatsu-Ya to serve up Smoked Shoyu Tonkotsu Ramen for one day only. The fusion consisted of pit-smoked shoyu, a slab of brisket, ajitama, and menma all nestled in pork bone broth. Rain didn't stop food fanatics from lining up around the block as they waited to enjoy the goodness resulting from this collaboration. 8th Wonder Brewery stepped in to ease the wait with free beer for everyone. (Photos by Doogie Roux)

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  Openings and Closings: Hobby Center Debuts Diana, Maba Closes

  September 21 at 4 a.m.

  Diana American Grill, 800 Bagby, will open during show weeks at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The debut of the restaurant, named for Texas philanthropist and academic Diana Hobby, features an elegant menu from James Beard award-winning chef, Robert Del Grande, best known for his Houston restaurant Cafe...