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I don’t know if anyone has seen this. I’m guessing I’m the last to roll in on this bandwagon if this follows the norm, but, if not, it is very cool. It’s an interactive map of downtown showing every building, tunnels, retail, restaurants, etc. Just click the menu on the left to […]

According to the Houston Business Journal, the River Oaks Theater will not be razed by Weingarten Realty as previously planned thanks, in part, to Houston residents, who turned out en masse both on and offline to protest the leaked plans to destroy the Houston landmark.
The center directly across from the theater containing, among other things, […]

Men’s Health Magazine recently ranked 101 American cities based on the best places for women to find “a mate.” Personally, I’m not fond of that name. I’d prefer “sperm donor” or “dude who signs the checks.” That’s much more personal.
Anyway, ladies in Houston are in luck as H-town ranks 20th on the […]

In typical let’s-scare-the-holy-bejeezus-out-of-everyone fashion, the copy editors over at the Chron let loose with this story and headline:
Thousands could die if a giant tornado ever hits Houston
The sub headline was even better:
Experts say toll might surpass the 8,000 of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The story goes on to describe what this killer twister MIGHT look […]

You may remember when I was ticketed in my driveway for lack of insurance (well, technically, it was 30 feet from me at the time) and a broken brake light. Today was my day in court.
I was going to draw a visual representation of my entire trip, but that would’ve taken longer than I […]

A friend of mine sent me this via email today. I found it both relevant and hilarious.
River Oaks Barbie

This princess Barbie is sold only at The Galleria. She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade, Prada and LV Handbags, Rolex watch a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a 25,000 […]

You know something?  Weingarten Realty is really starting to piss me off.  Houston is already known around the country as a sprawling hellhole full of nothing but run-down strip malls and all-too-common strip clubs.  Weingarten and its ilk prosper from the growth of strip malls and help to slowly destroy any sense of uniqueness the […]

I saw this on Lisa Foronda’s Animal Attraction pet blog and couldn’t help but re-post.  The photo on the right is of Henry and his owner, Tara.  Henry has been missing in midtown since December 8 and his owner has put up a website dedicated to finding him.
From the site:
On December 8, 2006, my dog, […]

It was the best of holidays.  It was the worst of holidays.  In Charles Dickens’ time, street waifs begged for crumbs of bread and bootblacks were as common as gruel.  How is it that we transformed the Dickensian nightmare into an annual holiday event of fun and frivolity?  Easy…we pretend.
Frankly, that’s fine with me because […]

Sidecar Pub is closing and Walter’s is on the brink. Helios is done and Mary Jane’s has been gone. In reality, that leaves Continental Club, Rudyard’s, the Proletariat, Dan Electro’s and Last Concert Cafe as the only remaining live, original music venues in Houston that still cater to local rock bands. Even […]