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Seeing Pink

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Only doing it for the children: Houston DUI multimillionaire defends adopting his girlfriend

By Sarah Rufca

02.02.12

11:22 am

TV news expert Mike McGuff steps away from his blog with a Dominique Sachse goodbye

By Tyler Rudick

02.02.12

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More than a restaurant: Breakfast Klub reaches out to community, helps preserve history

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By Heather Staible

02.01.12

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By John Flood

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Health bling: Rapper Paul Wall touts health as the ultimate status symbol with FeelRich website

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3 \| feb at 5:30 pm	Opening of Bridge 11: Lia Cook and Transference: Andy Paiko & Ethan Rose
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
3 \| feb at 5:30 pm	Opening of Alyssa Salomon—The Handmade Print
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
3 \| feb at 6:00 pm	Art Opening Reception: Every Generation Needs a New Revolution
East End Studio Gallery
3 \| feb at 6:00 pm	16th Annual African American Artists Exhibition Opening Reception at Community Artists’ Collective
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Late Night Bites	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

BRC Gastropub Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky	Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions
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A-List Art Deco	Cupcake Heaven

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Happy Hour Feasts	Downtown Watering Holes

Alto Pizzeria Benjy's-Washington Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Indika RA Sushi	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's notsuoH State Bar
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa QBar Line and Lariat
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Indie Coffee Joints

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Free Museum Days	Cool hotel pools for chilling

The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300
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Swell Party Venues	Places to see an art house movie

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Quirky Houston attractions

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Imperiled Architecture

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Samba Grille Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex Ocean's	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice University's Rice Museum Sears
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