education

Mastermind behind bin Laden capture top choice to lead UT

Sports

How to save college football: Plan stolen from soccer

Travel

Reason to envy Dallas: Light rail line to DFW Airport

Fashion Success

Project Runway winner still believes Houston is best for career and a good life

By Heather Staible / Jul 30, 2014
Astrodome Delay

Astrodome still isn't a landmark: Texas Historical Commission delays vote

By Elizabeth Rhodes / Jul 30, 2014
Cooking Class

Want to learn some tricks from a top Houston chef? Try this one-night cooking class

By Eric Sandler / Jul 30, 2014
Uptown Update

Goin' Uptown: 40-story apartment tower, luxury hotel planned for Post Oak area

By Barbara Kuntz / Jul 30, 2014

Ken Culotta and Linda Eyles at the Heights Summer dinner July 2014

Shelby's Social Diary

Summer trend among the social set: Hostesses open swank homes for intimate charity events

By Shelby Hodge

July 30, 2014 at 01:10 PM

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Restaurants + Bars

New Menil cafe chef reveals his hard-won secrets

By Marene Gustin

Society

1 JoJo Martinez, from left, Mike Chabala, NAME and Tod Eason at the Crafted mixology contest at Mr. Peeples July 2014

Star mixologists battle at Mr. Peeples in a wild night

By Shelby Hodge

Real Estate

On the Market 4000 S Macgregor Way July 2014

Historic mansion complex on sale for $2.2 million

By Barbara Kuntz

Restaurants + Bars

New downtown spot goes beyond the usual pub grub

By Eric Sandler

City Life

Woman with incredibly growing hair ruminates

By Katie Oxford

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Restaurants + Bars

Bradley's Fine Diner HRW Southern fried tomatoes July 2014 with house made buttermilk ranch

Don't-Miss New Restaurants

10 new don't-miss dining spots guaranteed to get Houston Restaurant Weeks off to a roaring start

By Eric Sandler

07.31.14 | 04:24 pm

07.31.14

09:48 am

Houston's most imaginative bartender is headed to Las Vegas to stir things up

By Ellen Goodacre

07.27.14

06:04 am

Foodie feud: New Sugar Land restaurant copies Kata Robata's menu, claims it's a weird "accident"

By Eric Sandler

07.26.14

11:04 am

Powerhouse Houston restaurant team to take on Starbucks with a coffee truck, expand to The Woodlands

By Shelby Hodge

Jose Hernandez Radio Milano Lobster pasta

CITYCENTRE restaurant secrets revealed: Some of Houston's hottest chefs demonstrate their tricks

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07.05.14 | 02:03 pm

Entertainment

Get Fit

The best workout songs: Find Fitspiration through Kanye West and Katy Perry

By Nicole Appleby

07.28.14 | 10:34 am

07.27.14

12:41 pm

Sexy action star Scarlett Johansson can't save Lucy: Absurd premise annoys any average human brain

By Alex Bentley

07.25.14

07:56 pm

21-year-old actress who died mysteriously in Houston celebrated for her spirit in a moving memorial service

By Clifford Pugh

07.23.14

12:33 pm

America's Got Talent judges keep fabulous Montrose Rollerblader hanging

By Nicole Appleby

Arts

Pregnancy man photo shoot Justin Sylvester

Things Going Viral

Best pregnancy photos ever? Wife won't pose, so beer belly husband takes her place

By Katie Friel

07.31.14 | 10:29 am

07.28.14

09:06 am

Houston's hottest summer theater: Full frontal nudity, rich boobs behaving badly and a Falstaff party titillate

By Tarra Gaines

07.25.14

02:28 pm

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — wild pop star party included

By Joel Luks

07.25.14

11:48 am

Houston native brings Broadway to the Bayou City with advice for performers, including worst audition songs

By Lindsey Wilson

Society

The Aflac Duck wears a specially designed necklace by Kendra Scott

Get Quacking

Everything's ducky as Texas women honored in fight against childhood cancer

By Nicole Appleby

07.31.14 | 03:10 pm

07.29.14

05:25 pm

International hostess shares secrets of the best dinner party ever: Royalty, moguls & those sexy gowns

By Shelby Hodge

07.28.14

06:02 am

This serious doctor transforms into a sexy fashionista at night, bringing lavish looks to the grown-up playground

By Shelby Hodge

07.27.14

09:27 am

New upscale Houston nightclub aims for sophistication and a VIP clientele, but membership is surprisingly easy

By Shelby Hodge

Sports

Oakland Raiders football helmets on bench

San Antonio Raiders?

Matt Schaub returns? An Oakland team in Texas would be hilarious — and awesome

By Ryan Lakich

07.31.14 | 07:40 am

07.29.14

10:28 am

Oops! Notorious $60 million high school football stadium to get a $2 million repair

By Claire St. Amant

07.28.14

03:32 pm

Houston Texans training camps truths: Case Keenum's fight, Arian Foster's health issues & Bill O'Brien's fire

By Chris Baldwin

07.26.14

04:01 pm

Questions linger in tragic go-kart track crash that left a 14-year-old Texas girl dead as family grieves

By Claire St. Amant

City Life

Cliff Notes

Separating fact from fiction in the fight for better sidewalks — and gay rights — in a changing Houston

By Clifford Pugh

07.28.14 | 05:04 pm

07.28.14

04:17 pm

Houses now selling at breakneck speed in Houston: Only three cities in America turn over homes faster

By Barbara Kuntz

07.26.14

03:07 pm

Texas costing itself $181.6 million by denying basic marriage rights to gays: Discrimination is bad business

By Elizabeth Rhodes

07.25.14

01:21 pm

Houston ranked one of the happiest cities in America, but it can't beat a strange choice for No. 1

By Elizabeth Rhodes

Downtown Houston's revamped shopping, dining and music destination: GreenStreet promises fun

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07.29.14 | 09:02 am

5 CityCentre family friendly activities June 2014

Movies, outdoor art markets, concerts & dining: Summer family fun options at CITYCENTRE are endless

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06.05.14 | 09:26 am

Fashion

News, Shelby, Maryam Afshari, Baanou, July 2014

New Fashion Boutique

Glam accountant shows creative side with stylish new River Oaks fashion boutique

By Shelby Hodge

07.31.14 | 11:29 am

07.27.14

03:29 pm

Exclusive look: Inside the first stand-alone Rolex store in Texas, the mystique (and money) lives on

By Clifford Pugh

07.26.14

12:36 pm

Houston's new sexy salon is more than a Tease with its special shampoo chairs and gilded luxury

By Heather Staible

07.24.14

01:09 pm

Fave Project Runway judge and must-have fashion on Texas contestant's mind

By Diana Oates

Real Estate

2 On the Market 1416 Southmore Blvd. July 2014

The Green Townhouse

The green townhouse: This $614,000 Museum District perch brings stunning yard space with treetop views

By Barbara Kuntz

07.26.14 | 09:48 am

07.22.14

12:14 pm

Red-hot Houston housing market shuts out first-time home buyers, new report says

By Jennifer Chininis

07.21.14

06:20 pm

End of an era: Houston Chronicle plans to leave downtown headquarters for former rival's space

By Clifford Pugh

07.21.14

01:44 pm

Big Texas ranch owned by legendary oilwell firefighter has a hot asking price

By Arden Ward

Home + Design

1 AIA Houston Design Awards July 2014 Lone Star College EMI

Houston's Best Buildings

The best buildings in Houston and beyond: This year's AIA Awards celebrate history and stunning innovation

By Barbara Kuntz

07.27.14 | 08:11 am

07.24.14

07:46 am

Marked as teardown, now a treasure: Houston's only Frank Lloyd Wright house is a preservation beauty

By Barbara Kuntz

07.17.14

11:48 am

Garden views from every room highlight $2.2 million spec house from inventive Houston builder

By Barbara Kuntz

07.16.14

10:48 am

Houston's Best Outdoor Furniture Stores: Backyard and patio pieces from budget to luxe

By Barbara Kuntz

Innovation

Tops in Texas

Tops in Texas: Rice University up, University of Houston down on Best College lists

By Elizabeth Rhodes

07.31.14 | 01:34 pm

07.27.14

04:34 pm

Five must-follow Instagram accounts: For food, fashion and Texas

By Nicole Appleby

07.21.14

11:57 am

Houston is the land of opportunity for science, technology and math nerds

By Claire St. Amant

07.20.14

06:52 pm

Mastermind behind bin Laden raid touted for big things in Texas; Make your bed every day, he advises

By John Egan

Reliant promotional series Reliant Predictable 12 Plan June 2014 Reliant_Beat the Heat_Snow Cone

Beat the heat and keep your cool with a year of electricity savings

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06.17.14 | 11:20 am

Travel

Southwest Airlines SeaWorld penguin plane

Whale Rescue

Southwest Airlines and SeaWorld end long relationship amid animal activists' outcry

By Teresa Gubbins

07.31.14 | 04:42 pm

07.29.14

03:23 pm

Scary skies? Southwest Airlines finds itself in deep trouble for shoddy repair work, faces $12 million penalty

By Claire St. Amant

07.19.14

04:00 pm

Destination Aspen: Where to stay, eat, shop and enjoy a cool Colorado getaway

By Deborah Elias

07.18.14

02:59 pm

Battle of the beavers: Buc-ee's sinks teeth into lawsuit over "copycat" logo

By Elizabeth Rhodes

7.29

Great young professionals arts and museum groups: When it's about more than just a hot party

7.26

Hotties and hunks shake their booties at Hotel ZaZa's sexy pool party

7.24

"Cabana chic" revelers rock Night in Havana bash — with 9-foot tall Castro, Cuban cigars & mojitos

7.19

Stay cool in Houston heat with healthy mom-approved recipes from foodie CEO that taste good, too!

6.28

The Corpse Flower Hunk has moved on to live python feeding: It's a rough mouse's life at HMNS

6.21

A bug's life: Giant insects take over the Houston Zoo, creating quite a scene

1 \| aug at 8:00 am	Messina Hof Winery and Resort Harvest Festival 2014
Messina Hof Winery & Resort
1 \| aug at 8:00 am	Neighborhood Centers Health Fair, presented by Walmart
Independence Heights/Leonel Castillo Neighborhood Center
1 \| aug at 8:00 am	Cameroon Professional Society's 2014 Distinguished Annual Congress and Fundraising Gala & Awards
Rice University
1 \| aug at 11:00 am	Houston Restaurant Weeks 2014
Participating Houston Restaurant Weeks Restaurants

Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Free Museum Days

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	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
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A-List Art Deco	Indie Coffee Joints

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown [Closed]	Tuscany Premium Coffee Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Downtown Watering Holes	Imperiled Architecture

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Swell Party Venues	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Late Night Bites

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Happy Hour treats

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Cupcake Heaven	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	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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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Places to see an art house movie

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Quirky Houston attractions

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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