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Las Vegas celebrity chef brings big fried chicken dreams to Houston: Wants 200-plus restaurants

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Hard work and love: How Rice became football champions after 56 years and one monster betrayal

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No tipping the strippers! Galveston targets generous strip club customers, threatens them with jail time

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Hospital stay turns into holiday musical delight

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Vegas celeb chef brings big fried chicken dreams to Houston: 200-plus restaurants?

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By Clifford Pugh / Dec 9, 2013
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Car window shooting spree puts The Heights on edge: And the mayhem's spreading

By Elizabeth Rhodes / Dec 9, 2013
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Fashion/Style

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No fleece, please! Winter wear that's fashionable — and affordable

By Samantha Webster

12.08.13 | 10:33 am

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Big changes at The Galleria: New luxury stores moving in, keeping the River Oaks District at bay

By Clifford Pugh

12.02.13

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What color pants should you wear on the first date? It really matters

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12.01.13

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Jewel-tone blazers are hot men's fashion trend for dress-up season

By Clifford Pugh

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Food/Drink

Underbelly Houston Korean braised goat and dumplings

Silly Best Restaurant List

Two Houston restaurants make Best Restaurants in America list: But how much of an honor is it really?

By Eric Sandler

12.09.13 | 03:14 pm

12.06.13

01:08 pm

Chefs rally to help out owner of pie shop destroyed by post-Thanksgiving fire

By Eric Sandler

12.04.13

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Pioneering Houston restaurant owner dies, leaving a food legacy that's 50 years strong

By Eric Sandler

12.04.13

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Where to Eat Right Now: 10 cool, must-try restaurants for December

By Eric Sandler

Home/Design

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The new color of the year is revealed: Yes, you'll be surprised

By Barbara Kuntz

12.06.13 | 10:24 am

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The best holiday tables ever: Houston Design Center shows how grand eating can be

By Barbara Kuntz

12.03.13

02:33 pm

Houston firm engineers "cowboy cool" design makeover of hip Dallas hotel

By Diana Oates

12.03.13

09:00 am

Heights homeowners decorate in style for holiday open house

By Shelby Hodge

Real Estate

1 On the Market 7 Saddlewood Estates December 2013

Mansion With Waterfall

This mansion in the richest city in Texas comes with its own waterfall — and plenty of privacy

By Barbara Kuntz

12.09.13 | 03:43 pm

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Houston's gone condo crazy: It's the top city in Texas for high-end sales

By Elizabeth Rhodes

12.04.13

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Live in the Alamo? This $1.35 million Texas house is a replica of the historic fort

By Elizabeth Rhodes

12.03.13

09:53 am

1,000 new jobs for Energy Corridor as auto insurer with zany ads expands

By Ralph Bivins

Social Scene

2 8083 Gene Wu, from left, Dana Kervin and Beth and Ed Wolff at the Houston A+ Challenge dinner December 2013

Shelby's Social Diary

Education innovation on the plate at this A+ Challenge dinner in River Oaks

By Shelby Hodge

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12.09.13

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Billionairess combines ballroom dancing and fashion design, makes it big at Harrods and in Houston

By Shelby Hodge

12.09.13

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Human Christmas tree and children's chorus light up "Santa's Elves" bash at River Oaks mansion

By Shelby Hodge

12.08.13

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Hot young professionals shun the holiday craze for a wild art party

By Shelby Hodge

Sports

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Aggie Tragedy

Mystery builds around falling death at Texas A&M stadium: Federal agency gets involved

By Tyler Rudick

12.06.13 | 08:42 am

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Blaming Case Keenum is absurd, gutless: Gary Kubiak's childish Matt Schaub crush is a fireable offense

By Chris Baldwin

12.05.13

02:12 pm

Jeremy Lin absence needs to open Kevin McHale's stubborn mind: Rockets must unleash their Tony Parker

By Chris Baldwin

12.04.13

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New strange Astrodome plans emerge even as the demolition begins

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Travel

A Very Ewing Christmas

Dallas fans can experience a Southfork Christmas at TV's most famous ranch

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No tipping the strippers! Galveston targets generous strip club customers, threatens them with jail time

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Gary Kubiak is fired: Case Keenum treatment seals his doom as Bob McNair does the right thing

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Blaming Case Keenum is absurd, gutless: Gary Kubiak's childish Matt Schaub crush is a fireable offense

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Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	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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Free Museum Days	Downtown Watering Holes

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