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Hangover III could be year's most disappointing movie: Why it's so bad

The year of Queen Bey: Houston singer makes Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Women

Menil Picasso vandal sentenced to two years in prison; plans eventual return to UH

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Arsonist breaks into creepiest grin ever after getting caught: Molotov cocktail attack rocks apartments

The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

Fake pastor scam: Houston man pretends to be a religious leader to bilk divorcee out of $650,000

Everything is bigger in Texas: Houston is second-fastest growing city in the nation

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Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

Fashion with a conscience: Chan Luu creates jewelry line from a world perspective

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The great Houston restaurant showdown: You decide which hotspots should reign supreme

Polarizing restaurant loses its chef: Goro & Gun gets a kitchen change a few months after opening

Big name Houston restaurant suddenly closes after only a year, cites "legal reasons"

New low-calorie, high-end chain restaurant tries to measure up to Houston's foodie powers

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Inside The Tinderbox: New craft shop emerges amid the restaurants and bars of Mid-Main

Inside great designer homes: Lifestyle blogger Ronda Rice Carman gives everyone house envy

The coolest gifts online: Houston entrepreneur aims to make handmade chic & cheap

Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

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Houston is getting a new live music restaurant — and it comes with Montrose cred

Houston home sales hit highest point in six years as prices rise; no slowdown in sight

Defying the demolition craze: New $80 million downtown hotel to save a 102-year-old skyscraper

Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

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Ready, set, grab! Securing top artworks becomes a game in this unique DiverseWorks fundraiser

Craziest wedding party ever? Always a Bridesmaid bash pushes the envelope at Rienzi

Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

Houston's most powerful room: Heavy hitters pack a ballroom to show H.E.A.R.T.

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J.J. Watt tries to clone himself: The Texans force changes things up, sets a new mission

Snow cone vendor at Minute Maid Park is caught with his pants down

Houston Super Bowl to include a rocket ship ride, a Space Needle and big-name concerts

Astrodome future not tied to Super Bowl, judge insists: But forget those neat save it ideas without money

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Houston airports among most expensive in the entire country: Hobby fares skyrocket

Vail in the summer? Colorado reps descend on Houston to try and pump up mountain tourism

Making flying sexy: Hooking up at the airport is easy thanks to a new niche dating website

National magazine dubs Houston one of most affordable travel destinations in America

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Wednesday May 1st

• The cutest baby pictures ever — times six: Inside the Houston sextuplets first birthday party

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — with young professional parties

• Art fair aims to get a jump on its competitors with early start, national outreach & VIP perks

• Bring out the dancing bacon: Wild Catastrophic Theatre party brings back the craziness of the 1990s

• New Midtown restaurant wants to get lucky in its 1940s digs: An inside look at Eleven XI

• The most exclusive Walk of Fame ever? Houston music legend just the second honoree ever

• Crime hotspots hit home: Two of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country are in Houston

• A Texans star parties for a cure, Ernie Manouse parties with Al Pacino and the gals party on a yacht

• Women food power: All female, all-star chefs make "Bitches for Bitches" an unforgettable meal

• Heights restaurant goes up in flames: Long-standing favorite suffers major fire damage

• A Westheimer restaurant suddenly closes after chronic staffing issues

• The party tent floods, but it can't stop these party people: This Bayou bash rages on through torrential rains

• New Washington Avenue bar parking system could spread throughout Houston: Called a trial run

• Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck & Hannity are all speeding toward Houston — with guns: NRA Convention to be Fox News heaven

Thursday May 2nd

• James Harden gives pouty Kevin Durant, inactive Jeremy Lin a leadership lesson: Thunder show no belief as series shifts

• Fly faster? Houston one of the first airports to get new electronic customs system

• 9 films from 12 nations: Latin Wave Festival features Cuban zombies and Chilean superstar

• Best new vehicles in Texas are tested on the track: Viper GTS, Ford Fusion & Cadillac ATS are big winners

• Bold spring colors highlight Brentwood fashion show and luncheon

• A walk in the park convinces author it's time to speak out on an illness that's been ignored for too long

• The benefits of membership: Houston Ballet Ambassadors spring party sparks great conversation

• Kim, Kourtney and Khloé: Kardashian sisters plan to take Houston

• Annise Parker ranks ahead of RuPaul, trails Ellen on "Power 50" list of influential gay and lesbian leaders

• Holocaust Museum Houston brings in $1.1 million at LBJ Moral Courage Award dinner

• Shooting at Bush Intercontinental shuts down Terminal B; One man reported dead

• The new Colosseum? Texas A&M's Kyle Field aims to be most intimidating sports environment ever

Friday May 3rd

• The Reluctant Fundamentalist is suspenseful and timely; Texas meth dealer rages in Cook County

• Houston institution named to list of 10 great Mexican restaurants for Cinco de Mayo celebrations

• Farm to market: Moon Dog Farms breathes new life into Houston's growing sustainable food movement

• Billionaire developer swoops in from NYC to present Decorative Center Stars of Design awards

• Inside the mind of an obsessed lover: Da Camera's multimedia world premiere is an art orgasm

• Diva alert: Beyoncé's outrageous tour demands reportedly include red toilet paper and $900 titanium straws

• "A desperate act": Chilling details emerge about Houston airport shooter

• $12,900 worth of Kendra Scott jewelry sells in two hours and Dress for Success benefits

• The Procrastinator's Guide to Cinco de Mayo: Where to go for serious Fiesta-ing

• The week's top links: A new Fleetwood Mac EP, Beyonce meets Gatsby and more

• Little Black Dress event gets early launch, MFAH wins awards, Bushes, Bakers and Million Dollar Decorator dine out

• Judge orders new trial for billionaire John Goodman in DUI manslaughter case

• Conservative superstars Palin, Perry and Cruz kick off NRA Convention with attacks on Obama

Saturday May 4th

• Thunder strikes: Oklahoma City surges past Rockets into NBA semifinals

• Urbanspoon names best places for breakfast in Houston and the nation — but misses the mark

• Iron Man 3 kicks off summer movie season with ingenious plot twist

• Molly Ivins-lookalike Aunt Bertha helps Texans find assistance online — and it's free

• In latest twist, area residents file suit against Ashby high-rise developer who claims to be "green"

• Chipotle shakes up Margaritaville: Fast casual chain freshens up drink recipe with better booze

• An "Oprah moment" wows Go Red for Women guests as Kendra Scott gifts each with jewelry

• Creative chefs work magic at first-ever SPAM cookoff that Monty Python would love

• Never match your handbag to your shoes and other fashion advice from designer Nancy Gonzalez

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home with cocktail recipes from Houston's top bartenders — and food, too!

• Kardashians take Houston: Why are Kim, Khloé and Kourtney so popular?

Sunday May 5th

• Firepower and brimstone: Glenn Beck, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin & nine acres of guns at NRA Convention

• Celebrity designer Kelly Wearstler talks vintage styles and why she takes her kids to flea markets

• Hope & Healing Center provides inspiration, encouraging philanthropy and spirituality

• Louisiana Revisited: Meeting new friends on a porch swing in Montegut

• Tequila shots before noon reaffirm the Latin Women's Initiative luncheon as one of a kind

• Rick Perry's ridiculous NRA video and love letter to school teachers top Links We Love right now

• Lunch at the Library: Cafe 43 at George W. Bush Presidential Center caters to salad lovers

• Love on a Goat Farm: Chick lit writer Katherine Center returns to ranch roots in latest novel

• M.D. Anderson notables and friends celebrate renovation of Children's Cancer Hospital

Monday May 6th

• Memo to TV execs: More food needed on NCIS, Castle, The Walking Dead and other TV dramas

• Justin Timberlake plans Houston stop on The 20/20 Experience World Tour

• Another beloved Montrose restaurant announces closing date — but it will be back

• President Obama plans return to Texas to kick off Jobs and Opportunity tour

• The road to riches paved with street smARTS at creative Glassell School of Art bash

• The numbers add up to $1.56 million for Reasoning Mind math education program

• Sarah Rothenberg unravels darkness of human psyche in love-obsessed multimedia spectacle

• Songbird Linda Eder rocks the historic JPMorgan Chase lobby as Alley Theatre patrons swoon

• It's in the genes: Fashionable mother-daughter duos share style secrets

• Two Houston schools crack top 100 in list of America's Best (Public) High Schools

• Houston chefs on the way to James Beard Awards impress foodies in D.C. with signature dishes

• Offshore Technology Conference sheds rowdy reputation on opening day, but it's early

Tuesday May 7th

• Eclectic 2013 ACL Festival lineup includes Phoenix, fun., The Cure — and Lionel Richie?

• Posh Mosh: Punk meets pretty at Met Costume Institute Gala as Madonna, Beyoncé & SJP create chaos

• A CITYCENTRE getaway: How to spend 36 hours, no matter your travel style

• Rosy rendezvous: Young professionals heat up chilly Houston Zoo — flamingo style

• Downtown restaurant scene continues comeback with new gastro-cantina planned at prime location

• Kentucky Derby fashion goes over the top at Mo's for Holly Rose Ribbon benefit bash

• Big tabs for big dealmaking: Best steakhouses for expense account dining

• Houston's first poet laureate weighs in on the Astrodome, Television Without Pity and poetic freedom

• Former Houston Texan files suit against ex-fiancée for $785,000 engagement ring

• New mural from Houston graffiti art star brightens up Market Square

• A brainy London adventure, Manning plans Houston visit and special honors create buzz

• The vote is in: Lay's newest snack chip with a million dollar flavor is.......

• Who knew diabetes played a role in founding Mrs. Baird's Bread? Story revealed at sold-out ADA gala

• 10 words about love than don't exist in English and Brittney Griner's candid essay among Links We Love

Wednesday May 8th

• Gloria Steinem enthralls Women's Resource of Greater Houston luncheon audience with call for action

• American Idol finalist Kree Harrison wows big crowd at hometown concert as wacky season nears end

• Where to eat right now: 10 cool, must-try restaurants for May

• Santa Maria Hostel celebrates 50 years of helping women and children overcome addiction

• Lower Westheimer entrepreneur takes aim at Mexican fare with new taco and tequila spot

• Don't mess with granny: 65-year-old car saleswoman sues former employer for right to work

• Safe passing ordinance goes into effect immediately: New rules to protect pedestrians, bicyclists

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events, including art cars and vampires

• This fine wine dinner for 450 meant one giant leap for Small Steps Nurturing Center

• Teachers get a travel break with discounted getways from bed-and-breakfast site

Thursday May 9th

• Another win for Southwest Airlines: Nonstop service slated for Washington D.C.

• State judge rules Kountze High School cheerleaders can display Bible verses

• Dumbest list ever: Survey of best barbecue joints in America messes with Texas

• Astros owner Jim Crane and Franci Crane take bows at Center for Contemporary Craft benefit

• The 10 hottest happy hour deals in Houston: Eat well while drinking up

• American Idol finalist Scott MacIntyre raises the roof at Royal Sonesta for Nora's Home benefit

• Greenway developer entices apartment dwellers with private dog park, cyber cafe, lap pool

• Medical mystery: Unknown disease takes the lives of two area teens and leaves third in critical condition

• Over-the-top OTC parties feature champagne chandeliers, lobster fests and airbrushed "animals"

• Symphony young professionals bid auf wiedersehen to Hans Graf in Mozart-infused finale

• Brace yourself — Houston's getting a new area code: It's Seinfeld come to life

Friday May 10th

• Forget the J.J. Watt rumors: Houston Texans coaches party (for good) as critical offseason heats up

• Mother/daughter duos rock the runway at Tootsies in Recipe for Success Fashion Gene Awards

• Heartthrobs Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron bring out the best in each other At Any Price

• Procrastinator's Guide to Mother's Day brunch: Top dining-out options mom will love

• Partying among the jewels, a $2 million gift and A&M Coach Sumlin celebrated at lunch

• Young professionals rock-a-hula-baby at Polynesian party in Hermann Park

• Heavy rains put a damper on getting around Houston; Art Car Parade start delayed on Saturday

• Midtown goes green with renovation of three parks — foodie kiosk and dog runs included

• The week's top links: Marfa style, Grumpy Cat art, Grilled Cheese Month and more

• Great Gatsby-inspired jewels are star of the show at Tiffany & Co. movie screening party

• Good Hands Man: DeAndre Hopkins wows with crazy, one-handed catch and a funny stare down

• Parade ready: Five new art cars you don't want to miss

• Two Midtown hotspots take heat after Planned Parenthood forced to move fundraiser at the last minute

Saturday May 11th

• Texas still beats California in jobs with Houston in America's Top 5

• Best breakfast ever? This Houston restaurant's square dish just may qualify

• Sexy swimsuits and bikinis for every figure: Taking the fear out of bathing suit season

• A movie star monkey and a Guinness World Record try? That's just another day in this Houston suburb

• Cute young things, hot young professionals mix it up for the American Heart Association

• Adventurous art gets its day (and night): Musiqa honors FotoFest pioneers

• Zac Efron's new BFF Dennis Quaid spills his "brutally real" University of Houston secrets

• Blowing your foodie mind: A high-end Houston restaurant gives an underrated side a starring role

Sunday May 12th

• Case Keenum rediscovers his command: UH star to challenge T.J. Yates for backup QB job

• Dennis Miller & Lee Majors team up to deliver big laughs and help raise $950,000 in River Oaks

• Food fight! Local news stars face off against each other in a great cake battle

• 10 badass moms, Kate Upton's Vogue cover & RGIII's wedding registry top links we love right now

• Attorney general and reverend share healing stories at Candlelighters Lights of Courage luncheon

• Move over, Martha: Celebrity singles we wish were on Match.com

• Matt Schaub, J.J. Watt, Roger Clemens and 30 more sports celebs mix it up at "Gathering of Champions"

• After 2,500-year journey, first known human rights declaration finds temporary home at MFAH

• Legislature aims to make Texas the gun-friendliest state in America

• Films from French comedy master inspire dreams of a romantic Paris getaway

• 10 fab frocks for graduation gatherings, wedding showers and engagement parties

• Rise and shine: Mayor's Literacy Leadership breakfast draws big early-morning crowd

Monday May 13th

• Memorial Hermann's out-of-this-world gala brings in $3.5 million for neuroscience research

• Louisiana Revisited: Anger and sadness on Grand Isle as BP oil spill worries continue

• Houston beer gets its own radio show: And yes, drinking on air is encouraged

• As fashion icon, BFF with Elton John and international swan, this lady is Houston's best ambassador

• And still champion . . . Texas named Best State for Business for the ninth year in a row

• A restaurant pajama party: Monica Pope has a lot to celebrate at Gospel Brunch for Dinner benefit

• Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

• This Tex-Mex restaurant's new coasters make an important cultural statement

• Where to shop right now: 10 cool, must-hit stores for May

• Ferrari speeds into The Woodlands, bringing more luxury clout to the Houston suburb

• An ultra hot book party: Tickets for 87-year-old author's reading disappear in an Internet flash

• A new purse for every day of the week: Pulling off fashion nirvana is cheaper than you think

• A Midtown bar says it feels "totally bad" if canceling on Planned Parenthood offended, cites safety concerns

• Protecting Houston's wildlife: A priceless Bayou nature gem looks to its neighbors for help

Tuesday May 14th

• Who needs New York? Designers team up to showcase Houston-made fashion

• Men of Distinction flex their fundraising muscle: City's most powerful players gather in one room

• Houston art rumblings: Another theater jumps into the renovation craze, trying to update its Rice Village digs

• Astros move to dump "Black Ties and Baseball Caps" a blow to Houston Area Women's Center

• Houston named one of the least safe cities in America: See the shocking poll results

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events, including a historic goodbye

• No wives, no gala: Astros explain cancellation of Women's Center fundraiser, pledge $18 million for kids

• The best and cheapest margarita in Houston? Bobby Heugel thinks big with new bar, budding empire

• Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy explained by doctor: Behind the brave decision

• The big summer movie battle is just starting: Iron Man vs. Great Gatsby only the warmup

• Houston gets a new restaurant with Nobu power: A new foodie mecca is rising

• Police still baffled by rapper shootings in Houston: Multiple music video attacks no closer to being solved

Wednesday May 15th

• Texans coach supports Crime Stoppers, Latin stars hit a local restaurant & designer shoes do good

• Free Press Summer Fest to be a high roller's paradise? With general tickets sold out, few other options for fans

• Chloe Dao reveals new spring summer/collection — and her Spanx — at benefit runway show

• Uchi restaurant whiz puts on special $500-a-plate art dinners throughout Houston

• Little Black Dresses wow: The fashion faithful get dramatic at designer awards

• Marcia Brady unloads in Houston: Actress speaks publicly about drug addictions, depression for first time

• What it really takes to be a pro triathlete: Behind the intense prep for Ironman Texas

• Yes, size matters: Green Giant sarcophagus wows at Houston Museum of Natural Science unveiling

• A well-mannered win: Texas ranks super low in swearing, it's no potty mouthed state

• The coolest gifts online: Houston entrepreneur aims to make handmade chic & cheap

• Tapestry Gala hauls in a whopping $900,000 for Interfaith Ministries

• High rolling: Houston dominates Fortune 500, but Wal-Mart is still No. 1

• Veteran Houston restaurant owner teams up with opera singer on new wine & beer playground

• Superstar singer hurt in brutal Houston attack targeted by berserk fan

Thursday May 16th

• Fashion with a conscience: Chan Luu creates jewelry line from a world perspective

• The best burgers in Houston can be had for a deal: Great gourmet hamburger finds

• Psych out: Billy Corgan's yearning Smashing Pumpkins rebirth makes for one trippy Houston concert

• A once-celebrated sushi restaurant goes out of business, leaving a Midtown void

• Punk times are back: New NYC fashion exhibit shows off spiked hair, safety pins and more

• National magazine dubs Houston one of most affordable travel destinations in America

• A big-name designer drops in at the party saluting the University of Houston's retail savvy

• Filling empty bowls: Messages of hope from artists on a hunger fighting crusade

• Texas Monthly snubs Houston with its ridiculously crafted best barbecue list

• A major Houston grocery store is closing as trendier options crop up all around it

• Reid Ryan a better pick than Nolan Ryan for Astros, but Luhnow still ultimately controls franchise's fate

Friday May 17th

• Young professionals rock into high gear as BMW Midtown showroom turns into a meet market

• Taylor Swift lets her costumes (10 changes) and emotions fly, calls Houston a magical place

• Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

• Beautiful people rock: Black-tie dinner concert is sweet music for young artists — and moms

• Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

• Wine school: High-end Houston restaurant makes summer classes fun, plans to build a new patio

• J.J. Watt to be immortalized in a cartoon: Revered steak restaurant looking for caricature artists to line the walls

• Mystery only deepens around West Texas explosion: Blast compared to Oklahoma City

• M.D. Anderson enacts austerity measures amidst Houston's booming economy

• Big restaurant win: Houston dubbed America's great new food capital by wowed national magazine

• Defying the demolition craze: New $80 million downtown hotel to save a 102-year-old skyscraper

• Another longtime sushi restaurant suddenly closes: Is this food craze on the wane?

• Taylor Swift hangs with some Houston fans, Andre Johnson steps into Owner's Box & hot restaurant intrigue

• Beyonce pregnant again: Happy or just sweating those Tour tickets?

Saturday May 18th

• Max's Wine Dive comes clean on its 2nd Houston restaurant, promises a "unique" surprise

• This weekend's alternative film lineup, from Hollywood cultists to Bollywood zombies

• Houston Food Bank partners with local artists on a hunger-fighting mission

• CancerForward supporters raise $225,000 at Summer Standard gala as social season comes to close

• The week's top links: The Office ends, honoring Robocop & tons of cocktail recipes

• What would zombie survivors eat? A must-read blog for foodie fans of The Walking Dead

• Epiphany at the Villa: How a serene retreat of silence turned into a terrifying encounter with God

• Hans Graf's farewell: Hang on to your Wunderhorn, this is Mahler like you've never heard it

• Library supporters mambo through Clayton House gardens for "Party in the Stacks"

Sunday May 19th

• Mystery solved: Bizarre mega-aircraft at Hobby Airport is part of Space City's forgotten past

• Artist Mark Fox manipulates text and blurs lines in If That Then This

• Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

• Music, dance & spoken word from top arts groups highlight Pink at the Brown

• The best city for young families? The Woodlands runs away with that honor in new rankings

• Spring Fling brings the ladies out to shop, eat and coo over a sweetie designer

• Forget Collin Klein and even Case Keenum, this country music star's son is real impact Texans longshot

• Hot cars, fine watches and beautiful Italian models build LaFerrari anticipation

• Secrecy still surrounds Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup: Please don't look at those tar balls!

• Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

Monday May 20th

• Guns do good: Shooting competition raises more than $770,000 for children in Houston

• TV drives partners to cheat on their spouses: A new shocking adultery study

• Kings battle in Houston: It's Camelot vs. Spamalot, may the best Arthur win

• Mouthwatering matchups: CultureMap's Last Chef Standing bracket challenge needs your vote

• Singers salute angels of philanthropy with all the right notes at Mission of Yahweh gala

• Bullets fly in undercover drug sting on grounds of luxury hotel

• Insider access: Passion Pit plans exclusive performance after Free Press Summer Fest appearance

• Making flying sexy: Hooking up at the airport is easy thanks to a new niche dating website

• Steakhouse favorite plans move to plush new digs near the Galleria

• Downtown tower evacuated when workers fall ill after suspicious package arrives

• Arian Foster jumps out at Texans practice, but Andre Johnson wowed by one DeAndre Hopkins trait

• Gyro Hero: Winner sets world record in Greek sandwich eating contest

• A big name chef's new food truck more than lives up to expectations: Houston's new best tacos contender?

Tuesday May 21st

• Health Museum Young Professionals dress to kill for triple crown polo benefit

• Small restaurants to get big beer and wine power: How Justin Vann will change Houston's food scene

• Inside great designer homes: Lifestyle blogger Ronda Rice Carman gives everyone house envy

• The most unusual cocktails ever? Houston's bar scene is shaken up by Hendrick's

• Best memories: Eight powerful performances that made this arts season special

• Computer geeks seek innovative solutions to city problems at first annual hackathon

• Houston wins Super Bowl on its own merits: Super Bowl LI belonged back in rising city all along

• Marking end of an era, Houston Symphony Maestro's Wine Dinner is a sentimental affair

• Houston home sales hit highest point in six years as prices rise; no slowdown in sight

• Terrifying Oklahoma tornado videos and slices of pizza history top links we love right now

• METRO loves big buses: More massive accordion buses are taking over Houston's streets

Wednesday May 22nd

• Revamped Heights ice house is a craft beer and food truck Drive Inn haven — and it's not too hip

• Menil Picasso vandal sentenced to two years in prison; plans eventual return to UH

• Brewpub freedom: Texas House loosens craft beer restrictions; Gov. Perry will decide

• Astrodome future not tied to Super Bowl, judge insists: But forget those neat save it ideas without money

• Another in-town Mexican restaurant announces closing after 15 years in business

• Free beer for a year just one of the perks of CultureMap's Mixer on the Map

• Chefs stir up tastebuds in second annual Curry Crawl competition at Straits

• Houston Super Bowl to include a rocket ship ride, a Space Needle and big-name concerts

• Chris Myers, J.J. Watt & Matt Schaub help raise $1.2 million for Impact a Hero

• Houston restaurants dominate region's best list: Oxheart beats Austin's best easily

Thursday May 23rd

• Hot men, cool cars and cigar girls: This Boys Night Out is beyond sizzling

• Houston is getting a new live music restaurant — and it comes with Montrose cred

• New Urban Harvest executive director aims to plant seeds of growth

• Rubber duckies rule as young professionals cowboy up at a hot restaurant

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — bras and bridesmaids galore!

• Inside The Tinderbox: New craft shop emerges amid the restaurants and bars of Mid-Main

• Art flies off the walls at this first-time gala: Montrose gallery draws a happy crowd

• Everything is bigger in Texas: Houston is second-fastest growing city in the nation

• The year of Queen Bey: Houston singer makes Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Women

• Snow cone vendor at Minute Maid Park is caught with his pants down

• J.J. Watt tries to clone himself: The Texans force changes things up, sets a new mission

• Fake pastor scam: Houston man pretends to be a religious leader to bilk divorcee out of $650,000

Friday May 24th

• Houston's most powerful room: Heavy hitters pack a ballroom to show H.E.A.R.T.

• Vail in the summer? Colorado reps descend on Houston to try and pump up mountain tourism

• New low-calorie, high-end chain restaurant tries to measure up to Houston's foodie powers

• The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

• Big name Houston restaurant suddenly closes after only a year, cites "legal reasons"

• Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

• Hangover III could be year's most disappointing movie: Why it's so bad

• Houston airports among most expensive in the entire country: Hobby fares skyrocket

• Craziest wedding party ever? Always a Bridesmaid bash pushes the envelope at Rienzi

• Comcast SportsNet Houston faces yet another obstacle: A la carte pricing changes the game

• Polarizing restaurant loses its chef: Goro & Gun gets a kitchen change a few months after opening

• Arsonist breaks into creepiest grin ever after getting caught: Molotov cocktail attack rocks apartments

• The great Houston restaurant showdown: You decide which hotspots should reign supreme

• Ready, set, grab! Securing top artworks becomes a game in this unique DiverseWorks fundraiser

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A CITYCENTRE getaway: How to spend 36 hours, no matter your travel style

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Seeing green at CITYCENTRE: Mixed-use development takes big eco-conscious steps