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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

The design event of the year: Your cheat sheet to Decorative Center Houston's Spring Market

Real Estate

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Sports

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

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

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

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

Travel

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

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Thursday September 1st

• Masson shows off her one-armed ninja skills on Top Chef: Just Desserts, but a Houston chef is sent packing

• "Labor Day" enjoys a double entendre at Woman's Hospital of Texas annual ladies luncheon

• Craft beer mystery: Shrouded in secrecy, the new Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. makes bold plans

• Arrgh! A fifth-generation Houston baker tests his pirate cake skills on Food Network Challenge

• Page One examines changing times at America's greatest newspaper in the digital age

• Lagerfeld for the masses: Macy's collaboration with famed designer is a mixed (pleather) bag

• 66 million trees expected to die in the Houston area: City's canopy will never look the same

• Quick change: Greatfull Taco closing and becoming a Torchy's as Austin owners move in

• Twitter-happy, opener-questionable Arian Foster needs to realize the debt he owes fantasy football

• Elaine Turner's collections always start with a muse: For fall, it's Audrey Hepburn

• Contemporary sophistication reaches new urban heights in this slick Montrose townhouse

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Starry Mozart, Italian pop, Galveston beer fest & Bollywood blast

• We didn't make this up: Fan sues Rockets after getting squashed by drunk giant at game

• Touch of class: Proposed artwork for new light rail line stations on display at MFAH

• Moody Brews: Your guide to Galveston's International Beer Festival, craft beer tips included

• A bust times two: Matt Leinart proves Matt Schaub, not Foster, is the most indispensable Texan

Friday September 2nd

• American movies rule at Venice, while Clooney & wrinkle-free Madonna cause a commotion

• Take a page from the sports playbook to get your family in the back-to-school zone

• Go behind the scenes at the Houston Zoo: Play with a giraffe, walk a cheetah, bathe an elephant

• Saving Houston's trees, partying with Hank Williams and "wild" birthday bashes enliven the scene

• Hot student bodies trump fancy buildings: Three Texas colleges make Newsweek's Most Beautiful

• It's ON: Houston Grand Opera's young power players hit the high notes in Opening Nights

• Good grill gone bad? Try these Labor Day dining deals and forget holiday weekend cooking

• Sweet Aggie revenge: Texas A&M's departure could kill the Longhorn Network and leave UT dazed

• Change is in the air: Get a whiff of fall with these 7 sweet-smelling new fragrances

• Roger Clemens' defense team whiffs: Judge orders a new perjury trial for Mr. Cy Young

• Dear Fayza: Should I tell my friend to stop dating a married man or silently wait for disaster?

• Hitting the road for Labor Day? Beware of these chronically congested highways

Saturday September 3rd

• UH quarterback Case Keenum gets Sports Illustrated love for UCLA game; his team ... not so much

• No letting up: UT quarterback Garrett Gilbert needs to throw the ball 40 times against Rice

• Longhorn Network woes & SEC fever push up ticket prices for UT and Texas A&M games

• Eclectic guest list for Lauren Bush wedding: Ivanka Trump, Elizabeth Berkley, George W — and Oprah?

• Water, water everywhere: In restaurants, please don’t pour it unless I ask for it

• Memories of the '80s: A conversation with Flock of Seagulls, Information Society & When in Rome

• Exercise starts young: New M.D. Anderson prez Ron DePinho's children run a mile on treadmill every day

• Welcome to the set of Mad Men: Spirit of Modernism lives on in MFAH exhibit

• Freestyling soda choices: Fuddruckers is upping the ante with 125 beverage options in one machine

• A handbag made of wood? Designer uses furniture techniques to create distinctive clutch

• He's compared to Jeff Buckley and Freddie Mercury, but Tyagaraja has a mystical style all his own

• Apollo 18 lacks the right stuff found in Al Reinert's For All Mankind

• Fairytale Comeback: Case Keenum carves up UCLA, sets stage for Houston's undefeated season run

Sunday September 4th

• How college football saves marriages: Knowledge from the Football Wives Club

• Last-minute tips that will win your fantasy football league: Go deep with these sleepers

• FDA prepares new rules to label sunscreens for best protection

• Let's hear it for unruly women: Roseanne reminds us that it's OK to make a spectacle of ourselves

• KUHF shifts Sunday morning line-up; catch today's puzzle from Will Shortz here

• Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony fight to be funniest in new Kohl's ad campaign

• Michael Kramer's new Felix 55: Already a Rice Village standout, but with room for improvement

• Strike a pose: Researchers document the transformative power of yoga

• Pack your sea legs & pretzels and spend 12 hours wildlife watching in the Gulf of Mexico

• Cookbook author Karen Morgan offers good-tasting gluten-free alternatives to conventional baking

• Joe Leydon's movie bucket list continues with Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Monday September 5th

• Au revoir, Trendysomething: A Houston iconoclast reflects on quilts, rehab and Erica Rose

• Best team in Texas hands down: Texas A&M serves notice to UT & Oklahoma in a Sunday night football party

• Longhorn future stars: Malcolm Brown & Jaxon Shipley's wows make Texas not half bad

• Meet the woman who ate a Houston Restaurant Weeks meal every single day in August

• Thousands evacuated as wildfires rage across central Texas

• Squatting clown: Take a swipe at cheesy art with some Thomas Kinkade toilet paper

• All the details on the Western wedding: Lauren Bush marries David Lauren in sunset ceremony

• Sexy maxi skirts, Peter Pan collars & cocktail rings: New York fall fashion trends tailored for Texas

• City Hall Farmers Market returns bigger & better: New vendors, food trucks & celeb chefs

• The joke's on music: Jack White makes Insane Clown Posse look sane by comparison

• Hear Our Houston: Eccentric, "radical" walking tours look to redefine a car-dependent city

• Just because you're an artist doesn't mean you should have a horrible website: Keeping up social media appearances

• Pilots can now travel lighter because of ForeFlight co-founder Tyson Weihs' app-mazing product

Tuesday September 6th

• Texas in flames: 64 wildfires in two days, 500 homes destroyed near Austin, evacuations closer to Houston

• They're back! Terra Cotta Warriors making a comeback in Houston

• Post-Labor Day blues? Make a reservation at Chick-fil-A and get free breakfast all week

• Beer Festival brings double entendres, wearable snacks and quality craft beer to Moody Gardens

• The art detective is on the case: Robert Wittman on a wild life of recovering stolen treasures

• Say Om: Lots of Houston activities during National Yoga Month

• Paris meets Houston: Behind the scenes at Elaine Turner's fall photo shoot

• Heartbreaking stories from the Texas wildfires: Terrified pets left behind in a 10-minute evacuation scramble

• The Photobooth on Montrose opens as a come-as-you-are art space in the heart of the 'Trose

• How to help the victims of the Texas wildfires: Whether you're in Austin or not

• Erica Rose sequestered in LA by Bachelor Pad 2 producers after being lingerie rebuffed & voted off

• How to wear five fall trends — including lace, bright pants & mid-calf dresses — and look good

• Houston firefighters prepare for an emotional trip to New York to honor the 9/11 victims

Wednesday September 7th

• So many parties, so little time? A dozen not-to-be-missed events on this fall's social calendar

• Fires continue to rage in central Texas; video shows flames' ferocity

• Concert promoter to the stars: Louis Messina counts Taylor Swift & Kenny Chesney as clients — and friends

• Glossy new Michael Kors website combines e-commerce and fashion mag glamour

• Fried Kool-Aid is so last year: Fried bubblegum frighteningly ups the crazy food ante

• Impossibly difficult: Discovery Green's new mini golf course is more art than putt putt

• CNN's Eatocracy puts Hubcap Grill right up there with a $777 Las Vegas burger

• Houston ranks behind Dallas, Galveston and Austin in percentage of same-sex couples

• Gabrielle Giffords/Mark Kelly memoir set to be a blockbuster holiday book

• What backup plan? Peyton Manning is out and that leaves all the Indianapolis Colts in a world of pain

• Should fast food qualify as food stamps fare? Fight pits hunger against nutrition

• 10,000 attendees, $10-15 million in sales, a Dance Fever tie: Houston Fine Art Fair looks to debut big

• Shop 'til you drop: It's Fashion's Night Out at The Galleria and all around Houston

• Pearland's own Killen's Steakhouse brings Gulf Coast cuisine to NYC's James Beard House

• Skin care alert: My Hungarian love affair with Omorovizca continues

• Fires cool in central Texas as door-to-door search for additional victims commences

Thursday September 8th

• Sketch this: Screen sirens, bright colors & Coney Island are New York fashion week inspirations

• It's a Blast: Miller Outdoor Theatre sizzles with Bollywood masala

• Center of international discussion: Houston Museum of African American Culture in the spotlight

• Laura Bush is honored, Roger Clemens pitches in with a Little League lesson and $2 million is raised for Helping a Hero

• Wildfires bring smoke to downtown Houston, HFD scare at Main Street office building

• Rebirth, a touching, uplifting 9/11 movie, gets its Houston moment: Why you need to watch it & others

• Gameday just got bigger: Saint Arnold's new Rice centennial beer to debut at Purdue tailgate

• An electric buzz in Houston: City to have 250 public car charging stations by 2013

• Houston restaurants rally to take food to victims of Montgomery and Waller County fires

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Keeping up the canopy, remembering 9/11 and Taiko drummers

• Pay it forward: If random acts of kindness work, can random acts of art change a life?

• The Sugar Hooker falls in and out of love with a reality TV star on Top Chef: Just Desserts

• Fashionable FUNdraising getaway this weekend in the Texas Hill Country

Friday September 9th

• Houston Grand Opera's 9/11 piece is for those who never came home: Centers on local Flight 93 victim

• Detox and retox at the same time with Coppa Ristorante's coconut water cocktail

• Where to eat right now: 10 must-try restaurants for September

• Gawkers a problem at Texas wildfires: "Utter devastation" of forest turned moonscape draws onlookers

• Texas Contemporary Art Fair organizers tout Houston as America's next great art fair city

• Skating on the edge: Houston Ballet's Return of the Masters doesn't play it safe and that's refreshing

• Parker says the city is watering "signature trees," pleads for help from people who love parks

• Full-time high school teacher/part-time steroids dealer: Say hello to Texas' latest wild, true crime case

• Food Network star Cat Cora flying into Houston to open a new restaurant

• Sexy scenes from Fashion's Night Out: Glamour, stylish parties & oh, those shoes

• Speaking to tragedy: 9/11 in music and memory

• Fab jewels, fab food, a Studmuffin, a cakewalk for Annise Parker & party Virgos make social waves

• Why the 10th anniversary of 9/11 needs a little football: NFL decision unifying, not crass

• On a wildfires mission: Chris Shepherd has food trucks, a commandeered party bus & a foodie army rolling to help

• Ashton Kutcher embraces an all-nude philosophy: If you're big, why not flaunt it?

Saturday September 10th

• Picking up the Pieces: Houston's first responders moved by Houston Grand Opera's 9/11 song cycle

• Alley's Ether Dome carries extra, sobering punch in the shadow of the Texas Medical Center

• Houston's caught mobile food fever: Food truck park and regular food truck food court considered

• High fashion, high anxiety: Terrorist threats set New York on edge but Lindsay Lohan & Houstonians add some levity

• Watch your bulldozers & forklifts: Houston No. 2 in the country in heavy equipment theft

• Anvil's Bobby Heugel lobbies for genever: Here's to head butting Houston with 400 years of history

• Unleash the speed: With Marquise Goodwin back & Mike Davis on, UT has an attack Al Davis would love

• Always the designer, now the bride: Chloe Dao takes the plunge in her own beach wedding dress

• Nancy Upton chews the fat on confronting American Apparel's insulting plus-size model search

• A personal scrapbook of 9/11: Grim scenes, the smell of carnage and signs of hope at Ground Zero

Sunday September 11th

• Three Thousand Bridges: Read an exclusive excerpt from a new 9-11 novel with Texas ties

• Escaping the towers, but not the memories: Texas author James Hime deals with getting out alive

• Houston Texan Eric Winston starts his own online sports TV network: Sick of stale commentary, he acts

• The stakes were high and spirits soared 49 floors above the city at the Health Museum Casino Night

• Fashion week scoop: Nicki Minaj is tutu much at Prabal Gurung; Monique Lhuillier gets sporty

• BHLDN introduces separates collection with shiny, happy video

• A wildfire drill almost gone wrong: Seeing smoke in suburban San Antonio

• Killing it in the kitchen: The first restaurant jobs of some of Houston's most famous foodies

• Rice football gets big-time ESPN love for its Purdue dramatics

• Bering Omega Community Services' Sing for Hope soirée soars, raises $250,000 in marathon masquerade evening

• Houston Texans absolutely humiliate the Indianapolis Colts with Phillips' power defense

• Remembering Billy Carr: Wordsmith, unwitting family counselor and murder mystery master

• Doing time on Eleuthera, Bahamas: Swimming with dolphins, eating "alien" lobster and looking for Mariah Carey

• Gift of Gift of 2011: Emerging artists reflect on their recognition

• The Junior League of Houston gears up for a year of volunteerism and contributions worth $2 million

Monday September 12th

• Joke's on the Cowboys: Collapse of Rob Ryan's D proves Jerry Jones made an arrogant mistake on Wade Phillips

• City of lights enchants as ultimate destination inspiration for Elaine Turner's fall collection

• After 9/11 tributes, Lela Rose, DVF, Tommy Hilfiger & Donna Karan get down to fashion week business

• The fabulousness of H-Town's lunching ladies sets Tootsies afire at Dec My Room luncheon

• Does El Paso have it out for musicians? Houston's Paul Wall & Baby Bash join illustrious lockup list

• The season of the bitch ends in deaths & messy threesomes: Where True Blood goes from here

• "Pray for Rain": Wildfire relief efforts continue at El Real dinner with an Underbelly

• LA froyo fave Pinkberry is heading to Houston: Let the frozen yogurt wars begin!

• Astronaut Scott Kelly wants you to know that Space City isn't dead: Houston's still rocket vital

• Joyous notes and a glorious celebration herald a rich start to the Houston Symphony season

• Grassroots juju & progressive pull: Why you (and the media) should take Ron Paul for President seriously

• Six fire trucks rush to Post Rice Lofts building to deal with Azuma fire, downtown streets closed

• Watch Houston Texan Eric Winston's Not Your Ordinary Sports Show live on CultureMap

• Tory Burch opens New York flagship store and plans first runway show

• Houston has another blooming corpse flower: Pewtunia on pace to open this weekend at Zoo

Tuesday September 13th

• The best-eating band in America: Iconic Texas chefs power the sweet foodie music of The Barbwires

• Zac Posen's return to romance: A dozen gowns guaranteed to turn heads

• From group texting to app optimizing: How to keep track of your friends at ACL

• Houston Targets are cleaned out, website crashes in rush of Missoni Madness

• Going bananas: 23 monkeys are running loose in Waller; wild wildfire escapees tormenting cops

• Texas A&M jumps up in U.S. News & World Report college rankings: Rice holds steady as best in Texas

• With Bachelor Pad 2 finale, Erica Rose is in talks for another reality show: Crystal gavel & stunning dress come in handy

• Inaugural Pink Ribbon Parade sculptures revealed; set to embark on journey to raise awareness

• Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian & a fashion-lovin' Madeleine Albright turn out for Vera Wang's "trippy" show

• Steffi Graf awards Gracie Cavnar, proud parents assist iLuminate, a celeb chef arrives at Philippe & notables applaud HMAAC

• She ain't no Lois: Houston Zoo's corpse flower opens with no wait, no drama, no craziness; smelly today, gone tomorrow

• Burning Bush: Large wildfire in West Houston creates a scary scene, firefighters scrambling

Wednesday September 14th

• A humanitarian award as a weapon? Strange twists in the Brown Hand Center doctor trial

• Feast with the Beasts: Houston Zoo's mega party brings The B-52s, major foodie delights & wild animal stars

• Lady Gaga, Tina Turner and other impersonators took the PetSet Soirée to new levels of kitsch

• At New York fashion week, Donna Karan goes tribal with the help of Wyclef Jean

• American Apparel responds to plus-sized model search winner Nancy Upton; refuses to acknowledge win

• Hospitalized: Hank's Ice Cream tweaks its hours with its patriarch recovering from a fall

• All Petrol Station employees to get sensitivity training in the wake of "Happy 9/11" drawing

• Rocketing to Mars: NASA reveals new rocket design with a long-range mission, try 2025 long

• The ultimate sneak preview of the Houston Fine Art Fair: See the not-to-be-missed art first

• Former Blaffer gallery head speaks at UH about controversial new appointment at Wal-mart heiress' Crystal Bridges

• Houstonian Britt Maren works the runway at Carolina Herrera & Badgley Mischka

• David Rainey goes from actor to director in Suzan-Lori Parks' In the Blood by Back Porch Players

• Watching the game with Bob McNair: Nothing is sweeter than a perch in the owner's suite the day of a big win

• Finally, it's (almost) patio weather: Here are my top five spots for food al fresco

• Fashion indignity: Getting beat to the Missoni for Target collection by a baby

• The improvisational entrepreneur: David Dove brings music to at-risk kids through Nameless Sound

• Innovative tequila infusion at the new El Gran Malo: The Big Bad is doing some major good

• Chef Randy Rucker admits to alcohol abuse struggles after nasty Twitter fight over wildfires benefit

• America's Got Talent winners iLuminated: Houston area-team dazzles ... in shock

Thursday September 15th

• Houston's own Oompa Loompa Wonka stars on the greatest Top Chef: Just Desserts ever

• On the road again: Michael Kors is out of Africa; Tory Burch discovers Deauville in fashion fantasies

• Swoop, there it is! Houston Community College unveils new mascot, borrowed cheerleaders

• Monkey business: Vigilantes attempt to capture escaped Waller monkeys with banana traps & candy bars

• Beer at the movies in Sugar Land? AMC 24 takes a cue from Alamo, applies for liquor license

• Houston home sales jump, prices hit a record high: Call it a comeback?

• Food truck vendor shot on the job outside of a Houston club

• Robert Redford graced: Sundance Film Festival to stop in Houston thanks to Angelika replacement

• First Farrah Fawcett & Lady Gaga, now this: Norma Kamali promotes spring collection with 3-D movie

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Unbeweavable finds at HCCC, Salsa for the streets and living the luxe life Paris-style

• Fashion meets function: ACL outfits that beat the heat

• Bush still burning: Two days after West Houston wildfire began, it's "under control" but not out

• Just how aggressive was Sarah Palin with Glen Rice? And cocaine snowmobiling? Book brings questions

Friday September 16th

• Shades of Memory: Pierre Jalbert's former teaching assistant quizzes him on his Houston Symphony premiere

• Secrets to the Houston Fine Art Fair: It's international with a Latin flair & some serious Fotofest love

• Make Gowalla, Foursquare, Twitter or Facebook your best friends to win big on Museum District Day

• Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta & Marc Jacobs look to an imperfect world for fashion week surprises

• Tackling Houston's barbecue inferiority complex: A map that could change your mind

• The wealthiest community in Texas is in the Houston area, but it's not River Oaks

• Update: Possible arson suspect in 2nd West Houston wildfire detained: Mysterious biker was sought

• Bernie's Burger Bus chef goes beyond burgers: Turner to do food at Reserve 101, debut 2nd outer Loop food truck

• Election with a heart: Rice alum Ryann Ferguson returns to Houston with a high-energy high school musical

• Farmers Markets meet the suburbs: Sugar Land gets its first market at Imperial

• Off to a roaring art start: More than 3,000 people party at the Houston Fine Art Fair preview

• A guide to Museum District Day for all types: From hardcore art lovers to science buffs to parents with curious kids

• The Berry kids return to Houston & school: Remarkable steps for car crash orphans (with new photos)

• Person seen leaving the latest George Bush wildfire arrested by HFD arson unit, charged with a felony

• Humming coming atcha: Keep your ears peeled for nature’s mini-marvels — hummingbirds zipping through Houston

• Dear Fayza: Should I accept a job offer that I'm not qualified for?

Saturday September 17th

• Don't go nuts on Newton: Kevin Kolb & Chad Henne (yes, Henne) will end up being better QBs

• HoustonPBS rolls out the big guns: Rare Barbra Streisand footage, Lyle Lovett in studio & Stitched

• Going to the Houston Fine Art Fair? Here are some highlights

• Texas Longhorns try to reclaim the magic in UCLA clash at Rose Bowl

• Help kids beat cancer with a Crave Cupcake

• Big Boi and Electric Touch rock a heat-soaked dance crowd on day one of ACL Music Festival

• Wild West theme park in Germany? Fort Fun Abenteuerland offers humorous examples of cultural divide

• United Way of Greater Houston kicks off $77 million fundraising campaign

• With Arian Foster still anything but sure for Miami, Texans humble Big Head Ben Tate

• Could Contagion really happen? UT Health infectious disease expert separates myth from fact in the hit movie

• Three great chefs, beaucoup fine wines & a little country twang make Best Cellars a tasty hit

• Captivating Chaney contemporary collection is focus of Houston Fine Art Fair VIP reception

• Valentino, Donald Lipski & Melissa Noriega are front and center on this week's social scene

• The famous — Tim Gunn, Kirstie Alley & Beyoncé — and the fashionably dressed at New York fashion week

Sunday September 18th

• Denver should be embarrassed by its Tebow love, Brady's the greatest & Raiders are special: NFL truths

• Who needs Jay-Z? At ACL, Kanye West is king of the Throne

• Legacy Community Health Services builds a new legacy in new Montrose headquarters

• Get a sneak peek of Homeland, Revenge & Hart of Dixie: Networks stream new shows online before TV premiere

• Let your ears be your guide: Bassist Damon Smith explains the beauty of free improvisation

• Anesthesia was the subject, but the Alley was anything but sleepy at Ether Dome world premiere

• Houston's top chefs give culinary tourgasm — again — as 2012 Where the Chefs Eat guided treks return

• Novelist Nicole Krauss brings her Great House to Houston for Inprint series opener

• Birth of a new era: Partygoers get first peek at Texas Children's Pavilion for Women

• Live in Houston: It's Al Pacino! What to expect from the famed actor's one-night stand

• With Mack Brown's UCLA exorcism, the Texas Longhorns have a chance to be really special

• Texas two step: Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons and Friday Night Lights' Kyle Chandler are Emmy winners

• Houston Restaurant Weeks celebrates biggest donation ever with a whopping $800,000 to Houston Food Bank

Monday September 19th

• A fragile 2-0: Arian Foster is rushed back too soon, but Joseph injury is Texans' real worry

• Fantasy island: Real Housewives of New Jersey deal with a child's cry for help & a Dominican vacation

• Five must-have fashion items to make your fall wardrobe look new

• After "Happy September 11" dustup, Petrol Station owner receives tolerance award

• With Texas close to joining Pac-16 "superconference," where does that leave Big 12 and UH?

• Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose: Coaching is just as important in ballet as it is in football

• After weeks of rumors, it's official: Trader Joe's plans store in the old Alabama Theatre

• Rudy Giuliani is mum on presidential bid but high on praise for first responders at benefit

• BON Run! Houston running club makes training for a half-marathon fun

• Fleming's Maeve Pesquera may live in California but she's still a Houstonian at heart

• Elaine Turner's signature bag collection offers finishing touches for fall

• Chad Hedrick skates to a new oil & gas future: Texan Eric Winston's online TV show reveals much

• No pants, no service: Paula Deen & hubby turned away from Houston steakhouse

• Vandalism, Xanax and a Jeff Bagwell affair: The lowlights of the dirt-tastic Michael Brown trial

• In apparent plea deal, Jerry Eversole resigns as Harris County Commissioner

• Why the Chaz Bono backlash is as ridiculous as Kim Kardashian's fame: Get over it, DWTS fans

• UPDATE: METRORail service restored along entire route

• Watch Texan Eric Winston's Monday Night Football companion show live on CultureMap

• Update — #TooMuchDoubt: How social media may save Troy Davis from the death penalty

Tuesday September 20th

• For playoff advocates, the breakup of the Big 12 is the best thing to happen to college football

• Too little, too late? Netflix splits into two sites and CEO apologizes

• Lucinda Loya ratchets up the Versace/Vogue party for an evening of rockin' fashion play

• Jury verdict in Michael Brown assault case: Not guilty

• Inaugural Houston Fine Art Fair is a hit, with more than 10,500 visitors and millions in sales

• Houston's food scene rates high — and low — in national rankings by Living Social and Travel + Leisure

• Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert undergoes surgery for shoulder injury; out for the season

• Houston home sales surge 30 percent in August

• Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano launches "If You See Something, Say Something" program in Houston

• County Judge Emmett mixes martinis, Mayor Parker wins in NYC & Paula Deen dines in H-Town

• Wanna be an entrepreneur? Come to Houston; UH's Wolff Center is No. 1 in new rankings

• On the road to New York, Kissless updates West Side Story with teenage angst & energy

• Entrepreneurs at Rebellion Photonics harness light to aid cancer research & offshore safety

Wednesday September 21st

• Indian Film Festival Houston shows the diversity of India — and Houston

• Keepin up with the Kardashians is hard when my Kar-lash-ians aren't as batty as Kim's

• Don't Ask Don't Tell ends; soldier outs himself on YouTube and becomes viral sensation

• Royal-in-training: Kate Middleton goes to princess school (without Julie Andrews)

• Cinema Arts Festival opener will feature violinist Phillipe Quint and Downtown Express

• Georgia's Farm to Market has downtown on its mind with Main Street location

• United/Continental announces merger of frequent flyer programs, but what does it mean?

• Michelle Obama dazzles in New York, wearing diamond bangles by H-Town's Katie Decker

• The "Prince of Parties" Jackson Hicks is honored by Legacy and lauded by Mayor Parker

• New design for Discovery Green birthday tent has a childlike playfulness

• Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, the Dixie Chicks and more will perform at Austin's Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas

• Oops, Facebook did it again: The social site plays with settings; your preferences get lost in the game

• For 25 years, touring Houston's quirky art spots with the Orange Show has been a real Eyeopener

• The debate continues: Why do we love to hate "new Facebook"?

Thursday September 22nd

• Tears & funnel cake: Top Chef: Just Desserts sends home one talented Texan, another takes a bump

• Walking with the turtle lady: A look at how sea creatures deal with ecological disaster & human junk

• Opera in the Heights new leader opens up on jumping from London to H-Town, Mozart & original opera

• Your weekly guide to Houston: Broomball, ballet, a chef's throwdown & shrimp fest

• Who are Houston's richest? Rich Kinder, Jeff Hildebrand & Dan Duncan heirs on Forbes 400 list of American billionaires

• Drayton McLane: There is no Plan B, Jim Crane will own the Houston Astros

• Becca Cason Thrash, Greggory Burk, Buzz and Omega team up for a shiny pre-Ballet Ball splash

• Houston's ultimate jam session: Lyle Lovett & his Fair friends take over the HoustonPBS studios

• Rooms with a $10 million view: Four emerging designers re-envision Houston House's retro modernism

• An NRA dream? Chicks With Guns is a bang-up success with Lynn Wyatt's crowd & the author loves it

• It's fair game to criticize President Obama's policies, but lay off Michelle's jewelry, clothes & appearance

• Making music drama: Tobias Picker returns to Houston 22 years later with another world premiere

Friday September 23rd

• Thunder Soul documents Kashmere High School's jazz band of the '70s

• Young professionals camp out at Indika for an intimate CultureMap Mixer on the Map

• Paging Betty Draper: Houston Vintage Market offers the best in fashions of yesteryear

• Heartbreak's bill: Cleaning up all of Houston's dead trees will cost the city at least $4.5 million

• The dog days of fall: Ziggy's becomes the first restaurant to legally allow pups on the patio

• Houston arts organizations grow up with a little help from MODE

• Which Texas city ranks 24 spots higher than Houston on America's Best Cities list?

• Celeb baby duty: Is Beyoncé's mom selling her Houston house to help out her superstar daughter?

• The Houston secrets of Puncture: How Captain America came to star, why Bono jumped in & local locales

• Landmark Frank Stella painting lands at MFAH thanks to the artist's love for Peter Marzio

• See them while you can: Menil returning Byzantine frescoes to Cyprus in February 2012

Saturday September 24th

• Do One Million Moms really have nothing better to be upset about than Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls?

• Why all the theories on the break up of R.E.M. are wrong

• Texas Children's at Harry Winston, cowgirls at Tootsies & Astros at the poker table make social waves

• Habitat for Humanity goes "all green" with souped-up solar home and a massive bike ride

• Blowing in the Wind: Karol Bennett puts the soprano into Dylan for Musiqa's season opener

• It's BestFest, not BeerFest, and this mini ACL attempt is bringing Bun B & CAKE to the "Superblock"

• Cooking up some competition: Two chef throwdowns turn up the Iron Chef heat in Houston

• Bottomless martinis & retro cocktail dresses bring a mid-century feel to Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

• No cast changes — thank goodness — as Saturday Night Live kicks off 37th season

• Iconic watchmaker Omega connects with Space City at new boutique

• Break into your piggy bank for the Berry kids: It's a family fun event for car crash orphans

• Rick Perry, moviegoer? Campaign ad has traces of Children of Men, 28 Days Later & The Postman

• Are there any good running backs left in the NFL? How to save your fantasy team from ground woes

• Should Facebook worry? Google+ opens its doors to everyone

• A country of contrasts: Desert, glaciers, urban sophistication & great wine make Chile special

Sunday September 25th

• The New York Jets have already been exposed as pretenders & Suck for Luck heats up with contenders

• Beans or no beans in your chili? Take our foodie quiz to find out if you're a real Texan

• The Art Guys explore a different side of Houston with experimental audio tour

• Houston Ballet's romantic Giselle provides a respite from worldly troubles

• Texas Tribune's "festival of ideas" brings leaders together to tackle state's problems

• Arian Foster out again: Injury drags down fantasy No. 1, turns Ben Tate into a star on the move

• Back to the high life again: Houston House renovation celebrated at preview party

• Vroooom! Dramatic racing video previews Formula 1 return to North America at central Texas track

• Violinist Nicholas Leh Baker spreads the word about Houston's contemporary classical scene

• Read the first chapter of Chitra Divakaruni's One Amazing Thing and join in the discussion

• No defense: Hou Dat short lived as Texans crumble, give up 30 points in second half to Saints

• Fashion forward: HCC Steampunk exhibit combines Victorian styles with an edgy flair

• Angry virgins in New Orleans: Texans embarrassed by their inability to finish amid a wild scene & that's a good thing

• Dino-myte! Terra Nova premieres Monday night — one of 10 new TV shows you don't want to miss

Monday September 26th

• Art world pays tribute to Cy Twombly at Menil memorial

• A Christian comedian, drama king Tony Romo & 610 AM's Robert Henslee are set to collide on MNF

• Deacons of Deadwood annual blowout mixes motorcycle madness, Foghat & the Fab Five

• Forget Gordon Ramsey — Ristorante Cavour has the real Master Chef

• Trader Joe's exterior plans for old Alabama Theatre are approved, but what does that mean for its insides?

• After an Alec Baldwin epic fail, who should play Rick Perry on Saturday Night Live?

• HPD searches for stolen Renoir with help of noted art detective Robert K. Wittman

• H-Town fashionistas open their closets to reveal their must-haves for fall

• Winds of change (and some hot air) during last day of Texas Tribune's "festival of ideas"

• A paws that refreshes: Mayor Parker & friends celebrate opening of first dog-friendly patio

• R.I.P. (crunch): Doritos creator will be buried with chips

• Erica Rose update: Reality princess reunites with Bachelor Pad pals in New York

• A kick to the babymaker: Have scientists (finally) perfected male birth control?

• At prank-filled Houston concert, Adam Levine is the star, but Train's Pat Monahan has the voice

• How Elaine Turner updates the iconic Audrey Hepburn look for today's woman-on-the-go

• The Romo edition: Watch a replay of Texan Eric Winston's Not Your Ordinary Sports Show on CultureMap

Tuesday September 27th

• Life & Luxury: MFAH reveals the art of the lavish high life for socialites in 18th Century Paris

• A slice of London near River Oaks? New Winfield Gate townhouses look to be luxury ambassadors

• The best and worst places in the world to be a woman: U.S. barely cracks the Top 10

• Jousting with wildfires: Despite several close calls, the Texas Renaissance Festival will battle on

• It's the first anniversary of the drought that's crippling Texas: Less than 12 inches of rain in a year

• Dance fever: Cinema Arts Festival plans showing of Wim Wenders' 3D movie about Pina Bausch

• President Obama to award Rice professor with rare National Medal of Science

• Red Hot Chili Peppers among the surprising names on just-released list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

• The Heights builds its own restaurant row, becomes a foodie destination with a relaxed style

• Ideas are a hit in the suburbs: TEDxTheWoodlands to become a yearly event, first TEDxYouth conference added too

• When a newcomer plays Tour Director: Spreading the message of Houston to visitors and locals alike

• A rebuttal to the crazy art slashers: Three Houston concerts illustrate why it's essential for "old" folks too

• Lady Gaga unmasked & without makeup: Would you buy this magazine?

• Michael Jackson doctor trial opens with explosive photos of the dead pop star: His siblings quietly watch

• Houston entrepreneurs change the medical equipment game, allow hospitals to put their patients first

• A Houston Texans' hunk sheds the uniform, West Ave's new nightspot rocks & Lynn Wyatt gets Bazaar

• George Strait joins stellar Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas lineup

• Nancy Grace tries to cover up her DWTS wardrobe malfunction, but this nipple's out of the bag

• Unfriendly skies: Lesbian kiss earns L Word actress a lecture from "family" airline Southwest

Wednesday September 28th

• A nice Jewish boy finds the Virgin Mary heavenly — in the capable, music-loving voices of Houston Chamber Choir

• Pray the Devil Back to Hell: Women face down warlords with nonviolent civil disobedience

• Fashion Houston adds Bibhu Mohapatra & Saks menswear show to lineup

• Houston Club members sad to be leaving their old building as elite, private club looks to a new future

• No last-minute stay for death row last meals: Texas officials reject offer of free meals

• It was yummy in the tummy as big-name chefs turned up the heat at Flavors of Houston

• Is Occupy Wall Street about protests or pizza? Group gets a bad name, but the issues are real

• A film legend hits H-Town, talks Dr. Strangelove & a grumpy Keith Richards, falls in love with the Menil

• Relive punk legend Patti Smith's unbelievable Houston night: Voices Breaking Boundaries releases exclusive video

• Meet Shirley Bailey, Houston's most unlikely Tamale Tycoon — and Paula Deen family guide

• No love potion for this doctor: Houston surgeon sues for engagement ring, Facebook insults

• 66 million dead trees may be an underestimation: Houston to be repopulated with smaller trees, changing city's look

• Hold your Fire: Amazon reignites the tablet wars with its iPad killer, but Kindle Fire's not enough

• It's National Drink Beer Day, here's to doing it seriously: The 25 highest alcohol content beers

• A meal the 18th-century Martha Stewart would adore: Get an English Taste at Rienzi

Thursday September 29th

• A falafel and a Beastie Boy spell the end of Houston's Rebecca Masson on Top Chef: Just Desserts

• Forget diamonds, coffee is a girl's best friend: Reduces depression in women by the cup

• Gourmet French food at drive-thru prices: Culinary schools provide a reasonable lunch alternative

• Buzzed-over West Ave newbie bar Saint Genevieve provides the sleek to our drink of the week

• The five most annoying things about fantasy football: Yes, there's a Beanie involved

• How to know if you have Listeria: Dealing with dangerous melons

• What are you getting out of Houston's mysterious new giant billboard?

• Taking the pain out of wedding thank you notes: New service handwrites the missives for you

• Want Rachel's outfit from Glee? New Houston-based shopping site tracks what TV characters wear

• Your weekly guide to Houston: a Salon of Beauty, iron works at HCCC and the Heights Orchestra debut

• Rebecca Masson dishes Top Chef: Just Dessert secrets: From the funny to the chocolate Lamaze

• In search of Inner Loop dirt: Nothing's sacred in Houston apartment development fever

• The Ashby high rise returns from the dead, but the developer insists it's no monster

• Full Moons? New York plans to house precious space shuttle next to a strip club in brazen switcheroo

• Read the texts of the engagement ring surgeon: Jilted suing doc has some explaining to do

Friday September 30th

• Why the Phillies are unbeatable: And everything else you need to know about the MLB playoffs

• America's Got Talent winner records his million dollar CD in H-Town with Steve Tyrell

• Leather dressing: Fall's first choice is OK any time of the year

• TRX looks to take down CrossFit & P90X: Does simple, Navy SEAL-style training work better?

• Step aside Real Housewives of Houston: Lucinda & Javier Loya land roles in a classy reality show

• Wall Street protests headed here? An Occupy Houston movement builds — in a most low-key way

• Go north, young wino: The Tasting Room hits Kingwood, Max's Wine Dive eyes Big D

• Dear Fayza: Should I leave the father of my child if he doesn't want to marry me?

• Astronaut Mark Kelly steps up to the political plate, a new Sarofim shakes things up & MINI fun

• Five ways to survive this nice weather: A beginner's guide

• Don't be alarmed by the strange, glowing purple lights all over the city: Purple Light Nights is here

• Acrobat cats — who rock side gigs with a tambourine chicken — take over Super Happy Fun Land

• "A master class in class": Legendary Alley Theatre actress Bettye Fitzpatrick dies

• Anna Faris hurts women with her sex stereotype-filled movie: Who cares What's Your Number?

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