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Embracing our new poet overlord

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

By Tarra Gaines

05.07.13 | 1:19 pm

Do the bluebonnets seem a deeper blue this spring, Houston? Are this year’s baby owls a tad more hootier? Is life just richer this May? Perhaps the reason is that Mayor Parker recently crowne ...


The Big Debate

Astrodome gets its doomsday date? Hard deadline finally set to decide iconic, vacant Dome's future

By Whitney Radley

04.17.13 | 8:49 pm

The issue of what to do with the beleaguered Astrodome has been lingering for years. And although an official decision has not yet been made, at least there's now at least a sort of deadline fo ...


Changing Houston

A new Astrodome idea: Strip the dome to its skeleton and put a park underneath the remains

By Whitney Radley

03.27.13 | 11:05 pm

In the wake of a recent recommendation to demolish the Astrodome and put up a 2,500-spot parking lot in its place, here's another suggestion for what to do with the aging icon: Strip it to ...


Dome Troubles

Paving over the Astrodome to put up a parking lot: Demolition debate heats up again

By Whitney Radley

03.22.13 | 7:09 am

It's a common point of agreement that something should be done with the crumbling Astrodome, but what exactly that action is has been a topic of hot debate even before the iconic stadium&# ...


Record rodeo crowd

Texas' truest cowboy George Strait bids Houston farewell in unforgettable Rodeo concert

By Tara Seetharam

03.18.13 | 6:03 am

It was 30 years ago that the Texas rancher and country music newcomer received a last-minute call to make his Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo debut, replacing the ill Eddie Rabbitt. Since then, &n ...


There's no place like Dome

Don't tear it down! The Astrodome must be saved at all costs — it's Houston's soul, its Eiffel Tower

By James Glassman

03.04.13 | 10:46 am

Editor's note: With Houston making a push to host the 2017 Super Bowl, the fate of the Astrodome is once again dominating conversation. When CultureMap network news director Chris Baldwin ...


Beyond the Boxscore

The Astrodome needs to be blown up to make way for Houston's future Super (Bowl) visions

By Chris Baldwin

02.26.13 | 3:39 pm

The old Yankee Stadium — the House that Ruth Built no less — started to get torn down almost as soon as the new one was safely up. The Astrodome still stands, a rotting giant in a v ...


November 2013 ballot?

Astrodome crumbles while Commissioners Court fumbles: Vote on landmark's future likely delayed

By Whitney Radley

08.08.12 | 12:17 pm

Despite the abundance of solutions recently posed for the future of the Astrodome, the blighted building's fate will likely not be decided by Houston voters in the upcoming November election.&n ...


Two solutions in one

Astrodome Arena? Officials look at yet another idea to save Houston's blighted, beloved landmark

By Whitney Radley

06.27.12 | 1:52 pm

After what seems like the umpteenth study on what to do with the blighted, beloved Astrodome, the Harris County Commissioners Court was confronted on Tuesday with not a single solution — but ...


Not Your Ordinary Friday Night

A scavenger hunt for Houston history: Landmark concert tour to push preservation and clues

By Erin Schwarz

05.31.12 | 3:01 pm

Singer-songwriter Leah White and The Magic Mirrors are closing out Houston’s 175th birthday celebration with a bang. The Parents Choice award-winning artist and her band kickoff the ...


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