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

Bill Van Rysdam: Comcast SportsNet Houston faces yet another obstacle: A la carte pricing changes the game

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

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

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

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

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

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

City Life

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

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

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The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

Clifford Pugh: The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

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

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

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

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

Fashion/Style

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Food/Drink

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Home/Design

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Real Estate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Social Scene

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

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

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

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

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Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

Shelby Hodge: Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

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

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

Sports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Travel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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