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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fashion/Style

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

Lawndale Design Fair early-bird shopping spree party highlights new vendors and cool crowd

Insider's guide to Lawndale Art Center's Design Fair: How to plan a successful shopping spree

Real Estate

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

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

Demolition days: Crews dismantle Maryland Manor apartments to prepare for controversial Ashby high-rise

Big foreign money: Korean buyers behind near-record $480 million Houston office tower sale

Social Scene

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

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

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

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

Sports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Fashionistas On Parade

Houston's Best Dressed step out in spring glory: These ladies stun in designer dresses

By Shelby Hodge

04.04.13 | 12:44 pm

Despite the unseasonably chilly temps on Wednesday, there was no question in the ballroom of the Westin Galleria Hotel that spring had sprung as 500 femmes and a few gents stepped out in a frothy t ...

Shelby's Socal Diary

Houston's Best Dressed are revealed: The wowing winners step out in high-style designer labels

By Shelby Hodge

01.31.13 | 9:55 am

The suspense is over. The Best Dressed honorees were unveiled at Neiman Marcus Wednesday night in a designer label-drenched fete, at which, if you didn't dress to kill, you might as well have d ...

Shelby About Town

Best Dressed luncheon takes a cultural turn as Lynn Wyatt suggests artful approach to fashion

By Shelby Hodge

03.29.12 | 10:33 am

The 30th anniversary Best Dressed luncheon enjoyed a sophisticated step up on Wednesday as the catwalk, traditionally the domain of the honorees and a Neiman Marcus fashion presentation, was delici ...

Shelby's Socia Diary

Dressed to kill: Fashionistas rule as 10 Best Dressed honorees unveiled at Neiman Marcus

By Shelby Hodge

02.02.12 | 1:15 pm

Oh, the Louboutins, the Leiber handbags and the top-label dresses floating through the designer salon of Neiman Marcus on Wednesday night. The dazzling million-dollar looks of just about everyone w ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Fab fashion from H-Town to Paris: 2011's Best Dressed moments

By Shelby Hodge

12.27.11 | 3:29 pm

The saying might be "Living well is the best revenge." But for today, at least, we're going with "Dressing well is the best revenge" as we take a look back at the fashion hi ...

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Six million dollars and scores of beaming ladies later, Best Dressed continues to enthrall

By Shelby Hodge

03.24.11 | 4:25 pm

Twenty-nine years after the Houston Chronicle launched its Best Dressed luncheon as an advertising lure for big-name fashion retailers, the event is still going strong, still raising serious money ...

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Best Dressed announcement party brings out the best in Houston closets

By Shelby Hodge

01.20.11 | 12:20 pm

The real winners of the Houston Chronicle Best Dressed announcement party were the stores that sell the big designer labels. Here's what everyone was wearing. &nb ...

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Best Dressed honorees and wannabes glide into Neiman Marcus for 2011 unveiling

By Shelby Hodge

01.19.11 | 8:00 pm

The couture salon of Neiman Marcus is seldom more packed with dressed-to-kill swans than it is on the evening that the Houston Chronicle announces its Best Dressed honorees. And so it was Wednesday ...

The Year in Culture

Houston's best dressed moments of 2010

By Shelby Hodge

12.31.10 | 1:17 pm

The year has resonated with high fashion notes, a veritable symphony of great style and good taste. Herewith, CultureMap recalls a few special fashion moments. ...

Three fab fashionistas

Beyoncé, Lynn Wyatt and Becca Cason Thrash make Harper's Bazaar Best Dressed 2010

By Shelby Hodge

12.05.10 | 5:51 pm

Mark one up for H-town trendsetters. Three ladies with Houston pedigrees and the highest of fashion savvy have been included in the heady ranks of Harper's Bazaar's Best Dressed 2010. I ...

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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Indie Coffee Joints	Happy Hour treats

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Late Night Bites	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)
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Quirky Houston attractions	Places to see an art house movie

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Swell Party Venues

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	A-List Art Deco

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Imperiled Architecture

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Cupcake Heaven	Free Museum Days

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum
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Downtown Watering Holes	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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The best city for young families? The Woodlands runs away with that honor in new rankings

05.19.13

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

05.19.13

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

05.19.13

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

05.19.13

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

19 \| may at 2:00 pm	Theatre Under The Stars presents Spamalot
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
19 \| may at 2:00 pm	Black Lab Theatre presents Chinglish
Asia Society Texas Center
19 \| may at 2:00 pm	Music Box Theater presents MBTV: The Music Box Does Television
Music Box Theater
19 \| may at 2:00 pm	The Hadar Noiberg Trio in concert
Jewish Community Center