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

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

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

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

City Life

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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

Fashion/Style

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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

Food/Drink

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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

Home/Design

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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

Social Scene

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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Up 29 percent

The Houston real estate market is in an all-time frenzy: Home sales continue to skyrocket

By Ralph Bivins

02.20.13 | 11:32 am

The pace of Houston home sales has never been brisker, as a super-low supply of homes for sale is igniting bidding wars for houses in many neighborhoods. Sellers are getting offers from multiple bu ...

A real estate agent's dream

Sticker shock? Houston home prices hit record levels and another big jump's expected

By Ralph Bivins

01.15.13 | 1:46 pm

Houston home sales in 2012 were up 16 percent over 2011, as home prices hit record highs and inventories dipped to the lowest level in more than a decade. The housing market is headed for anoth ...

Real estate roundup

Top 5 predictions for Houston real estate in 2013: Home prices, rents and mortages will rise; more supermarkets, too

By Ralph Bivins

01.08.13 | 9:30 am

Houston’s real estate markets – both commercial and residential – have just finished an exceptionally strong year and conditions remain positive as we sail into 2013. The inv ...

No. 1 in the nation

No holiday break for real estate: Home sales surge to record levels as builders struggle to keep up

By Ralph Bivins

12.18.12 | 11:53 am

Houston home sales took no time off for Thanksgiving. Sales surged in November, extending a record-setting rebound in Houston housing. The inventory of homes for sale shrunk to its skinniest le ...

The wave continues

Real estate frenzy: Houston home sales surge to record-breaking levels — prices up, inventory down

By Ralph Bivins

11.20.12 | 12:36 pm

October was a record-breaking month for Houston real estate as property sales rose 35 percent over October 2011, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. Prices rose significantly and ...

Winning streak continues

Houston home sales explode; prices up in Woodlands in anticipation of Exxon surge

By Ralph Bivins

08.21.12 | 1:18 pm

Houston home sales rose 27 percent in July, one of the largest monthly increases on record, as realty’s winning streak continued, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. Local home ...

$500,000 and up

It's a McBoom: Mansion sales are way up in Houston, bringing back visions of the wild 1980s

By Ralph Bivins

07.17.12 | 11:44 am

Mansions in Houston are selling like hotcakes. The strongest segment of the market is for homes priced at more than $500,000, which includes the upscale houses in River Oaks, Memorial and West ...

Better than expected

Happy days are here again? Houston home sales hit highest point in four years

By Ralph Bivins

06.19.12 | 12:28 pm

Houston home sales skyrocketed in May, reaching the highest point in four years, the Houston Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. With a whopping 6,185 single-family homes sold in May, th ...

Nine months and counting

The new real estate reality: Home sales jump again, prices lag

By Ralph Bivins

03.20.12 | 2:38 pm

Houston’s home sales soared 17 percent in February, the ninth consecutive month of positive gains for the local housing market, the Houston Association of Realtors reported. Pending sales ...

Recession Busters

In the mood to buy: Homes sales jump for eighth straight month and spring should be even better

By Ralph Bivins

02.21.12 | 2:54 pm

Houston's real estate market maintained the revival momentum in January, as the city registered the eighth consecutive month of increased home sales. Home sales were up 9.2 percent in Janua ...

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Quirky Houston attractions	Indie Coffee Joints

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Imperiled Architecture	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Downtown Watering Holes

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	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Swell Party Venues	Cupcake Heaven

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	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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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Free Museum Days	A-List Art Deco

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	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Happy Hour treats	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Late Night Bites	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Places to see an art house movie	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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05.20.13

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

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

05.20.13

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

05.20.13

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Downtown tower evacuated when workers fall ill after suspicious package arrives

05.20.13

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Steakhouse favorite plans move to plush new digs near the Galleria

21 \| may at 6:00 pm	Margaret Alkek Williams Crain Garden Performance Series: Houston Girls Chorus
Crain Garden Lobby at Methodist Hospital
21 \| may at 6:00 pm	CultureMap Mixers on the Map with SEARCH Homeless Services, Friends for Life, Young Neighbors and Holocaust Museum Houston's Next Generation
Hotel Derek
21 \| may at 7:30 pm	Alley Theatre presents Warrior Class
Alley Theatre
21 \| may at 7:30 pm	Theatre Under The Stars presents Spamalot
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts