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

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

Terrifying Oklahoma tornado videos and slices of pizza history top links we love right now

Best memories: Eight powerful performances that made this arts season special

City Life

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

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

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — bras and bridesmaids galore!

New Urban Harvest executive director aims to plant seeds of growth

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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Houston restaurants dominate region's best list: Oxheart beats Austin's best easily

Another in-town Mexican restaurant announces closing after 15 years in business

Brewpub freedom: Texas House loosens craft beer restrictions; Gov. Perry will decide

Revamped Heights ice house is a craft beer and food truck Drive Inn haven — and it's not too hip

Home/Design

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

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

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

Real Estate

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

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

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

Social Scene

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

Art flies off the walls at this first-time gala: Montrose gallery draws a happy crowd

Rubber duckies rule as young professionals cowboy up at a hot restaurant

Hot men, cool cars and cigar girls: This Boys Night Out is beyond sizzling

Sports

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

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

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

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

Travel

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

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

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

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

By Shelby Hodge

05.12.13 | 12:00 pm

The night before they hit the field in preparation for the fall season, Houston Texans stars mixed with NBA greats, Houston Dynamo luminaries and other sports celebs during the Houston Children' ...

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Houston connects big time at the Oscars, Diana Ross headed this way and DiverseWorks dinner

By Shelby Hodge

03.02.13 | 8:00 am

You might not have realized it Sunday night, but there was a strong Houston connection for one of the winners at the Academy Awards. Ryan A. Brooks, who grew up in Houston and graduated from the Un ...

Shelby About Town

Olivia Newton John brings poodle skirts back to H-Town, Katsuya becomes the Texans' hangout and a historic house turns 100

By Shelby Hodge

05.29.12 | 4:38 pm

Fasten your seatbelts Grease fans, Olivia Newton John is aiming her talents toward Houston as headliner of the Nov. 3 Houston Children's Charity gala. Look for the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency ...

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Nolan Ryan, Wade Phillips & Matt Schaub among 40 sports celebs at Tilman Fertitta's "Gathering of Champions"

By Shelby Hodge

05.06.12 | 11:15 am

Nothing like schmoozing with 40 or so headliner athletes, both active and legendary. And that's the allure each spring when Paige and Tilman Fertitta open their River Oaks spread for Houston Ch ...

Shelby's Social Dairy

Houston Children's Charity scores a cool $1 million while Frankie Valli and his hunky backups rock

By Shelby Hodge

11.07.11 | 11:35 am

"Oh what a night!" Even Houston Children's Charity executive director Laura Ward couldn't have said it better than Frankie Valli sang it in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Satur ...

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Hotties help Gucci do a land-office business on its 90th anniversary celebration in The Galleria

By Shelby Hodge

10.23.11 | 11:15 am

Gucci in The Galleria felt more like a chic nightspot than Italian retailer on Thursday, though there was no denying the allure of the fine leather goods and winter fashions that seduced. It was th ...

Shelby About Town

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

By Shelby Hodge

09.07.11 | 6:29 am

And so it begins — the post-Labor Day marathon, 15 weeks of the fundraising blitz known as the fall social season. Take your vitamins. Get the diamonds out of the vault and practice your stru ...

Shelby About Town

Frankie Valli headed here, Wes Moore left an impression & "Galveston" goes up in lights — plus Idol bootie

By Shelby Hodge

04.19.11 | 4:21 pm

As a successful ophthalmologist, Dr. Bob Wilkins has made a name for himself over the course of his career and now in phase two of stretching his talents, Bob is organizing a presentation of his pl ...

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Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan and a load more sports stars gathered for Houston Children's Charity

By Shelby Hodge

04.14.11 | 3:34 pm

Astronauts Gene Cernan and Mark Kelly traveled among the stars of another solar system Wednesday night when they joined headliners at Houston Childen's Charity's annual "A Gathering of ...

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Blonde "Cute Young Thing" sold at auction, no white slavery involved

By Shelby Hodge

07.06.10 | 11:52 am

Dressed in the perkiest of July Fourth costumes, party host Tami Ernst found herself in the middle of a bidding war. Who would pay the most for a dinner date with the Kewpie Doll cute young bl ...

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Indie Coffee Joints	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Swell Party Venues	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park
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Cupcake Heaven	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Imperiled Architecture	Free Museum Days

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	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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The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Quirky Houston attractions

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Late Night Bites

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Places to see an art house movie	Downtown Watering Holes

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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A-List Art Deco	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	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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Houston airports among most expensive in the entire country: Hobby fares skyrocket

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

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Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

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

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The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

24 \| may at 1:30 pm	2013 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures at MFAH
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
24 \| may at 6:00 pm	Art opening reception & lecture: "Morning Coffee"
Community Artists' Collective
24 \| may at 6:00 pm	Pura Vida Tequila Bottle Signing with Sully Erna, Lead Singer of Godsmack
Spec's Liquor Warehouse
24 \| may at 6:00 pm	Trill Comedy Festival
Station Theater