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Danielle Bradbery's amazing Voice win hits home — and now League City wants a piece

Big change at MFAH: Rich Kinder elected new chairman of renowned museum's board

The Heights' feel-good yarn art is destroyed by a vicious old woman vandal: This happened

Drake dials up the arrogance for his new concert tour — and Houston is in his cross hairs

City Life

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

A hybrid that actually looks good? Lexus shakes up the gas-saving game with its CT 200h

Teenage lifeguard drowns while trying to prove his underwater swimming prowess in Katy

Hazmat suit team pulls off a bold Woodlands jewelry store robbery: They got it at Jared (quickly)

Fashion/Style

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The hottest looks for summer: Ditch that boring, basic black for summer pastels

Who needs high heels to be sexy? 10 wedges that will blow away any boring shoe notions

Must-shop Houston boutiques: Break free of the chains to shop local

H&M partners with hip Paris designer for new collection

Food/Drink

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In-N-Out Burger threatens a high-end Houston chef in burger flap — and the response is hilarious

How Texas' new beer laws are changing the local craft beer scene: Everything you need to know

Houston bar king rails against spirit rep "hookers" and other Big Liquor games

New Midtown bar promises to serve only "American" craft beer: Is the USA, USA chant next?

Home/Design

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Color your world: Sofas in bold shades are among popular new furniture trends

Bayou Planting Guide helps your garden grow: Five foolpoof plants that thrive in the Houston climate

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

Real Estate

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Houston home sales break an all-time record: Has a white-hot market reached its peak?

Galveston ups its luxury game: New multi-million homes to include private helipad access

Mansion fever grips the real estate market: Is a $200 million home on the way?

A $6.7 million party house? Six bedrooms, a Zen vibe and not your ordinary design up the cool factor

Social Scene

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A red letter night at the Louvre with Diana Ross and Princess Charlotte brings in $3 million

Murder, super powerful Texas women and liver transplants all touch the Houston party scene

Young professionals raise a glass to Houston Ballet finale — and to never growing up

Party in Paris: Gypsy Queens rock Luxembourg Palace but Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes won't sing

Sports

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Johnny Manziel has a point on College Station: Is Twitter or the truth hurting Texas A&M?

Racists on Twitter taught a lesson by the NBA Finals 11-year-old National Anthem hero

Astrodome debate continues: 19 ideas for redo; nominated to National Register of Historic Places

Ed Reed stands up to Obama: Questioning his heart is absurd — Houston fans should know better

Travel

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United Airlines ups the Dreamliner ante, orders more new stretch planes — and look at that fuel burn

Galveston to get a new bridge? Historic old bridge seen as an economic block

With love from Paris, romantics lock up a controversial new tradition on Seine bridge

Carmen Electra's boobs to be bronzed for breastaurant Hall of Fame: You're surprised?

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Painting with music: Behind the scenes as Texas Music Festival takes on Debussy sea sketches

By Joel Luks

06.15.12 | 5:18 pm

Think of a painting from the Impressionist period, perhaps Claude Monet's Haystacks or a large Water Lilies canvas. Look too closely and the image dissolves into thick brushstrokes and blotches ...

French Fête

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

04.02.11

Experience an after-hours look at the exclusive MFAH exhibition Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art before these national treasures by Van Gogh,

Renovation coup

The art blockbuster buildup begins: Tickets to go on sale for MFAH's Impressionist exhibit

By Steven Thomson

12.09.10 | 2:12 pm

The blockbuster art exhibition of 2011 is already at our fingertips. Come Monday, tickets will go on sale for Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art ...

Opening of "German Impressionist Landscape Painting: Liebermann-Corinth-Slevogt"

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

09.12.10

Oompah! It's an Oktoberfest Street Festival when the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston opens its new German Impressionist Landscape Painting exhibition with an exuberant outdoor celebration. Th

Mary Cassatt's hidden art finds light

Cassatt coup: Works by the original American Impressionist unveiled in Houston

By Steven Thomson

04.23.10 | 2:29 pm

The saga of painter Mary Cassatt's secretly held works is unfolding at Houston's Meredith Long & Company. The exhibition, Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper, unveiled this week, and represent ...

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Swell Party Venues	A-List Art Deco

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Happy Hour treats	Places to see an art house movie

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	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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Free Museum Days	Downtown Watering Holes

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	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Cupcake Heaven

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Indie Coffee Joints

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Quirky Houston attractions	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Imperiled Architecture

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Late Night Bites	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

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	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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06.19.13

05:36 pm

The Astrodome is saved?! Your first look at a $194 million reimagined Dome with power player backing

06.19.13

05:07 pm

Galveston hotel rape lawsuit puts high-profile companies on the defensive

06.19.13

03:17 pm

This is no ordinary class reunion: Power players feted on Chevron Tower's 50th floor with musical wows

06.19.13

02:29 pm

French diplomats open up their River Oaks manse to celebrate cave man life

06.19.13

02:05 pm

Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

19 \| jun at 6:30 pm	Juneteenth celebration: "The Walk to Freedom: Feeling the Emotions of Our Forebears"
Houston Museum of African American Culture
19 \| jun at 6:30 pm	Champagne 101 Class with Perrier-Jouet Brand Ambassador
The Tasting Room Wine Café - Kingwood
19 \| jun at 6:30 pm	Houston Zoo's Flock Event: "Flock to the Catwalk"
Tootsies
19 \| jun at 7:00 pm	Art opening reception: Universe Is Flux: The Art of Tawara Yūsaku
Asia Society Texas Center