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

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

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

City Life

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

The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

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

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

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

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CultureMap Video Interview

Blending creative souls: Behind the scenes with Taft McWhorter's Double Entendre

By Joel Luks

12.22.12 | 10:30 am

My Canadian elementary school guidance counselor used to say ad nauseam: "Happiness is like peanut butter and jelly. You can't spread it around without getting some on yourself." ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Wicked witches play Trick or Toy, Houston artists take over New York and the in-crowd lunches

By Shelby Hodge

10.24.12 | 6:02 am

If you saw a coven of witches and other creatures circling through River Oaks midday Tuesday, no worries. It was the 13th annual "Trick or Toy" Halloween luncheon hosted by self-proclaime ...

Shelby About Town

A private wine cellar to rival Tony's, artful double entendres and opera heavyweights shake the scene

By Shelby Hodge

09.25.12 | 6:27 pm

Interests in science and medicine came together over cocktails a the Tanglewood home of Laura and George Pontikes when they honored Baylor College of Medicine president and CEO Dr. Paul Klotman at ...

Shelby's Social Diary

"Art of Leadership" fete salutes Tricia Dewhurst as local talents applaud her support of the arts

By Shelby Hodge

07.28.12 | 3:30 pm

Artist Hanh Tran's compact studio/apartment in West Ave brimmed with more artworks than usual during the Art of Leadership dinner evening that saluted Tricia Dewhurst, member of the Texas Cultu ...

Shelby About Town

Kristi Schiller campaigns for K-9 cops, Houston artists take Manhattan and a Bayou City building with buzz

By Shelby Hodge

06.26.12 | 3:30 pm

Today is K9s4Cops founding chair Kristi Schiller's big 4-0 birthday and rather than focus on herself and mope about the aging process (after all 40 is the new 30), she decided to pump up her da ...

Art doing good

A hot guitar party: Unconventional gala brings rockers together to fight teen homelessness

By Joel Luks

05.28.12 | 12:29 pm

The Grace Foundation of Texas may have called its fundraising gathering at Warehouse Live a gala, but it was a far cry from a formal, black-tie affair the descriptor infers. Besides, anytime Austin ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Inspirational 14-year cancer battle of Holly Harwood Skolkin brings song, tributes & glamorous crowd

By Shelby Hodge

05.23.12 | 3:34 pm

In song and in words, the annual Holly Rose Ribbon Foundation spring dinner at Fleming's celebrated the memory of Holly Harwood Skolkin, sister of Cindi Harwood Rose who with her husband, plast ...

Art doing good

How one "Grace" inspired a movement: Singer's chance encounter gets homeless teens off the streets

By Joel Luks

05.11.12 | 1:04 pm

Editor's note: Some last names have been kept confidential in this story to protect the subjects from potential harm. In the fast-paced milieu of a busy performing artist, going from venue ...

Packed House

There's no party like an art party: Raising the roof at Wade Wilson's crazy anniversary bash

By Joel Luks

04.10.12 | 11:10 am

To say that Wade Wilson is just a gallerist is akin to saying that Mozart composed pretty music. A good friend to artists of all genres, it's not uncommon to run into Wilson partying it up at b ...

PIck Five (Plus)

Your weekly guide to Houston: A kooky Easter egg hunt, a massive children's festival, garden cocktails & green movies

By Joel Luks

03.28.12 | 12:00 pm

Cold suds, sexy ladies and mounds of crawfish. Maybe it was the sublime sunny Saturday afternoon weather or the get-to-it spirit of the young professionals behind Child Builders' Night Shi ...

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Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Swell Party Venues

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	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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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Indie Coffee Joints	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Free Museum Days

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	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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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Happy Hour treats

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

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	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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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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Perks of being a Texas lawmaker include a $22,000 dinner with a $3,000 tip — and it's perfectly legal

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Trading lessons with high school seniors at Chinquapin includes 10 tips for college success

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Opening date set for big-name Houston chef's new Italian restaurant

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The week's top links: '80s metal history, Amy Poehler's life advice, the best webcomics and more

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

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