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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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Cultural Tourism Lives Here

New music festival to put Houston on the early music map as it draws national attention, curiosity

By Joel Luks

03.04.13 | 4:58 pm

Ask and you shall receive, so they say. In a nutshell, that's how the first annual Texas Early Music Festival was born. With a healthy dose of planning and a pinch of serendipity, the weeke ...

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — plus Texas' Mardi Gras tips

By Joel Luks

01.31.13 | 11:58 am

On the itinerary this week is a healthy dose of great tunes, New Orleans-style parties, raucous galas and quirky science fiction love affairs — with lasers. Do this: Click on the link bel ...

Waltzes, a sword fight & a sing-a-long

Happy times ahead: Ars Lyrica's New Year Vienna fete polkas away from convention — thankfully

By Joel Luks

12.29.12 | 9:00 am

Vienna, land of sachertorte, apfelstrudel, Wiener schnitzel, the Schönbrunn Palace and the Habsburgs, mused such classical music giants as Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms, Schubert, Mahler an ...

A match made in heaven

Get happy: Ars Lyrica and Orpheus Chamber Singers explore the joyful, festive side of Bach

By Joel Luks

11.10.12 | 8:02 am

Ask anyone to hum a tune by Bach — and I am willing to put cash behind this prediction — and most likely they will default to the intimate Prelude of the Suite No. 1 in G Major for ...

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Your weekly guide: Five (plus) don't-miss events — a wild Betty White & Menil birthday included

By Joel Luks

09.20.12 | 1:41 pm

On the schedule this week are a couple of big name comediennes, musical fabulousness, foodie heaven, a fundraiser to enliven preservation efforts and world premiere performances featuring the oeuvr ...

Getting personal

How does art inspire you? Houston's arts leaders offer a collage of thoughts

By Joel Luks

08.20.12 | 12:06 pm

Why do we love art? What is it about the arts that inspires us personally, spiritually and academically? CultureMap reached out to major art leaders and art makers for their innermost thoughts ...

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As universal as Shakespeare: Ars Lyrica goes to hell & back in a heart wrenching, timeless concert

By Joel Luks

06.08.12 | 2:18 pm

Ingrained in poetic Shakespearean texts, notwithstanding their archaic yet delicious patois, there are themes that reach beyond their setting and generation. No one denies that his stories of unful ...

The Arthropologist

Going for Baroque: New York Baroque Dance Company teams with Ars Lyrica for season finale

By Nancy Wozny

06.07.12 | 9:30 am

The first time I watched The New York Baroque Dance Company I was blown away. And it was on YouTube! Even on my rickety vintage laptop, I could feel the ancient air moving past my eyes. It was as i ...

Where's the Pontiff?

Pope Benedict no-shows Houston musicians in Mexico: No explanation given for missing requested concert

By Joel Luks

03.26.12 | 3:59 pm

Tuned, decked out in formal garb and primed for a performance of the highest order, Houston musicians were set to entertain Pope Benedict XVI during his first visit to Mexico. The concert was o ...

Getting to know Mozart

Taking the time machine to 1782: UH Amadeus Project tunes in the grand piano's neglected ancestor

By Joel Luks

02.28.12 | 1:19 pm

Adjacent to the modern 9-foot maple-wood grand piano, the much smaller pianoforte surely feels inadequate, and with reason. The elderly keyboard has been undervalued since the 19th-century des ...

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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Cool hotel pools for chilling

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	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	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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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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A-List Art Deco	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Happy Hour treats	Imperiled Architecture

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Downtown Watering Holes	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	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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Places to see an art house movie	Free Museum Days

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 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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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	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	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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Swell Party Venues	Quirky Houston attractions

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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06.19.13

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

06.19.13

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

06.19.13

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

06.19.13

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

06.19.13

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

20 \| jun at 12:00 pm	Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture: Maude Brown's Baby by Richard Cunningham
The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park
20 \| jun at 12:00 pm	Noontime Gallery Talk: "A Closer Look at Things Byzantine"
The Menil Collection
20 \| jun at 12:00 pm	Film screening and book signing with Chuck Smith: Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
The Menil Collection
20 \| jun at 1:00 pm	2013 Houston Summer Boat Show
Reliant Center