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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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Shelby at Opera Ball

At Houston Grand Opera Ball gilding the lily a good thing for the white-tie-and-tails throng

By Shelby Hodge

04.14.13 | 1:38 pm

Against a rich tableau of Belle Epoque splendor, the ladies attending the Houston Grand Opera ball blossomed in the Wortham Theater Center Grand Foyer, transforming its utilitarian purpose into a g ...

A little day music

One expensive Ring: $2 million gift for Houston Grand Opera sets a record for a single production

By Shelby Hodge

01.24.13 | 2:32 pm

The fantastical and exotic visions of stage director Carlus Padrissa of Barcelona held the gathering of Houston Grand Opera patrons mesmerized at a theater in Sundance Cinemas Wednesday a ...

Frederica Von Stade is back

Putting a ring on it: Houston Grand Opera reveals its new season and there's extra drama

By Joel Luks

01.16.13 | 6:00 pm

In this world you're either growing or you're dying — so get in motion and grow. Words to live by from Lou Holtz, a famous American football coach, author and motivational speake ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Houston Grand Opera opening night crowd channels Paris splendor at La Bohème celebration

By Shelby Hodge

10.22.12 | 6:00 am

Yes, in the end, Mimi died in Rodolfo's arms. Musetta, Marcello and friends clutched their aching hearts — as did many in the audience at Wortham Theater Center. But by the time the stand ...

All in good taste

Jackson Hicks' Jackson and Co. earns national recognition for its generous support of the arts

By Shelby Hodge

10.09.12 | 12:04 pm

With a fashionable posse of Houston support traveling in his wake, Jackson Hicks took center stage at the Business Committee for the Arts Awards ceremony in New York last week when Jackson and Co. ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Sultry, naughty and nice — Houston Idols showdown brings out busty Madonna, hunky Elvis

By Shelby Hodge

09.26.12 | 7:02 am

Was that really the refined Isabel David prancing around the stage in white petticoat, cinched bustier and a giant pouf of a blonde wig, a la Madonna? Yes, indeed. And that was just part of the mus ...

Art Party

Young Professionals turn a ballet stage into a Michael Jackson dance party — Thriller mob included

By Joel Luks

08.28.12 | 11:02 pm

The stage of the Houston Ballet Center for Dance's black box theater was home to a different type of artsy gathering Saturday night. It may be where the company refines its gestures, but on thi ...

Appreciation

HGO's Guyla Pircher remembered for her grand events, personal style and consummate professionalism

By Shelby Hodge

06.27.12 | 5:53 pm

The woman behind some of Houston Grand Opera's most spectacular productions in the fundraising arena succumbed to brain cancer Wednesday afternoon. Guyla Pircher, HGO director of special ev ...

Getting It Done

Houston Grand Opera pulls off a balanced budget in hard art times

By Whitney Radley

06.06.12 | 3:21 pm

In times of economic instability, slashed budgets and financial shortfalls are all too common. The fine arts are oftentimes the hardest hit, so it's refreshing to hear that some organizations p ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Play, sing, dance, recite — Pink at the Brown celebrates the best of H-Town's performing arts

By Shelby Hodge

05.12.12 | 9:30 am

On the 25th anniversary of the opening of Wortham Theater Center, the main stage in the grand hall gloriously reverberated with talent from across the city's rich landscape of the performing ar ...

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Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Cupcake Heaven	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	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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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Free Museum Days

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	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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Imperiled Architecture	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Quirky Houston attractions	Happy Hour treats

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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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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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Late Night Bites

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	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Downtown Watering Holes

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Places to see an art house movie	Swell Party Venues

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

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

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

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

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

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