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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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The last black-tie

CancerForward supporters raise $225,000 at Summer Standard gala as social season comes to close

By Shelby Hodge

05.18.13 | 12:00 pm

With only one more black-tie gala to follow, CancerForward's Summer Standard stood as something of the last big-night-out before the Memorial Day exodus and, with that, more than 200 guest ...

Crazy Wows

A paparazzi wedding rocks Houston with acrobats, a groovy dancing groom & a Phantom Rolls-Royce

By Barbara Kuntz

02.08.13 | 1:57 pm

Paparazzi posers snapping photographs outside The Corinthian as guests arrived to a red carpet welcome, a dancing groom and acrobatics made this recent Houston wedding a spectacular show. ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Dress for Success steps stylishly into new era with groundbreaking digs, flexing women power

By Shelby Hodge

10.25.12 | 10:40 am

The curtain officially rose on Dress for Success Houston's new home at 3310 Eastside St. with a celebration worthy of the momentous opening. The two story, 16,600 square foot building is the fi ...

Shelby About Town

A surprise engagement for a local TV news star, a last wedding bash for Miya Shay and a heartfelt dinner for a Reef waiter

By Shelby Hodge

09.18.12 | 6:18 pm

It's hard to surprise an investigative reporter, but Dr. Eric Haas did just that on Friday when he presented his long-time squeeze, Channel 11 news ace Courtney Zubowski with a propos ...

Shelby About Town

A Grammy winner had them on their feet as the music went on all night at Cabaret for a Cure

By Shelby Hodge

01.25.12 | 1:41 pm

Oh, what lively music filled the ballroom at the Hilton Americas-Houston Saturday night during the fifth annual "Cabaret for a Cure" benefiting Legacy Community Health Services. Following ...

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The 60th Consular Ball gives a white-tie-and-tails salute to France and bows to Becca Cason Thrash

By Shelby Hodge

11.21.11 | 1:27 pm

With an international array of gents in white-tie-and-tails, kilts and keffiyehs and women in festive gowns, the ballroom of the Hilton Americas-Houston regally celebrated Houston's consular co ...

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Skinny ties, beehive hair-dos and cigarettes set the scene for SPA's Mad Men gala

By Shelby Hodge

04.18.11 | 11:27 am

I'm not sure that Jay Jones has actually smoked a cigarette in decades but there he was Saturday night in the foyer of Wortham Theater Center with unlighted smoke in hand. That accessory went w ...

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The cocktails flowed and the characters romped at the Social Book's Hobby Center bash

By Shelby Hodge

02.10.11 | 7:59 am

The Hobby Center might have been designed as a performing arts venue but it is fast becoming one of the city's most popular party sites. And with enough square footage to accommodate more than ...

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Chaka Khan was all but upstaged by Sheryl Lee Ralph and local talent at Cabaret

By Shelby Hodge

01.17.11 | 12:44 pm

Grammy Award-winning singer Chaka Khan might have been the headliner at Saturday night's "Cabaret for a Cure," but many in the audience were more taken with Sheryl Lee Ralph,&nbs ...

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Evening in the Park a moment of high style for conservancy

By Shelby Hodge

05.14.10 | 11:20 am

The invitation to the Hermann Park Conservancy "Evening in the Park" might have initially thrown guests with its "Palm Beach Summer Whites" fashion dictate. But once they put th ...

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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Cupcake Heaven

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	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Late Night Bites	Downtown Watering Holes

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Quirky Houston attractions	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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A-List Art Deco	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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Happy Hour treats	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Imperiled Architecture

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Free Museum Days

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	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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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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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Indie Coffee Joints	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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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