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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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Movie Bash

Celluloid fever: Filmmakers, Anvil craft cocktails and party kids rock out the Cinema Arts Fest

By Shelby Hodge

11.13.12 | 3:33 pm

After 16 screenings held across the city on Saturday, hearty partiers supporting the Houston Cinema Arts Festival settled in late night at 300 Main St, the empty downtown space, which for that ...

Cha Ching

Short-term parking at West Ave comes with a price: Ticketed shopping?

By Steven Thomson

04.26.11 | 12:06 pm

UPDATE: A Tootsies spokeswoman points out that the new store has several free spaces in front of the store for short-term parking and free valet. Parking meters are located in other areas of the co ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Sun shines on young "Flock" of partygoers at Houston Zoo

By Shelby Hodge

02.21.11 | 9:18 am

Houston weather can be so fickle. One day 25 degrees and wet; the next sunny and balmy. Seriously thanking the weather gods were members of Houston Zoo's Flock group of young professionals who ...

Schmoozing in a warehouse

Round two: The CultureMap anniversary party was just too big for one story

By Shelby Hodge

12.09.10 | 12:16 pm

The CultureMap team had such a rocking success in our first year of taking on the city's online media scene that we simply had to celebrate and share the joy. Which we did on Tuesday night when ...

Hoppy endings

Bouncing "Bunnies on the Bayou" sets world record

By Steven Thomson

04.05.10 | 8:17 pm

It was a great weekend to be gay in Houston. After a series of blow-outs in conjunction with Jungle Houston, the party crowd resurrected Easter afternoon for the 31st annual "Bunnies on the Ba ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Beastly models and fast cars were a hit with Houston Zoo fans

By Shelby Hodge

02.05.10 | 3:05 pm

Why, we might ask, are there so many pre-parties held to launch so many official parties? But we already know the answer. There are seven nights in every week and no party animal worth his taxi far ...

Shelby About Town

Sushi and lingerie? A holiday mix that clicked at Sushi Raku

By Shelby Hodge

12.18.09 | 7:17 am

What a quixotic party theme for the holidays —"Haute or Naughty." That was the direction taken Wednesday night when the Neal Hamil Agency (Jeff Shell) and Studio Communications ...

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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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Cupcake Heaven	Swell Party Venues

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	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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Indie Coffee Joints	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	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
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A-List Art Deco	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Free Museum Days	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

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	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Places to see an art house movie	Happy Hour treats

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Downtown Watering Holes	Imperiled Architecture

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Quirky Houston attractions

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Late Night Bites	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	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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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

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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