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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

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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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Ladies in yellow dazzle: Bubbly, limoncello and Ralph Lauren reign at Lemonade Day bash

By Shelby Hodge

04.10.13 | 5:22 pm

They were seeing yellow, sipping yellow and even wearing yellow at the Ladies Lemonade Day Ambassadors party hosted by Ralph Lauren and held in the Memorial area home of Lemonade Day founders Lisa ...

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This underrated president would have been proud of these power players honored in his name

By Shelby Hodge

03.23.13 | 10:02 am

With headliners like Carol and Mike Linn and Sue and Lester Smith accepting honors from the Woodrow Wilson International Center, a sophisticated and influential turnout was to be expected. And that ...

No Ordinary Garage Wedding

A little girl's dream wedding for her mother comes true in a grand Memorial mansion

By Shelby Hodge

02.06.13 | 3:52 pm

Scheyla and David Garcia celebrated their courthouse wedding of several years ago with a full-blown white-dress-and-bouquet fete. ...

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Houston's Signature Chefs Gala brings in $1 million, making it the most successful in the country

By Shelby Hodge

10.19.12 | 2:16 pm

Delicious in every way — that would be Thursday night's March of Dimes Signature Chefs Gala that for the first time crossed the $1 million mark, making it the most successful Signature Ch ...

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A $15 million thank you: Lester and Sue Smith's massive gift for new high-tech clinic celebrated

By Shelby Hodge

09.17.12 | 10:32 am

It was a very nice thank you for philanthropists Lester and Sue Smith when Harris Health System (formerly the Harris County Hospital District) briefly opened the doors of the state-of-the-art ...

A sneak peek

A sci-fi hospital: New Smith Clinic takes medicine into the future with doctor design input

By Whitney Radley

09.13.12 | 1:29 pm

When it opens its doors on Oct. 1, the Smith Clinic will bring the tally up to 44 Harris Health System (formerly the Harris County Hospital District) facilities in the Houston area. T ...

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Party crashers: Shelby Hodge and Deborah Duncan discuss why Houston's social scene matters

By Clifford Pugh

08.22.12 | 5:03 pm

While detractors sometimes sniff at Houston's society scene, CultureMap editor-at-large Shelby Hodge and Great Day Houston host Deborah Duncan point out that millions of dollars are raised ...

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Ted Williams of the golden vocal chords of YouTube fame shares his story for The Women's Home

By Shelby Hodge

05.30.12 | 8:10 am

One-time radio announcer Ted Williams — who garnered YouTube fame last year with his rich, melodic voice — talked about his one year of sobriety, his reunion with his mother a ...

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A house that fights cancer: Sixth Pink Ribbon House gets a rousing sneak peek preview

By Shelby Hodge

04.26.12 | 2:44 pm

Neighbors might have wondered what all that coming and going was the other day at the spanking new house in Hunter's Creek Village. With more than 400 turning out for the preview of the Pi ...

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Ballet Ball honoring CultureMap's Shelby Hodge raises record $1.4 million

By Clifford Pugh

02.16.12 | 1:06 pm

For more than two decades, CultureMap editor-at-large Shelby Hodge has closely covered Houston's social scene, writing about the many generous individuals whose contributions to the arts, ...

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Happy Hour treats	Cupcake Heaven

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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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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Free Museum Days	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

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	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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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

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	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Places to see an art house movie	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	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	Swell Party Venues

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	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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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Downtown Watering Holes

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Late Night Bites	Quirky Houston attractions

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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Imperiled Architecture	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	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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Ready, set, grab! Securing top artworks becomes a game in this unique DiverseWorks fundraiser

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

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

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

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24 \| may at 9:30 pm	KiKi Maroon's "BurlyQ Lounge" in concert
McGonigel's Mucky Duck
24 \| may at 10:40 pm	Trill Comedy Festival
Station Theater
25 \| may at 9:00 am	Houston Construction Industry Auto Show "Guitars 'n Cars"
Sam Houston Race Park
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