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Kings battle in Houston: It's Camelot vs. Spamalot, may the best Arthur win

TV drives partners to cheat on their spouses: A new shocking adultery study

Artist Mark Fox manipulates text and blurs lines in If That Then This

Hans Graf's farewell: Hang on to your Wunderhorn, this is Mahler like you've never heard it

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Secrecy still surrounds Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup: Please don't look at those tar balls!

The best city for young families? The Woodlands runs away with that honor in new rankings

Mystery solved: Bizarre mega-aircraft at Hobby Airport is part of Space City's forgotten past

Epiphany at the Villa: How a serene retreat of silence turned into a terrifying encounter with God

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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What would zombie survivors eat? A must-read blog for foodie fans of The Walking Dead

Max's Wine Dive comes clean on its 2nd Houston restaurant, promises a "unique" surprise

Another longtime sushi restaurant suddenly closes: Is this food craze on the wane?

Big restaurant win: Houston dubbed America's great new food capital by wowed national magazine

Home/Design

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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

Billionaire developer swoops in from NYC to present Decorative Center Stars of Design awards

The design event of the year: Your cheat sheet to Decorative Center Houston's Spring Market

Real Estate

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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

A major Houston grocery store is closing as trendier options crop up all around it

Houston art rumblings: Another theater jumps into the renovation craze, trying to update its Rice Village digs

Social Scene

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Guns do good: Shooting competition raises more than $770,000 for children in Houston

Hot cars, fine watches and beautiful Italian models build LaFerrari anticipation

Spring Fling brings the ladies out to shop, eat and coo over a sweetie designer

Music, dance & spoken word from top arts groups highlight Pink at the Brown

Sports

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Forget Collin Klein and even Case Keenum, this country music star's son is real impact Texans longshot

Reid Ryan a better pick than Nolan Ryan for Astros, but Luhnow still ultimately controls franchise's fate

What it really takes to be a pro triathlete: Behind the intense prep for Ironman Texas

No wives, no gala: Astros explain cancellation of Women's Center fundraiser, pledge $18 million for kids

Travel

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National magazine dubs Houston one of most affordable travel destinations in America

Punk times are back: New NYC fashion exhibit shows off spiked hair, safety pins and more

Films from French comedy master inspire dreams of a romantic Paris getaway

Another win for Southwest Airlines: Nonstop service slated for Washington D.C.

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Grocery Wars

A major Houston grocery store is closing as trendier options crop up all around it

By Whitney Radley

05.16.13 | 4:53 pm

Memorial-area residents are about to have one less grocery store option, with word that the Randalls Flagship store on South Voss will soon close its doors. Swamplot first repor ...

Sound the Klaxons

Trader Joe's Speculoos cookie butter shortage plagues nation

By Teresa Gubbins

04.28.13 | 12:00 pm

In a disappearance whose urgency ranks right up there with Waldo and the Lindbergh baby, the nation is currently facing a shortage of Speculoos, the addictive, spicy cookie butter sold by Trader Jo ...

Looky, cookie

Trader Joe's new Speculoos crunchy cookie butter is divine — but how do you eat it?

By Teresa Gubbins

02.16.13 | 1:30 pm

With three Trader Joe's stores now in Houston, we can track their new products in our own backyard. The best-seller of 2012 was Speculoos cookie butter, a peanut-butter-ish spread made of crisp ...

Grocery wars

Trader Joe's Houston takeover continues: Another new store opens — and it's not cramped

By Whitney Radley

01.08.13 | 12:47 pm

Didn't find what you needed at Kroger, Randalls, Whole Foods Market or the Valero Corner Store, or the H-E-B or Rice Epicurean just down the road? Fear not, Memorial-area residents: A Trad ...

Cookie monsters

Now that we have Trader Joe's, we can get all the peppermint Joe-Joe's we want

By Teresa Gubbins

12.24.12 | 9:07 am

You might think that devoting an entire story to a cookie seems extreme or touty. But, then again, you probably haven't had Trader Joe's peppermint-flavored Candy Cane Joe-Joe's. Th ...

Goodbye and hello

End of an era? Most Rice Epicurean grocery stores to be replaced with Fresh Market

By Tyler Rudick

11.14.12 | 2:00 pm

Rice Epicurean — Houston's oldest family-owned grocery store chain — announced Wednesday that it will be paring down its presence in the Bayou City, as specialty food retailer ...

Grand Opening Extravaganza

Forget the iPhone 5: Foodie shoppers line up for first dibs at new Trader Joe's Montrose store

By Whitney Radley

09.21.12 | 9:38 am

Devotees queued up in front of Trader Joe's new West Alabama store on Friday morning — some as early as 6:45 a.m. — just for a first glimpse at the converted theater ...

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Secrets of the new Trader Joe's: Exclusive tour shows how Alabama Theater's movie magic is honored

By Tyler Rudick

09.21.12 | 5:56 am

With the clock ticking toward its official debut on Friday morning, the new Trader Joe's on Shepherd was teeming with activity during CultureMap's preview tour. Employees arranged ...

Advice from Woodlands shopper

Insider's guide to Trader Joe's: 25 favorite items, what The Turtle means & opening day strategy

By Marlo Saucedo

09.20.12 | 6:00 am

Shopping at Trader Joe’s: It’s a combination of quirkiness, odd products and idiosyncratic signage; it’s low prices and smiley, chatty cashiers. After months of fun at The Woodlan ...

The Final Countdown

New Trader Joe's looks historic: A sneak peek at Alabama Theater's vintage transformation

By Tyler Rudick

09.05.12 | 10:46 am

When we visited the Alabama Theater, at least three potential Trader Joe's employees asked where they could drop off applications — one of the many signs of the gourmet grocery store ...

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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Happy Hour treats

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Late Night Bites	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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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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Cupcake Heaven	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Imperiled Architecture

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	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	A-List Art Deco

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Downtown Watering Holes	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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The Bow Wows of Dog Parks	Indie Coffee Joints

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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Places to see an art house movie

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Free Museum Days	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

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	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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Kings battle in Houston: It's Camelot vs. Spamalot, may the best Arthur win

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TV drives partners to cheat on their spouses: A new shocking adultery study

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Guns do good: Shooting competition raises more than $770,000 for children in Houston

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Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

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Secrecy still surrounds Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup: Please don't look at those tar balls!

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