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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

City Life

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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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Bar Parking Controversy

New Washington Avenue bar parking system could spread throughout Houston: Called a trial run

By Whitney Radley

05.01.13 | 5:25 pm

It took a while, but nearly five months after Houston City Council approved the first citywide Parking Benefit District for the Washington Avenue corridor, the meters started charging at ...

Signs of the Apocalypse

A corrupt system? Yelp & other reviewers offered a card that will get them special treatment

By Jonathan Rienstra

01.31.13 | 3:57 pm

I have never met Brad Newman. It’s entirely possible that he is friendly and genuine. He might volunteer his time to help the needy. He might have rescued several dogs from a shelter. He migh ...

A spirited evening

Open Christmas night: Houston bars continue the holiday spirit with festive cocktail specials

By Darla Guillen

12.24.12 | 12:45 pm

When all of the Christmas gifts have been unwrapped and the Bûche de Noël and ham devoured, come out and find a sippable present that wasn't under the tree. You can stay in the h ...

Bars we love

Hooked on The Refinery: 10 reasons why this burgers & whiskey bar is too much fun

By Amy Chien

12.08.12 | 4:40 pm

I'm not going to lie: After struggling to find a table at The Refinery during a Texans' big win on Monday night a few weeks ago (we ended up sharing one with some interesting character ...

Neighborhood Gastropub

Garden Oaks gets an Austin vibe with bocce, beer & live music at new Cottonwood bar

By Darla Guillen

10.24.12 | 12:35 pm

The smell of fresh paint didn’t detract from the warm, welcoming vibe of Cottonwood, the latest bar to open in the up-and-coming Garden Oaks neighborhood, as draped strands of light formed a ...

Boozy News

Hot mixologist to shake up the Washington Avenue scene with a new bar with Bobby Heugel ties

By Sarah Rufca

08.06.12 | 10:31 am

Whether you've seen her pouring drinks at Grand Prize Bar, running the show as GM at Anvil Bar & Refuge or shaking it for Houston as the national Speed Rack finals runner-up, there's no ...

Boozy News

A sexy speakeasy throwback bar spices up Houston's nightlife with a haunted mansion vibe

By Marcy de Luna

06.17.12 | 6:04 am

Something about the prohibition era is infatuating and alluring. Illegal liquor and secret passwords bring a certain sexiness to the table. Houston’s newest 'speakeasy,' Eighteent ...

Boozy News

God save the king: A new British pub opens in the Energy Corridor

By Sarah Rufca

06.13.12 | 1:31 pm

If you put all of the pubs in Houston owned by expat Michael Holliday over the past 30 years on one block, Houston could have its own Wee Britain. Now the owner of British pubs The Richmond Arms an ...

Weird Influx

It's a good weekend to get sauced: Austin Invasion brings award-winning bartenders to Anvil

By Caroline Gallay

07.01.11 | 5:02 pm

If you haven't made your Fourth-of-July weekend plans yet, you might consider staying in town. With co-patriarch Kevin Floyd gone getting married this weekend and the staff gone to celebrat ...

No Stiffs

The dead pool: Funeral bars shoot for a swimming time

By Caroline Gallay

06.30.11 | 10:55 am

We got a tip over the weekend that those bars being constructed on Upper Kirby out of the old Settegast Kopf funeral home had opened. Given the mess of the construction site, we had our doubts, ...

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Downtown Watering Holes	Cupcake Heaven

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Free Museum Days	Cool hotel pools for chilling

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	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Quirky Houston attractions	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	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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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Indie Coffee Joints

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Places to see an art house movie	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	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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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	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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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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Happy Hour treats	Late Night Bites

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia
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A-List Art Deco	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Swell Party Venues

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	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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05.22.13

05:56 pm

Houston restaurants dominate region's best list: Oxheart beats Austin's best easily

05.22.13

03:55 pm

Chris Myers, J.J. Watt & Matt Schaub help raise $1.2 million for Impact a Hero

05.22.13

03:40 pm

Houston Super Bowl to include a rocket ship ride, a Space Needle and big-name concerts

05.22.13

03:06 pm

Chefs stir up tastebuds in second annual Curry Crawl competition at Straits

05.22.13

02:23 pm

Free beer for a year just one of the perks of CultureMap's Mixer on the Map

22 \| may at 7:00 pm	Building Arts Distinguished Lecture: "Layers of History: Paint Analysis and Historic Finish Reproduction at the Magoffin Home" by Jhonny Langer and Machelle Wood
The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park
22 \| may at 7:30 pm	Alley Theatre presents Warrior Class
Alley Theatre
22 \| may at 7:30 pm	Theatre Under The Stars presents Spamalot
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
22 \| may at 7:30 pm	Main Street Theater presents Close Up Space by Molly Smith Metzler
Main Street Theater