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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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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 ...

Stay . . . worse

Bad hotel city? Houston hotels are dissed in national rankings

By Whitney Radley

01.30.13 | 12:28 pm

In typical U.S. News & World Report fashion, the ranking machine has devised a foolproof, unbiased methodology to rate the Best Hotels in the USA. Unfortunately, Houston doesn ...

Party Planner

The best New Year's Eve hotel deals: Turning your craziest party into a stylish stay

By Marcy de Luna

12.28.12 | 1:13 pm

New Year's Eve in Houston brings plenty of interesting hotel deals. With special room rates, dinner menus and parties, there are a lot of choices to make across the board. With that in mind ...

Travel Bug

Sudden change: A Houston hotel joins a global network after vowing to stay independent

By Sarah Rufca

10.17.12 | 2:27 pm

There have been a lot of changes this year at the 10-year-old Hotel Derek. The Galleria-area hotel was sold to Lowe Enterprises Investors this summer, gaining new management from Destination Ho ...

The name game

Sweet dreams in style: Two Houston hotels soon-to-be rebranded as part of Sonesta chain

By Erin Schwarz

06.25.12 | 4:40 pm

There's a new name coming to the Houston hotel market. The Sonesta Collection is taking over management of the InterContinental Houston Near the Galleria and the Staybridge Suites in the G ...

A Hospitality Home Run?

Switching teams: Inn at the Ballpark is becoming a Westin in downtown hotel shakeup

By Sarah Rufca

05.31.12 | 6:04 am

Sports fans can wave goodbye to the Inn at the Ballpark — well, to the name, at least. CultureMap has learned that the 200-room hotel that sits adjacent to Minute Maid Park (and is famili ...

Hometown Glory

The most interesting room service in the world? Houston hotel's wild boar meatballs wow national mag

By Sarah Rufca

05.23.12 | 11:15 am

"Unexpected room service" has an unpleasant connotation to me, like something Dominique Strauss-Kahn would be into. Fortunately the editors of Condé Nast Traveler made their online ...

Hometown Glory

Staying golden: One Houston hotel cracks prestigious Condé Nast best in the world list

By Sarah Rufca

12.28.11 | 11:54 am

Only a few hotels have what it takes to transcend their industry and become a destination themselves, like The Peninsula in Chicago, the Beverly Wilshire or the Bellagio in Las Vegas. What do p ...

Hometown Glory

Four Houston hotels shake up the Conde Nast top hotels list — Inn at the Ballpark included

By Sarah Rufca

10.20.11 | 11:59 am

Condé Nast Traveler readers cast more than eight million votes in the 2011 Reader's Choice Awards for their favorite hotels around the world, and four Houston hotspots made the list. ...

Better Days Ahead?

Autograph fever? Hotel Icon to become a Marriott under Magic Johnson ownership group

By Sarah Rufca

10.05.11 | 4:37 pm

Houston is about to get its first Autograph — hotel, that is. The Houston Business Journal is reporting that the 135-room Hotel Icon is set for a relaunch in Marriott's Autograph Collecti ...

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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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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Downtown Watering Holes

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Imperiled Architecture	Places to see an art house movie

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	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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Late Night Bites	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Free Museum Days	A-List Art Deco

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	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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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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Happy Hour treats	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	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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Indie Coffee Joints	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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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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05.23.13

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Fake pastor scam: Houston man pretends to be a religious leader to bilk divorcee out of $650,000

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J.J. Watt tries to clone himself: The Texans force changes things up, sets a new mission

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Snow cone vendor at Minute Maid Park is caught with his pants down

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The year of Queen Bey: Houston singer makes Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Women

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Everything is bigger in Texas: Houston is second-fastest growing city in the nation

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