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Reality TV princess Erica Rose is writing a book, vowing to shed her mean girl ways

Infamous Real Housewives star shocks shoppers at a trendy Houston boutique

Not just child's play: Why adults will love Houston Ballet's Peter Pan

Blake Shelton thanks God for a Cypress teen: Judge is awestruck by Danielle Bradbery's Voice

City Life

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The most unique Father's Day idea ever? It's all about building, but not bridges

Another truck driver blunder throws Houston traffic into chaos: Concrete slabs fall free

Your cheat sheet to Juneteenth: Everything you need to know about Galveston's historic moment

It's now free shotguns for all in this Houston neighborhood: Arming everyone to fight crime

Fashion/Style

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H&M partners with hip Paris designer for new collection

What took so long? Sex and the City star plans new shoe line at Nordstrom

Where to shop right now: 10 hot, must-hit stores for June

The cheetah of fashion: This designing woman is on the prowl in Houston

Food/Drink

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A new sandwich shop with food truck cred moves into a Houston bar: Ready for food named after witches?

Houston's secret make-out bar rises again with surprise reopening: Windowless fun is back

Billionaires open a new drive-thru donut shop in River Oaks: Who needs Shipley's or Dunkin?

A Father's Day guide that's actually useful: 10 manly meals — and dining deals — sure to please dad

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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Two high-powered Houston hotels go up for sale — with a $210 million asking price

Move over Google? New high-tech, 22-story Galleria office tower is packed full of employee perks

My Bad! Precious 100-year-old park trees illegally bulldozed in townhouse construction

CityCentre just won't stop growing: Hot mixed-use development adds another tower

Social Scene

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Showstopping jewels, great champagne and college prep make for an unusual night

Houston's hottest summer parties, celebrity shopping and a new museum leader keep it sizzling

Heights pet shelter celebrates its new home — and more than 15,000 hours of volunteer service

Young professionals find a new home in Houston and it's one hot Scene

Sports

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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

Astrodome proposals fly in right until the deadline: Save it procrastinators are eager to be heard

Travel

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United Airlines finally gets something right: The Dreamliner puts the romance back in flying

The Carnival Triumph "floating biohazard" ship sells out: Hot ticket demand surprises

The best mushroom meal ever? Top Houston chef tempts diners with a surprise fungi homage

Houston gets the airline terminal of the future: New $156 million Hobby airport home aims to be "airy"

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Girl power

Beyoncé calls herself a "modern day feminist" — sort of — in latest magazine interview

By Whitney Radley

04.03.13 | 2:58 pm

Just a couple of months after her second American Vogue cover, Beyoncé Knowles has made her British Vogue cover debut in the magazine's May 2013 issue. The midriff-baring portr ...

The CultureMap Interview

Going naked for Bach: Hot violinist Jennifer Koh reveals her intimate, private musical journey

By Joel Luks

02.12.13 | 1:22 pm

Most people would say that violinist Jennifer Koh took a big risk when she decided against a traditional solo career. Koh had all the makings or a classical music mega star: Her debut with ...

CultureMap Exclusive

New Houston Symphony conductor reveals all: City misconceptions, burger love, Jim Parsons lessons & magic music

By Joel Luks

01.21.13 | 12:22 pm

Andrés Orozco-Estrada couldn't stop pacing. Hidden from view from a hundred or so guests on the stage of Jones Hall itching to learn why the Houston Symphony had summoned a las ...

Listen and weep

Porn, weed and a wooden park bench: Alfie Boe's big break, from London street life to stardom

By Joel Luks

10.02.12 | 10:45 am

Identifying a classically-trained singer isn't rocket science. Listen for the way they intone when they speak, check out the scarf — even in warm weather — and the required water bo ...

The CultureMap Interview

A magical movie experience: Odd Life of Timothy Green director touches on time, parents' emotions

By Joe Leydon

08.15.12 | 6:01 am

Once upon a time, there was a small-town couple who wanted a child. But they were told by doctors that they could never conceive. And so, one night, as a way of getting over their disappointment an ...

The CultureMap Interview

Country fireworks: Sara Evans opens up on her Brady Bunch family & coming back Stronger

By Joel Luks

07.03.12 | 10:28 am

Juggling a full house of nine isn't for everyone. Neither is a career as a country music star, Dancing with the Stars contestant and author. Singer/songwriter Sara Evans' journey hasn&# ...

CultureMap Art & About Video

Did Richard Strauss get it right? Texas Music Festival ponders what happens after death with epic Superman opus

By Joel Luks

06.22.12 | 10:37 am

It's often said that good composers borrow, great composers steal. Immortal composers are those from whom great composers steal. Though some may not be able to hum the melodies of Richard S ...

Don't say that's so gay

Wanda Sykes talks porn, hangovers & boring Canada — and we can't stop laughing

By Joel Luks

05.07.12 | 10:30 am

How does one prepare to interview one of the funniest working people in show biz right now? I was a tad intimidated by my appointment to chat on the phone with Wanda Sykes, an anything-goes com ...

SXSW Film

Will Ferrell's Spanish-language movie: The inside skinny on how Casa de mi Padre got made

By Brian Salisbury

03.18.12 | 11:30 am

Will Ferrell has a movie: five words not inherently demanding of a second glance. After all, Ferrell is a major star in the world of cinematic comedy and any film fest would be thrilled to showcase ...

can I have a moment?

The weirdest job interview questions ever: Trader Joe's is not afraid to get strange

By Caroline Gallay

01.04.12 | 11:17 am

For most of us, the prospect of a job interview gives us equal anxiety as excitement. We spend weeks batting questions back and forth with friends and family, crafting our "my biggest weakness ...

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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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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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Late Night Bites	Quirky Houston attractions

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Cupcake Heaven	Places to see an art house movie

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	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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Downtown Watering Holes	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	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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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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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Swell Party Venues

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	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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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	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	Happy Hour treats

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Free Museum Days	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

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	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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06.17.13

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Developer starts chopping down a giant, 100-year-old Heights tree, drawing protestors and cops

06.17.13

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Houston companies dominate worst polluters list: Are you dying for clean air?

06.17.13

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Rick Perry strikes down The War On Christmas in the most absurd press conference ever

06.17.13

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The horror diet: Raw meat recipes return from the dead — and the mind of Vincent Price

06.17.13

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The Heights' feel-good yarn art is destroyed by a vicious old woman vandal: This happened

18 \| jun at 12:00 pm	MLB Diversity Business Summit
George R. Brown Convention Center
18 \| jun at 12:15 pm	Margaret Alkek Williams Crain Garden Performance Series: Texas Music Festival High School Piano Institute
Crain Garden Lobby at Methodist Hospital
18 \| jun at 6:00 pm	Houston Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce's "Passport to Wines Around the World"
Saint Genevieve
18 \| jun at 6:30 pm	Champagne Dinner with Perrier-Jouet Brand Ambassador
The Tasting Room—Uptown Park