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Danielle Bradbery's amazing Voice win hits home — and now League City wants a piece

Big change at MFAH: Rich Kinder elected new chairman of renowned museum's board

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

Drake dials up the arrogance for his new concert tour — and Houston is in his cross hairs

City Life

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

A hybrid that actually looks good? Lexus shakes up the gas-saving game with its CT 200h

Teenage lifeguard drowns while trying to prove his underwater swimming prowess in Katy

Hazmat suit team pulls off a bold Woodlands jewelry store robbery: They got it at Jared (quickly)

Fashion/Style

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The hottest looks for summer: Ditch that boring, basic black for summer pastels

Who needs high heels to be sexy? 10 wedges that will blow away any boring shoe notions

Must-shop Houston boutiques: Break free of the chains to shop local

H&M partners with hip Paris designer for new collection

Food/Drink

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In-N-Out Burger threatens a high-end Houston chef in burger flap — and the response is hilarious

How Texas' new beer laws are changing the local craft beer scene: Everything you need to know

Houston bar king rails against spirit rep "hookers" and other Big Liquor games

New Midtown bar promises to serve only "American" craft beer: Is the USA, USA chant next?

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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Houston home sales break an all-time record: Has a white-hot market reached its peak?

Galveston ups its luxury game: New multi-million homes to include private helipad access

Mansion fever grips the real estate market: Is a $200 million home on the way?

A $6.7 million party house? Six bedrooms, a Zen vibe and not your ordinary design up the cool factor

Social Scene

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A red letter night at the Louvre with Diana Ross and Princess Charlotte brings in $3 million

Murder, super powerful Texas women and liver transplants all touch the Houston party scene

Young professionals raise a glass to Houston Ballet finale — and to never growing up

Party in Paris: Gypsy Queens rock Luxembourg Palace but Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes won't sing

Sports

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Johnny Manziel has a point on College Station: Is Twitter or the truth hurting Texas A&M?

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

Travel

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United Airlines ups the Dreamliner ante, orders more new stretch planes — and look at that fuel burn

Galveston to get a new bridge? Historic old bridge seen as an economic block

With love from Paris, romantics lock up a controversial new tradition on Seine bridge

Carmen Electra's boobs to be bronzed for breastaurant Hall of Fame: You're surprised?

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New Food Truck Power

A big name chef's new food truck more than lives up to expectations: Houston's new best tacos contender?

By Whitney Radley

05.20.13 | 6:08 pm

It was finally beginning to cool off on the back patio of D&T Drive Inn on Saturday evening when my friends and I realized we were suddenly starving. Like, so hungry that we considered ski ...

New Restaurant in Rice Village

Torchy's Tacos fever builds: New Rice Village restaurant seeing huge crowds

By Barbara Kuntz

04.19.13 | 4:04 pm

"Let's get this party started," Torchy's Tacos tweeted and faithful lil' "devils" braced the morning chill while in line awaiting the opening of the flame-friendly e ...

Foodie News

Taco takeover: Torchy's plans a third Houston location

By Sarah Rufca

10.04.12 | 12:16 pm

Torchy's Tacos may not have pleased some of the critics around town, but judging by the permanent line of cars waiting to get into the parking lot of the original Houston location on South Shep ...

Foodie News

It's National Taco Day: Where to find Houston's best tacos

By Sarah Rufca

10.04.12 | 6:00 am

Let's be real: Every day in Houston is taco day. It just so happens that on Oct. 4, the country catches up by celebrating National Taco Day. Since we at CultureMap are loathe to instigate a ...

A run for the border?

Taco Bell's identity crisis: Can the chain compete with Chipotle and still serve drunk food?

By Erin Schwarz

06.10.12 | 12:00 pm

Congratulations, the fast food joint to hit after a night at the bars is soon to be the newest upscale restaurant in town. Taco Bell is known for not only its super-cheap late-night fare (they& ...

Houston pride is at stake

Shark, gator, grasshopper & mystery meat: Are you fearless enough for a Feast of the Brave?

By Clifford Pugh

05.03.12 | 5:01 pm

One of the perks of working at CultureMap is that you never know who is going to show up at our doorstep. So today, when I was feeling particularly hungry, we got a call from the organizers of The ...

Torchy's Tacos - Houston

An Austin taco joint takes over

2411 S. Shepherd Dr.
Houston, TX 77019

Foodie News

Torchy's Tacos suffers a Sunday meltdown: Hour-long waits as H-Town crushes online ordering

By Sarah Rufca

12.19.11 | 12:33 pm

Apparently Houstonians just can't get enough of Torchy's Tacos. Almost two weeks after opening, the popular Austin import had a service meltdown on Sunday night, with some customers rep ...

Foodie News

Torchy's Tacos throws its biggest opening party ever: Are you feeling the foodie fever?

By Sarah Rufca

12.06.11 | 11:51 am

With all due respect to Tyson Cole and Uchi, the most anticipated Austin import this year is a little more laid back. Torchy's Tacos opens its first Houston location Wednesday morning at 7 ...

Foodie News

Looking past Greatfull Taco's determined eccentricity: Hits and misses at this brick and mortar stop

By Sarah Rufca

06.05.11 | 9:23 am

There has been a lot of inked spilled about Greatfull Taco, and yet so little has been devoted to the food. So on my first visit I was determined to ignore the determined eccentricity: The empl ...

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Places to see an art house movie	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Free Museum Days

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	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
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Indie Coffee Joints	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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Quirky Houston attractions	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Cupcake Heaven

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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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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Late Night Bites	Downtown Watering Holes

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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A-List Art Deco	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	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	Swell Party Venues

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	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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The Astrodome is saved?! Your first look at a $194 million reimagined Dome with power player backing

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Galveston hotel rape lawsuit puts high-profile companies on the defensive

06.19.13

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This is no ordinary class reunion: Power players feted on Chevron Tower's 50th floor with musical wows

06.19.13

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French diplomats open up their River Oaks manse to celebrate cave man life

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

20 \| jun at 12:00 pm	Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture: Maude Brown's Baby by Richard Cunningham
The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park
20 \| jun at 12:00 pm	Noontime Gallery Talk: "A Closer Look at Things Byzantine"
The Menil Collection
20 \| jun at 12:00 pm	Film screening and book signing with Chuck Smith: Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
The Menil Collection
20 \| jun at 1:00 pm	2013 Houston Summer Boat Show
Reliant Center

New Food Truck Power

By Whitney Radley

05.20.13 | 6:08 pm

It was finally beginning to cool off on the back patio of D&T Drive Inn on Saturday evening when my friends and I realized we were suddenly starving. Like, so hungry that we considered ski ...

New Restaurant in Rice Village

By Barbara Kuntz

04.19.13 | 4:04 pm

"Let's get this party started," Torchy's Tacos tweeted and faithful lil' "devils" braced the morning chill while in line awaiting the opening of the flame-friendly e ...

Foodie News

By Sarah Rufca

10.04.12 | 12:16 pm

Torchy's Tacos may not have pleased some of the critics around town, but judging by the permanent line of cars waiting to get into the parking lot of the original Houston location on South Shep ...

Foodie News

By Sarah Rufca

10.04.12 | 6:00 am

Let's be real: Every day in Houston is taco day. It just so happens that on Oct. 4, the country catches up by celebrating National Taco Day. Since we at CultureMap are loathe to instigate a ...

A run for the border?

By Erin Schwarz

06.10.12 | 12:00 pm

Congratulations, the fast food joint to hit after a night at the bars is soon to be the newest upscale restaurant in town. Taco Bell is known for not only its super-cheap late-night fare (they& ...

Houston pride is at stake

By Clifford Pugh

05.03.12 | 5:01 pm

One of the perks of working at CultureMap is that you never know who is going to show up at our doorstep. So today, when I was feeling particularly hungry, we got a call from the organizers of The ...

An Austin taco joint takes over

2411 S. Shepherd Dr. Houston, TX 77019

Foodie News

By Sarah Rufca

12.19.11 | 12:33 pm

Apparently Houstonians just can't get enough of Torchy's Tacos. Almost two weeks after opening, the popular Austin import had a service meltdown on Sunday night, with some customers rep ...

Foodie News

By Sarah Rufca

12.06.11 | 11:51 am

With all due respect to Tyson Cole and Uchi, the most anticipated Austin import this year is a little more laid back. Torchy's Tacos opens its first Houston location Wednesday morning at 7 ...

Foodie News

By Sarah Rufca

06.05.11 | 9:23 am

There has been a lot of inked spilled about Greatfull Taco, and yet so little has been devoted to the food. So on my first visit I was determined to ignore the determined eccentricity: The empl ...

2411 S. Shepherd Dr.
Houston, TX 77019