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

Tarra Gaines: 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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

Whitney Radley: Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

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Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

Clifford Pugh: Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

Clifford Pugh: Fashion with a conscience: Chan Luu creates jewelry line from a world perspective

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rachael Abrams: The coolest gifts online: Houston entrepreneur aims to make handmade chic & cheap

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Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

Joel Luks: Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

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

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

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

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

Whitney Radley: Defying the demolition craze: New $80 million downtown hotel to save a 102-year-old skyscraper

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Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

Whitney Radley: Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let's Go Rodeo 2012

Let's Go Rodeo 2012

GETTING CLUED IN

A Rodeo scavenger hunt that gets you closer to the Houston Rockets: Free floor seats or Glide swag

By Whitney Radley

Feb 28th, 2012 at 5:40 PM

Want to score tickets for Houston Rockets games, RodeoHouston concerts, exclusive gear or even a chance to win a free wireless phone? Then you're in luck: Cricket Wireless, in ...

IN THE CATBIRD SEAT

Partying like a rock star at the Houston Rodeo: Living the suite high life

By Shelby Hodge

Feb 27th, 2012 at 9:43 AM

If you've dreamed of partying like a rock star during rodeo at Reliant Stadium, this could be your chance. But, of course, to party like a rock star will ...

WHERE'S YOUR WAGON?

J.J. Watt on a horse, marching bands galore & kid cowboys: The Rodeo parade takes over downtown

By Chris Baldwin

Feb 26th, 2012 at 1:10 AM

When the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo parade takes over downtown, cars cede to horses. And Houston Texans.

THE BIGGEST COWBOY CHALLENGE

How to find that elusive great Houston Rodeo parking spot — and options if you don't

By Whitney Radley

Feb 25th, 2012 at 11:04 AM

RodeoHouston season is here, and you know what that means: Parking problems. Houstonians have a preference for sidling up to the very front row — and though that's not likely ...

SHELBY'S SOCIAL DIARY

Rodeo fever stretches to River Oaks Country Club and the Pearl Ball goes lite with Texas theme

By Shelby Hodge

Feb 25th, 2012 at 6:14 AM

Tradition took a backseat to youthful enthusiasm Thursday night when the 24th annual Good Samaritan Pearl Ball morphed into Pearl Ball Lite. Goodbye miles of glistening pearls and the typical ...

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