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5:22 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Oscar Salvador Fierro, 23, Bayou Body Count No. 178
By Richard Connelly
A fight that began outside a near-downtown club led to a fatal shooting early this morning, police say.Oscar Salvador Fierro, 23m was killed in the 2800 block of Smith after an incident that beg... More >>

Rocks Off

5:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Bono, Gaga And ZZ Top Write Like Raymond Chandler? Who Knew?
By Chris Gray
Ask anyone who really knows Rocks Off, and they'll probably tell you we can be a little slow on the uptake sometimes. We proved this once again earlier this week, when we updated our Facebook stat... More >>

Hair Balls

4:46 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
A Night At TUTS' Little Shop of Horrors: Don't Forget The Bug Spray
By Abby Downing-Beaver
The Theatre Under The Stars acting company is staging its usual summer freebie at Miller Outdoor Theatre. This year's installment is the Broadway staple, The Little Shop of Horrors.  ... More >>

Eating Our Words

4:28 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Openings and Closings
By Katharine Shilcutt
Openings all over town have things looking up for intrepid food lovers as well as those ready to welcome back some old favorites. In the Clear Lake area, the beloved Alpine Brauhaus has opened ... More >>

Hair Balls

4:11 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
For Inception: Bad Dream Sequences In Good Movies
By Richard Connelly
Inception is getting good reviews as a dream-based thriller, but there are plenty of examples of perfectly good movies or shows being ruined, or at least temporarily harmed, by dream sequences.Amo... More >>

Rocks Off

4:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Lady Gaga: Your Guide To Local Ticket Giveaways
By Craig Hlavaty
OK, Rocks Off campers, here's fair warning right now that next week will be all about hair metal and Lady Gaga, leading up to the latter's two-night stand at Toyota Center next Sunday and Monday a... More >>

Eating Our Words

3:54 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Get Your Yogurt, 39 Cents an Ounce
By Katharine Shilcutt
I'm a huge fan of the tart, almost acidic yogurt served up by the likes of Pinkberry and its numerous imitators. There's something terribly refreshing about eating a cold, puckery frozen yogurt o... More >>

Rocks Off

3:30 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Michael Buble: Why Are Men Going Tonight?
By Craig Hlavaty
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Eating Our Words

3:15 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
This Week in Deliciousness
By John Seaborn Gray
Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where your potato cannon is no match for our pumpkin bazooka. We started the week out by trying some delicious menudo, which is made f... More >>

Hair Balls

3:07 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Joseph Michael Weeks: East Texan Accused Of Teen's Cough Syrup Sex Assault
By John Nova Lomax
An 18-year-old man is behind bars in Lufkin after it was alleged that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was incapacitated by a cough-syrup high.According to an arrest affidavit, the ... More >>

Eating Our Words

3:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Unbelieva-Burger (Again)
By Amber Ambrose
In another "does-the-world-really-need-another-giant-burger" story, Hardee's (in Indiana) and Carl's Jr. (in Southern California) are testing out a new 12-inch burger. In the anti-Subway move, the... More >>

Rocks Off

3:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Urban Cowboy: How Does It Hold Up In 2010? (SPOILER ALERT)
By Brittanie Shey
Hollywood Shuffle can't really explain why we've never seen Urban Cowboy before. The only excuse is that we were born in 1980, the same year the film was released, and by the time we were old en... More >>

Hair Balls

2:05 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Game Time: LeBron James -- All Right, Now It's Getting Weird (The Mav Carter Pendant Story)
By Sean Pendergast
I wanted to write about Luis Scola today, I really did. I wanted to talk about how good Daryl Morey has to feel that he was able to lock in Scola for an annual number below $10 million per year... More >>

Rocks Off

2:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
FAIL: Prince, Johnny Rotten, Too Short, Auto-Tune
By John Seaborn Gray
Internet Not As "Over" As Prince Had Hoped: Remember last week when Prince said the Internet was "over," and that was why he's now giving copies of his new CD away for free whenever you buy a cop... More >>

Eating Our Words

1:52 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #5 Fried Chicken at Barbecue Inn
By Robb Walsh
Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or histo... More >>

Eating Our Words

1:26 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Chef Chat, Part 3: John Brand of Las Canarias and Pesca on the River
By Tam Vo
This week we chatted with Chef Brand and tasted a smattering of the dishes he helped develop for the Omni Hotel's Texas Triple Play menu. Because Chef Brand was visiting, he did not prepare the me... More >>

Rocks Off

1:15 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Michael Buble: Why Are We Going Tonight?
By Craig Hlavaty
Canadian neo-jazz crooner Michael Buble plays Toyota Center tonight, touring behind his latest album, last October's Crazy Love. For the most part Buble is beloved among women. The dude has a ma... More >>

Hair Balls

1:14 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Nicole Ileen Murphy: Meth Stashed In Vadge Fails To Fool Persistent Cop
By John Nova Lomax
A wee-hours traffic stop led to a slew of charges against a Montgomery County woman yesterday.Around 1 a.m.. Montgomery County Deputy J. Bergland was patrolling Newton Drive in New Caney when h... More >>

Rocks Off

12:30 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Art Rock: DJ Shortee Benefit At The Continental Club
By Chris Gray
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Hair Balls

12:03 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Mark A. Williams, 28, Bayou Body Count No. 177
By Richard Connelly
A California man was killed and his female companion critically injured after being shot multiple times as they sat in a Cadillac Escalade at a west side apartment complex.Mark A. Williams, 28, ... More >>

Rocks Off

12:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
Houston's Niceguys Have Trouble Making A Great Video? "Not At All"
By Shea Serrano
Rocks Off's Kim Douglass wrote this about The Niceguys almost one year ago to the day. If you're not familiar with them, you should read it, because then we don't have to do the perfunctory "This ... More >>

Eating Our Words

12:00 pm
Jul. 16, 2010
$13 at Hobbit Cafe
By Becky Means
Where: Hobbit Cafe, 2243 Richmond Avenue, 713-526-5460 What $13 gets you: A whole lot of eggs, an order of fresh pico, and some disappointing fajita beef and veggies. After a long bike ride Sund... More >>

Hair Balls

11:02 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Parking Garage Suicide: Man Fails To Drive To Death, Jumps Instead
By Travis Hensley
A man tried to drive to his death from the heights of a parking garage downtown this morning, police said. When steel wires kept his car from going over the ledge, he opened the door an... More >>

Eating Our Words

11:00 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Bret Michaels' Diet Snapple Trop-A-Rocka Tea
By Joanna O'Leary
Confession #1: I am not, nor ever have been, a fan of the band Poison. Confession #2: I have never seen a single episode of The Apprentice. But I nevertheless have become somewhat obsessed with ... More >>

Rocks Off

11:00 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Top 10 Rap Covers By Non-Rap Artists
By Rizoh
Artists have many ways of expressing admiration for their peers. Name-dropping those who inspire them in liner notes and offering them groupies on the tour bus are just a couple of ways of showing... More >>

Hair Balls

10:02 am
Jul. 16, 2010
MLS All-Star Game Build-Up Begins, And Dynamo Start Super Liga Action With A Win
By Danny Lopez
The Houston Dynamo officially kicked-off their Super Liga schedule last night with a 2-1 over Mexican rival Pachuca. Joseph Ngwenya was the hero of night with both goals for the Orange. Ngwenya ... More >>

Eating Our Words

10:00 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Honduras Mayan Cafe & Bar
By Jason Kerr
I was headed over to Pico's for some top-shelf margaritas and mole when I decided to try something new, Honduras Mayan Cafe & Bar (5945 Belliare Blvd. 713-668-5057), which is right next door. ... More >>

Rocks Off

10:00 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Hot Topic's Music Buyer Tells How He'll Put Your Band In Stock
By Jef With One F
Gothtopia is almost certain he is the only Houston Press staff member to have an album that was sold in Hot Topic stores. [Ed. Note: Rocks Off No. 2's debut Hlocked and Hloaded should be in stores... More >>

Hair Balls

8:58 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Houston Astros: 17 Reasons To -- Believe It Or Not -- Watch The Rest Of The Season
By John Royal
The Astros return to action tonight, and with a record of 36-53, you're probably wondering why it is that you should give a damn about the rest of the season. Especially since Houston Texa... More >>

Eating Our Words

8:00 am
Jul. 16, 2010
Health Dept. Roundup
By Mike Morris
There's something to be said for shooting straight. Label your restaurant with the name of a country, and it takes the guesswork out of things for twitchy white people unsure whether they're ready... More >>
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Trash Talk Trash Talk
By Craig Malisow

A ho gotta promote her brand. The sentiment was posted in March 2009 to a forum on the gossip Web site LipstickAlley.com, a popular destination for NBA wives, ex-wives and the… More >>

Welcome to Mi Pueblito, Washington Welcome to Mi Pueblito, Washington
By Nina Shapiro

At age 17, Sergio Marquez left his hometown in the Mexican state of Michoacán and traveled to the small U.S. town of Wapato, located amid the fertile farmlands of Washington's… More >>

Battle in the Heights

SPACED CITY Battle in the Heights Walmart brings out the passion By Christopher Patronella Jr. The Heights may soon be dealing with an unwanted resident, and they're going to have to put up a… More >>

Man vs. Megastore

Man Vs. Megastore Online readers came out fast and furiously in their comments on the "Walmart vs. the Heights" Hair Balls blog by Chris Patronella Jr., July 7: Caveat emptor: Walmart sucks. In particular, they… More >>

Lawn Mower Man Lawn Mower Man
By John Nova Lomax

For Kenneth Page, all that he had built his dreams around vanished in a cloud of Central Texas dust on that terrible day this past March. That was the day… More >>

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos? What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?
By Gustavo Arellano

The names of the couples in this story have been changed to protect their identities.If Juan and Juana were going to stage a fake marriage to help Juan get his… More >>

Ripped Off by the Best

Whatever Ripped Off by the Best Famous plagiarizer strikes close to home By Craig Malisow When investigative reporter and Case Closed author Gerald Posner was busted for plagiarism by our sister publication, Miami New… More >>

Getting Played

Getting Played Online readers respond to "Out of The Box," by Shea Serrano, June 24: The Box are some dumb-asses: This man has done nothing but good for the city of Houston, and… More >>

Peanut Butter Miracles Peanut Butter Miracles
By Aimee Levitt

In Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, everyone rises with the roosters, and by 8 a.m. the unpaved streets outside Hospital Justinien are jammed. Taxicabs and pickup trucks, some painted with religious slogans and… More >>

An Immigrant's Heart An Immigrant's Heart
By Shefali Kulkarni

It began as a cold that Julia Amparo-Alvarado couldn't seem to shake. One January night in 2003 when her boss called, asking her to come in for a night shift of… More >>

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