News & City Life

Our Lost Youth

Where Have All the Green Lizards Gone?

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (but with lizards)

11/03/2014 By John Lomax

Ice House

November’s Perfect Party

Costume Not Optional

11/03/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Weather Report

An Ode To Houston’s Non-Summer

A guide to understanding our best season

11/03/2014 By John Lomax

history

But Ours Is Taller

A visit to the recently reopened Washington Monument prompts a reassessment of Houston's own obelisk.

10/30/2014 By Andrew Husband

Events

The Oprah Example

Thoughts on her visit to the Toyota Center

10/18/2014 By Scott Vogel

Guide

Houston's 8 Weirdest Meetup Groups

Want to meet fellow shamans, ferret-lovers, or paranormal researchers? There's a group for that.

10/13/2014 By Michael Hardy and Allegra Boutch

a modest proposal

Why Houston Should Host The 2022 Winter Olympics

Oslo just bowed out of the competition to host the next winter games. Who's left? Kazakhstan, China, and—us.

10/09/2014 By Cort McMurray

sports

Why Houston Hasn't Embraced José Altuve

The Astros' diminutive second baseman just won the American League batting title, but the city still hasn't gotten behind him. Why? Because the team's lost our support.

10/03/2014 By Cort McMurray

H-Town Diary

When Driver’s Ed Lessons Go Wrong

You’ll never learn to fly if you can’t forget how to drive.

09/30/2014 By Andrew Husband

Politics

Is It Time to Reform Tort Reform?

Tort reform made sense to lots of people at the time, Stephen DiLeo included—that is, until a doctor removed his son’s brain tumor.

09/30/2014 By John Lomax

Bayougraphy

Meet Houston’s Man of Steel

Blaine Herring, Bodybuilder

09/30/2014 By Stephanie Joplin

Vampires

For Houston’s Vampire Community, Reality Bites

Seeking equal rights—and sometimes blood.

09/30/2014 By Peter Holley

History

Dredging Up Civil War History in Galveston Bay

Texas A&M researchers are uncovering the fascinating remains of a Union battleship sunk during the Battle of Galveston.

09/30/2014 By Peter Holley

Hair Crimes

Making the Classics Relevant: Alexander Pope

Rethinking The Rape of the Lock in light of a string of recent crimes

09/30/2014

Domestic Violence

For South Asian Women, Ancient Norms Meet Modern Realities

Bringing domestic violence awareness to one of Houston’s most underrepresented populations requires a bridging of cultures.

09/30/2014 With Peter Holley

Ice House Interview

Interview: Friends with (Potential) Benefits for Mankind

These Rice University researchers are going viral—but not in the way you think.

09/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

The Show Must Go Juan

The Montrose Rollerblader Prepares for Act Two

His star turn having grown too big for America’s Got Talent, what’s next for Juan Carlos? We’ve got some ideas.

09/30/2014

Ice House

October’s Perfect Party

(Costume Not Optional)

09/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Marijuana

A New Front in the War on the War on Drugs

Ann Lee, an 85-year-old Meyerland Republican, may not be the advocate legalization supporters expected—but she may be the advocate they need.

09/30/2014 By John Lomax

Newsfix

Video: Double-Decker Bus Tour Takes Houston Sightseeing to Next Level

Houston City Tours takes sightseeing to the next level with double-decker buses.

09/22/2014

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