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NEVER STOPPED SERVING CUSTOMERS
Underhanded tow truck games: Fusion Taco owner's car is towed while she cooks
By Caroline Gallay
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 4:02 PM
The lot used for Wednesday lunches by Fusion Taco at 3440 Richmond had some unwelcome guests this week. Tow trucks hauled three cars from the vacant lot, including ...
FIRE IN THE GULF
Who is Mariner Energy? Houston firm that owns the latest oil rig to explode has Enron and BP ties
By Sarah Rufca
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:14 PM
Just over four months after an explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig caused the largest oil spill in history, tensions are running high with the news of ...
CULTUREMAP EXCLUSIVE
First picture of the Mariner Energy oil rig fire
By Chris Baldwin
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 12:39 PM
CultureMap acquired the first picture of the Mariner Energy oil rig fire. The photo taken from a distance shows the platform burning. Thirteen workers were rescued from the ...
ONE INJURED, ALL SAFE
Updated: Mariner Energy oil rig explodes in the Gulf, oil spotted in the water
By Sarah Rufca
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 10:53 AM
Update at 1:14 p.m.: A Coast Guard officer now tells Bloomberg News that a one-mile oil sheen from the platform is already visible in the water ...
GREEN CHA-CHING
Texas' energy-efficient appliance rebate party gets a do-over
By Steven Thomson
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Ever tried to throw a blowout party, only to find yourself overwhelmed with an onslaught of guests without an appropriate welcome committee? The thing about parties is that ...
A TOWN SAVER?
A full house: Galveston businesses press for casino gambling
By Caroline Gallay
Sep 1st, 2010 at 7:09 PM
In a survey conducted by Texas A&M University of 499 members of Galveston's Chamber of Commerce (which is owned by local business leaders), an enormous 79 ...
RICKY WHO?
Texas coach Mack Brown brings crazy talk to Sports Illustrated
By Chris Baldwin
Sep 1st, 2010 at 5:48 PM
Is Mack Brown finally developing some swagger? The University of Texas' football coach normally gives new definition to bland, even in a coaching profession where saying nothing is ...
HOMETOWN GLORY
No, it's not an oxymoron: The Woodlands is officially cool, by Travel + Leisure decree
By Sarah Rufca
Sep 1st, 2010 at 11:09 AM
To the defenders of The Woodlands' innate awesomeness, your efforts have been vindicated. Travel + Leisure went looking for the 10 coolest suburbs in America, and it's no ...
MEDIA RUMBLINGS
Atlanta family that controls nation's 2nd largest radio conglomerate plans to buy Houston Modern Luxury
By Clifford Pugh
Aug 31st, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Are Roula and Ryan going to start dressing better? Perhaps so, since their station owner plans to purchase Houston Modern Luxury magazine. An Atlanta family that controls the ...
HTML5 MIND BLOWING
Arcade Fire and Google Chrome team up for an emotional cross promotion
By Caroline Gallay
Aug 31st, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Is it a music video, a guerilla Google Chrome promotion, or an elaborate showpiece for HTML5? It's hard to say, and it could be all of those ...
FIRE CONFINED TO 27TH FLOOR
Four alarm blaze at historic downtown Chase building
By Clifford Pugh
Aug 30th, 2010 at 9:46 PM
UPDATE: Houston firefighters controlled the blaze after more than four hours. The building is closed on Tuesday. The fire was confined to the 27th floor, which houses the ...
A THEATER GOES DEAD IN THE NIGHT
Cold blooded closure: Angelika employees tell of being locked out and left on the sidewalk with no notice
By Chris Baldwin
Aug 30th, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Things go bump in the dead of the night — and in Houston, that's apparently when art theaters close down too. Angelika Film Center employees showed up on ...
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September 1, 2010
B Corps take hold in Houston: Companies like New Living make doing good a rule
There's a new breed of business in town, literally. Benefit Corporations continue to gain notoriety — the concept was profiled in depth in Esquire earlier this month — but the term ...
TRENDYSOMETHING IN SOMO
Adopt a raccoon, throw a slumber party, read for survival: 25 Things You Must Do in SoMo Before You Die
By Steven Thomson - August 31st, 2010
Over the course of August, I've been presenting my list of "25 Thing You Must Do in SoMo Before You Die" in the tradition of such literary classics as ...
By Caroline Gallay - August 30th, 2010
There is much to be said for eschewing air travel in favor of a good, old-fashioned road trip — as my recent pilgrimage to a friend’s wedding in the middle ...
POPP CULTURE
Birthers and birthday cakes: Celebrating becoming eligible to run for president
By Steve Popp - August 29th, 2010
I recently became constitutionally eligible to run for the presidency of the United States of America. My birth in New York City, coupled with my residence here in the United ...
A ghost of Hurricane Katrina: Remembering the woman in the elevator on disaster's anniversary
By Carolina Astrain - August 29th, 2010
I have a bad habit of talking to strangers in the elevator. During one of my treks back to Texas from Missouri, my bad manners let loose at a hotel ...
By Jane Howze - August 28th, 2010
Shortly after taking up golf, I realized that I would never be good enough to win golf tournaments. But this Type A gal needed a golf goal. Moreover, a four-day-per-week ...
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