GREAT AMERICAN BRO'D TRIP DAY SIX

A look at PNC Park, the best stadium with the worst team

By Jeremy C. Little

Jun 28th, 2010 at 11:16 AM

After several frozen cocktails at Under the Volcano on empty stomachs, converted Houstonians Jeremy C. Little (a publicist) and Colin “Dabbo” Dabbs (a junior high history teacher) finally ...


CATCH A BREEZE

The world sails through Kemah: Championship brings Olympians to Texas waters

By Laura Sanders

Jun 28th, 2010 at 10:20 AM

The World Cup and Wimbledon are not the only international sporting events that take place in June. Kemah, Texas gets a little action too. That's right, Kemah ...


THE GREAT AMERICAN BRO'D TRIP DAY 5

Obnoxious Red Sox fans, $1 dogs, Midwest hospitality and a colonic: Just another day in baseball

By Jeremy C. Little

Jun 27th, 2010 at 3:04 PM

After several frozen cocktails at Under the Volcano on empty stomachs, converted Houstonians Jeremy C. Little (a publicist) and Colin “Dabbo” Dabbs (a junior high history teacher) finally ...


CONVENTIONAL WISDOM

It's Bill White's party, be wild: Five places for Democrats to be seen in Corpus Christi

By Sarah Rufca

Jun 25th, 2010 at 6:28 PM

With Texas Democrats descending on Corpus Christi for the 2010 state convention, there's not a lot of political drama planned. (Not unless they release a platform as ...


THE GREAT AMERICAN BRO'D TRIP DAY 4

Escaping the mullets after a Blackhawks' Stanley Cup party

By Jeremy C. Little

Jun 23rd, 2010 at 9:27 PM

After several frozen cocktails at Under the Volcano on empty stomachs, converted Houstonians Jeremy C. Little (a publicist) and Colin “Dabbo” Dabbs (a junior high history teacher) finally ...


GREAT AMERICAN BRO'D TRIP DAY THREE

Road truths: Nancy Pelosi is a gouging taxi driver's ally, Bud Selig runs a ripoff & the Cubs blow saves

By Jeremy C. Little

Jun 22nd, 2010 at 4:52 PM

After several frozen cocktails at Under the Volcano on empty stomachs, converted Houstonians Jeremy C. Little (a publicist) and Colin “Dabbo” Dabbs (a junior high history teacher) finally ...


OUR MAN IN SOUTH AFRICA

For the love of Bill Simmons, this World Cup is headed toward an Argentina-Brazil final

By Gerardo Chapa

Jun 21st, 2010 at 5:22 PM

With the second round of group stage matches finished, we know as little about each team's World Cup chances as we did when it all started — perhaps ...


GREAT AMERICAN BRO'D TRIP DAY TWO

Missing the world's largest chair, spraying Busch stadium & hotel parking lot grilling — the journey rolls on

By Jeremy C. Little

Jun 21st, 2010 at 10:27 AM

After several frozen cocktails at Under the Volcano on empty stomachs, converted Houstonians Jeremy C. Little (a publicist) and Colin “Dabbo” Dabbs (a junior high history teacher) finally ...


JERRY WORLD & BEDAZZLED BEAVERS

The Great American Bro'd Trip: Baseball, beer & two buds getting a little too close

By Jeremy C. Little

Jun 20th, 2010 at 10:57 AM

INTRODUCTION: LESS THAN KEROUAC Every group of guy friends has had the discussion at one point or another, but for once it wasn’t just sweet, sweet drunk ...


THE POWER OF A PARENT'S LOVE

Learning an important Father's Day lesson at the home of Anne Frank

By Laura Spalding

Jun 20th, 2010 at 9:35 AM

It was not cards and ties that my husband got today for Fathers' Day today. Instead, I am penning this article minutes after exiting the Anne Frank House ...


SHELBY ON THE LINKS AT PEBBLE BEACH

U.S. Open observations: Buff Tiger Woods, frustrated Phil Mickelson and a ball in a tree

By Shelby Hodge

Jun 17th, 2010 at 10:15 PM

Of all the golfers in round one of the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods walked away with — not the lowest score — but surely the highest marks for best-dressed ...


OUR MAN IN SOUTH AFRICA

Mugged by a Johannesburg hooker: The other side of the World Cup

By Gerardo Chapa

Jun 15th, 2010 at 6:50 PM

Gerardo Chapa is the producer of 20/10, a documentary about the 2010 World Cup. The movie's descriptor reads: "For a month this summer, for 90 minutes ...


TATTERED JEANS

Let's do the hustle: Gulf's waters filled with opportunists, money boats & things that drop in the night

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By Katie Oxford - June 30th, 2010

On the summer solstice, day 63 of the Gulf oil spill disaster, I took a boat ride through Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Louisiana. Our party of three left the ...

THEY WILL, THEY WILL ROCKY YOU

Go on, cheat on Texas: A Houstonian's guide to hiking Colorado 14ers

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By Fayza A. Elmostehi - June 20th, 2010

When you fantasize about the forbidden prospect of a weekend getaway, many a philandering Houstonian craves heavenly, raw contours unreachable by the coarse caress of a foolhardy vehicle. In short ...

By Caroline Gallay - June 15, 2010
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Want to make a difference in the Gulf? Go fish — literally

Capt. Allen Duke has been fishing the Gulf waters of Port St. Joe, Fla.,  for more than 41 years. He took his first client out when he was just 12 ...

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Camping in the city's shadow without Lake Houston's house party: Lake Livingston I presume?

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By Peter Barnes - June 12th, 2010

Northeast of Houston, the level east Texas landscape slowly yields to the Piney Woods. Gentle hills creep up on unsuspecting flatlanders who find themselves passing through pine and hardwood grown ...

By Barbara Kuntz - June 12, 2010
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Forget the Alamo (and the River Walk): Discover the true San Antonio spirit

Just entering the city limits of San Antonio after an auto pilot-style drive (straight and due west!) on Interstate 10, you’ll sense a welcoming change of pace. You’re ...

By Shelby Hodge - June 9, 2010
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Escaping in town: Taking a dip in the area's hottest hotel pools means checking in

Baby, it's hot outside and it's only going to get worse before it gets better. So with at least four months of sizzling summer temps ahead, we've ...


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