By Bruce H.G. Calder Nestled in Houston’s Museum district where you might find some of Rembrandt’s drawings, discover the courage of African-American “Buffalo Soldiers” and even learn how hurricanes get their power sits an architectural gem devoted to the preservation of the memory of one of the most brutal chapters in the history of mankind. […]
FREE THINGS TO DO IN HOUSTON By David J. Knee Art Car Museum 140 Heights Blvd Houston, TX 77007 Information (713) 861-5526 www.artcarmuseum.com Hours Wednesday-Sunday: 11 am-6 pm Closed: Monday & Tuesday Admission Always Free CAMH| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Montrose Boulevard, Houston Texas 77006 Information (713) 284-8250 www.camh.org Hours Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday: 10 am-7 […]
Mayor Parker and Gala Chairs will Recognize the 25th Anniversary of Bering Omega Community Services Dental Clinic Honorees Houston, TX—Bering Omega Community Services gala co-chairs Jared Lang, General Manager of Momentum Audi and president of Fashion Houston, and Jeff Gremillion, Editor-in-Chief of Houston Magazine along with honorary chairs Hank Coleman and Kathryn King Coleman announced […]
August 2012 1st-(thru the 12th) Lion King at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 1st-Cirque du Soleil Presents Kooza at Sam Houston Race Park, 8:00 p.m. 2nd-Pitbull at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. 3rd-Motley Crue at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. 3rd-Entertainment Industry Party in VIP Room @ Midtown Lounge, […]
Houston Mayor Annise Parker announces new non-stop flights to Istanbul beginning April 1, 2013, operated by Turkish Airlines between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport (IST). "Houston's strong business connections with Turkey created the opportunity to attract this foreign flag airline to our city," said Mayor Parker. "Houston has become the […]
HOUSTON—Following their pleas of guilty earlier this year, four members of the 4th Street Bloods criminal street gang have been sentenced to federal prison, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. U.S. District Judge David Hittner sentenced Thomas Tyler Black, 26; Jamie Lynn Finley, 30; Cameron Lee Sanford, 20; and William Hunter Sanford, 21, all […]
The news report of Natalie Plummer getting arrested-- for providing a public service by warning drivers of a speed trap-- illustrates why I don`t trust the police. That woman should be praised for her good deed, not punished. In my experience and observation, it seems to me that the vast majority of police type personnel […]
HOUSTON - Three members of the Expedition 31 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth Sunday, July 1, wrapping up a mission that lasted six-and-a-half months. Russian Commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers landed their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft in Kazakhstan […]
"A Houston woman said she was wrongfully arrested by police for holding up a 'speed trap' sign near where an officer was pulling over motorists. Natalie Plummer said she wrote 'speed trap' on a grocery bag and held it at the roadside on West Dallas June 21 after she spotted an officer pulling motorists over […]
The Houston Chapter of the American Marketing Association held its 26th Annual Crystal Awards this week, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston. The Crystal Awards are the association's premier event, honoring the vision and strategic direction of the city's best marketing work. Judges evaluated hundreds of entries in 59 categories, with a record 81 […]