Miscellaneous: April 2009 Archives
The Urban Research Center of Houston at Rice University has published the results of their annual Houston Area Survey. For the past 27 years, the Houston Area Survey has tracked our attitudes on topics like economics, politics, immigration, crime and family values. The website links to a summary of the 2009 findings. So what's changed and what's stayed the same? While we are finally feeling the effects of the recession, we're still optimistic about living here. Up from 31% in 2007, 44% of those polled felt Houston is a much better place to live compared to other metropolitan areas. The economy dominates our concerns this year, pushing aside crime, pollution, and our favorite gripe, traffic. Our attitudes towards mass transit have improved, though 54% polled stated that they would still commute to work even if public transportation was more efficient. We have not changed our minds on some hot button issues like abortion. However, negative attitudes towards immigration and gay rights have lessened. more ›
Houstonist is bringing you some of our favorite recently uploaded YouTube videos that take place in or focus on Houston, whether they're fun, serious or silly. If you'd like to suggest a Houston-related video for the next edition of HouTube, shoot us an email. more ›
Now you and your knowledge of swine flu infestation locations can be the envy of the office water cooler thanks to a Google Maps mash-up. "Pink markers are suspect. Purple markers are confirmed or probable. Deaths lack a dot in marker. Yellow markers are negative." The thunderstorms have slowed down your work day enough so that you can click F5 every 10 seconds to watch the dots appear in the map markers. Please keep us posted as anything develops. Thanks to Lifehacker for the tip.
Houston is named number 8 out of 13 “Worst Hair Cities” by TotalBeauty.com. more ›
Houstonist has an active and amazing Flickr photo group. We receive many, many photos of Houston and the surrounding areas every day and unless you are an active visitor to our photo pool many of these photos go unnoticed. So in a weekly effort to bring you more amazing photos from Houstonist readers and photographers, we are going to feature a block of photos submitted to our Flickr photo group. The images will be dug up from deep within our photo pool archives and we hope to expose you to even more wonderful Houston photography. more ›
The thing we love about Houston is that there’s always something new to discover… more ›
"NUMBER 1 CHICKEN RICE & SEAFOOD more ›
Tomorrow, April 22, you can hug every tree you see and no one will judge you, we promise. That's because it's Earth Day, which was founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as a means to raise awareness about the environment. Today it is celebrated by more than 180 nations and is thought to be the world's most widely observed secular holiday. If you would like to be more eco-conscious but don't know where to begin, Houstonist is here to make it easy for you. In honor of Earth Day tomorrow we've put together a few simple things you can do to show the planet some love. Click through to read more. more ›
Houstonist has an active and amazing Flickr photo group. We receive many, many photos of Houston and the surrounding areas every day and unless you are an active visitor to our photo pool many of these photos go unnoticed. So in a weekly effort to bring you more amazing photos from Houstonist readers and photographers, we are going to feature a block of photos submitted to our Flickr photo group. The images will be dug up from deep within our photo pool archives and we hope to expose you to even more wonderful Houston photography. more ›
Ladies of Houston, do something nice for your breasts and overall figure by getting a bra fitting. We are talking a real fitting, not the awkward measuring tape routine juggled by a high-school senior somewhere between neon velour tracksuits and glitter infused body lotions. These stores are great for flirtatious lingerie and cotton panties, but their bras are designed around one breast shape. Breasts vary tremendously in shape and size; these cookie-cutter bras simply don’t do the job. more ›
Rice University's own Mike Massimino, a Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science professor, is preparing to take his second spaceflight to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 12, and he's got a lot to say about it. Known on Twitter as Astro_Mike, he began chronicling his preparations earlier this month. The details surrounding the training for a spaceflight are quite a compelling subject, as so far Astro_Mike has over 50,000 followers and counting. That's about 5 times as many followers as the Mars Rovers, and they're on another planet. more ›
Each week, Houstonist brings you some of our favorite recently uploaded YouTube videos that take place in or focus on Houston, whether they're fun, serious or silly. If you'd like to suggest a Houston-related video for the next edition of HouTube, shoot us an email. Today's edition: the science of food via HMNS, a performance from Cajun Fest and more! more ›
An interesting little blog called Strange Maps recently published a map of the best beer states in America, and Texas found itself in the happy position of Number 6. more ›
The Astros and the City of Houston will be honoring Hall of Fame Broadcaster Milo more ›
For anyone who hasn’t noticed yet, everyone’s favorite no-frills Museum District bar has added a huge back patio. more ›
A subscription to Rice Design Alliance's gorgeous quarterly magazine Cite will set you back about $25 a year, but you can sample some of the non-profit's programs, interests and writing by reading the magazine's online companion, Offcite. (Clever, huh?) more ›
On Monday Houstonist posted about Stick Em Up a blog and documentary about the art of wheat-pasting in Houston. Just a few days later, MyFoxHouston ran this hilariously un-ironic story about the "new" form of graffiti plaguing the town, complete with hip music and cheesy color-saturated montages of what must be the sloppiest spray-painting in Houston. more ›
Our fair city of Houston is not exactly known for its environmental conscientiousness. According to a recent survey by Nalgene, maker of the popular water bottles, we rank 22 out of 25 on America’s Least Wasteful Cities survey. Yikes! The study ranked the 25 largest cities in the United States on “23 waste-focused habits of urban Americans” including recycling, use of energy efficient light bulbs, and use of public transportation. Houston’s overall score based on the effective points from all 23 categories was an 879.16, a far cry from the least wasteful city of San Francisco with a 1025.45. However, we did manage to edge out a few more wasteful cities; rounding out the bottom of the list is Indianapolis, Dallas, and Atlanta. more ›
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