Katie Laird

In the spirit of all things natural science-y, the Houston Museum of Natural Science peeps want to feed your belly at Big Bite Nite on April 30th from 6-9pm. The natural science bit comes in because you'll be eating next to FREAKING DINOSAURS, which pretty much bumps up any... continue reading on Houstonist

Turtle soup lovers can breathe a sigh of relief: Brennan's of Houston is officially rebuilding and will be open to Creole junkies in October 2009. After being mostly destroyed in a devastating fire during Hurricane Ike, no special occasion dinner has been the same for thousands of Houstonian foodies.... continue reading on Houstonist

So our plans for the weekend are pretty chill - a little Wii, maybe catch a movie, hit Artopia or get a tattoo... But some Houstonians prefer to go the more "productive" route, like Albert Goldreich who is on a mission from the Great Kiln in the Sky to... continue reading on Houstonist

Houstonist's music tastes are refined - Duran Duran, Wham!, You(genious) and, most definitely yes, every single note from A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack. Which is why this ticket giveaway is cool - accomplished jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut will be playing not only a killer Christmas arrangement, but will also... continue reading on Houstonist

A very sad announcement from the Houston Zoo today, 2-year-old Mac the Asian elephant died of elephant herpesvirus last night: Houston Zoo elephant keepers alerted the Zoo’s veterinarians Sunday morning when they saw indications that Mac was exhibiting initial symptoms of elephant herpesvirus. Our keepers perform regular inspections of all... continue reading on Houstonist