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Houston Astros Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton survived a heart attack scare yesterday and is doing OK. Hamilton, who was having Sunday brunch with his son Mark at the Four Seasons, noticed his father wasn't OK. I could tell something wasn't right," Mark Hamilton said. "I said, 'Are you OK?' He said, 'No,' and pointed to his heart. He wanted me to take him home and I said, 'That's not an option.' I...
Good morning, Houston. Yeah, we remember how (relatively) mild the first part of the summer was, and we're grateful for that. But now, after weeks of oppressive heat, we're sick of the weather — so you can imagine how excited we were when we checked out the long-range forecast and saw highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s coming in early September. But it might not come as early as...
So, short of some kind of miracle — we're not sure exactly what kind, but we're thinking maybe a midnight ghostly visit to Weingarten Realty CEO Drew Alexander, a la A Christmas Carol — the north section of the River Oaks Shopping Center will be coming down in the next few days, to be replaced with a new retail strip anchored by a Barnes & Noble megastore. And in case you've forgotten, B&N's moving into...
The Houston Astros have announced that Morgan Ensberg has been designated for assignment. The team has 10 days to release, trade or send Ensberg to the minors, but GM Tim Purpura stated the minors are not an option for Ensberg. With the recent addition of Ty Wigginton, the move made Ensberg expendable. After having a All-Star season in 2005, Ensberg's career has headed south as he's seen very little time on the field for...
Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. Did you see The Police reunion tour at Toyota Center Friday night? I know you like all that old crap. You’re only as old as you feel, sir. And yes, Dilettante saw the show. Sigh. Here’s the deal. The Police broke up before I was old enough to go to concerts. So for the past twenty-something years, I’ve regretted never having seen them...
Good morning, Houston. Interested in cheering on the University of St. Thomas sports teams? Now you know what to call them: the Lions, the mascot university officials settled on last week. Actually, the lion isn't the mascot — that would be the Celt — but the lion will represent the Celt. Get it? The lion was chosen over the Irish Wolfhound and the Celtic helmet. Good choice, we'd say — though we'd like to...
More on Garrett William Mallot, the man who shot a fellow passenger to death aboard a Metro bus back in March: A grand jury decided Friday not to indict Mallot for the shooting because jurors determined it was done in self defense. Details were in short supply when the shooting took place — all that was reported was that Mallot was walking along the center aisle when he brushed up against the victim, Otis James...
Harris County sheriff's deputies thwarted what was apparently intended to be a workplace shooting yesterday morning thanks to the reports of a couple of co-workers who say they got death threats by telephone. It all started when Barbara Griffith, asecretary at the Verti-Garden tree company, got a call on her way to work Thursday morning: "This morning, I’m on my way to work. It's 7:47. The phone rings. I didn't recognize the number. I pick...
Well, the rodeo is upon us, and while its making some Houstonians see hearts and stars others on Houston's Missed Connections are seeing red.
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With five Golden Globe nominations and talk of possible Oscar nominations in the wings, the film adaptation of Dreamgirls is getting a lot of exposure. The soundtrack is currently on top of the charts, the movie is in the top five at the box office, and former American Idol star Jennifer Hudson is receiving lots of praise for her performance as Effie White in the movie. While Hudson’s singing in the movie is good,...
Remember Jim Stevenson, the bird expert accused of shooting a cat to death at San Luis Pass last week? He hasn't admitted that he shot the cat, but the Chronicle reports today that the incident apparently wouldn't be that unusual for Stevenson, who claims to have shot dozens of cats after building his home on Galveston Island in the late 1990s. The anti-cat manifesto came in a 1999 Internet posting:
Texas has lost a legend in Freddy Fender, who lost his battle with lung cancer this weekend at the age of 69, at his home in Corpus Christi, with his family by his side. Baldemar Huerta, now known to the world as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in San Benito, Texas in "The Valley", the son of migrant workers. He made his first radio appearance at the age of 10 in Harlingen. Regionally,...
We guess that between Ken Lay's reputation in the wake of the Enron collapse, his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges in May and his sudden death this week, conspiracy theories were inevitable — and there are plenty of them, apparently. Some people claim Lay killed himself, others say he was murdered and some believe he's still alive, particularly among the radio call-in set:
By now, we've all heard a lot (and a lot of the same) about yesterday's Enron verdict — and all this, of course, is only the beginning as we enter four months of speculation about Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling's sentencing and the appeals the ex-execs are certain to file. But in the meantime, there's still some wrapping up to do from yesterday, beginning with Lay and Skilling's reaction to their convictions on charges of...
In the highly-publicized Mayoral election in New Orleans last weekend, incumbent Ray Nagin eked out a win over Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu. The race was close up to the end, but Nagin claimed the victory with 52 percent of the votes. Houstonist was momentarily stunned after seeing the results come Sunday morning, but we've warmed up to the idea since Nagin will assuredly continue his entertaining and carefree "Chocolate City" rhetoric for years to come....
In his second day of cross-examination, former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling lost his cool at times Tuesday, even seeming to try to take control of the questioning from prosecutor Sean Berkowitz. Skilling lashed out at Berkowitz when Berkowitz was pressing him on the allegation that Enron execs used the company's reserves like a "cookie jar" to make Enron look more profitable. Skilling said the reserves weren't used in that way: "It's not only no —...