Results tagged “badweather”

Biggio and Infernal Bridegroom Productions announce they're leaving us on the same day? Say it ain't so, Tamarie. Unfortunately for us, it is: IBP announced in a press release that was also posted on their website yesterday that they have "ceased operations this month due to insurmountable financial difficulties." Is it too late to get the mayor's fundraising people on this? IBP produced 68 plays since their founding in 1993, and we're sure each...

Good morning, Houston. Does all this rain make you feel like crap? There may be a medical reason: It's called non-allergic rhinitis, and it can be triggered by changes in air pressure — you know, the kind that accompany bad weather. Rhinitis symptoms are a lot like those that come with allergies: congestion, sinus pressure and post-nasal drip. Decongestants, saline washes and nasal sprays can help, but the only thing that'll really make you...

Good morning, Houston. It's Thursday — the last day of May — which means there's just a few more hours to enter the Houstonist photo exhibition. We're accepting entries until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, so be sure to send your photos before then. As always, the details and entry form are at 600sqmi.com. Good luck! >> Aw, hail: We knew there was a chance of rain yesterday, but we didn't expect a long bout of...

If you happen to be in the Rosharon area this weekend, don't let it worry you if a bunch of people start falling out of the sky: They're skydivers, and they're trying to set a Texas record for the largest freefall skydiving formation. Their goal is getting 150 people involved in the formation — not easy, said diver Lou Tommaso, a New Jersey farmer with 5,400 jumps under his belt. "It's hard enough to get...

Remember when schools across the area were closing in anticipation of the Great Ice Storm of 2007? We told you then about a fake report from the Humble ISD regarding school closings — seems someone posing as district spokeswoman Karen Collier e-mailed a variety of media outlets to say that Humble schools would be closed for two days, resulting in a sharp attendance drop. Well, now we know who police say was responsible: Scott Franklin...

Local school districts' already complicated job of deciding whether to call off classes because of this week's bad weather has been made more complicated, the Chronicle reports, because people have pulled a list of school closings from 1997 off the newspaper's website and sent it around as though it's current. And, amazingly enough, it seems people have read the old article — which clearly states it's from Jan. 14, 1997, and refers to a particularly...

In case you hadn't picked up on it, Houstonians aren't accustomed to wintry weather. Anytime the temperature drops below 60, people start pulling out their parkas; if a few snowflakes fall, we all run outside, furiously snapping photos and trying to build snowmen (turns out you can't actually make a snowman out of five snowflakes — but we sure as hell tried). All harmless, right? Sure, until it gets icy — then all bets...

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor cpm1. This moon is probably considered on downtown, more than over downtown. This is the Texaco Heritage Plaza building downtown. Some quick facts about the buiding from Emporis: - Texaco Heritage Plaza's granite, stepped pyramid cap was inspired by architect Mohammed Nasr's vacation in the Yucatán. - The crown of the tower is said to resemble a Bald Eagle with its head and wings. The...

In the two weeks that Astros first base coach Jose Cruz's son has been missing, people have started wondering whether Jose Javier Cruz was actually missing or just hiding. And it's starting to look like the younger Cruz may be hiding: According to the Chronicle, he has been arrested on charges of robbery, assaulting his wife and stealing from his dad. And he's wanted in Puerto Rico on charges of theft and forgery. In short,...

A band of fierce storms that ripped through North Texas last night could produce some bad weather in Houton tonight. The storms are traveling with a cool front that should lower the temperatures just a bit Thursday. "As this front approaches southeast Texas, I think it will be getting into our far northern counties," [KHOU meterologist David] Paul said. He said the severe weather would possibly start around 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. and would...

Musician thriller writer humorist politician (?) Kinky Friedman made his bid for governor official yesterday, filing a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate in 2006 and promising to put "a chill up the spine of every politician." Friedman's unofficial campaign has been under way since February, when he stood in front of the Alamo and announced his intention to run for governor. (By the way, Houstonist thinks the front of the Alamo...