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Good morning, Houston. The AP reports on an interesting phenomenon: According to preschoolers, anything tastes better if it's wrapped in McDonald's packaging — even carrots, milk and apple juice. The study was done by Stanford University researcher Tom Robinson, whose subjects were 63 low-income children aged between 3 and 5; Robinson's conclusion was that the kids' perception of foods' taste was "physically altered by the branding." Anyone want to make the argument that marketing... more ›

Houstonist has a "new take" on Cinco de Mayo and crawfish to tell you about. Tomorrow at Pico's Mex-Mex, located at 5941 Bellaire Boulevard (between Renwick and Rampart) there will be a Zydeco de Mayo celebration! The party starts at 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and there will be zydeco dancing to the sounds of Ray Ray Chavis and the Zydeco Dots, plenty of boiled crawfish (buy them in advance for $3.50/lb or at the... more ›

The Art Car Parade requires about 400 volunteers, in order to go off without a hitch. The parade is Saturday, May 12th, and the volunteer recruiting is getting off with a bang tomorrow with a Kick-Off Party at the Whole Foods in West University, located at 4004 Bellaire Boulevard @ Weslayan. Essentially, there will be a big parking lot party from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with food, music, schwag giveaways and some art cars... more ›

For sheer television news drama, you just can't beat the opening lines of KHOU's report on local burglaries: They want your TV, your laptop and your jewelry. They're burglars, and they're hitting houses by the dozens in some Houston neighborhoods. Kinda makes you nervous, eh? That's why Houstonist has decided to never leave our house again. Takeout Taxi delivers, Rice Epicurean delivers, Netflix delivers, we can order underwear online — we're all set. But for... more ›

Would any of our weekends be complete without a major construction-related traffic jam on the Katy Freeway or the West Loop? Fortunately, we don't have to waste any time considering the possibility of a jam-free weekend: Big traffic problems are expected on the West Loop this weekend as new pavement is opened between San Felipe and Highway 290. The move means two alternate lanes of the northbound Loop between Richmond Avenue and 290 will be... more ›

Houstonist is starting to think we could write a how-to book for people who want to run from the police, based on what we've seen about car chases in the news over the last few months. Chapter 1: Don't Go the Wrong Way. Chapter 2: Make Sure Your Car's in Good Repair. Chapter 3: Watch Out For Trees. And Chapter 4, we think, will be Make Sure You Have Enough Gas. The subjects of Chapter... more ›

The next time you're thinking about confronting someone who pisses you off while driving, you might want to remember Roy Perez, the subject of one of the weekend's most bizarre news stories. Perez, the victim of a hit-and-run in Bellaire, ended up taking a two-and-a-half mile ride on the West Loop on the hood of an SUV. It started at Bellaire Boulevard and Stella Link, where Perez said 17-year-old Alan Athari, who was driving a... more ›

From KPRC this morning comes news of scheduled improvements to two Sharpstown-area roads: more ›