Houstonist brought you some goodies from around the Istaverse yesterday, but we wanted to share one more thing with you. We suspect that it's possible you've heard of the G20 Summit going on right now to the north of us. Our sister blog Torontoist has been providing round-the-clock live coverage of the
G20 summit, which landed in their city on a chaos-filled
Saturday that saw cop
cars get lit on fire, windows
get smashed, and some
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Local tech news in a compact, digital format. Indra Vishnampet: Local Entrepeneur Indra Vishnampet who was recently named "Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur of the Year" by The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce Greater Houston sat down with Purva Patel of The Houston Chronicle and answered a few questions about her local multi-million dollar software integration business which has offices in Houston, Canada and India. Missouri City Not Experiencing "Comcastic" Service Hats off to a group of...
Here are a few things that have been said about local rockers Southern Backtones. "The only way this could get any beautifully darker is if it grew black wings and flew away." - Ft. Worth Weekly "Alt-rock guitars, darkly poetic lyrics and a vocal style reminiscent of the mid-90s Britpop movement...the musicianship and songwriting on this effort are top notch. Highly recommended." - Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority "Smacks of mass appeal!" - Houston Press "If...
::Water For People Fundraiser at St. Arnold's Brewery:: Who are we to deny an event that let's us drink beer and better the lives of people all over the world? We usually like to tell ourselves that every time we drink, but this time we don't have to kid ourselves. Water For People is a nonprofit, charitable organization in the United States and Canada that helps people in developing countries obtain safe drinking water. Water...
Now that Halloween is over, you’ll start hearing Christmas music everywhere you turn – on the radio, while shopping, and from that annoying singing Santa doll on your cubicle neighbor’s desk. Well, we have a sanctuary for you from Michael Bolton singing “Silent Night”: the "Houstonist iMix. Our picks for November include a track from excellent new CD from now Austin-based Sam Beam, otherwise known as Iron & Wine. The latest from Seattle’s indie-pop Band...
"Creative Crowdsourcing Through Mobile Technolgy" We couldn't have said it better ourselves, and you'll have to see this to believe the awesomeness of it. This has been on our radar for quite some time and we are so excited it's finally here. The Houston Center for Photography and Aurora Picture Show band together this summer to present the 3rd annual summer SPIN Party and Exhibition Txt Me L8r on August 24 from 8-11pm. On July...
While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton's San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan's cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a...
What with Paris Hilton's release earlier this week and the upcoming celebration of American Independence (sorry, Londonist!), we've been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom to vote, freedom to choose, and most importantly, freedom to blog. Here are a few things we're happy we've been free to blog about this week. Being the nation's capital, DCist felt especially proud to let freedom ring this week by exposing the really important issues, like how sad they...
Okay not really…except kind of…well, yes. Let’s explain. So as you know 4 Houston Dynamo players are out due to national team play in the CONCACAF gold cup. Pat Onstad and Dwayne De Rosario are playing for Canada while Brian Ching and Ricardo Clark are playing for the U.S. team. Both teams have advanced to the semi-finals and are set to play each other tonight at 6pm. This should be an excellent match as both...
Good morning, Houston. Ever wondered how our state's economy stacked up against the rest of the world? Maybe not, but now there's a map that tells you, whether you care or not. Texas' economy is about the same size of Canada's in terms of GDP, making it the second-largest in the country (we fall behind California, which is comparable to France). Coming in dead last is Wyoming, which was renamed Uzbekistan. >>Wind farm a...
Even as the TAKS could be on its way out, state education officials announced Monday that measures will be put in place next year to curb cheating on the standardized test. The anti-cheating measures come after allegations of cheating and concerns over students not graduating because they failed the test — and we can't help but think that those problems go hand in hand. "As the stakes surrounding testing have become higher, some have questioned...
Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti...
Seattlest has a talk with the photographer from last week's "Segway Mom" and then experiences some dissension in the ranks over the question of wine vs. beer. It's not West Side Story, but about as close as they'll get. They're also still waiting on some inbox relief after a spammer is arrested. As Chicagoist counts down the days to its third anniversary party, they found all-organic pizza to be underwhelming amidst the hoopla, tried...
The Dynamo have traded forward Alejandro Moreno to the Columbus Crew for mid-field forward Joseph Ngwenya. While Moreno has been struggling this season, he was huge asset to the Dynamo during last season’s championship run, with several key assists during the playoffs. Ngwenya, originally from Zimbabwe, was impressive last season for Columbus with 5 goals and threee assists and is known for his “versatility and speed”. This move comes after a dreary start to the...
Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express would like to tell you, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don't let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things we love, you included. Just be glad you're not amongst the things we hate. SFist saw their beloved mayor enter rehab, and they loved the...
On Sundays, Houstonist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in Houston. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author. Dilettante has not received any letters this month, so she will just assume you, dear reader, are busy with your resolutions or perhaps are out buying a parka to prepare for the snow storm that’s heading to Houston. Bundle up. Grab the nearest person, dog or plant and make yourself a hot toddy. Oh,...
So you still haven't checked out A Night at the Museum...at the museum? Only 3 weeks left to see it on the big, uh BIG, screen. In the ultimate case of art imitating life, the Houston Museum of Natural Science brings A Night At The Museum to the Wortham IMAX Theater. Finally, a chance to see Ben Stiller's head true size. Adapted for the screen by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (of MTV's The State...
You may remember that last month our fair neighbor Galveston was in the news because of the perceived need to hire a marketing firm to revamp the city's image. North Star Destination Strategies out of Nashville, Tennessee was hired to try and persuade a few more folks to head south to the island. After conducting a few surveys and finding out that most thought of Galveston beaches as dirty, stinky cesspools of sorts, North Star...
Good news for one of our favorite works of art in Houston: Jay Baker's "Light Spikes," the collection of eight 24-foot-high flag pillars created for the 1990 Economic Summit. The pillars originally stood in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center, but were moved to Intercontinental Airport when the summit ended — and they've remained there ever since, sitting alongside the airport's main drive. Problem is, the work was never intended to be permanent,...
Ah, fall. Ah, summer. Ah, fall. Ah, summer. Despite the fact that it's now October and we've had a couple of (admittedly short) runs of cooler weather, this week will feel pretty much like July. But there is relief in sight — in about a week and a half. Sit tight. Monday through Thursday Expect a cookie-cutter forecast for much of the week: Afternoon highs of 92, morning lows of 70, lots of sun....
As fall settles in and another calendar page gets turned, thoughts turn from bbq's and vacations to holidays and the realization that '06 is coming to an end. With all that going on, with change in the air, we wonder what is it that made that makes the -ists ponder? Phillyist is concerned that the war on Trans fats could affect it's beloved cheese steak sandwiches, something for which we should all be concerned....
Last year, Houstonist missed its first Austin City Limits music festival, due to a little nuisance named Rita. We were all prepared to go, but decided that the 20+ hour drive to our state’s capitol wasn’t worth the money we spent on the tickets. We heard that we missed some great shows, and sandstorms. The weather doesn’t look like it’ll be a problem this year. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, your best bet...
Sean Brown, one of two 18-year-old Sugar Land men charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ashton Glover, is in the Fort Bend County Jail under a $1 million bond. Brown waived his extradition rights in a Michigan court Monday, arrived in Fort Bend County on Wednesday and was arraigned yesterday.
Sean Brown, one of the teens charged with murdering 16-year-old Ashton Glover waived his extradition rights yesterday in a Michigan court and will be brought back to Texas.
Matthew R. McCombs, the teenager who said he shot 16-year-old Ashton Glover out of "morbid curiosity," appeared in a Fort Bend County court this morning and kept quiet while a judge set his bond at $1 million. According to KPRC, McCombs likely won't bond out of jail; KTRK reports he'll be held in the general jail population and won't be isolated.
More in the murder of 16-year-old Ashton Glover: Matthew R. McCombs, one of the two teen suspects caught trying to escape to Canada last week, has confessed to shooting Glover in the head. And why'd he do it? "Morbid curiosity," he told police.
These days, we hear a lot of warnings about how we should be careful about what we put on our personals blogs and MySpace pages, because one day it might come back to haunt us when we're looking for a job or running for office or whatever it is that grown-ups do. But until today, we hadn't thought about the impression our online trail might give if we're ever accused of murder. We imagine Sean...
San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called "How to Get the Guy" that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing. Getting on the wrong train sucks. Getting on the wrong train and becoming the victim of what will later be described as a "stabbing spree" really sucks....
A couple of weeks ago, Chronicle energy blogger Lynn Cook wrote about spotting a Smart Car on Buffalo Speedway — a pretty rare sight, considering that there are only eight dealerships in the U.S. selling the cars, and the closest are in Phoenix and Colorado Springs. Still, Cook reports that ZAP, the company marketing the Smart Cars in America, has big plans for the tiny vehicles. In case you're not familiar, Smart Cars are...