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Good morning, Houston. At Houstonist world headquarters, our e-mail boxes are graced almost daily with offers from people who want to move millions of dollars to U.S. bank accounts and allow us to take a huge share of the money just for helping — eh, all in a day. But there's a new e-mail in the same vein floating around now: It comes from someone claiming to be Michelle Kristine Kraiser, the "the Confidential...

MFA's Artful Thursday: Shakespeare's Friends, The Illustrated Version Lecture by Kate Emery Pogue Timed oh so conveniently with next week's start of the Houston Shakespeare Festival, the MFA welcomes Kate Emery Pogue, playwright, Shakespearean actress, teacher, producer, and director for a discussion and story telling based on her book, Shakespeare's Friends . Founder of the Drama Department at Houston Community College Central Campus and former Artistic Director of the Shakespeare-by-the-Book Festival, she is the author...

This is the third in a series of posts on upcoming City Council races. Check out last week's post about District I and District E and keep reading Houstonist for campaign coverage. There's no shortage of interest in the city council seat that Ada Edwards, District D's representative, will vacate due to term limits after this election. District D includes Neartown/Montrose, Midtown, and part of the Third Ward, as well as other neighborhoods. Local businessman...

If you've got an opinion, city council wants to hear it. Starting tonight with M.J. Khan, city council members will be hosting public meetings to garner comments on the city's budget for 2008, the 2008-2013 Capital Improvement Plan, and the 2007 Annual Consolidated Plan. Houstonist highly encourages participation in local politics.

Each week, Houstonist scours the city to bring you the best events happening right under your nose. Don't worry, you can thank us later. (Or now). Be sure to check back each day for updated events and the Daily -ist List. Just do what we tell you. It's easier that way. Monday, Jan 22 Houston Calling Happy Hour Showcase: rescheduled from last week Featuring Arthur Yoria, Mansion, and Blades The Proletariat 7-10pm Tuesday, Jan...

Two Houston men have been charged with planning to join the Taliban to fight U.S.-led forces in the Middle East. Kobie Williams (a.k.a. Abdul Kabeer or Kabir) has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiring to aid the Taliban; Adnan Babar Mirza faces the same charge, plus three counts of illegal possession of a firearm. Williams is a Houstonian and UH-Downtown student who might have been working part-time in the engineering department at Rice...

23-year-old Juan Solis was sentenced to 80 years in prison today for raping a Galleria employee in a parking garage in 2003 Tom Nixon, the HPD officer who criticized the department's chase policy earlier this year, has been fired; he said he plans to appeal the decision The bicyclist struck by a Metro bus yesterday morning is in fair condition at Ben Taub with head injuries and a fractured pelvic bone and rib Guardian Angels...

So we hear stories from time to time about identity theft — you know, people getting hold of your credit card numbers from the Internet or maybe sifting through your trash to steal bank account info. But recently, it was much easier to steal people's personal information — old Houston Community College student records, complete with Social Security numbers, were being sold on the street. It seems the records came from a warehouse HCC sold a few years ago, but left paperwork in.

Last night, HPD officers shot a man who was stealing tools from a police impound lot off Houston Avenue; the man, who is expected to recover from the wounds, had rushed at the officers with a tire iron The state has ordered Harris County to begin moving inmates from jails here to other county jails in the region to ease overcrowding Houston Community College officials are trying to figure out what to do after finding...