Trying to Change the World... One Blog at a Time picked up on a story that Houstonist wrote about yesterday: three HISD schools that were in jeopardy of being shut down. He raised a lot of the perennial good points about the problems with public education in America and increasing class stratification and questioned the notion that underperforming schools should be shut down. A good, thoughtful post from one of Houstonist's favorite readers and local...
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Tomorrow is Saturday and Cinco de Mayo. Both are great opportunities to sit back and enjoy a cold beverage. There is no debating that margaritas reign supreme over the Cinco festivities. But, Houstonist gets worn out on the super sweet mixers typically used in the mass produced varieties. Our research suggests that sipping a cold beer can be a satisfying departure from a sweet rita. Last night we corralled five cervezas currently crowding the beer...
We saw this story early this week and couldn't help but comment on it. It turns out some teens were stealing beer, got shot at by a deputy and one got away. Of course, we at Houstonist do not condone stealing beer or underage drinking, and we are certainly anti-shooting at anyone (even lawyers). But if you're going to get shot at for stealing beer anyway, don't get shot at over a 12 pack of...
