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This week, Phillyist saw the waters of a landmark fountain run red for a Showtime marketing stunt, the Phils pull ahead, and some serious nostalgia. They also got a chance to review an awesome tribute album, reminded folks to see the King and appreciated their beautiful skyline. Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out and...

LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of 4th of July on Venice Beach. But the biggest stories of the week was that the Mayor's Hot Tamale was revealed, and that a Kwik-E-Mart was erected in Burbank. Phillyist was busy doing the Fourth of July up right, exercising their...

Good morning, Houston. Or should we say happy National Zucchini Bread Day? Yep, April 25 is the day to celebrate the delicious Southern tradition — so why not hit the kitchen and whip up a batch based on Emeril's recipe? And don't forget to send your friends a National Zucchini Bread Day e-card. No, seriously. >> Appeals court: Bible fight moot: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the legal battle...

Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. What do you think about Don Imus getting fired? What about the right to free speech? Shouldn’t he be allowed to say whatever he wants? He has the right to free speech. And the companies that advertise on his show have a right to not support him. If you have an issue with that relationship, blame it on the fact that there are...

Remember Tom Nixon, the HPD officer who was reassigned and later fired after publicly criticizing the department's chase policy? Two bits of news about him this week: First, City Council is set to decide whether to spend $35,000 more fighting his suit, which alleges the city abridged his First Amendment rights by firing him; and second, Nixon is running for a seat on City Council. (Yeah, Nixon's candidacy in the special election for Shelley Sekula-Gibbs'...

There's an interesting legislative battle brewing in Austin over the appropriateness of a tax that would go toward funding sexual assault prevention, response and counseling. No one would oppose a measure supporting that work, would they? Ah, you'd be surprised: There's opposition when the funding is tied to the adult entertainment industry. At issue here is a $5 fee that would be added to price of admission to adult entertainment clubs, which was proposed in...

Good morning, Houston! So how about this weather, huh? It kinda puts us in the mood for some news — but honestly, most anything does. We're strange like that. So let's get right to it ... >> Modesty writ large: State Rep. Charlie Howard of Sugar Land has filed a bill in Austin seeking to keep explicit content off billboards, a move he said is meant to protect kids from seeing dirty stuff —...

U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas, a stone cold hottie herself, upheld a local ordinance from 1997 that requires that sexually oriented businesses must be located at least 1,500 feet from churches, schools or daycare facilities, according to the Chron.

In November, Phillip Perez set a video camera up to tape himself painting graffiti art at a Montrose street festival. And he did record that — but he also recorded what he claims was excessive force used by HPD officers when they came along and arrested him. Now, Perez is suing the city, claiming he was falsely arrested and that his First Amendment rights were abridged, and he says the video proves his case.

Remember Brazoria Mayor Ken Corley's proposal to outlaw use of the word "nigger" in his town? Turns out residents weren't too happy about it — some 200 of them met on the town's Main Street last night and blasted the idea, causing Corley to withdraw it. In case you've forgotten, Corley, after hearing some black ministers talk on television about how offensive the word is to them, decided he would make Brazoria a model of...

The infamous Bible that formerly stood on Houston's Courthouse Square could now be a moot point because the Bible and the monument that held it are both gone and the courthouse is closed, judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said yesterday. It was the first day of a hearing before the 5th Circuit about the Bible, which was removed from a monument honoring Star of Hope benefactor William Mosher after a federal judge and a panel of the circuit court judges said it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Why have one parade when you can have two? That's our philosophy, and the federal judge who ruled last week that the city must allow both competing MLK, Jr. day parades to march through downtown agrees. The city had previously only granted the necessary parade permit to Charles Stamps of the MLK Parade Foundation, much to the chagrin of Ovide Duncantell of the Black Heritage Society. Duncantell filed suit against Bill White (unheard of!) and...

On Tuesday, the American -ists will be celebrating democracy and hitting the polls, letting politicians know what they really think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for? Londonist votes for better skincare, alternative spaces for art, cute little birds and the men who keep them, and concrete. Lots of concrete. Shanghaiist votes for one of the Bee Gees and Air Supply (it's a double-ticket),...

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In our avid quest for the most interesting stuff going on in this muggy, polluted (but you know you love it anyway!) neck of the woods, Houstonist has found a group with a mission. The Freeway Bloggers are a nationwide grassroots group protesting the current political climate, and every Tuesday night, the Houston chapter of the Texas Freeway Bloggers meets on the Dunlavy bridge over U.S. 59 to protest the current administration and the war...

In Katy, a judge barred the school district from preventing religious-themed valentines in classroom parties today, ensuring Americans the hard-earned right to commemorate a pagan fertility festival with messages about God.