With all the excitement surrounding the new Wu-Tang Clan record, what are some other bands you'd like to see return to the spotlight? We still say a prayer for a Fugees' comeback album, even though we know it's a lost cause. 8 Diagrams is the long-awaited new album from Wu-Tang, featuring the much-talked about Beatles' sample and guitar work by John Frusciante. Group members Ghostface and Raekwon have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with the...
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Good morning, Houston. It's Thursday — the last day of May — which means there's just a few more hours to enter the Houstonist photo exhibition. We're accepting entries until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, so be sure to send your photos before then. As always, the details and entry form are at 600sqmi.com. Good luck! >> Aw, hail: We knew there was a chance of rain yesterday, but we didn't expect a long bout of...
Hey, guess what? It rained again yesterday — and we mean a lot, in case you didn't notice. Not only was there a bunch of rain, but also high winds and hail of all varieties: "I got a lot of reports of hail — pea-sized, marble-sized, from Sugar Land to Tomball out toward Pasadena, Hobby Airport, League City — dime-sized hail is being reported there," KPRC meteorologist Frank Billingsley said.
Another night, another series of strong storms: This time, we had isolated reports of 50 mph winds and hail, with a possible tornado reported near Bush Intercontinental Airport. Otherwise, though, things weren't nearly as bad as they could have been except for a couple of incidents: In north Harris County, several cars were stalled on a North Freeway feeder road around 10 p.m. when as much as four inches of rain fell in a short...
We're pretty sure all of you (or at least those of you who are in or around Houston) heard the storms that came through town Monday morning. We remember thinking it sounded like bricks were falling out of the air — and at one apartment complex in southwest Houston, it seems they actually were. According to KTRK, the storm caused a wall at the Pipers Crossing complex near Sandpiper and West Airport to collapse, damaging some cars parked nearby. Channel 13 reports that at least four cars suffered severe damage, and bricks from the wall went through some other vehicles' windshields; another wall similar to the one that fell apparently has a lot of cracks, so residents are worried it could go, too.
Anyone notice the rain this morning? It crashed through the area with thunder, lightning, wind and hail, slowing morning rush-hour traffic and leading to reports of possible tornadoes. According to KHOU, a twister might have headed through Needville, where the carport was blown off City Hall (now where will the mayor park?) and the roof was blown off the cotton gin (now where will the ... oh, never mind). The line of heavy rain has...
The Masterpieces of French Painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1800-1920, visits the MFA
This show has been postponed due to the weather. We'll let you know when it is rescheduled. David Cobb knows how to throw a good concert together focusing on local music, and he’s doing it again tonight soon. Houston Calling is hosting their third music-filled Happy Hour tonight at the Proletariat. Tonight’s Eventually, the show will feature Arthur Yoria as the headliner. Yoria was born in Chicago but has called Houston home for quite a...
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...
Hail, Caesar! The 22nd Annual Caesar Salad Competition is tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in the Allen Center, located at 400 Dallas Street, and it is open to the public. Admission is $35/per person at the door and that buys you the right to sample traditional and creative caesar salads prepared by some of Houston's finer restaurants, restauranteurs, and chefs, vote for your favorite caesar and sample a...
When we told you about ways to hail a cab last week, we forgot to include one thing you shouldn't do to get a ride: carjacking. It's never a good idea, especially considering that taxis are equipped with GPS systems, so the police won't have any trouble finding you. Just ask the two guys who jacked a cab in north Houston last night. It happened in the 9000 block of Irvington when two men approached...
City Council yesterday approved a flat rate for all taxi rides within the downtown freeway loop and the creation of at least eight new taxi stands downtown, all part of an effort to make downtown more accessible to visitors, people without cars and downtown office workers. The flat rate, $6 for any trip inside the loop bounded by I-10, I-45 and Highway 59, applies no matter how many people share the cab. We fully expect...
A band of fierce storms that ripped through North Texas last night could produce some bad weather in Houton tonight. The storms are traveling with a cool front that should lower the temperatures just a bit Thursday. "As this front approaches southeast Texas, I think it will be getting into our far northern counties," [KHOU meterologist David] Paul said. He said the severe weather would possibly start around 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. and would...
Heads up. We're under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:03 pm, and we should be past that. Risks include hail, lightining, wind and the such.
DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi’s tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of a person in Seattle calling the city. LAist documented graf artist Banksy’s most recent visit to LA in one two three posts. They also found the best possible use for...
At this time last year, the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico had already seen five named tropical systems including three hurricanes. The Gulf Coast saw all five make landfall on her shores - three in the US (two of those hurricanes) and two in Mexico.
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