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Houstonist has heard a lot of our fellow Houstonians saying, quite earnestly, that they live in "lofts." When we think of lofts, we think of old factories, warehouses or other commercial buildings that have been converted to open living spaces with exposed brick walls, old wood or concrete floors and high ceilings — like the 22nd Street Lofts in the Heights. But when many Houstonians say they live in a loft, they actually mean... more ›

The Greater Houston Preservation Alliance continues its monthly walking tours this weekend in the historic Woodlands Heights. more ›

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is just days away, but the trail riders are pulling into town tomorrow. The HLSR Trail Ride began in 1952 as a publicity stunt with four cowboys. HLSR 2007 features 13 groups consisting of thousands of riders with some traveling hundreds of miles in the saddle. Those of you who like the cowboy way (no, not the crappy movie) should be able to catch an eyeful of traditional... more ›

Back in March, we talked about how the city was getting ready to re-bury some bones unearthed 20 years ago during construction at the HFD complex off Houston Avenue and Dart Street. The fire department office/training facility was built in the 1960s on top of the old City Cemetery, where Houstonians of all stripes (including quite a few Confederate soldiers) were buried between about 1840 and 1870. UH anthropologist Ken Brown, who had criticized the city for continuing to dig after the bones were found, took the remains to his lab to study them. What happened for the next 20 years isn't clear: The city claims Brown hung onto the bones, but Brown says he asked the city to re-bury them and nothing ever happened. Whatever the case, the bones were forgotten until City Councilwoman Ada Edwards heard about them and led a push to have them buried again. more ›

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... more ›