Results tagged “johnc”

In the spirit of Galveston as the Hamptons, we head south to the Oleander City for this week's shelterporn — it's the Trube Castle, one of Galveston's most architecturally interesting homes. Sure, it's not as opulent as some Hamptons cottages, but Shelter Island is overrated. more ›

Wherefore art thou, Radar? This week KPRC dumped the lovable weather dog (sending Ken Hoffman into a tizzy, no doubt), and the mikemcguff blog chronicled it for us. Radar is moving on to bigger things though: he'll become the mascot for the John C. Freeman Weather Museum. The best part of this blog post is the speculation about Radar's uncontrollable barking during newscasts and the jealousy stewing in the hearts of KPRC anchors. We'll miss... more ›

Here's something to add to your agenda the next time you're museum-hopping: the John C. Freeman Weather Museum, which opens today in the Museum District. Finally, a museum about something that interests everyone in Houston! We expect the crowds to be enormous. Freeman was a world-renowned meteorologist who died in 2004. He came up with the idea of a museum dedicated to the weather and collected old forecasting equipment that's now on display at the... more ›