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Today the Rice Design Alliance kicks off this years spring lecture series 30N 60S: Latin American Architecture Revisited with guest speaker Francisco Liernur. Proffessor Liernur is Chair of the School of Architecture at Di Tella University in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has been a visiting professor at Harvard, Princeton, Sci-Arc, and Columbia University. His books include Writings on Twentieth Century Architecture in Latin America and Architecture in Latin America 1965-1985. more ›

Latin Wave Film Festival and Kick-Off Party Join the Museum of Fine Arts Houston tonight as they host the Kick-Off Party for the Latin Wave Film Festival. The "Latin Wave" festival is a window to the newest and most original new films from Latin America. The high quality and the creativity of the films have made them one of the jewels of modern world film production. This second and larger edition presents nine films... more ›

Thanks to our friends at Shanghaiist, we have word of another list Houston's on — but this one doesn't have anything to do with our weight, children, dog poo or gold diggers. No, this has to do with The Economist magazine's Worldwide Cost of Living index, which ranks Houston 47th among the world's 132 most expensive cities in which to live, up one spot from last year's 48th place ranking. Shanghaiist has the details;... more ›

Tuesday For those who yearn for the days of the progressive rock of the 80’s and 90’s, Queensryche is back, touring on their new concept album Operation: Mindcrime II. We’re sure they’ll throw in their mainstream hit, “Silent Lucidity.” 8 p.m. at Verizon Wireless | tickets and info Wednesday And for those who like your rock a little more hardcore, Sparkle Motion will fill the void for you. Houston’s Born Liars open. Not a... more ›

Ashley Paige Benton, the 16-year-old girl accused of stabbing a 15-year-old to death during a June 6 gang fight at Chew Park, posted bail and left jail Monday morning. She will remain under house arrest in a situation where her relatives can care for her and she can be home schooled, attorney Rick DeToto said. During a hearing yesterday, state District Judge Devon Anderson said she was concerned about reported death threats against Benton and... more ›

The lawyer for Ashley Paige Benton, the 16-year-old girl charged with stabbing a 15-year-old boy in a gang fight in early June changed his tune and asked for Benton to be released from custody Friday, but a judge ruled that Benton will remain in jail because of the seriousness of the charge against her. Rick DeToto, the attorney, asked the court to keep Benton in custody last month because he said she would have been in danger if she was released; it's not clear what caused him to ask for her release this week. more ›

Sometimes you need to clean yourself up, get serious, and move in with daddie for a few months before you head to Latin America for a new gig. The District bid's Jenna Bush adios. D.C.-based television shows have an elderly audience and DCist has some suggestions to fix that. They're also throwing Butterstick the panda bear a birthday bash. Yeah, we may have a few issues with our World Cup broadcasters here, but this guy... more ›

A judge ordered today that Ashley Paige Benton, the 16-year-old girl accused of stabbing teen Gabriel Granillo to death at a Montrose-area park June 6, will remain in jail because her attorney believes she's in danger. Today's hearing was the second time Benton's lawyer, Rick DeToto, has said Benton has received death threats and could be at risk if she's released. more ›

Police have arrested a 15-year-old girl in the stabbing death of a teen boy Tuesday afternoon at a Montrose-area park. The victim, Gabriel Granillo, and two friends were attacked by 20 or 30 people at Ervan Chew Park in what police say was a gang attack; even though HPD said it believes the incident was an isolated incident, they're stepping up patrols in the area just in case. Meanwhile, more details are merging about the... more ›