Results tagged “lyonsavenue”

In 1974, a young muscian from New Jersey traveled to play a show in a small music venue in the South. He subsequently wrote a lyric immortalizing the venue: "Hey Frank, won't you pack your bags And meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall." The song was "This Hard Land." The city: Houston. And the young muscian was none other than The Boss, Bruce Springsteen. “Now Playing Houston: The Liberty Hall Poster Show” will display... more ›

From the "Aren't Teachers Supposed to Be Marginally More Mature Than Their Students?" file comes the story of the Northwest Preparatory Academy teacher who is in hot water because he allegedly borrowed a student's camera phone, used it to take some inappropriate photos of himself and then gave the phone back to the student. Really smart move there. more ›

From the "Thieves in disguise" file comes the story of a man who has carried out one robbery and attempted two others — all while dressed as a U.S. postal worker. The guy's first robbery attempt was at an EZ Pawn location at the East Freeway and Lockwood on March 26; he ended up leaving the store when a clerk asked him for ID. But things went better at a nearby EZ Pawn on Lyons... more ›

Good morning, Houston. If you're wondering where your transit dollars are going, check the stolen laptop market: Police are looking for a man who they say stole two computers from Metro's downtown headquarters building in mid-February. Seems the guy walked into the building Feb. 16, followed an employee to an eighth-floor conference room and picked up two laptops — unfortunately, we don't know whether he got away using public transportation, but we can dream.... more ›