Results tagged “masonroad”

Harris County sheriff's deputies thwarted what was apparently intended to be a workplace shooting yesterday morning thanks to the reports of a couple of co-workers who say they got death threats by telephone. It all started when Barbara Griffith, asecretary at the Verti-Garden tree company, got a call on her way to work Thursday morning: "This morning, I’m on my way to work. It's 7:47. The phone rings. I didn't recognize the number. I pick... more ›

First Will Smith, then CSI, and now Reno 911!. Maybe it's time to bring back Miamist. The Comedy Central hit show makes the leap to the big screen with Reno 911!:Miami. Scion is sponsoring a free preview at Alamo Drafthouse tonight. more ›

So this morning, we weren't that surprised to read the KTRK headline "Driver loses marbles on Katy Freeway." Well, yeah — with all the construction detours and the crazy drivers and the traffic backups, we totally understand how someone could lose their marbles. Who hasn't gotten a little crazy on the freeway from time to time? more ›

Speaking of fresh-baked cookies — what, we were, weren't we? — there'll soon be a new place to get 'em downtown. Nestle Toll House Cafe is opening a location at Main and Capitol, on the ground floor of the Great Jones Building. There are already four Nestle cafes in town (two in the Galleria, one at Bush Intercontinental and one on Mason Road), but Houstonist thinks the new location will be an excellent addition to... more ›

Two Prairie View A&M students caused the car crash early Monday morning that killed them and the driver of the other car, Harris County deptuties said yesterday. The wrong-way collision on Highway 290 near Mason Road killed Lamond Foster and Antwan McKinney, from Prairie View. more ›

As we all know, there's no traffic the weekend before Christmas. It's an ideal time, then, for TxDOT to make a bunch of closures on the Katy Freeway! We can hear you rejoicing now. Take a look and plan to avoid the west side: more ›