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One of our fave local blogs is Off the Kuff, which is a longtime fixture of the Houston blog scene, having been around since 2002 (gasp!). Written by Charles Kuffner, a member of Rice's M.O.B., Astros fan, and consummate (albeit transplanted) Houstonian who used to go to school with Lucy Liu (and whaustt, after all, could be cooler than that?), it's a fantastic resource for all things Houston. In just the past week, he's...

Houstonist continues to bring you food/beverage adventures for the week. Some of which are a short drive ( well – ok – Dallas is a hike), we hope you enjoy finding out what’s to do locally. Here’s the scoop: • Ten Wines for $10 Lunch: Smith & Wollensky – 4007 Westheimer • California Meets France: Chez Georges – 219 Westheimer • The Allen Oldies Band Plays: Central Market – 3815 Westheimer • The El...

After months of construction and some setbacks, the Galveston Schlitterbahn water park is about ready to open, and its owner hopes it'll be a national tourist attraction. The park is the third in the Schlitterbahn empire: the first opened in New Braunfels in 1979, the second in South Padre in 2001. The $34 million Galveston version will have something new, though — a 70,000-square-foot indoor section with a retractable roof, which will allow the park...