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Francesco Nonino is an Italian photographer who lives and works in Bologna. His work is exhibited in the Never Been to Houston show, and he answered a few questions for us about Houston and the exhibit. What was your perception of Houston before you started this project? A place somewhere far away, linked to my childhood memories on space missions What did you do before to start this project? Did you research Houston or just... more ›

Houston's neon Maxwell House cup has dripped its last good drop, according to the Chronicle. The sign, an East End icon, was recently removed at the command of Kraft Foods, which sold the coffee- and rice-processing facility to Maximus Coffee Group late last year, said Leo Vasquez, an executive vice president with the new owner. According to Vasquez, Kraft saw it as trademark infringement since they no longer owned the plant, but the new owners fought to keep it. more ›

The San Antonio Express News once called Hayes Carll "one of the most acclaimed young songwriters on the Texas scene," and it only takes one listen to Carll's debut album "Flowers and Liquor" to know what all the praise is about. Carll's lyrics are as expressively gritty as his fine-tuned Texas drawl. His songs reflect his chaotic life on the Bolivar Peninsula and life in Arkansas. Carll never had to recover a sophomore slump, and... more ›