Houston vs. Dallas. Does anything else need to be said? Robertson Stadium, which is located on the campus of the University of Houston, will be hosting two different versions of this great Texas rivalry. Tonight, the 2006 MLS Champion Houston Dynamo will take on FC Dallas in the second game of this home-and-home Western Conference semi-final playoff game. In the first game, which FC Dallas hosted, the Hoops took game 1 of this aggregate-scoring......

Good morning, Houston. How better to end the week than with a little soul searching — and when better to do it than on Evaluate Your Life Day? Yeah, we know, it used to take hours (days, even) to find your true self, but the good news is that you can get things taken care of much more quickly these days: using online quizzes, you can figure out whether you're CEO material, which celebrity's......

This week is a musical Smorgasbord of live acts in town. Early in the week some good regional musicians (Carol Fran or The Troubadours for example) play around town. If you like Bob Schneider, you have two opportunities to catch him live (Friday and Saturday). Also, later in the week the once brit-pop giants Travis will be performing at the Verizon Wireless Theater along with Alabama’s John Paul White. Or if you feel like......

If you are a fan of Dynamo soccer, July is going to be an exciting month. Coming off of an undefeated six game streak, the Dynamo are set to play 7 games this month (not including the MLS all star game). If that weren’t enough, the team’s lineup has changed slightly with 1) the recent return of Ching and De Rosario (among others) from international play, 2) the unknown fate of mid-fielder Brad Davis who......

Looks like no one really expected David Ritcheson to jump from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend: The Chronicle is reporting that Ritcheson told a couple of friends he was thinking of jumping the night before he did so. "I'm going to jump first thing in the morning before anyone is awake," Ritcheson told two friends, according to a 10-year-old North Texas girl who overheard the exchange. The child, Landee......

The amazing journey of Hunter Pence hit another high on Monday when he was named the National League's top rookie. For the month of May, the Texan hit .343 (37-for-108) with 4 home runs, 19 RBI and 9 doubles. Pence made his Houston debut on April 28 to help jolt a struggling offense and he has yet to disappoint. On Sunday afternoon, Pence help lead an Astros comeback after being down 4-1 by going......

The Friends of the Houston Public Library invite you to peruse the more than 80,000 books of all genres that will be on sale at bargain prices this weekend at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The sale, held annually, benefits the Houston Public Library - and you, of course. Who doesn't love cheap books? Friday is preview day for members of the Friends, but you can join at the door for $20. On Sunday,......

Something we missed over the weekend in the story of the city vs. The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation: On Sunday, the Chronicle published a letter from former City Attorney John Wildenthal about agreements the city had made with social service agencies like The Center. You may remember that the Chron talked with Wildenthal, who served as city attorney from 1964 to 1966 under Mayor Louie Welch, about the situation last week, and......

Good morning, Houston. We're gonna be honest with you — it's Friday, we're ready for the weekend and we want to get right to the news. But first, there's something that's been bothering us all week: this thoroughly bizarre on-air exchange between soon-to-be KHOU anchor Lucy Noland and Fox News morning team Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy. Seriously, what's up with this? Ms. Noland, we can assure you that Greg Hurst will never use......

Good morning, Houston. Some good news: It's Friday. Some bad news: If you entered a contest on the Chronicle's website, your personal information could have been made public. SecurityProNews discovered a public section of the site that contained the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of thousands of people trying to win stuff from the Chron — and though the information has been removed, there's still the chance that John Q. Public could......

Parents in Bellaire are being warned to keep an eye on their kids so their kids don't get an eyeful of an unidentified man's naughty bits. The man has already exposed himself to one 10-year-old girl, and based on information about that incident, it seems he'll do it again if the opportunity presents itself. It happened like this: On Sunday afternoon, the girl left home to visit a house across the street to ask if......

Some good news for local park lovers today: City Council has unanimously agreed to designate Sam Houston Park a protected city landmark. The designation means that Sam Houston Park is protected — or at least as protected as anything gets in Houston — from obliteration by future development; any future action that would alter or threaten the park would have to be approved by the city. The city bought the first part of the park......

FactoryPeople Weekend Pop-up Store @ FineSilver Gallery FactoryPeople, Austin’s hub for fashion, music and culture, is hitting the road with everything from designer deals to DJs to create a weekend of shopping at Houston’s FineSilver Gallery. Kicking off on Sat., Jan. 27 (11a – 7p) through Sun., Jan. 28 (11a – 5p), FactoryPeople will showcase its handpicked Spring ’07 collections and end-of-season bargains with 10% of all sales benefiting local non-profit Workshop Houston. On......

Houstonist was sad to hear this weekend about the sudden death of Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster. She had complained about a pain in her foot, which she thought was caused by moves she made in dance class — but it turns out the pain was from a tumor in her leg that spread to her heart. On Sunday morning, she had a seizure and was soon dead from a pulmonary embolism. The news, you......

Ah, fall. Ah, summer. Ah, fall. Ah, summer. Despite the fact that it's now October and we've had a couple of (admittedly short) runs of cooler weather, this week will feel pretty much like July. But there is relief in sight — in about a week and a half. Sit tight. Monday through Thursday Expect a cookie-cutter forecast for much of the week: Afternoon highs of 92, morning lows of 70, lots of sun.......

So your mail won't get delivered and your trash won't get picked up today, but you'll still have Houstonist — sorta. We're making it a light day so we can get after those great American pursuits: barbecueing, watching baseball and listening to that damn Neil Diamond song. (We mean this damn Neil Diamond song, of course, not this one or this one.) But to our point: After you've bought fireworks for your own private pyrotechnics......

Celebrate the career of famed movie director William Wyler this weekend as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston shows Directed by William Wyler, a documentary about Wyler's work, and five of his classic films: Roman Holiday, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Westerner, Ben-Hur and The Collector. Directed by William Wyler explores his movie career through clips and interviews with his cohorts, including Billy Wilder, Bette Davis, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier and Audrey......