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Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. Is it true that the New Orleans Poboy lot is going to be turned into a Barnes & Noble? You’re getting your Houston landmark bulldozed for crappy chain store story confused. I'm not sure what will be built on the lot where Original New Orleans Po-Boy served up some of the best burgers in Houston. Whatever it becomes, it won’t be as interesting...

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor sanctamonius. It's the coffee part of the sign of the now defunct Pig Stand. Houstonist loves coffee on a Sunday. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 250 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The Day, submit it here. For more great photography check...

Houston-based Landry's Restaurants, Inc. had issued a letter to New York-based Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc. in an atttempt to purchase the steak house chain. Houstonist can only say "wow". The offer of $7.50/share, or approximately $64.4 million, is about 50% over Smith & Wollensky's current price (which price increased approximately 44% in trading yesterday). Enough of the math, it gives us a headache. Word is that the offer to consume Smith & Wollensky...

If you haven't heard yet, the Pig Stand, the venerable Washington Avenue greasy spoon, has closed after 83 years of serving up burgers, onion rings, greasy breakfasts and sloppy Pig Sandwiches (pulled pork and barbecue sauce, if you didn't know). According to the San Antonio Express-News, the problem is rooted in back taxes: The Pig Stand chain has been in financial trouble since filing for bankruptcy reorganization last year, and now the state has...

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Randy.

Recently, Houstonist was looking for a place to unwind with a friend and share a good bottle of wine without killing our pocketbooks. Luckily, we found The Corkscrew — it's one of the newest wine bars inside the Loop, and it's quickly becoming one of our favorites. Like many wine bars, The Corkscrew has a variety of wines (more than 250 in rotation here) with knowledgeable staff to help you. Unlike many wine bars...