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Ah, the dreaded Fire Ant, the "National Pest of Texas" - they are a scourge! Houstonist is not a fan of the little insect, which is not native to our fair state (apparently it has received amnesty and won't be leaving), and has been waging yard war with them for, well, ever. We know you are wondering where we drew our inspiration to dredge up this shot. Truthfully, it's a long story involving a happy hour at Kay's and some alledgedly "Federal-types" and a spot of eavesdropping - we shan't bore you with pesky details. This drink was co-inspired by yesterday's rash of real fires and is brought to you by the letter "F".

Free Artist Workshop at Lawndale Art Center

Two internationally acclaimed artists join the Houston Chamber Orchestra for a diverse program tonight at the Hobby Center. Pianist Charles Asche performs as soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.” Asche has performed throughout the United States, in Russia and South America and is currently on the piano faculty at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was among the first American pianists to perform in the...

The Houston Museum of Natural Science couldn't have timed the opening of Frogs! A Chorus of Colors any better. With all the rain we've seen this week, it's almost as if Houston's frog population is coming to out lend support.

The Chronicle reports today about something missing from the menus at local restaurants — something Houstonist would never even have thought of eating: guinea pigs. The critters are popular fare in Peru, and one local importer hopes to start distributing frozen guinea pigs in Houston within a year. Mmm. Guinea pigs have been eaten in the central Andes — they're called cuy there — for thousands of years; in Peru, depictions of the Last Supper...

Texas has lost a legend in Freddy Fender, who lost his battle with lung cancer this weekend at the age of 69, at his home in Corpus Christi, with his family by his side. Baldemar Huerta, now known to the world as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in San Benito, Texas in "The Valley", the son of migrant workers. He made his first radio appearance at the age of 10 in Harlingen. Regionally,...

You there — yeah, you — quit humming the Olympic theme. Houston's dream of luring the 2016 Summer Games is dead, KTRH reports.