Results tagged “spellingbee”

Each week Houstonist checks out the Missed Connections on Craiglist. Here's a few that we found interesting. today it used to be our day, some were great and some weren't but atleast i was able to spend it with you. i'm still so lost as to what i'm supposed to do. my heart tells me never to give up. you say you love me and you wish we could be together, isn't true love... more ›

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti... more ›

Saturday marks the "piece de resistance" of Art Car Weekend - The Art Car Parade! Houstonist is singing "I Love a Parade" in our very best Ethel Merman voice in celebration of this event (normally, we stick to "There's No Business Like Show Business"). The world's largest and oldest parade of its kind makes its way into downtown on Allen Parkway for the 20th year to an anticipated crowd of over 200,000 people. This year's... more ›

Many of Houston's top theaters and arts venues have announced their 2007-2008 season schedules, and if you get your tix now, you not only get better seats and better prices (5-20% discounts), you get something to look forward to after the summer's imminent heat wave. Each venue offers different deals and packages; follow the links to get the full scoop. The Society for the Performing Arts Highlights: Lily Tomlin, David Sedaris, the Shaolin Warriors,... more ›

Is the Scripps National Spelling Bee ready for primetime television? Disney Executives seem to think so, and thus are furiously flexing their media muscle to make sure America tunes in to ABC for the championship rounds. ESPN is all over the event, posting several stories on tonight's competition, and even going so far to predict the top eight to assist those who wish to gamble on the results. According to Darren Rovell at ESPN, the... more ›