Results tagged “springbreak”

There comes a time in everyone's life when only a shot will get the job done. Pigged out on Italian food? A shot of grappa will burn on the way down, but it's a digestivo that will help settle down your chicken picatta. Called off your wedding? 17 shots of tequila will make the that pain go away and may net you a Latino name. Worry about the hangover in the morning. Houstonist thought it...

You may recognize Judah Friedlander as Frank Rossitano on 30 Rock or as “The Hug Guy” from the Dave Matthews Band video, but anyway you look at it, he is a winner (and you won't get any disagreement out of him). Judah is in town this weekend (Thurs. – Sun.) performing at the Improv. Houstonist was able to speak with the self-proclaimed “World Champion of the World” and to be expected he had us laughing the whole time.

Tomorrow is Saturday and Cinco de Mayo. Both are great opportunities to sit back and enjoy a cold beverage. There is no debating that margaritas reign supreme over the Cinco festivities. But, Houstonist gets worn out on the super sweet mixers typically used in the mass produced varieties. Our research suggests that sipping a cold beer can be a satisfying departure from a sweet rita. Last night we corralled five cervezas currently crowding the beer...

Spring time in Texas and Easter is Sunday. Bluebonnets are blooming on the roadsides of Texas highways and hordes of partying co-eds are migrating to South Padre Island for Spring Break. Thousands of miles away in Rimini, Italy a different group of Texans, known as No Tsu Oh, is migrating to a different beach in hopes of successfully defending their fifth world title. Paganello is a five-day frisbee related event held annually on the Rimini...

Good morning, Houston. Do you feel more metropolitan? Or bigger, maybe? According to estimates released by the Census Bureau yesterday, the influx of hurricane evacuees has made the Houston metro area the country's sixth largest. The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area now has an estimated 5,483,857 residents, which puts it ahead of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach but still behind the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Philadelphia metro areas. Another population fact: Harris County...

The ex-boyfriend of missing Texas A&M student Tynesha Stewart was charged with murder this morning after he led police investigators to a dumpster where he said he put Stewart's body. The ex, 27-year-old Timothy Wayne Shepherd, hasn't made a formal confession and reportedly isn't cooperating with police now, but activist Quanell X said he did confess to him. Stewart disappeared a week ago while she was spending Spring Break at her mother's apartment. She left...

Good morning, Houston. Yeah, it's been a while since we had a Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee media moment — but now, thanks to Isiah Carey, we have a classic: a series of photos showing Jackson Lee's skill in getting in front of TV cameras during Sen. Hillary Clinton's visit to Houston last week. The hardest-working woman in Congress? You betcha — don't you know it's tough do to your own blocking? [via HouStoned] >>...

The Harris County sheriff's office is investigating what was apparently a murder-suicide in southwest Harris County yesterday afternoon: Seems a woman and her ex-boyfriend got into an argument in the ex's driveway, and he ended up shooting her and then turning the gun on himself. Neighbors dialed 911 when they heard the first gunshots, and deputies say the man shot himself in the head as they drove up: "As the units approached the house, they...

Good morning, Houston. Good news for anyone who loves to travel and have a spare $200,000 laying around: You can now buy tickets to space, with the journey set for 2009 on Richard Branson's space plane. More than 100 tickets have already been sold, and Houston travel agents Tara Hyland and Diane Vest are two of the only "Accredited Space Agents" offering them in the U.S. And yes, the tickets are $200K each. Anyone?...

We start off this Tech Buzz with a list of The 50 Most Important People On The Web, Houstonist isn't on the list, but we know our 11 readers love us! We hope by now, you have changed your clocks for Daylight Savings Time. Jay Lee over at The Chron lovingly refers to DST as Y2K7 and reminds us to patch our systems and devices. Looks like we missed BarCampAustin at SXSWi this weekend....

If you're reading Houstonist at the office today, we salute you: We're sure as heck not at work, having already tapped into our supply of Sam Adams and historic documents in preparation for tomorrow. And according to the AP, we're not alone: A lot of Americans are taking today off, officially or not. The problem, of course, is that July 4 falls on Tuesday this year. Though that technically means today isn't a holiday, it's...

Local and national innocence projects will review 45 cases from the Houston crime lab that had questionable evidence, and they plan to take on more in the future Headed to Galveston for Spring Break? Please don't drown while you're there, the Beach Patrol asks HPD's overtime plan has paid off, Chief Harold Hurtt said today: the city's skyrocketing murder rate has begun leveling off Jerry Futch, a former Reliant Energy trader, has been sentenced to...

This week is your last chance to check out the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, so dig out those old Wranglers and boots and get a move on to Reliant Park. Monday: • Carnival: 2 p.m. to midnight • Rodeo Houston featuring LeAnn Rimes: begins 6:45 p.m. at Reliant Stadium • The Hideout featuring Big Al White: begins 10:15 p.m. at Reliant Astrodome Tuesday: • Carnival: 2 p.m. to midnight • Rodeo Houston featuring Larry...