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Face the Music: An Evening of Jazz Dedicated to Fighting AIDS in Africa A college student-led nonprofit organization that raises funds to eradicate AIDS in Africa will hold a fundraising benefit concert tonight at Red Cat Jazz Cafe [924 Congress St.] in Downtown Houston. The University of Texas at Austin branch of FACE AIDS is coordinating the concert featuring five local college student jazz musicians who graduated from the High School for the Performing and...

Good morning, Houston. The AP reports on an interesting phenomenon: According to preschoolers, anything tastes better if it's wrapped in McDonald's packaging — even carrots, milk and apple juice. The study was done by Stanford University researcher Tom Robinson, whose subjects were 63 low-income children aged between 3 and 5; Robinson's conclusion was that the kids' perception of foods' taste was "physically altered by the branding." Anyone want to make the argument that marketing...

So there's a lot for school officials to worry about these days: drugs, gangs, arson, sexual assault — and writing stupid graffiti on gym walls. Don't believe those are all in the same category? Just ask Shelby Sendelbach, the 12-year-old Mayde Creek Junior High student who was sent to an alternative campus through Dec. 31 for writing "I love Alex" in blue marker on a gymnasium wall. You hear that, Alex? She's willing to...

Houstonist has heard a lot of suggestions on how to improve students' TAKS test scores, but Mayde Creek High School's approach may be one of the most unusual: Earlier this month, the school held three TAKS rallies in which students were divided by race. The three rallies — one for black students, one for white students and one for Hispanic students — didn't sit well with some parents, including Deon Franklin. "To me, that"s segregation,"...

[Weekend Festival Edition] Well, folks, spring is here, and with it comes a slew of outdoor festivals. And just in time for this great weather we've been having. Better bask in it, before sweltering Houston heat regins for the next 6 months. Don't say we didn't warn ya! Bayou City Arts Festival Dates | March 23 through Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location | Memorial Park Tickes | Admission is $10...

A Katy middle school teacher is scheduled to appear in court today after she was found her engaging in a little extracurricular activity with a student in a parked car early Saturday morning. It happened near Greenhouse and West Little York in west Harris County, where sheriff's deputies got a call about a suspicious vehicle parked alongside the road. When a deputy arrived at about 2 a.m., he found 28-year-old McDonald Junior High math teacher...

Yeah, yeah, we know it's not Saturday, but this is worth a special Shelterporn mention: This weekend, you can indulge your list for architect-designed homes (admit it, you have one) at the AIA Houston's 2006 Home Tour. The tour will include 10 architect-designed houses, including a recent Texas Society of Architects award-winning design: 505 West Alabama, a four-unit townhome project by Collaborative Designworks 4029 Chatham, a contemporary home on a Highland Village-area lot by Val...

Houstonians are banding together in what seems like an unprecedented collaboration for historic preservation. In actuality, many of us have always cared, but this time we have some notice. A sketch from Hermes Architects shows clear plans to demolish the current location of Black-eyed Pea restaurant with an anchor (Barnes & Noble), and the implementation of a three-level parking garage that would run along the back side of the center. According to the Chronicle:...

Looks like the end of the road for Carole Keeton Strayhorn's attempts to get herself called "Grandma" on the November gubernatorial ballot: A state district judge ruled Thursday that the nickname flap was out of her jurisdiction and Strayhorn dropped her lawsuit seeking to officially make herself "Grandma."