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The Houston Medical Center is one of the largest employers in the city and attracts thousands of visitors daily. Either by car or light rail, getting around the medical center during rush hour is enough to send anyone's blood pressure through the roof. Ever concerned for our health and well being, the good doctors and medical professionals at Methodist have come up with a way to lessen the rush hour stress. Methodist Hospital's Center for Performing Arts Medicine program is hosting a series of "rush hour concerts," from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. in the Crain Garden Lobby of The Methodist Hospital. This Wednesday, April 1, the Doctors Orchestra of Houston will join Russian pianist Zoya Shuhatovich and conductor Libi Lebel to perform Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. Future concerts will feature traditional Indian music, solo guitar performances, and a concert chorale. Details for upcoming concerts can be found here.

On Thursday, March 26 Rice University President David Leebron and Baylor College of Medicine Interim President William T. Butler, MD released a statement to the faculty, staff and students of both institutions that confirms that formal discussions of a merger have begun:

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits...

Good morning, Houston. In these days of near-$3 gas, there's one group of drivers who aren't so worried: hypermilers, who use certain techniques to squeeze every possible M out of their MPG. Hypermiling involves a few pretty simple changes in the way you drive, including coasting, accelerating slowly from stops and the skillful use of cruise control. Used correctly, hypermiling can increase your car's fuel efficiency by 30 percent or more — so why...

You may remember that we talked last fall about the Texas Medical Center testing its buildings for the effects of stray current from the MetroRail line — electricity leaks that Metro says are inconsequential, but that observers worry could be weakening the foundations of nearby buildings, bridges, roads and other structures. Well, the preliminary results of those tests are back, and they show worrisome levels of current at three sites. Does that mean buildings are going to start crumbling? Well, no — not yet, anyway.

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Polar Bear in a Snowstorm. Check out the smoothness of the water in this image of the Gus S. Wortham Memorial Fountain. Do you know who Mr. Wortham was and how important he was to our fair city? Honestly, we didn't until we did a little searching. According to the New York Times, Mr. Wortham was "a cattle baron and an...

Good morning, Houston. 'Stros win! 'Stros win! Whooooooo! Ahem. Yes, well, as you probably know by now, the Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 last night to end their 10-game losing streak. The game marked the highest run total for the 'Stros in three weeks, and the team's 16 hits matched their season high — not bad. "It was a fun night for everybody," Woody Williams told the AP. "I know it's one win,...

The cause of a fire at an electrical substation at 59 and Kirby that knocked out power and caused thick black smoke around 1pm today is unknown, according to officials. Power was affected in a large area surrounding the site, but is currently being restored. Investigations are underway to determine if the fire was arson or the result of some kind of malfunction. As if that weren't enough, a fire has broken out at...

More in the ongoing saga of MetroRail's stray electrical current: Looks like Metro is going to go after payment from contractor Siemens, despite a refusal letter. Last summer, Metro billed Siemens Transportation Systems $917,400 for monitoring related to the stray current between May 2005 and June 2006. No one's sure where the leaking current is coming from: Metro has tracked down and repaired points it thought were causing trouble, and it replaced metal anchors in...

Looks like we can stop wondering whether The Woodlands will end up being part of Houston — what, didn't you stay up nights thinking about it? Yesterday, Mayor Bill White and state Sen. Tommy Williams announced a deal that Houston will never annex The Woodlands in exchange for The Woodlands' commitment to mutually beneficial financial partnerships. "Most of us believe that those decisions should ultimately being the hands of the people most affected and...

We talked the other day about MetroRail's ongoing problem with electricity leaking into the ground and claims that the stray current could be undermining the foundations of highways that cross the rail line. And now there's something else: According to KHOU, the Texas Medical Center is testing the foundations of several hospitals to make sure they haven't been affected. Stephen Swinson, president of Thermal Energy Corp., said tests of the foundations of a dozen buildings,...

Eric Cooper's trial for tampering with a government document, which begins this week, could end up just being about a man accused of signing his name to his ex-wife's car title without permission. But it could also open the door to a lot of grief for Cooper, the guy a variety of ex-wives and girlfriends say is a smooth-talking con man who built relationships on lies. Either way, we bet it'll be pretty interesting. If...

And the water keeps coming: The Chronicle is now reporting that as much as 10.5 inches of rain has fallen on parts of the Houston area today, and there's more on the way. Among the hardest-hit areas is the east side, where the Red Cross has opened shelters at Channelview High School and Denver Harbor Community Center (6402 Market St.) and is looking at opening others. Near Hobby Airport and Pasadena, 6 inches of rain fell in 75 minutes this morning; neighborhoods along the Gulf Freeway in that area remain flooded now. Across the city, bayous are at or near capacity (including White Oak Bayou, which is now out of its banks near downtown) and health officials are warning people to look out for floating debris and snakes.

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor slipshod snapshot. This is a shot of the Mecom-Rockwell Fountain in Hermann Park. This little snippet is from Stephen Fox's "Big Park, Little Plans: A History of Hermann Park" - Between 1967 and 1969 a new Miller Outdoor Theater, designed by Eugene Werlin and Associates, was constructed on the site of the old Doric proscenium. A high, bermed lawn provided amphitheater-type seating in front of...

Last week, a Metro bus hit a woman and her daughter crossing the street near Courthouse Square; yesterday, another bus mowed down another pedestrian at Metro's trasit center in the Texas Medical Center. The man stepped into the pedestrian crosswalk, "so the operator will be at fault," said Raequel Roberts, a spokeswoman for Metro. The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital, "but his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening," Roberts said. The accident...

We were happy to hear yesterday that $100 million was being donated to the Baylor College of Medicine – a new record for the Texas Medical Center. The gift will be used on research and recruiting cancer specialists.

This morning, Metro's limited rail service became more limited when a power outage shut down the MetroRail line.