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::Danielle Reich Trio at King Biscuit:: We saw this and we couldn't remember the last time we stopped by Height's area neighborhood pub & grub, King Biscuit. So we decided to swing back by tonight to see jazz artist, Danielle Reich. It's been too long. They probably miss us. Right? Riiiiiight. A regular at The Black Swan in the Omni Hotel, Danielle plays weekly with a trio at King Biscuit in The Heights. A veteran...
Good morning, Houston. There's a new weapon in the battle to make Houston the most beautiful city in America: Beginning next week, commercial property owners will have to hide their Dumpsters behind a building, wall, fence, berm or shrub. Officials said they hope the rule — which City Council approved six months ago — will help increase property values and make properties safer (and, of course, prettier). Anyone who violates the ordinance can be...
A couple of University of Houston stories for your Friday, so listen up Coogs. First, back on August 13th, Cougar offensive lineman Jarrod Butler collapsed while lifting weights in an on-campus weight room. It was later determined that he had suffered a heart attack as a result of an electrical abnormality in his heart. After spending the past two weeks under observation and treatment at The Methodist Hospital, Butler is being released today to return...
Callaloo, among the top literary magazines in the country, is sending four writers (all faculty from Callaloo's Creative Writing Workshops) to read in Houston for one night only. Terrance Hayes, Mat Johnson, Tayari Jones, and Tracy K. Smith will give a public reading Thursday, August 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ensemble Theatre, located at 3535 Main Street. These four writers have won more than a dozen national awards and fellowships; they are at...
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...
The University of Houston Cougars Softball team won its first Conference USA title Saturday afternoon, surviving a heated pitching duel. Tournament MVP Angel Shamblin tossed a 2-hit shutout give the Cougars the Conference title in a narrow 1-0 victory over East Carolina. The Cougars scored what would turn out to be the only run of the game in the 1st inning, capitalizing on a pair of fielding errors. We notice that for some reason...
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....
The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor groovehouse. This was too cool not to include, even if we're a day late: On January 25th, 2005 famed architect Philip Johnson passed away, he was 98 years old. Houston is fortunate to be graced with several wonderful buildings designed by Philip Johnson. Two of these are picture above, The University of St. Thomas and The Chapel of St. Thomas. He also designed two amazing...
The Chronicle reports today that the University of Houston is taking the first steps toward starting a medical school, a move that would help address physician shortages in Texas and across the country — but could be an uphill struggle politically.
Metro President and CEO Frank Wilson delivered his state of Metro address at the Hilton Americas yesterday afternoon. Wilson touched on several projects that loom in Metro's future, including the controversial $1 billion+ light rail expansion. It looks like Mr. Wilson isn't tipping his pitches concerning the University line debate (which is all we were really listening for anyways). In fact, eager rail enthusiasts and detractors received no new information. All Wilson had to say was this:
By now, you've probably heard that former Gov. Ann Richards died last night of cancer at age 73. Richards is remembered for many things: being the first woman to win the Texas governorship outright, opening government positions up to women and minorities, vetoing a bill giving Texans the right to carry concealed weapons — but she may be most remembered for her wit, which contributed to the Texas-sized persona that made her a recognizable figure...
In addition to the Prudential's impending demise, the pink marble of the UT Dental Branch building will be littered along the landscape to make way for a new $60 million structure.
The University of Houston has new plans in place to cut back on the abundance of students on the ever popular seven-year plan. Admissions standards have been raised, more academic advisors are in place, and students who complete 30 hours a year are eligible for up to $3,000 in tuition rebates. The goal is to have 20% (up from 13%) of students graduate in 4 years.
College graduates are finally reaping the rewards of shelling out an absurd amount of money (not to mention a lot of time) for their higher education. The Chronicle reports that for the first time in years, graduates are leaving college with something that was looking scarce: a job. It's a scenario that means the seven-year-plan is paying off for some people. Companies are visiting colleges more for recruiting, offering signing bonuses, and higher starting...
Metro took a step forward in planning its next four rail (or rail-ish) lines yesterday, approving almost $40 million in contracts for design, preliminary engineering and environmental impact studies. The contracts cover the proposed University line — the one that may run along Richmond Avenue and may not — as well as the Uptown, Southeast, North and Harrisburg lines. The University line will be a full-fledged rail line from the start, while the other four will start as bus rapid transit lines and may be converted to rail at some point in the future if ridership warrants, perhaps.
There's a whole wide world out there, and here's the proof: DCist revels in The University of Maryland's basketball triumphs, marvels at Metro's security strategy, and applauds DC local Katie Couric's new gig. Phillyist is all about the Philadelphia Film Festival. OK, not all about -- they still have time for loitering, underage sex, and random wacky news. LAist would have to send a camera around the world to get shots as bizarre as Katie's...