Good morning, Houston. We heard a few weeks ago about a bat infestation at TSU, but now there's something else happening in the halls of academia: a bee infestation at UH. It seems 100,000 of the industrious little critters have taken up residence in the walls of the Cullen College of Engineering, but rather than exterminate, the university is planning to move the bees to a wooded section of campus. Beekeeper Mike Knuckley will...
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A new radio station is born this morning. Houston will get its own “Jack” format, a format that has succeeded in other major markets for years. What is “Jack” you say? The idea behind the format is (as radio programmers say) your iPod on shuffle mode. That is, if you iPod only included popular mainstream songs from the 1960’s to present time. The switch will be happening on 103.7 FM at 10:37 a.m. this morning...
Chances are that we all know Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic Life magazine photo of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on V-J Day — easily one of the most-recognized photographs in American history. In the half-century since that photo was taken, there's been a lot of speculation over who, exactly, the sailor and nurse were: In the midst of the celebration, Eisenstaedt didn't stop to ask names, and there were apparently a lot of...
The beauty of Missed Connections is that so many are clearly total bullshit while others are endearing works of sincerity and a few make you wonder if they are true or not. Of course stalkers and way too many schlong shots freak us out. Speaking of, some guy wants to feed his hotdog to a JCI fan. When I Saw You, You Had Caught My Eye - 46 You were holding some trendy drink...
Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. Did you see The Police reunion tour at Toyota Center Friday night? I know you like all that old crap. You’re only as old as you feel, sir. And yes, Dilettante saw the show. Sigh. Here’s the deal. The Police broke up before I was old enough to go to concerts. So for the past twenty-something years, I’ve regretted never having seen them...
More today on Joshua Mauldin, the 19-year-old father who is accused of burning his 2-month-old daughter in a Galveston motel room microwave May 10: Though Mauldin told reporters he microwaved the baby because he was under stress, his wife, Eva Marie Mauldin, claims he did it because he was possessed by Satan. "I believe Satan works through our weaknesses," Mrs. Mauldin told KHOU. "Satan attacked [Joshua] through his weaknesses."
So you're tired of the same-ole-same-ole in this town, so you're looking for something different to experience this weekend? Here's one for you: Future Clouds & Radar. The Austin-based band is coming to Walter's on Washington Saturday night for their first performance in Houston. The band is fronted by Robert Harrison, who used to front the indie band Cotton Mather. A lot has changed since those days. We spoke to Robert about his new band...
Local singer/songwriter Lee Alexander has been working the pub and wine bar scene for the last few years, and it’s paid off. His CD Out of Place was on many local critic’s “Best of 2006” list and has received several regional music nominations and awards. Alexander plays tonight at one of our favorite wine bars – The Corkscrew. They are hosting a new Monday evening acoustic set, which puts Lee Alexander right at home (and...
A lot seems not to add up in the story of a man who was Tasered while trying to leave a Houston hospital with his newborn daughter in the middle of the night — and the part about the man trying to take off in the middle of the night is just the tip of the iceberg. It all took place at The Woman's Hospital of Texas at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, when 30-year-old William...
This weekend marked the opening of Commerce Street Artists' intriguing new exhibit Goin' Mobile. Inspired by The Who song of the same name Goin’ Mobile is an on-the-road inspired traveling exhibition that investigates the literal sense of travel—point A to B, beginning to end, start to finish, back and forth, and one way—Goin’ Mobile ventures in every direction to guide the viewer on a trip to those familiar and unknown places along our traveled...
We know it's irrational, but Houstonist has always been just a little concerned about driving behind car carriers on the freeway — and this morning, we remember why: Overnight, the driver of a car carrier on Highway 59 lost control, flipping his rig over and sending cars sliding across the freeway. (For the record, our concern always had to do with cars breaking loose and falling off the car carrier while it was moving, but...
Because we're people who know people, we got into yet another movie premiere. This time it was for the latest Zach Braff flick, "The Last Kiss". It also stars Jacinda Barrett of MTV's "Real World: London" fame, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson (who we hear is on a little TV show called "The OC"), and Blythe Danner. It's a comedy/drama, but don't expect to leave the theater feeling all warm and fuzzy after you see...
Houstonist and Houston Photobloggers recently held our first joint photo contest to find out what everyone loves about Houston. We had a lot of great entries and want to thank everyone who shared their photos and stories with us. Below are the winning photos and the accompanying explanations from the photographers, followed by info about the people who took these shots. Next week, we'll include some other great shots that earned an honorable mention. Untitled...
With rain drowning out all of Monday's matches at the All England Tennis Club, the biggest news of the tournament is still the retirement announcement of Andre Agassi. Agassi unsteadily announced last Saturday that this will be his last Wimbledon, and will go on to retire after the US Open. Reactions around the tennis world are predictably respectful, as Agassi's resume boasts 60 career singles titles, 8 grand slam titles, and over 31 million in...
Need proof that throwing a ball really fast and really well can get you anything you darn well please (even from countries where baseball matters not at all)? The KHOU newsblog is reporting the planned presence in our fair city of Real Live Royalty: the Earl of Sandwich is coming to town at Clemens' request to christen a new sandwich shop. The restaurant, at 1930 Highway 6 South, is the first Houston location of the...
The San Antonio Express News once called Hayes Carll "one of the most acclaimed young songwriters on the Texas scene," and it only takes one listen to Carll's debut album "Flowers and Liquor" to know what all the praise is about. Carll's lyrics are as expressively gritty as his fine-tuned Texas drawl. His songs reflect his chaotic life on the Bolivar Peninsula and life in Arkansas. Carll never had to recover a sophomore slump, and...
Defense lawyers began trying to chip away at the prosecution's story Monday, the first day of the defense's case in the trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. The main testimony came from Joannie Williamson, a former assistant to ex-Enron Chairman Lay, ex-CEO Skilling and ex-head of investor relations Mark Koenig, who was on the witness stand for more than eight days for the prosecution. Williamson said yesterday that Koenig perjured himself when he pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting securities fraud in August 2004.
Northside auto thieves were apparently surprised today when they discovered what had been left in Lila Monjaras's car: her 4-year-old son, Julio Reyna. Fortunately, Reyna was found, unharmed, in the car a few blocks from where it was stolen. Monjaras left her car unlocked with the engine running while she stopped at a convenience store in the 4400 block of Irvington Boulevard at about 7 a.m. When Monjaras came out of the store, the car was gone.
A comment from Ken Lay's attorney, Mike Ramsey, during yesterday's opening statements in the Enron trial has drawn the wrath of our hard-working, plain-spoken neighbors to the north. (We mean the folks in Oklahoma, not Huntsville.) In talking about Lay's responsibility (or not) for Enron's collapse, Ramsey told jurors:
If you've watched cable TV in Houston lately, you've probably seen the commercials for the "theology of the iPod" sermons at Metropolitan Baptist Church. The series, which started last week, already attracted the attention of the AP, which carried an article today — and we're still trying to figure it all out. "The reason the outside of the iPod is so simple to use and so beautiful to look at is because of the way...
It must be a slow news day when the Chronicle has a story on the Business page about people in their 20s who don't wear watches.
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