As usual, David Cobb has posted his weekly rock-oriented live music roundup. The following are notable live alt-country/Americana/Texas country music shows around town this weekend. Thursday, November 18 Micky and the Motorcars, Blanco’s Friday, November
We noted here Metro’s latest proposal of service changes (mostly service cuts) and if you have a sharp eye you’ll spot the little notice in today’s Chronicle alerting Houstonians to tomorrow’s Metro hearings to “discuss”
Scabby The Rat made an appearance today in downtown Houston. The 13-foot-tall inflatable rat is famous for his management hatin’ and his menacing scowl. Also, he has appeared in an episode of The Sopranos. The
With all there is to see and do in Texas, what do you suppose MeMo chose to give front page “star” treatment today? New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, of course: It’s huge and
KHOU-11 reports on a big raid on prostitution houses in Houston: Houston Police Vice Squad officers have shut down 10 houses of prostitution. Police raided the locations of the Wildflower Group and Escape in Houston
A man who turned out to have a loaded gun wandered into HPD on Monday and demanded to see Police Chief Harold Hurtt. Fortunately, the man was arrested without incident. Police Chief Hurtt was out
Here’s the last paragraph from today’s Chronicle editorial on outgoing Education Secretary Rod Paige: Perhaps the greatest irony of Paige’s career is that although he grew up in segregated schools in Mississippi and served as
The Chronicle‘s Robert Crowe can’t heap enough praise on the Houstonians who are writing parking tickets as part of the Municipal Volunteer Parking Program. While we certainly appreciate the city’s concern for making sure ineligible
On Monday, it seemed Roma Khanna had let Jeff Cohen down. In that installment of the Chron Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy, Khanna departed slightly from the Chron Eye formula, neglecting to mention
The Chronicle editors are not happy campers. This whole media effort to unseat President Bush didn’t turn out well, and that fact is settling in: Specter, who supports a woman’s right to choose abortion, is