| | | The Houston Bucket List: The 100 Things to Do Before You Kick It BY JEFF BALKE  Get a printable copy of all 100 entries of the Houston Bucket List by clicking here. When friends who aren't from Houston ask what there is to do here, it isn't always easy to come up with a clear answer. Houston is, after all, a place to live and not necessarily a tourist destination. But while I was amassing a list culled from the staff at the Houston Press, online crowdsourcing, comments left on blog posts and my own knowledge of the city, it became clear that there is more to do in Houston than I think people realize. As a friend from a small town once told me, "If you can't find something to do in Houston, you aren't trying hard enough." The result is the Houston Bucket List, 100 thi... more >>
| | | | | | | | R.I.P. Robot BY JEF WITH ONE F  Gothtopia The morning of Monday, July 29, Numbers Nightclub's official Numbers Facebook page profile and cover pictures changed to solid black images as rumors of a tragedy began to swirl among Houston's goth and club scenes. After the initial silence, a sad story began to take form, that owner Robert Burtenshaw, better known as Robot to the folks who had attended shows and dance nights at the o... more >> | | | | | | Change Is Constant at Goro & Gun, Like It or Not BY KAITLIN STEINBERG  Maybe it's my bad for thinking soft-shell crab would survive the eight-minute drive from the ramen hot spot on Main to my office all the way down Milam. I'm a sucker for crab in any form, and the second I saw it on the menu, I had to have it, risky maneuver that it was. When I sat back down at my desk and began to poke around at the sandwich, I discovered the tempura batter on the soft-shell crab... more >> | | | | | | | | Elysium: This Bramble of Lofty Ideals Is No Darn Fun BY STEPHANIE ZACHAREK  Movie stars shouldn't be subject to the rules of gravity, as we mere mortals are. One of the great pleasures of watching actors is to see them move, and when yesterday's youngsters start creaking, we feel it in our joints. That's not to say actors can't age gracefully or that they should do whatever it takes to stay looking young. But the wrong role can make a still-youthful actor appear worn out... more >> | | | | | | | | Eating Our Words Back in the wild, wild west, people had to deal with wagon thieves and sneaky neighbors out to steal cattle or horses. These days, the modern felon has evolved to barbecue pit theft. On Sunday... Hair Balls From a purely functional standpoint, the reconstruction of the Houston Rockets meant all new talent on the roster, and a better chance to win games and, hopefully, win NBA titles. And make no mi... Rocks Off You know, I think we may have missed a category during Tuesday's Houston Press Music Awards ceremony, because we really should have given ourselves the award for "best awards party throwers ever... Art Attack I learned two things from the 2013 installment of "Shark Week," the Discovery Channel's annual tribute to nature's lagrest predators and the people/marine fauna that are eaten by them: 1) Nat Ge... | | | | | | | | | | | | | Coupons >> |
Byzanito | Share   | Monday Special
$5 U Call It Martinis | | expires 04/26/15 | get coupon >> | |
Gulf Greyhound Park | Share | Wednesday Special
$7.99 Buffet and $1 Quinellas and Free Admission Every Wednesday during live racing | | expires 04/26/15 | get coupon >> | |
PJ's in Montrose | Share | Thursday Steak Nite
Thursday Steak Nite $29.00 ( 2 Steaks, 2 Potatoes, 2 Salads and a pitcher of beer) | | expires 04/24/16 | get coupon >> | |
| | |
No comments:
Post a Comment