NFL Playoffs, Conference Title Games: 4 Winners, 4 Losers All week long, I was positive, emphatic even, in taking the two home teams in the AFC and NFC title games. The trend was my friend, and the trend I'm talking about...
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Blackberry Smoke Plays Music That Sticks To Your Ribs Sometimes, bands will expend time, planning, and energy into putting out a new record. And sometimes, one can emerge organically, almost as an unexpected afterthought. For... Houston Press Comment this news 
This Week in Houston Food Events: Celebrate Two Years at Riel Here's a look at this week's hottest culinary happenings: Limited-time special Restaurants Rally for Furloughed Federal Workers Four Houston restaurants are ... Houston Press Comment this news 
Rarely Performed, The Pearl Fishers Comes to Houston, Courtesy of HGO In Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, the plot centers on the two best friends, Nadir and Zurga who will always be together — until the priestess Leila arrives... Houston Press Comment this news 
Weather Week: Short Warm Up Before Cold Returns Houston's first freezing weather this year set in over the weekend with temperatures dipping to at or slightly below the freezing mark early Sunday morning, just in time for... Houston Press Comment this news 
5 Myths About the Alt-Right Donald Trump has been referred to as our first alt-right president thanks in large part of the way people like Steve Bannon factored into his rise to the Oval Office. Yet, the term remains nebulous... Houston Press Comment this news 
Amanda Shires is Heading Back to Houston to See the Sky and Perform at Heights Theater Amanda Shires is a veteran musician who’s comfortable around music legends like Willie Nelson and Billy Joe Shaver, but occasionally can... Houston Press Comment this news 
Best of Houston® 2019: Best Ice Cream Best Ice Cream: Fat Cat Creamery Fat Cat Creamery isn’t out to reinvent the wheel. Sure, they branch out into interesting flavor combinations beyond vanilla and chocolate — caramel apple,... Houston Press Comment this news 
January Art Shows Include Dystopian VR and Putting Racism in the Crosshairs Our first look at art exhibits for the new year unearthed several notable gems but, as they say on TV, "wait there's more." Much, much... Houston Press Comment this news 
Best of Houston® 2019: Best Italian Best Italian Restaurant: Fresco Cafe Italiano When you think Italian, you most likely think tablecloths and a big bill. For most, Italian is what you go for when it’s time to celebrate or... Houston Press Comment this news 
Best of Houston® 2019: Best Costume Shop Best Costume Shop: Danny’s Trix & Kix Though it lacks the size and scope of Arne’s or the pedigree of some other shops, Danny’s Trix & Kix manages to pack a whole lot of... Houston Press Comment this news 
Best of Houston® 2019: Best Astro Best Astro: Justin Verlander In all of the injury and offensive struggles for a remarkably good 103-win Astros team, there was always a single constant in ace Justin Verlander. He led the... Houston Press Comment this news 
Gun Ownership Gets The Dark Humor Treatment In The Secretary In times of political and social turmoil, many believe it’s an artist’s duty to react to and address the causes of our discontent. If true, a playwright has three... Houston Press Comment this news 
Florencia en el Amazonas: An Opera Rich in Sound and Look at HGO Daniel Catán's ultra-romantic Florencia en el Amazonas (1996, in its Houston Grand Opera world premiere) is not a great opera, but it is a good one... Houston Press Comment this news 
NFL Playoffs, Conference Title Games: This Weekend's Best Bets And then, there were four! Yes, after 256 regular season games and eight more playoff games, we are down to the conference title games in the NFL, and while the... Houston Press Comment this news 
Diana Davila Elected President of the HISD Board But Not Without a Challenge With all their declarations about working together and setting aside their differences, trustees of the Houston ISD didn't seem all that warm and ... Houston Press Comment this news 