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    Dodgers' Trevor Bauer suspended two seasons over alleged assault
  • NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Cornerback Derek Stingley, Jr. #24 of the LSU Tigers during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
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Food & Drink
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    Houston's Black history highlighted in new episode of 'Top Chef'
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    Jake Donaldson, whose firm designed BuffBrew, says breweries are a hot commodity in town right now and have a lot of opportunity to lure different developers.
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Have you visited these 6 iconic Houston restaurants?

Here's where you must eat when visiting The Bayou City. 

By Anna Mazurek

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    Shipley Do-Nuts will double its locations in the next five years. The Texas doughnut staple is planning to open 350 location over the next five years. By Emma Balter
  • Food
    Beloved closed Montrose Car Care to become oyster bar from Austin
    Montrose Car Care closed in July 2021 and will reopen as a trendy oyster bar. A third location of Clark's Oyster Bar is coming to Houston. By Emma Balter
  • Food
    11 Houston restaurants with fantastic patios for dining alfresco
    Candente, a refreshing place to dine outside with a roof for shade and rain.  It’s easy to pair fresh bites with fresh air in the Bayou City. By Robin Soslow
  • Food
    Here's what's going on at Chris Shepherd's Houston restaurants
    Southern Smoke Founder Chef Chris Shepherd posed for a photo during the culinary event celebrating barbecue and Southern food traditions Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Houston. There’s been a lot of change at Underbelly Hospitality—we break it down for Houston diners. By Emma Balter
  • Food
    'Top Chef' contestant teases upcoming Houston restaurant
    Houston's own Evelyn Garcia showed us who's boss in the kitchen on the latest episode of "Top Chef." Houston’s Evelyn Garcia was a boss at running her own kitchen, but the queso-hating California chef couldn’t keep up By Lauren McDowell
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    This job will pay you $10,000 to eat tacos, travel Texas
    Three different tacos from Velvet Taco in Houston, Texas.  HEB-owned delivery service will pay $10,000 to a lucky taco enthusiast to eat through tacos in Texas this summer By Emma Balter
  • Food
    Nearly 400 illegal shark fins found in a Texas restaurant
    Texas Game Wardens found more than 300 whole shark fins and an additional 29.2 pounds of frozen shark fins inside a restaurant in San Antonio on April 13.  Two years ago, wardens seized 861 shark fins and other shark fin products from an Asian herbal/medicinal store in Houston.  By Tim Carman
  • Food
    Catch these 5 food trucks before Houston Grub Park moves
    Houston's Grub Park is set to open in early July.  From barbecue and Cajun to desserts and lemonade, there are plenty of options to choose from at the last two weekends of this Houston food truck park By Courtney Wilson
  • Food
    Can the 420 ‘holiday’ be used to advance marijuana policy reform?
    Wild in the Heights is dedicated to hemp-infused coffee, cocktails and baked goods. Amid a slew of cannabis-themed specials and events, Wild and Bayou City Hemp in Houston use April 20 for a cause By Emma Balter
  • Food
    Why fruited sours are taking over the Houston beer scene
    Urban South HTX is a leader in the fruited sour beer trend in Houston. Hot weather and demand for accessible beers may be behind the fruited sour trend By Ruvani de Silva
Culture
  • Culture The Houston Zoo's new baby monkey is painfully adorable
    Houston Zoo on Nov. 17 , 2020 welcomed a baby howler monkey named Marlie.
  • Celebrities This radio station is playing all Selena, all the time
    Selena performs at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 1994. Photo courtesy the Houston Chronicle.
  • Culture What's it like being a virtual Santa?
    The innovative holiday installation features a three-dimensional Santa Claus inside a giant snow globe.
  • Culture Can the world handle Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion...
    In a recent interview with Variety, Megan Thee Stallion said she and fellow Houstonian, Beyoncé, feel like family.
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    Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza is coming back to the menu
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  • Food
    Where to eat near Minute Maid Park before Houston Astros games
    The Rustic Burger on the menu for Houston Restaurant Weeks at both Rustic locations in downtown and Uptown Park. These Houston restaurants are all within a 15-minute walk of Minute Maid Park By Emma Balter
  • Food
    Nigerian food, dinosaurs on Top Chef earn Houston bragging rights
    The new episode of "Top Chef" featured a dinosaur-themed challenge set in the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Thought you knew Houston? We’re not done impressing y’all with our diverse cuisines and rich culture By Lauren McDowell
  • Food
    Houston bar loses liquor license over human trafficking probe
    Vegas Nite Club in north Houston has had its license revoked amid prostitution and human trafficking allegations. Vegas Nite Club is facing allegations of prostitution and human trafficking By Emma Balter
  • Food
    This new Heights bar could be summer's hottest spot
    Patterson Park in the Heights is adjacent to the White Oak Bayou Trail. The lowdown on Patterson Park, a 9,000-square-foot bar with treehouse vibes that opened this week on Houston’s White Oak Bayou Trail. By Emma Balter
Where to Go
  • Travel 7 under-the-radar Houston vacation spots worth visiting
    Newman's Castle in Bellville, Texas. 
  • Travel Flight attendant assaulted by 'homophobic' first-class...
    A first-class passenger aboard a Friday Delta Airlines flight to Phoenix was arrested after allegedly assaulting and shouting homophobic slurs at a flight attendant while the plane was in transit.
  • Travel Airline ticket prices have skyrocketed since beginning of...
    The cost of domestic air travel in the U.S. has increased by 40 percent since the beginning of 2022 and will continue to rise due to extenuating factors including high fuel prices and a pilot shortage. 
  • Travel Train through Houston makes the list for most scenic...
    FILE PHOTO: A man watches the rocky landscape from the observation car March 17, 2005 in Western Texas. About half the people riding train 1 were tourists who acknowledge that the train is neither the fastest nor the cheapest means of travel. Trains still hold a romantic place in Americans' minds, allowing passengers as sense of adventure and scenery as they cross the country.
  • Travel United, Delta to readmit passengers banned over mask policy
    United and Delta Airlines will restore flying privileges for some passengers previously banned for not complying with the carriers' mask policies following the voiding of federal mask mandates on U.S. public transportation. 
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    How New York’s Van Leeuwen ice cream is blending into Houston
    Van Leeuwen ice cream shop offers seasonal flavors in all its locations, providing opportunities for collaboration with local chefs in each market. A cult favorite up north, the brand has taken intentional steps to make a name for itself in Texas By Abigail Rosenthal
  • Food
    10 new and noteworthy Minute Maid Park foods, ranked
    The Pork Pastor Nachos at Minute Maid Park Watch the Houston Astros with the best baseball stadium eats in hand By Emma Balter
  • Food
    9 top Houston Black Restaurant Week spots to visit
    The Jamaican braised oxtail plate from Jamaica Pon Di Road. This weekend is the last to take advantage of the event focused on Black-owned restaurants in Houston By Emma Balter
  • Food
    How Houston Eats: Where Lina Hidalgo finds great vegan food
    Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo loves to drink a smoothie before a long run. We asked the Harris County Judge what she eats before a marathon and where she gets takeout after a long day running the third-largest county in the U.S. By Emma Balter
  • Food
    If Selena were a dish, what would she be? 'Top Chef' has answers.
    "Top Chef" contestant Evelyn Garcia, who is from Houston, has represented her city well in the Bravo show's latest season. With "Como la Flor" tribute, Houston chef Evelyn Garcia proves she’s a winner By Emma Balter
Lifestyle
  • Travel 7 under-the-radar Houston vacation spots worth visiting
    Newman's Castle in Bellville, Texas. 
  • Lifestyle Risks of daily aspirin use may outweigh benefits, task...
    People aged 60 and older are no longer recommended to take aspirin medication as a way of avoiding heart disease because of the potential health risks, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced Tuesday.
  • Travel Flight attendant assaulted by 'homophobic' first-class...
    A first-class passenger aboard a Friday Delta Airlines flight to Phoenix was arrested after allegedly assaulting and shouting homophobic slurs at a flight attendant while the plane was in transit.
  • Travel Airline ticket prices have skyrocketed since beginning of...
    The cost of domestic air travel in the U.S. has increased by 40 percent since the beginning of 2022 and will continue to rise due to extenuating factors including high fuel prices and a pilot shortage. 
  • Lifestyle When should older adults stop driving? It depends
    Many older drivers retain their skills later into life, carmakers are equipping cars to make them safer, and roadways are being designed for increased safety.
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    Social media reacts to Turkey Leg Hut's $100 reservation deposit
    Customers waiting in line for a table at Turkey Leg Hut, a restaurant located in the Third Ward on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Houston. Twitter users debated the merits of the restaurant requiring a fee to be paid over Cash App in order to secure a table ahead of time. By Dan Carson
  • Food
    The world's smallest Buc-ee's pops up in West Texas
    The world's smallest Buc-ee's recently appeared along a stretch of road in West Texas, drawing onlookers and fans of the franchise. The teeny, tiny version of the famous Texas gas station chain is a 'light-hearted jab' at American excess, according to the artist who created it. By Dan Carson
  • Food
    How Houston's Spanish Village came back from the brink of closing
    Houston's 70-year-old Spanish Village restaurant on the border of Third Ward and the Museum District almost closed. Then a new owner came in to save it. The Houston institution in Third Ward boasts new dishes, a fresh lick of paint but the same old-school feel By Megha McSwain
  • Food
    How this Texas hot sauce brand became Amazon's No. 1 seller
    Yellowbird is celebrating it's 10th anniversary on top.  At first, 'the facial expressions were 100 percent negative,' co-founder George Milton says. Ten years later, Yellowbird's Bliss and Vinegar mix is one of 'Hot Ones' featured sauces. By Chris O'Connell
  • Food
    Popular Houston-area breweries are shutting down. Here's why.
    Bearded Fox Brewing Co. is one of several brewpubs in the area that will not be directly effected by the new bill for beer to-go, but will be able to sell beer to-go if they choose to expand and become a brewery. Bearded Fox in Tomball and 6 Wards in Dickinson are saying goodbye to their taprooms. Here's what's next for the local beer scene. By Emma Balter
ICYMI
  • Transportation Turner takes car to Earth Day event despite no-car challenge
    Mayor Sylvester Turner waves to people as he walks along Washington Ave., during the Cigna Sunday Streets Houston Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Cigna Sunday Streets Houston is an initiative to promote and improve the health of Houstonians.
  • Houston & Texas Off-duty Pasadena cop who crashed into HPD officer charged
    An off-duty Pasandea police officer, later identified as Elias Vega, is escorted to a paramedic after police say he crashed into the back of a marked Houston police patrol vehicle along the South Sam Houston Parkway on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
  • Transportation Here's when and where I-45 will close this weekend
    Construction on the Gulf Freeway will continue to ramp up over the holiday season, officials said. Plans are moving forward to add two additional main lanes are being and one additional frontage lane on the portion between Kurland to FM 2351 and a second portion from FM 2351 and Medical Center Blvd.
  • Travel 9 wineries to visit within a one-hour drive of Houston
    A mini wine flight at ErmaRose Winery.
  • Houston & Texas 'Sexually-oriented' Houston businesses must now install...
    Houston has a new ordinance requiring certain businesses to install security cameras.
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