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2y ago
After her shocking withdrawal from the U.S. women’s gymnastics team finals on Tuesday due to mental health concerns, Houston’s own Simone Biles has now—perhaps less surprisingly—announced that she will not be competing in the individual all-around competition, and will be evaluated daily to see if she can compete in the ..read more
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2y ago
Houstonians who grew up in the city can probably all recall a yearly field trip to the Miller Outdoor Theatre. Memories of warm spring days rolling down the large hill with your classmates in the busy area surrounded by The Museum of Natural Science, The Houston Zoo and Hermann Park are ..read more
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2y ago
There’s quite a bit of good music coming through town this week. We hope to see you out and about. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Harris County (and in the rest of the country), but the silver lining is that hospitalization rates among vaccinated folks remain low. So ..read more
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2y ago
There is really no precedent for, and nothing normal about, the Houston Texans' current relationship with their star quarterback, Deshaun Watson. At least for the time being, he is still their star quarterback. The presence of 22 plaintiffs suing Watson, along with his longstanding request for a trade, will make ..read more
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2y ago
ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations, and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces ..read more
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2y ago
It's always big news when one of Houston's best chefs opens a new restaurant and the news can't get much bigger than James Beard Award Winning chef Chris Shepherd's debut of his new Georgia James Tavern at the luxury hi-rise Market Square Tower, smack dab in the middle of downtown ..read more
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2y ago
It’s not just unvaccinated adults who’ve ditched their face masks who are being hit hard by the Delta COVID-19 variant’s rapid spread. Houston’s Texas Children’s Hospital has also seen a disconcerting uptick in the number of sick kids laid low by Delta in recent weeks. Despite the popular misconception that ..read more
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2y ago
Going into the Tokyo Olympics, we Houstonians were blithely certain that the most accomplished gymnast to ever come out of this town, 24-year-old Simone Biles would once again dominate the Women’s Gymnastics competition. But that assumption was upended Tuesday morning when Biles abruptly pulled out of the competition. The announcement ..read more
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2y ago
Anybody following Houston sports over the last year or so knows that it's been one of the more tumultuous periods in the sports history of your fair city. Despite the Houston Astros' best efforts to keep afloat the golden age of sports that it appeared we were on the cusp ..read more
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2y ago
As the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus silently swarms throughout the Lone Star State, the pandemic in Texas has taken an undeniable turn for the worse in recent weeks. With hospitalizations for the deadly disease rising to heights not seen in months and new daily case counts rapidly ..read more