Daily Archives: May 15, 2008

California Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage

Good for them. The California Supreme Court decided today that same-sex couples should be permitted to wed, ruling that gay unions must be given the “respect and dignity” of marriage. In a 4-3 vote, the court became the first in … Continue reading Continue reading

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“Crazy ants”

Um, ew? In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Mincberg calls out Emmett’s ethics task force

Remember this? Amid his election campaign and a wave of ethics controversies in county government, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett christened an ethics task force Wednesday with the aim of placing new restrictions on officials’ on-the-job behavior and relationships with … Continue reading Continue reading

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New Whole Foods coming

It’s to be built near where I used to live, on the last open plot of land in what’s now a pretty dense corridor. Whole Foods Market plans to build a store between downtown and River Oaks as part of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Robinson versus Peveto, the continuing story

Back in 2006, I blogged about a battle between Pam Robinson, the owner of Walter’s on Washington, and some neighbors – the Pevetos – who apparently don’t like the noise. (She’s had this problem before at a previous location on … Continue reading Continue reading

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A brief history of the Pig Stand

The Observer has a nice story on the history of the Pig Stands, which sadly went into bankruptcy in 2006, thus causing the Houston location on Washington to close. The year was 1921, and America was crazy for bathtub gin, … Continue reading Continue reading

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