Iconic local restaurateuer Johnny Carrabba is building a trio of eateries near his original Carrabba’s in Upper Kirby. The first of the newly constructed restaurants to debut is Mia’s (3131 Argonne St., 713.522.6427),...
Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, 55, has lived her entire life in the public eye. She was 2 when her father, late crooner Eddie Fisher, left her mother, Texas-born actress Debbie Reynolds, for...
No doubt you’ve been wondering how many degrees of separation are between Houston’s bodacious Art Car Parade, celebrating its 25th anniversary this Saturday, and Kevin Bacon. Wonder no more! The answer is a mere three....
Most 6-year-olds caught doing backflips off the sofa get sent to their room. Not Chris Brooks, a member of the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Team and an Olympic hopeful. For the Brooks family—his father, big brother and sister were also gymnasts—a flip is more...
The famous sushi chef Tyson Cole—a diminuitive and youthfully bookish 41-year-old Caucasian with close-cropped hair and, typically, a wisp of stubble etching his pale face—isn’t in the kitchen at Houston’s new...
Part-time Houstonian, presidential historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley, 51, grew up watching anchorman Walter Cronkite on the CBS Evening News. As a sixth grader in Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1972, Brinkley identified the...
Brian’s back! Dynamo soccer star Brian Ching, 33, a World Cup alum who led the Houston club to two championships, is right on time, too. He’s rejoined after being briefly traded to Montreal, just as the team’s...
Although The Mastersons live in a brownstone in Brooklyn, the hip duo hasn’t forgotten its Texas roots. In fact, Chris Masterson and his wife Eleanor Whitmore drove south to Austin last winter to record their debut album at the home of their Grammy-...
In many industries, “doing better” can be rather subjective. A chef’s new dish might taste better to some, less so to others. A fashion designer’s new line might dazzle critics, but flame out on the racks. At Ferrari,...
Ruggles Grill is rubble.
Or it soon will be, if by press time the dozers haven’t begun their inevitable work. Only the landmark address, 903 Westheimer Rd., and memories of Ruggles’ halcyon days will remain. From the...
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