AltWeeklies Wire
Drawing Gets Owner Shut Out of Her Condonew
Since she drew a lemon on her window, Heather Mickelson has been barred from her home in Houston's Tremont Tower.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
10-10-2005 |
Business & Labor
No Redemption for Former Child Molesternew
A man not allowed to sit in on his child's class because of his past offense has started an organization to work to restore rights to convicted felons who have stayed out of trouble.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
10-10-2005 |
Commentary
Landfill Makes Its Northeast Houston Neighbors Miserablenew
When a Houston landfill announced that it wanted to take its mountain of trash up from 188 feet up to 316 feet, the Northeast Environmental Justice Association filed suit.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
10-10-2005 |
Environment
Houston Dodges a Bullet and Finds Traffic Hellnew
In the Week of Hurricane Rita, Interstates 10 and 45 turned into the Superdome, with 24-hour saunalike drives in cars filled with bitchy relatives.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly, Josh Harkinson, John Nova Lomax and Todd Spivak |
10-03-2005 |
Disasters
Scared Straightnew
The pop-punk band has become a beacon of clean living at the height of its success, instead of after a pathetic fall.
Houston Press |
Andrew Miller |
09-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Million-Dollar Smilenew
After seven years of scuffling on the hip-hop scene in Houston, Paul Wall is having his day.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Astrodome Radio Station Silencednew
As activist James Ellinger imagined it, a community radio station would have helped reunite family members and link evacuees to jobs, schools and health care.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
09-21-2005 |
Media
Taking Drug for Parkinson's Disease Is a Gamblenew
The medication Mirapex is suspected of transforming some of its users into compulsive gamblers and sex addicts.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
09-20-2005 |
Science
Houston Gets Hit With Its Own Hurricane Surgenew
The people who found refuge from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina in Houston's Astrodome brought with them countless stories.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly, Ray Hafner and Todd Spivak |
09-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
When Parents and Kids Both Get Crankednew
The meth trend has swept eastward from California and is increasingly wreaking havoc on regular families and their children.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
09-05-2005 |
Science
True Fact Vs. True Fictionnew
An essay by the reclusive literary star J.T. Leroy in the Oxford American's annual music issue turns out to be a whale of a tale.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-29-2005 |
Books
Endangered Songbirdsnew
The Wrens majestically reemerged in 2003, after surviving a near-decade of depression, debacle and disaster.
Houston Press |
Rob Harvilla |
08-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Texas Burger Bingenew
Hand-formed, artisanal hamburgers are making a comeback across the country. A food critic reports on the state of the Texas burger.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
08-29-2005 |
Food+Drink
I Raq and Roll vs. We Can't Make It Herenew
Two Houston-based musicians -- Clint Black and James McMurtry -- offer different takes on the war in their music. On veteran says which he thinks is more accurate and why.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-22-2005 |
Music
At the Readynew
When the president of a Texas Minuteman group resigned because he couldn't stand the racist tendencies of other members in his chapter, it left many Houston residents debating the purpose of the volunteer border patrollers, and what good they might be doing.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
08-22-2005 |
Immigration
