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John Whitmire for Houston Mayor
By Johnny Trlica OPINION: As expected, the race to replace Sylvester Turner to become the next mayor of Houston will be decided in a runoff. The two leading vote getters
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Where do things stand in the 2024 presidential race?
By Colby Etherton It’s official: the 2024 presidential election is less than one year away. More likely than not, 2024 is shaping up to be a redux of the 2020
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Gus Kenworthy’s Christmas ‘Sacrifice’
By Romeo San Vicente  The holiday slasher genre is giving gory gifts all over this season, with the grindhouse-steeped “Thanksgiving†and “It’s a Wonderful Knife†turning the memory of a
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Apples are the eye of these recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Holiday greetings to everyone! Wow, what a year this has been! And where did the time go? Here we are into the holidays already. Hopefully you
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HUGO’S | My ultra, ultra birthday dinner
By Jim Ayres I always thought, and still do, that Hugo’s on Westheimer has the most decadent weekend brunch in town. Buffet tables surround the vibrant dining room, overflowing with
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In memory of John Allan Pace
In memory of John Allan Pace, known in our community and across the nation as JP Gill, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 20, 2023. JP died from complications due
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2023: The Year in Review, Part 2
By Nancy Ford When we last met, we took a look back at some of the best, worst, funniest, scariest and generally most noteworthy episodes of the first six months
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Galveston unwraps the joy of Christmas
By Forest Riggs The last of the Thanksgiving feast items have been devoured and the fall-colored table settings of orange and brown have now turned to red and green. Yes,
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Move over, Mariah. There’s a new Queen of Christmas
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: In 1963, Darlene Love walked into a recording studio to sing a new Christmas song being produced by Phil Spector. Also in the session were the
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When Sufjan Stevens Finally Came Out, He Broke Our Hearts
Where did all that speculation get us? By Sarah Bricker Hunt For two decades, curious queer fans of the enigmatic indie singer-songwriter (and Detroit-born and Michigan-raised) Sufjan Stevens have pored