On Friday, it was announced that long-running Houston alt-weekly The Houston Press would be shuttering print operations and going to an all digital model. In the process, the entire editorial staff save Editor in Chief Margaret Downing was laid off. While I was never a full-time staff member of the Press, I feel like it has been as much a… Read more →
Category: Houston
Be True To Your School? When Kids and Beliefs Collide
When I was very young, my grandfather, an ardent Christian conservative, put a lot of pressure on my parents to enroll me in a parochial school, an ironic choice given my parents were both public school educators. But, they chose to go along with the request, at least in part because the public schools near me probably weren’t the equivalent… Read more →
My Personal Take on the Sale of KTRU
While I do maintain my blog, Broken Record, over at Chron.com and have posted there on this subject, I thought I might put some of my personal feelings on my own blog. Honestly, I’m somewhat torn and I’ll try to cover the angles here as best I can. First, it should be said that I really never cared for the… Read more →
Washington Gives Back to Live Music…Not Really
Last August, I wrote a blog post about what I termed the “doucheification” of Washinton Avenue. This lead to a story in the Chronicle as well. Since then, life on the Jersey Shore of Houston has continued unabated. Walter’s remains open as they supposedly search for a new home base. Today, I ran across a story in the Chron about… Read more →
Sorting Out the Whole Kroger Situation
I’ve been seeing a lot of you ask on Twitter, “Where the hell is Zombie Kroger and why is it called that?” By “a lot,” I mean like three people I sorta know but have never met. So, I figured I should put together this little rundown of the four Krogers that have been given monikers and why they are… Read more →
Five Reasons to Avoid Zombie Kroger
Leave it to me to sell my house, three blocks from Ghetto Kroger, and move into a place three blocks from Zombie Kroger. Why do I call it Zombie Kroger, you ask (I know you asked, so don’t pull that “I didn’t ask” bullshit. We both know that you did!)? I call it that because the clientele appears to mostly… Read more →
The Doucheification of Washington Avenue Soon Complete (UPDATE)
Well, it was bound to happen. UPDATE According to the Press, Walter’s is moving, NOT closing. Good news for live music fans. It doesn’t save Washington Avenue, but it’s something. Thank you for all the comments here and on Broken Record. Keep the faith. Craig Hlavaty from the Houston Press reported on Twitter that Walter’s on Washington will close down… Read more →
Five Ways the Rockets and Houston Are Alike
The winding story of the Houston Rockets’ season has rarely made room for logic, linear thinking or any standard notions of cause and effect. Star players disappear, expectations sink and the Rockets surge. They are confounding and exhilarating all at once. – The New York Times I am an unabashed Houston Rockets fan. I have been since I was just… Read more →
Seven Reasons Kroger Sucked Last Night
I did it. I got lazy. I wanted a snack and the Kroger is just 3 blocks from my house. I had been avoiding it except for household goods – paper towels, detergent, etc – and even going to Target for those whenever possible. Last night, I decided it was a Kroger night because I didn’t feel like going to… Read more →