South Houston News

It's taken a while, but after years of self- loathing, Houstonians have largely come around to appreciating their city.

Ramps, which are basically wild leeks, are widely available in other parts of the country in the spring.

When the Astrodome opened in 1965, it reinforced the notion that everything is bigger in Texas, and it shamed those non-Texans who believed that the Lone Star State was a backwater land filled with nothing but oil derricks and tumbleweed.

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Vince Young's NFL career may be up the air at the moment, but at least you can say the Houstonian is trying to get his personal house in order.

Driving around the city in a green van emblazoned with the logo of Search Homeless Services, she makes regular rounds on sidewalks and campsites frequented by people living on the streets.

When we first heard that Taco Bell was launching a new breakfast menu, we were intrigued.

Texans play-by-play voice Marc Vandermeer hosts Texans All Access, which provides an exclusive weekly two-hour window into the offseason activity of the Texans.

Drink of Ages, a radio show about good beer and good music airing 7-8 p.m. Saturdays on 92.1 FM in Houston.

Scott Daniels, longtime Houstonian and guitarist for Carolyn Wonderland and Horseshoe, has passed.

For all its historical importance, the renowned Cyrus Cylinder is a surprisingly understated artifact - a baguette-size piece of clay inscribed with a straight-forward proclamation from Cyrus the Great , the founding ruler of the first Persian Empire .

The crowd was chatting or shimmying to Michael Jackson 's " Billy Jean " cheered and closed around Mayor Annise Parker as she arrived at Stude Park Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday, weather permitting, Houstonians car lovers can enjoy two major events; The Aarows and Autos show at Ellington Airport will feature over 500 sports cars on display, including the Venom GT, the Houston-designed holder of the most recent Guiness Book of World Records for speed, (0 to 300km/hr in 13.6 seconds.

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To those of you still getting used to dialing 8-3-2, brace yourselves . . . Houston is getting a new area code.

Mother's Day is just a few days away, and at this point, if you haven't yet made brunch plans, you might just hit a brick wall.

Houstonians! Stop picking up snails! NBC News is reporting that a deadly breed of African snails has been discovered in the Briar Forest neighborhood.

As most of our readers no doubt know by now, the Austin City Limits Music Festival announced its 2013 lineup at the stroke of midnight Tuesday.

Like everyone else in Houston, each time I see my city on a new list about how awesome we are, how great our restaurants are, or even how everyone in the country is running over their own grandmother to move here, I get excited.

Housing starts rose 32 percent during the first three months of 2013, as more Houstonians jumped into the market and some buyers faced with a lack of resale inventory turned to new homes.