Houston Press - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/houston-press/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:55:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Houston Press - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/houston-press/ 32 32 103504436 Tacolandia Sale Tickets Available Now For the Return of the October Event https://houstonnewmedia.org/tacolandia-sale-tickets-available-now-for-the-return-of-the-october-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tacolandia-sale-tickets-available-now-for-the-return-of-the-october-event Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:55:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/tacolandia-2021-tickets-on-sale-now-11605489 The seventh time is the charm. That's what we're counting on as the Houston Press and taco lovers get together in person once again this coming October for Tacolandia, a celebration of all things taco at The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou. General admiss...

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]]> 141332 Tacolandia Returns to The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou https://houstonnewmedia.org/tacolandia-returns-to-the-water-works-at-buffalo-bayou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tacolandia-returns-to-the-water-works-at-buffalo-bayou Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/tacolandia-pre-sale-tickets-available-now-11601318 With the help of presenting sponsor Mission Foods, the Houston Press is happy to announce the return of Tacolandia to The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou on October 16. Because of health restrictions caused by the pandemic, the Houston Press presented Tac...

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]]> 140625 Downtown Houston Streets Close For Sunday Fireworks https://houstonnewmedia.org/downtown-houston-streets-close-for-sunday-fireworks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downtown-houston-streets-close-for-sunday-fireworks Fri, 02 Jul 2021 21:22:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/houston-streets-closed-for-july-4-fireworks-11596873 Houston's Happy Fourth of July festivities — whether they come off or not depending on which weather forecast you believe — will require the closure of several streets which are listed below. In addition, according to a press release sent out Friday af...

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]]> 138623 A.D. Players Announces its 2021-22 Season https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-d-players-announces-its-2021-22-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-d-players-announces-its-2021-22-season Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/the-2021-22-ad-players-season-11591466 A.D. Players has announced its 2021-22 post-pandemic season and will kick things off in in early October with Ken Ludwig’s new play, Dear Jack, Dear Louise, which tells the story of how his parents got together during World War II. In the 2019-20 ...

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]]> 137756 Comicpalooza 2021 Announces Stars From The Mandalorian Will Be at This Year’s Event https://houstonnewmedia.org/comicpalooza-2021-announces-stars-from-the-mandalorian-will-be-at-this-years-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comicpalooza-2021-announces-stars-from-the-mandalorian-will-be-at-this-years-event Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:31:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/mandalorian-stars-at-comicpalooza-2021-11576416 Comicpalooza organizers have just announced that  Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Katee Sackhoff, and Ming-Na Wen from Disney's The Mandalorian will be part of the lineup at this year's comicon at the George R. Brown on Saturday and Sunday, Jul...

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]]> 133298 Lineup Announced for 2021 Shell Freedom Over Texas — and Yes, It’s Virtual Once Again https://houstonnewmedia.org/lineup-announced-for-2021-shell-freedom-over-texas-and-yes-its-virtual-once-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lineup-announced-for-2021-shell-freedom-over-texas-and-yes-its-virtual-once-again Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:08:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/lineup-announced-for-2021-shell-freedom-over-texas-11573300 "While I wish we could hold a huge Fourth of July celebration downtown, we're not just yet there ," Mayor Sylvester Turn said Tuesday in announcing the particulars of the 2021 Shell Freedom Over Texas Independence Day celebration. So it'll be live stre...

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]]> 131707 Thunderstorms and Rain Whip Through Houston Overnight, But Luckily Don’t Hover in Place https://houstonnewmedia.org/thunderstorms-and-rain-whip-through-houston-overnight-but-luckily-dont-hover-in-place/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thunderstorms-and-rain-whip-through-houston-overnight-but-luckily-dont-hover-in-place Wed, 19 May 2021 13:29:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/thunderstorms-hit-houston-with-more-rain-expected-11568051 Yes there was flooding and some residents lost power for several hours Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and a lot of us were kept up for hours with loud claps of late night thunder, but overall, thanks to a fast-moving storm, the Houston area fared...

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]]> 128947 George Strait Will Close Out RODEOHOUSTON in 2022 https://houstonnewmedia.org/george-strait-will-close-out-rodeohouston-in-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=george-strait-will-close-out-rodeohouston-in-2022 Tue, 18 May 2021 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/music/george-strait-headed-for-rodeohouston-11567761 The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo today announced that George Strait ("Amarillo By Morning," "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind?" "Love Without End, Amen") will close out the 2022 run with a concert only performance on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Thi...

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]]> 128693 The Houston Press Has a Food Editor Opening: Here’s How to Apply https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-houston-press-has-a-food-editor-opening-heres-how-to-apply/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-houston-press-has-a-food-editor-opening-heres-how-to-apply Tue, 18 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/houston-press-food-editor-opening-11567491 As Houston's restaurant industry begins to pick up the pace again as pandemic restrictions loosen, the Houston Press is in need of a fulltime food editor to write and handle assignments and editing from our freelancers. Do you have a deep knowledge of ...

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]]> 128631 Tonight’s Performance of Fatherland at The Gordy Rescheduled https://houstonnewmedia.org/tonights-performance-of-fatherland-at-the-gordy-rescheduled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tonights-performance-of-fatherland-at-the-gordy-rescheduled Mon, 17 May 2021 21:42:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/tonights-performance-of-fatherland-postponed-11567544 Stages theater has just announced that because of the threat of severe weather in the Houston area, tonight's performance of Fatherland by Candice D'Meza has been rescheduled until Saturday June 5. The digital production, which premiered during Stages,...

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]]> 128530 The Houston Press Scores Two Wins in Regional First Amendment Awards https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-houston-press-scores-two-wins-in-regional-first-amendment-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-houston-press-scores-two-wins-in-regional-first-amendment-awards Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/two-first-amendment-awards-for-the-houston-press-11565848 Houston Press contributor Craig Malisow has received two first place awards in the First Amendment Awards competition sponsored by the Fort Worth chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The journalism contest covered publications in Texas a...

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]]> 127946 A Truck Tumps Over at 59 South at 288 and Friday Traffic Backs Up For Miles https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-truck-tumps-over-at-59-south-at-288-and-friday-traffic-backs-up-for-miles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-truck-tumps-over-at-59-south-at-288-and-friday-traffic-backs-up-for-miles Fri, 07 May 2021 19:54:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/a-dumped-truck-in-houston-ties-up-traffic-11563757 Happy Friday Houston. A semi turned over while traveling on US.-59 South this morning, and because of how it landed, there was no way to get around it till wreckers could clear it. Traffic backed up for miles as drivers desperately scrambled for some w...

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]]> 126678 Wanted: A Full-Time Food Editor For the Houston Press https://houstonnewmedia.org/wanted-a-full-time-food-editor-for-the-houston-press/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wanted-a-full-time-food-editor-for-the-houston-press Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:41:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/full-time-food-editor-opening-at-the-houston-press-11555660 The Houston Press has an immediate opening for a journalist with a sophisticated understanding of food and the skill to write about it in an engaging way. The food editor directs the Press’s restaurant industry coverage, recruits and manages freelance ...

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]]> 122054 Truly Texas Mexican Showcases the Food of the Texas Borderland https://houstonnewmedia.org/truly-texas-mexican-showcases-the-food-of-the-texas-borderland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=truly-texas-mexican-showcases-the-food-of-the-texas-borderland Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:20:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/documentary-showcases-texas-mexican-food-11540460 Houston's own Adán Medrano has a 90-minute documentary out this week that showcases Texas borderland cuisine — a type of cooking he says has been "misunderstood and erased." This isn't Tex-Mex but the comida casera or the home cooking of many Texa...

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]]> 113150 New Restaurants For Tacolandia and Avoid a Price Increase! https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-restaurants-for-tacolandia-and-avoid-a-price-increase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-restaurants-for-tacolandia-and-avoid-a-price-increase Tue, 16 Feb 2021 16:24:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/avoid-the-tacolandia-ticket-price-increase-11536623 On March 2, the all new Houston Press Tacolandia Taco Stop will gear up, offering ticket holders the chance to pick up some great tacos from Houston area restaurants at Silver Street Studios from 4-8 p.m. that day. And now, making the deal even better,...

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]]> 110017 Some Houston Area Grocery Stores Reducing Hours Because of Cold Weather https://houstonnewmedia.org/some-houston-area-grocery-stores-reducing-hours-because-of-cold-weather-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-houston-area-grocery-stores-reducing-hours-because-of-cold-weather-2 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 22:55:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/cold-weather-prompts-reduced-hours-at-some-houston-grocery-stores-11536224 In case you are still scrambling to lay in food and water before the expected icy storm hits the Houston area, know that out of caution for their own employees as well as a general appeal for people to stay off the roads from local officials, that your...

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]]> 109673 Texans Release J.J. Watt at His Request https://houstonnewmedia.org/texans-release-j-j-watt-at-his-request/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texans-release-j-j-watt-at-his-request Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:25:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/jj-watt-leaves-the-texans-11535660 Saying he wanted to speak directly to Houston, J.J. Watt announced today by a video on Twitter that he and the McNairs have come to an agreement for him to part ways with the Houston Texans after 10 years. "You treated me like family. I have tried to d...

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]]> 109268 Houston Press Readers Don’t Cut Deshaun Watson Much Slack https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-press-readers-dont-cut-deshaun-watson-much-slack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-press-readers-dont-cut-deshaun-watson-much-slack Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/readers-tell-watson-to-honor-his-contract-11534380 When Sean Pendergast recently explored the possible locations quarterback Deshaun Watson might move to in his request for a trade away from the Houston Texans, a lot of our readers were inspired to weigh in with their own take on the situation on the H...

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]]> 108344 Good News: It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time https://houstonnewmedia.org/good-news-its-girl-scout-cookie-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-news-its-girl-scout-cookie-time Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:47:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/how-to-get-your-girl-scout-cookies-in-2021-11533244 The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council have kicked off Girl Scout Cookie Season 2021 and thanks to the continuing pandemic they have incorporated some new ways of ordering into their program. There are digital storefronts, a partnership with Grubhub fo...

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]]> 107522 Presale Tickets On Sale Now for the First Ever Tacolandia Taco Stop https://houstonnewmedia.org/presale-tickets-on-sale-now-for-the-first-ever-tacolandia-taco-stop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presale-tickets-on-sale-now-for-the-first-ever-tacolandia-taco-stop Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/a-takeout-tacolandia-11529309 The Houston Press Tacolandia annual event celebrating all things taco is transitioning this year into the first ever Houston Press Tacolandia Taco Stop and pre-sale tickets for the March 2 event go on sale today at 10 a.m. Taco card tickets will entitl...

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