Entries from Houstonist tagged with 'coliseum'
February 3, 2008
From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A Fort Bend Co. teenager is dead after an argument led to his fatal shooting. The incident occurred on Orchard Mist near Westmoor. • An Alvin teenager is dead after portions of a carnival ride that was being dismantled fell on her. • A wrong way driver on West Bellfort near Dairy Ashford crashed into a fence after swerving into the wrong......
Continue Reading "Weekend News Bits"February 14, 2007
John and George, right there in front of downtown Houston. The last time these two and their buddies Paul and Ringo were in town together was on August 19, 1965. Admission was five bucks and they performed twice, a matinee and an evening show! They played the Sam Houston Coliseum which was located in the same area as the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and that's not too far from David Addicke's studio,......
Continue Reading "Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - John and George"February 27, 2006
Despite what Houstonist's out-of-town friends seem to think, there's really only one time of the year when you're likely to run into people around town dressed as cowboys or get stuck behind a wagon train on the freeway. It's Rodeo time, of course — and though we're all familiar with the world's biggest cow-and-pony show, how much do we really know? Amaze your friends with the following Rodeo facts and figures: The Houston Fat......
Continue Reading "Rodeo: the more you know"