Lars Bang, the architect responsible for many of the gorgeous and endangered mid-century modern homes in Houston, passed away last Friday, October 17th after a brief illness. He was 87 years old. As recently as last year, Bang was still active and spry despite being in his mid-80s. He made one Meyerland homeowner very happy when he personally came to visit her home after a neighbor suggested that her mid-century modern home was designed by......

It's been a sad few months for those of us who grew up on local TV: Last summer, KTRK's Marvin Zindler died of pancreatic cancer, and today we heard that KPRC veteran Ron Stone has died at the age of 72. Stone, who spent more than 30 years on the air in Houston, also lost a battle with cancer. Stone anchored at KHOU before he moved to KPRC, where he manned the desk from 1972......

A sad end to a great Art Car Parade weekend... Tom Jones, the Art Car Museum curator, was killed by a drunk driver only hours after the Art Car Parade early this morning (Sunday, May 11th) in front of the Museum. Tom was a fixture in the Art Car community and Houston art scene at large and had been with the Houston Art Car Museum for 25 years. You can watch an interview with......

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster, passed away early in the week. Her wit, intelligence, and good nature shone through the site, making Phillyist an immensely fun read. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary. And now, the awkward......

More on ex-Mayor Bob Lanier's collapse yesterday at Ken Lay's memorial service: The Chronicle reports that Lanier's defibrillator likely saved his life. Mayorbob's heart apparently developed an erratic rhythm as he and Elyse approached their seats at First Methodist Church, which caused the defibrillator implanted in his chest to shock his heart, which in turn might have caused him to collapse (it's not clear whether the irregular heartbeat or the shock did it). Lanier was......