If you're anything like Houstonist, you may have lately noticed a proliferation of tiny, yellow-and-black spiders in your backyard, garden, garage or other outdoor spaces. Don't be scared! These spiders, along with their lesser-seen Orb-weaver cousins, are one of late summer's greatest gifts. The widely-seen spider pictured to the right is the Argiope aurantia, also known as the Yellow and Black Garden Spider. This little spider, which can be anywhere from three-quarters of an inch......

Celebrate the opening of our new Downtown green space, Discovery Green , this weekend at the Discovery Green Family Day on Sunday, April 13th. It seems like just yesterday we were all in an uproar about the hideous name choice. And here we are now, able to frolick in her glory. Enjoy 12 acres of urban green space including a one-acre lake, children’s playground, interactive water features, amphitheater stage and slope, small and large dog......

Ok, ok, we KNOW we are the fattest city in the universe for like the kabillionth time. We don't need a fancy survey to tell us that. But when it's 120 degrees out and you feel like someone just threw a wet towel on your face, it's a little hard to be motivated to get fit. Ya hear what i'm saying, peeps? We don't see anyone yelling at Antarcticans to get out there and "gimme......

National Bike Month is over, but the partying isn't. The Mayor's office and Bayou City Outdoors will give Bike Month one last hurrah this evening, and everyone is invited. The Bike Month 2007 Celebration will take place tonight at Berryhill on Post Oak at San Felipe. Over 400 cyclists have registered on the city's website to ride their bikes during the month of May. These registered riders are automatically entered into a drawing to win......

The Houston Astros are cranking up their public relations machine as part of Major League Baseball's annual Caravan program. Members of the Astros organization, i.e. players (Ausmus, Bagwell & Roy O.), coaches and staff (Milo Hamilton), will be visiting Houston's surrounding areas and parts of Central Texas over the next two weeks. They even squeezed in a casino trip to Lake Charles and a jaunt down south to Monterrey Mexico. So, now's your chance to......