Washington Avenue runs approximately three miles, a relatively small stretch of road in comparison to the hulking concrete freeways and endless ribbons of asphalt that flow through Houston. But those three miles, stretching parallel along I-10 and dead-ending into downtown, are potent ones. Washington Avenue is a microcosm of Houston's history and future, succinctly merging the two in ways that no other area of town does as successfully. But at its current rate of......

This weekend, the Houston-area chapter of the Chowhounds boldly declared, "We don't need no stinkin' Texas Monthly surveys!" as Pearl Bar played host to the first annual Chowhound BBQ Smackdown to find the best barbeque in Houston. The results were surprising, to say the least. The Houston Chowhounds are a group of food bloggers (pro, semi-pro and amateur), food lovers and industry insiders from around town who arrange various meet-ups and events for fellow foodies,......

Many people are unaware that Planned Parenthood offers a variety of free or low-cost services to the local communities in which they operate, including yearly well-woman exams, healthy babies programs, breast cancer screenings, pap smears, cervical cancer treatments, access to all forms of birth control and educational information about men's and women's reproductive health. In the past year, Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas provided 300 prenatal care exams for low-income Gulfton residents, treated......

Houstonist Co-Hosts Ben Kweller After Party Sulking at home tonight because you didn't get tickets to the sold out Ben Kweller show at Walter's on Washington? Come drown you sorrows with the rest of us as Houstonist co-hosts with Squad Car Media the Ben Kweller After Party at Pearl Bar [4216 Washington] --formerly Mary Jane's. Kweller is often touted as one of the greatest song writers of his generation. In the vein of Tom Petty,......

Not many musicians in their mid 20’s can say that they’ve been in the music industry for over a decade, but Texas native Ben Kweller can. When he was only 13 years old, he formed a band called Radish, which was hyped-up to be the next Nirvana. But, even after a major push from their record label, Radish’s hype turned out to be rubbish. Ben Kweller has now made a bigger name for himself as......

> There are a lot of great acts in town this week with something for everyone's musical taste. The "big radio" shows include Rush, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Korn, and Evanescence all of which take place outdoors at the Woodlands pavillion. Please remember it is still very hot...even at night. For those not wanting to face the night sweats, check out Texas indie rockers Centro-Matic on Wednesday and Eisley on Thursday. But to really get......