• A man who tried to run over his girlfriend after a Valentine's Day argument was killed on I-45 near Richey Road after he was struck by a vehicle while running away from sheriff's deputies. • Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, married Patricia Calmers and Paul Burgess in the cafe of IKEA on I-10 after the couple won a contest sponsored by the Swedish furniture company. Billy Gibbons is an ordained minister of the......

So maybe you're like us and lacking in companionship on Valentine's Day. Maybe you're like us and just a wee bit distressed about the prospect of having no one to share chocolate-covered strawberries with this evening? Maybe you're even like us and plan to go out with your friends tonight to drown your sorrows in a river of Apple Martinis? But why be the clichéd lonely person sitting at the end of the bar......

::The Best Flowers and Chocolates We Know Of:: Yeah, so Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and Houstonist sees nothing wrong with giving some love to those you love, be it admitted or anonymous. You can move beyond Hallmark, we say, and love it up. And while we are not traditionalists in most senses, we do happen to love flowers and chocolate. If you're planning to go this way for tomorrow, or any day, we humbly......

• A 26 year old Friendswood private teacher has been accused of having an improper relationship with a student. • A drunk driver plowed into a Harris County Precinct 3 deputy vehicle Thursday night on FM 1960 East at East Lake Houston Parkway. The deputy was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. • Tierra Adams, a 25 year old pregnant woman, has been missing for over a week after her boyfriend......

We'd like to start this week's run-down by wishing a very happy birthday to parent blog Gothamist, which turned four on Friday. If it wasn't for them, the rest of us wouldn't be here. They celebrated their birthday by nabbing an interview with Entourage star Adrian Grenier, who misses NYC public transportation when he's working in LA. They also reported on NYU students protesting a band whose name is also known as a slur,......

Good morning, Houston. Remember all the hype surrounding Y2K? Well, it looks like we're in for it again, on a smaller scale: Daylight Saving Time will begin three weeks earlier than usual this year, which could confuse the heck out of computer software that was programmed before 2005, when the law changing the DST date passed. Call it DST2K ... 7. Whatever. Anyway, older software was programmed to change the time the first Sunday......

We know Houstonist is your window into the lives of famous Houstonians. We also know that you've been wondering what the upper crust of Houston is doing to celebrate Valentine's Day, and we firmly believe that if you don't know the answer to a question, you should make one up. So here's what we imagine some of our favorite Houston celebrities are doing to celebrate February 14th, love triangles and all. In an effort to......

Whether you're attached or sane single on Valentine's Day, Houstonist has great ideas for those of you who are still without plans for this evening. And none of them require reservations! If you're interested in volunteering, Food Not Bombs Houston is always looking for earnest people to help hand out food to to the homeless in front of city hall. Not only is this a great way to spend Valentine's Day, it's a great way......

Houstonist loved Valentine's Day as a child - poking all the chocolates in the Whitman's Sampler box Mama Houstonist "hid" on the refrigerator - gotta get the good ones! Now that we are all grown up, things are more serious and any Houstonian in love or like needs to impress that special someone with a fancy or just romantic dinner (flowers, gifts, sparkles, cards - at least a stinking card). If you haven't made the......

In preparation for Valentine's Day, Cupid was lifting them up and knocking 'em down all over Houston, as evidenced by Houston's Missed Connections. Enjoy a little reading, and then go forth, spreading post-VD love all over our fair city. Just make sure it isn't the STD kind. the shasta and my laptop It was 9:30pm on a Saturday night, I like a nerd, was studying. Selfishly I decided to claim the long comfy couch,......

For Houstonist, Valentine's Day is just another night spent eating whole pints of ice cream and watching reality shows on MTV. But that doesn't mean we can't help those of you who have managed to coerce purchase find a date come up with the perfect gift for your significant other. Might we suggest a personalized Valentine delivered by three Houston Texans cheerleaders? Beginning yesterday, trios of Texans cheerleaders have been delivering Valentines to fans all......

Before we get into this week's calendar, here are some upcoming concerts recently added that you may want to snag tickets for in advance: The Shins – 3/6 @ Verizon Wireless (on sale today @ 5 p.m.) The Toadies – 3/14 @ Verizon Wireless (reunion show) My Chemical Romance – 4/14 @ Reliant Arena Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – 4/26 @ Warehouse Live As for this week: if you want some Willie on......

Valentine's Day is tomorrow - you either have a reservation, plan on some homecooked love or you are flying by the seat of your pants. Houstonist has a few more dinner ideas to share with you. In addition to meat selections, we are going to share a lovely spinach pasta dish, for those Houstonist readers (all eleven of you) who may prefer to forego meat or animal products. So, break out your culinary skills and......

Good morning, Houston. Are you running around on your wife/husband/significant other? Better look out: Valentine's Day is prime time for catching cheaters. The reason? If you have two or three (or six or seven) boy/girlfriends, you're likely going to need to see all of 'em on the 14th — so be careful. Or, y'know, just stick with the monogamy thing. >> The doctor is ... in?: Eric Scheffey, one of the most-sued doctors in......

Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express would like to tell you, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don't let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things we love, you included. Just be glad you're not amongst the things we hate. SFist saw their beloved mayor enter rehab, and they loved the......

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor deneyterrio. Add cool old buildings like this to the list of things that we love about Houston. Which reminds us, if you have something you love about Houston you should consider entering the Schipul Love Fest Contest for a chance to win an iPod Nano: Schipul Valentine's Day LoveFest 2007 is a photography competition for friends, loves and lovers of Schipul. It is open to......

Another school fight between Katrina evacuees and locals broke out at Westfield High School this morning; one student called it a "riot" HFD workers rescued a city employee who fell into a hole at a southeast Houston sewer lift station this afternoon Lewis P. "Bud" McFadin, a former player and coach for the Texas Longhorns and Houston Oilers, died in a Victoria hospital Monday at age 77 Looking for cheap gas? Head to Yale and......

Did you buy a Hallmark card for Valentine's Day this year? Chances are you got the same one most of your friends — and most urban Americans — did. Hallmark was surprised to find that its card V330-5 was the top-selling valentine in virtually every U.S. city, proving either that Americans are terribly un-original, that the card was exceptionally well-designed or that it was the least sucky of this year's options. (Based on recent trips......

Well, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. The romantic in Houstonist thinks it’s a great way to show our sweetie how much we love them; the cynic in us thinks it was a holiday created by Hallmark. If you fall into the latter category, read on … If you feel obligated to join in the virtual card e-mailing ritual, try some unique anti-Valentine's Day cards. We like the simple “Happy Tuesday” and “You’ll Do” cards. Classy.......