ABOARD MS BALMORAL In the birthplace of the Titanic, residents gathered for a choral requiem. In the North Atlantic, above the ship’s final resting place, passengers will pray as a band strikes up a hymn and three floral wreaths are…
Daily Archives: April 14, 2012
Events around world mark Titanic centenary
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(AP) ABOARD MS BALMORAL – In the birthplace of the Titanic, residents will gather for a choral requiem. In the North Atlantic, above the ship’s final resting place, passengers will pray as a band strikes up a hymn and three…
Pleasure Pier picks up speed in Galveston – Austin American
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By Helen Anders Updated: 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 Published: 11:54 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 E-mail Print Larger Type Small Type GALVESTON Michael Taylor of Houston stood on the Galveston Seawall, gazing at construction workers swarming around half-built rides on the 25th Street pier, soon to become GalvestonArticle…
Added demand
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Allison Miles • Originally published April 14, 2012 at midnight, updated April 14, 2012 at midnight Download PDF HOTEL STATS: A closer look at the Victoria metropolitan area’s fourth-quarter hotel industry stats: 2010 Hotels: 35Nights sold: 95,000Revenue: $6.4 millionOccupancy: 53.5…
Yoshio Taniguchi uses concept of "borrowed scenery" to create new Asia Society …
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In Houston for this weekend’s official public opening, Tokyo-based architect Yoshio Taniguchi said he enjoys watching so many people interacting inside the new Asia Society Texas Center (ASTC), particularly during Thursday’s 1,000-guest gala event. “Architecture is basically a container for…
Menil Community Festival 2012
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The Menil Collection museum and a group of surrounding nonprofit arts organizations come together to host a free afternoon of art and entertainment that will extend across the Menil campus from West Alabama to Richmond Avenue from 11 a.m. –…
Ted Lincoln: Both Sides of the Story; a Glimpse into the Genius of a Modern …
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AleatoricArt Gallery Presents Ted Lincoln May 12, 6-10PM at the Rodewald Studio in Houston, Texas (PRWEB) April 14, 2012 The AleatoricArt Gallery features art born of chance, accidental and highly improvisational execution, and is working to provide it’s artists with…
Artist’s works as big and unique as Texas
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A two-headed longhorn. A pair of 40-foot-tall cowboy boots. A panel van riddled with shotgun holes. An entire beer joint re-created in an art gallery. The Texana-themed art of Bob “Daddy-O” Wade is neither an exaggeration…
No sanctions after Southwest Airlines gives city workers gifts
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City Attorney David Feldman had to play ethics cop at this week’s State of the City luncheon when he noticed city employees holding envelopes with the Southwest Airlines logo on them. Inside the envelopes: $50 flight vouchers. Southwest was an…
Discus mark falls at Houston track meet
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Hunter Harrison checked off one item on his senior “to do” list, taking his Houston Track Classic discus record to the next level. Oxford’s Justin Fondren just missed taking the meet’s high jump record into another ZIP code. Harrison, the…
