ABOARD MS BALMORAL (AP) — 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…
Daily Archives: April 15, 2012
Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair a top-shelf fete
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Sugar LandArticle source: http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/greater_houston/entertainment/sugar-land-wine-food-affair-a-top-shelf-fete/article_b7bfa969-52d6-5717-b8d1-0021e5d1508e.html
Mayor Parker cites job growth in state of the city address
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Texas eatery serves $12K, 10-course Titanic meal
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By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) – Crystal tinkles as women clad in dinner best bow their heads over champagne glasses, listening attentively to the captain’s evening address. The Armagnac they sip is circa 1900. The dishes, crystal and silverware…
Increased demand raises Victoria hotel rental rates
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Allison Miles • Originally published April 14, 2012 at midnight, updated April 15, 2012 at 8:32 a.m. Download PDF HOTEL STATS: A closer look at the Victoria metropolitan area’s fourth-quarter hotel industry stats: 2010 Hotels: 35 Nights sold: 95,000 Revenue:…
Whitney Houston 911 Call (Recap)
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• Dave Grohl Recording With Krist Novoselic and Butch Vig (top story) • Rock Hall Ignore Axl Rose Request? (top story) • Zakk Wylde Talks Ozzy and Friends and Dimebag Tribute (top story) • Jack White’s Helium Balloon Released Song…
Annie Leibovitz hangs with Foundling youth at Mayson Gallery
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Annie Leibovitz, the preeminent celebrity portrait photographer, whose 40 year career has taken her from the early years of Rolling Stone to Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair, shares exhibit space with some of New York City’s budding young photographers at…
Two Monkeys Play Angry Birds Space—and One of Them Gets Three Stars
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These two capuchin monkeys, Sasha and Thor, are mascots for Houston’s Gallery Furniture. Here, some brave iPad owner handed them Angry Birds Space to play. Not only did they not completely break the device,Article source: http://kotaku.com/5902105/two-monkeys-play-angry-birds-spaceand-one-of-them-gets-three-stars
Texas eatery serves $12K, 10-course Titanic meal
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National News Texas eatery serves $12K, 10-course Titanic mealApril 15, 2012 16:20 GMT %reldate(2012-04-15T16:16:27 (Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos. AP Video.) By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A restaurant in Texas is among many around…
Moving past the dead guys in wigs: Heights Orchestra turns Houston into a new …
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Everyone, music lovers or not, knows how Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 unfolds. Whether the opening is thought of as ”short-short-short-long” or fate knocking at the door, which is how the composer branded the C minor four-note motif, no one questions how…
