Patrick Patterson and the Houston Rockets failed to secure their playoff berth, BY: MICHAEL GUTIERREZ SPACECITYSCOOP.COM TWITTER: @MG_713 In an unbelievable turn of events, immediately after a four-game road winning streak, the Houston Rockets lost six straight games, all…
Daily Archives: April 21, 2012
QA: Dow CEO Andrew Liveris talks chemicals, jobs and policy
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Dow Chemical Co. CEO Andrew Liveris sat down for an interview with the Houston Chronicle after announcing a new $1.7 billion ethylene cracker in Freeport to take advantage of surging supplies of domestic natural gas and its byproduct liquids. The…
Roberts brothers fighting for their empire, good name
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ST. LOUIS - The shiny new tower rises high above Old Post Office Plaza. Twenty-five stories of glass and steel, designed for luxury living in a new downtown. But more than a year after construction, all 55 units sit empty.…
Parents sue Hyatt after girl’s foot caught by moving floor
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A Katy couple are suing the Hyatt Regency Houston over an incident at the hotel’s revolving Spindletop restaurant, in which they say their 4-year-old daughter’s foot was cut when it got trapped by the moving floor. Dehong Shen and Min Zhang…
Week in Photos: Pippa Middleton Gun Play, Rihanna at Coachella 2012, Jennifer …
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The week in photos was dominated by Pippa Middleton, but Rihanna shocked with a white powder photo from the Coachella Festival 2012 as well. Also included from the week in pics, Jennifer Aniston’s condos she recently sold. Pippa, convertibles and…
Gallery: Taylor vs. Truax
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Photos by Scott Foster Jermain Taylor found himself in a very familiar place late in his fight – the canvas – but unlike in the past, Taylor returned to his feet and took home the victory. Taylor controlled a large…
Anchorage arts beacon Bettie McDonald dies at 77
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She first came to Alaska as an Air Force wife in 1960 and became an instant musical celebrity in town, singing with the Anchorage Community Chorus, Alaska Festival of Music and Anchorage Symphony. Her name remained prominent in the Alaska…
Dodgers win again thanks to Kemp, Ethier and Hairston
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It is not required during the course of a season that all victories must be works of art. Mangled, difficult and uncomfortable victories, they ultimately count just the same. The Dodgers defeated the Astros, 3-1, on Friday night in Houston,…
The Menil Collection Announces Plans for 25th Anniversary Celebration in November
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Posted Saturday, April 21, 2012 It was the year Andy Warhol died and Nixon in China premiered. Josef Brodsky received the Nobel Prize for Literature. Bernardo Bertolucci took home the Best Picture Oscar for The Last Emperor. In the theatre,…
Longtime Santa Anna actor considers retirement
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SAN ANTONIO — Every year, as most San Antonians are partying at Fiesta events, Hilario De La Peña makes a long drive east to play one of the most enigmatic figures in history: Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.…
