WORST OF HOUSTON 2011

” The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
They say sunlight is the best antiseptic. They also say …

Gather around you fellow haters, cynics, and video game store clerks and bask in the hate that is our annual ‘Worst of Houston 2010’; a collection of the worst antics of 2010 in Houston and …

by Andrea Afra
We live in a city where the residents watch daily as our history is demolished; where lack of zoning has created a gangsta’s paradise for the developer who has the funds to sweeten …

by Andrea Afra
I am typically reluctant to jump on the popular restaurant band wagon so it took me a while to make it to Yelapa, which is definitely ’scene’ cuisine. Yet, after driving by it …

Part one of a series covering Walmart’s new developments in Houston and the company’s negative impact locally and abroad
by Andrea Afra
This July, Walmart launched WalmartHouston.com as a damage control effort due to the public uproar …

by Andrea Afra

Jitneys have been the bane of public transportation companies since their inception nearly a century ago, and an old battle is being rekindled between the modern day versions of both. By historical definition, …

by Andrea Afra

Looking around the dining room at Fountain View Cafe, I said to my husband, “Notice anything about this place?”

“You mean how homogenized it is?”

“Yep.”

Sometimes, when dining in particular regions of Houston, such as …