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Houston Matters

A Visit to the West Alabama Ice House

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 16, 2015 · We visit West Alabama Ice House in Montrose to find out what’s behind this bar’s popularity.

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Houston Matters

The Law and You

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 30, 2013 · In the first installment of a regular segment on legal issues, we welcome your questions about estate law, including wills and trusts, for Jimmy Walker, the Houston Bar Association Chair of Probate, Trusts and Estates Section. He is also with Dinkins, Kelly, Lenox, Lamb & Walker, LLP, a firm that focuses on estate law.

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Proposed Tax Break for Clubs Isn’t Music To Some Ears

Maurice Chammah, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 4, 2013 · A bill in the House would cut the tax on mixed beverage sales for clubs that use the savings to present live music. Supporters say the bill would benefit a struggling music industry. But critics say it would rob city and county coffers of much-needed tax revenue.

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Mixing and matching COVID boosters, and remembering the glory days of Montrose (Oct. 22, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 22, 2021 · On Friday's show: A conversation with the city's health authority Dr. David Persse, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and reflecting on the underbelly of late 80's Montrose.

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Rothko Chapel Finally Comes To Light

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on August 21, 2020 · The Rothko Chapel has completed a year-long renovation project to complete Mark Rothko's artist vision for the interfaith sanctuary.

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Airbnb Expands In Houston And Aims To Increase Listings Around Texas Medical Center

Houston Matters / Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on November 29, 2018 · Downtown, midtown, the inner Loop and Montrose are some of the areas with the most listings, but there is growth in suburbs such as Katy, Spring and Sugar Land.

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Perfect Again: The Menil Collection Readies for The Next 30 Years

Don Geraci

Posted on September 18, 2018 · If you were lucky enough to be around in 1987 when The Menil Collection opened its doors as a “gift to the people of Houston,” you may remember the exhilaration that event inspired. 

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