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Houston police investigate fatal crash on South Freeway service road
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred at 7500 South Freeway (State Highway 288) service road around 4:35 p.m. on Sunday. The identity of the deceased 66-year-old male is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. According to the Houston Police Department's Vehicular Crimes Division, Sergeant V. Vo and Officer T. La reported that the male was driving a white Jeep Rubicon northbound on the service road when the vehicle veered off the roadway to its right and struck a wooden utility pole.
Midtown's Gazebo Seafood House shut down by Houston Health Dept. after allegedly reopening illegally
A new seafood spot in Midtown has been ordered to remain closed after failing an inspection on Monday morning, according to the Houston Health Department.The video above is from ABC13's 24/7 livestream.According to the health department, the restaurant failed a change of ownership inspection and is not approved to operate until it passes.The restaurant was shut down by the health department last week for operating without a permit. Officials said an inspector observed critical violations that could contribute to a foodborne illness, such as "raw oysters being stored in a dirty mop sink with stagnant water."READ RELATED: Gazebo Seafood House closes month after opening in Midtown Houston due to health department citation Despite the closure, an ABC13 viewer reported that the restaurant was still open and serving food over the weekend.While the department didn't catch the restaurant operating, they told ABC13 that if it reopens before passing inspection, it could face fines of up to $2,000 per violation, per day.
Authorities investigate death of woman found after apartment fire on Truxillo Street in Houston
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police are awaiting autopsy results on a woman found deceased after a fire was extinguished at 3200 Truxillo Street on Sunday. The identity of the 63-year-old female is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. Officers were dispatched to a welfare check...
When will the Texas Michelin restaurants be announced?
DALLAS — The Michelin Guide list of the best restaurants in Texas has a reveal date. Michelin’s list of the best restaurants in Texas will be revealed at an event Nov. 11 in Houston. Michelin announced a deal earlier this year to release a guide, judging restaurants in...
Things to Do: Group Acorde Presents Beat at the MATCH
Roberta Paixao Cortes, a choreographer and co-founder of Group Acorde, remembers recently seeing a post online about a hurricane churning in the Gulf, her body reacting before she even knew where it was headed. “I just stopped,” says Cortes. “I think I held my breath.” Cortes says we can all...
A Houston Storyteller Finds the Humor in Hard Knocks
A version of this story ran in the September / October 2024 issue. Ali Siddiq sits on stage, mic in hand, in front of a theater full of people, looking at the ground. He starts repeating the same six numbers a few times: 679346. “This is a number I know better than my phone number; I know better than my social security number. … I remember the day that I thought that I forgot it. I was happy—and, then, I remembered.”
Review: Harlan Ellison;s The Last Dangerous Visions
Harlan Ellison’s The Last Dangerous Visions has been one of the world’s greatest unreleased pieces of art for half a century. Against all odds, it is finally finished thanks to his close friend and literary executor, J. Michael Straczynski. It as good as hoped for, and it also serves as...
Best of Houston ® 2024: Best Wings
Best Wings: Southern Yankee Crafthouse This neighborhood brewhouse and kitchen gives its addicting wing the wood-fired cast iron treatment, resulting in meltingly tender, scorched in all the right places wings before being smothered in the sauce of your choosing — hot buffalo, sweet or spicy bbq, garlicky-parm, sweet chili, garlic-honey-soy,...
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