Major League Bocce hits the Bayou City
HOUSTON, TX – This week’s SubCulture gives an old-world Italian game new life in the Bayou City. The recently formed Major League Bocce Houston gathers at the Brooklyn Athletic Club every Tuesday for a...
View ArticleHPD officers pedal 2900 miles for a cure
HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Police Department were out in full force today. The mission, put the pedal to the metal and ride for a cure, raising money for the leukemia and lymphoma society. Sporting bow...
View ArticleMike “The Situation” arrested in tanning salon brawl
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – We got a situation on our hands! Former MTV “Jersey Shore” star, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino didn’t GTL yesterday, but instead GTA, gym, tan arrested. Mike was arrested at his...
View ArticleISIS secrets spilled on social media
BAGHDAD, IRAQ – Twentieth-century war communication just won’t cut it in the twenty-first century. Nowadays, evil overlords have to be hip if they want the world to know about their dastardly deeds....
View ArticleDeep-sea camera catches strange creature checking out oil rig
HOUSTON, TX – The ocean is swimming with lots of strange creatures. Some of them we know, like this curious shark caught on camera last year by Houston-based Oceaneering checking on a deep-water...
View ArticleGreat white sharks could be headed for Texas coast
HOUSTON, TX - Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water. Betsy and Katharine are great white sharks who were both tagged with trackers last August off the coast of Cape Cod. Betsy is a...
View ArticleNew air traffic system makes Houston flights smoother
HOUSTON, TX – Alright jet-setters, listen up, your flights into Houston are about to get a whole lot smoother. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox is in town unveiling a new air traffic system...
View ArticleDirt poor? You’ve still got a place 6-feet under
HOUSTON, TX – It’s the question that’s plagued mankind for centuries. Where do we go when we die ? Some say Heaven, others believe in reincarnation; but before any after-life business, we all have to...
View ArticleHouston City Council weighs 2015 budget
HOUSTON, TX - The day after members of the Houston Fire Department booted a contract (that would have given them a four percent raise in exchange for swallowing limitations on time-off), the City...
View ArticleJune 18: Lennon’s “Day in the Life” lyrics fetch $1.2M
On this day in music John Lennon’s handwritten “A Day In The Life” sells for $1.2 million and it is Beatles member Paul McCartney and Nathan Davis of Boys To Men’s birthday.…
View ArticleOn the search for hidden cash
Craig goes to Discovery Green to watch people search for hidden cash.…
View ArticleRyan Fitzpatrick to start for Texans, release TJ Yates
HOUSTON, TX – And then there were three. Texans’ Head Coach Bill O’Brien said it was right for the Texans to go with three quarterbacks at this time. Which means we have to say goodbye to one, and that...
View ArticleDriver slams into South Houston car dealership
HOUSTON, TX – Have you ever hit a parked car by accident? Don’t worry, we’ve seen worse! One car hit several parked cars in South Houston. A car lost control around 11:30 Wednesday night, crashing into...
View Article2 Texas men arrested on terror charges
ROUND ROCK, TX – Terrorists? In Texas? According to the Feds, two Texas men have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in Somalia and Syria! 23-year-old Michael Todd...
View ArticleNon-gender conforming teen told to remove makeup for driver’s license pic
ANDERSON, SC – After 16-years of waiting, surviving driver’s ed classes, and passing a driver’s test with flying colors South Carolina teen, Chase Culpepper, was ready to take a memorable first...
View ArticleHouston teacher’s novel approach to ‘slut shaming’
HOUSTON, TX – Something ugly has reared its head in our schools: slut shaming. Not familiar with the term? It’s the act of insulting a girl or woman because she expresses her sexuality in a way you...
View ArticleTexans wrap up mini-camp with visit from Quessenberry
HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Texans wrapped up there football mini-camp and will have to wait another month before training camp begins at the end of July. The time spent away from the practice fields...
View ArticleRelax and take it easy: it’s International Sauntering Day
MACKINAK ISLAND, MI – Now slow down and take it easy. Breathe! This is the time to realize that the universe loves you, that every thorn has a rose and you’re welcome to smell it. It’s June 19th:...
View ArticleHoustonians protest over local employers underpaying workers
HOUSTON, TX – Low-income employees are rallying against employers who — they say — aren’t holding up their end of the bargain. “These families are giving of their time and expertise to clean our homes,...
View ArticleThe history of Juneteenth
HOUSTON, TX – Happy Junteenth. For those who don’t know what it is, June 19th celebrates the day the news of the end of slavery in the U.S. finally reached Galveston – two and a half years after...
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