Lifestyle

A special pie for the president

When Helen Smith of Baytown heard that two of President Obama's favorite desserts were sweet potato and pecan pies, she decided to create a special Obama pie.
March 13, 2010

Give a Rebel yell for Rooty

For two years Michael Davis has donned the costume of Rooty the Rebel and he's become a fan favorite at the Rebels basketball games. But being a mascot is a lot harder than it looks, he said.
March 06, 2010

Mr. Elastic: One against 500 -- A tight squeeze!

Robert E. Lee High School senior Mac Havel is determined to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of pairs of underwear worn at one time.
February 27, 2010

Hitting the wake

No secrets to wakeboarder Mason Malloy’s success; just a lot of hard work and dedication.
February 20, 2010

Let the good times roll at Mardi Gras

Kim and Mick Mendenhall of Baytown and 90 of their closest friends made the trip to New Orleans to participate in Mardi Gras and watch the Super Bowl parade.
February 13, 2010

Local Mardi Gras celebrations

You don't have to miss all the fun if you can't get to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
February 13, 2010

Exotic elegance comes to Texas Avenue

Owner Linda Stewart and Chef Mark Bonnville have teamed up to bring a taste of exotic elegance to the old business district in Baytown.
February 06, 2010

Wine with dinner?

As any oenophile (lover of wine) knows, there’s a certain way to go about tasting wine.
February 06, 2010

Baytown waitress brings more than food to table

Cathy Cobb Duhon’s regular customers think the world of the way she handles her duties as waitress at the Pizza Hut restaurant on Garth Road.
January 30, 2010

'The Dauber' teaching art for all ages

It wasn’t until his 72nd birthday that Ken “The Dauber” Pridgeon decided to pursue his passion for painting when his son, Shawn, asked him to paint a portrait for a friend’s funeral.
January 23, 2010

What’s this clicking noise?

A clicking noise is not a good sign from a computer. Usually it means the physical mechanics of the hard drive are not working right, and the computer can’t read it.
January 16, 2010

Director steps into fourth decade with BLT

When the Skinner family moved across the street from Sissy and Therman Rowlett in the summer of 1969, they had no idea that a little neighborhood theater would become a huge part of their lives.
January 16, 2010

Legacy of Price Pruett

We talk a lot about Texas heroes who lived in the Baytown region – big shots like Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, David G. Burnet and Ashbel Smith.
January 16, 2010

Christian singing sensation makes a tour stop

Gospel singer Carman is bringing his unique, half Vegas, half tent revival show to Baytown for the fifth stop on his “For Real - For Now” tour.
January 09, 2010

Windows GUI, the registry

What is Windows GUI and do I need to back up my registry? I came across a message that was talking about the Windows GUI, and that I need to restore my registry. Neither of these two things make any sense to me.
January 09, 2010

Munching out at the movies

In the previous column, I remembered nibbling on homemade date loaf candy while watching “Gaslight” at the Bay Theater.
January 09, 2010

Return of the killer botnets

Those not-so-friendly collections of bots running autonomously and automatically are now stronger than ever spreading malware and other malicious software
January 02, 2010

All aboard on memory lane

Looking over columns that led us down memory lane in 2009, I realize that I had a lot of help in writing them. Thanks for the memories!
January 02, 2010

Water and electronics

Question: O.K., Aaron. I saw all your suggestions about tech gadgets for Christmas, but what I’d really like to know is what if one of them falls in the water?
December 27, 2009

Lost art of nicknaming

What’s in a nickname? Mostly, a lot of friendly fun.
December 27, 2009

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