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95-505: The Houston Press is an online newspaper published in Houston , Texas , United States . It is headquartered in the Midtown area. It was also a weekly print newspaper until November 2017. The publication is supported entirely by advertising revenue and is free to readers. It reports a monthly readership of 1.6 million online users. Prior to the 2017 cessation of the print edition,

190-477: A 50-foot (15 m) by 240-foot (73 m) trompe-l'œil mural around two of the building's sides. It is visible from Leeland, Milam, and Travis streets. In 2008 the Houston Press building received damage from Hurricane Ike since the hurricane caused water to go through the parking area on the building's roof into the offices. In 2010 the Houston Press installed new energy efficient windows in place of

285-539: A digital one as well. There are some newspapers which are predominantly online, but also provide limited hard copy publishing An example is annarbor.com, which replaced the Ann Arbor News in the summer of 2009. It is primarily an online newspaper, but publishes a hard copy twice a week. Other trends indicate that this business model is being adopted by many newspapers with the growth of digital media. The turn to hybrid publishing models has been commensurate with

380-533: A dose of homegrown folk art such as Art Cars . The city is a stop for touring companies from Broadway, concerts, shows, and exhibitions for a variety of interests, ranging from the nation's largest quilting show to auto, boat, home, and gun shows. Houston's theatre scene is far larger than the Theatre District, with more than 30 professional, regional, and community theatre companies producing full seasons of theatrical productions. The most notable being

475-479: A free twelve-part weekly podcast series by Ricky Gervais . Another UK daily to go online is The Daily Telegraph . In Australia , most major newspapers offer an online version, with or without a paywalled subscription option. In Algeria , the number of daily visitors of news websites and online editions of newspapers surpasses the number of daily readers of print newspapers since the end of 2016. An online-only paper has no print-media connections. An example

570-540: A fusion style, combining the common historical elements of conjunto styles based around the accordion and bajo sexto with popular American styles --- most often country, R&B or rock. Within tejano music, Houston forged a distinctively modern sound that began with pop and rock fusions using electronic keyboards and synthesizers. The style was popularized in the 1980s and 1990s by the Grammy-award-winning Houston tejano band La Mafia , but which

665-711: A member of the NBA's Western Conference Southern Division , playing home games at the Toyota Center . Established in 1967 as the San Diego Rockets, the team relocated to Houston in 1971. The Rockets have won two NBA championships : one in 1994 against the New York Knicks , and again in 1995 against the Orlando Magic . They have also won four Western Conference titles. The Houston Comets of

760-492: A more timely manner. The credibility and strong brand recognition of well established newspapers, and the close relationships they have with advertisers, are also seen by many in the newspaper industry as strengthening their chances of survival. The movement away from the printing process can also help decrease costs. Online newspapers, like printed newspapers, have legal restrictions regarding libel, privacy, and copyright, also apply to online publications in most countries as in

855-405: A restored Oldsmobile , e.g., Cutlass, Delta 88 ). The slab culture is associated with Houston hip-hop musicians. Although Houston is considered a car dependent city, in recent years the city has made investments in public transportation . The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County operates bus , light rail , bus rapid transit , HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit services in

950-490: A uniquely distinctive regional style emerging in Houston's rap music community. Houston's reputation as a mature center for classical music is the product of more than a century of dedication and community support. The Houston Symphony (founded in 1913), is the largest and best-known of the city's professional orchestras, but they are hardly the only option. Other significant orchestras include Mercury Houston, Ars Lyrica, and

1045-573: A week. The website was the first online-only newspaper in Atlantic Canada and has been behind a paywall since starting in 2001. Even print media is turning to online-only publication. As of 2009, the decrease of the traditional business model of print newspapers has led to various attempts to establish local, regional or national online-only newspapers - publications that do original reporting, rather than just commentary or summaries of reporting from other publications. An early major example in

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1140-1126: A yearly race, held on the streets of the Reliant Park complex. The city had previously been home to a Champ Car round from 1998 to 2001. Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros), Shell Energy Stadium (home of the Dynamo and Dash) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets) are located downtown. The city has the first domed stadium in the United States, the Astrodome , and also holds the NFL's first retractable roof stadium – Reliant Stadium . Other sports facilities in Houston are Hofheinz Pavilion , Reliant Astrodome , Robertson Stadium , and Rice Stadium . The now infrequently used Reliant Astrodome hosted World Wrestling Entertainment 's WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001. Greater Houston metropolitan area

1235-630: Is a large multilevel building that is home to restaurants, bars, live music, billiards , theatres, and art house films. The Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre stages a variety of live concerts and the Angelika Theatre presents the latest in art, foreign, and independent films . Houston is home to many parks including Hermann Park , which houses the Houston Zoo and the Houston Museum of Natural Science , and Memorial Park . What

1330-677: Is also home to one of the finest collegiate choral ensembles in the country, the UH Moores School of Music Concert Chorale. As long as there's been popular music in America, there have been musicians who grew and developed in Houston contributing their own brand to the American cultural milieu. Pop icons from Houston include Hilary Duff , R&B singers Solange and Beyoncé , rockers ZZ Top , country legend Kenny Rogers , blues master Lightnin' Hopkins , tejano superstar Selena and

1425-414: Is geographically isolated from other cities that have rap music traditions, so Houston rap music has its own slang and sound which does not "translate" in other regions. Many DJs like to severely slow down music and repeat lines several times, a style known as " chopped and screwed ". The originator of "Chopped and Screwed" style music was the late Dj Screw. Screw began making this type of music while under

1520-593: Is in line with the Pew Research Center's finding in a survey of U.S. Americans that the Internet is a leading source of news for people younger than 50. Not all articles published online receive the same amount of attention; there are factors that determine their popularity. The number of times an article gets shared on social media is relevant for activists, politicians, authors, online-publishers and advertisers. They thus have an interest in knowing

1615-475: Is located in the heart of downtown and is home to nine of Houston's performing arts organizations and six performance halls. Houston is one of only five cities in the United States with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines: opera ( Houston Grand Opera ), ballet ( Houston Ballet ), music ( Houston Symphony Orchestra ), and theatre ( Alley Theatre ). The city has visual and performing arts organizations, along with

1710-425: Is not an online news publication. News reporters are being taught to shoot video and to write in the succinct manner necessary for Internet news pages. Some newspapers have attempted to integrate the Internet into every aspect of their operations, e.g., the writing of stories for both print and online, and classified advertisements appearing in both media, while other newspaper websites may be quite different from

1805-468: Is served by a public television station and one public radio station. KUHT ( HoustonPBS ) is a PBS member station and the first public television station in the United ;States. Houston Public Radio is listener-supported radio with one NPR member station, KUHF ( KUHF News ). The University of Houston System owns and holds broadcasting licenses to KUHT and KUHF. The stations broadcast from

1900-664: Is the UK Southport Reporter , introduced in 2000—a weekly regional newspaper that is not produced or run in any format than 'soft-copy' on the Internet by its publishers, PCBT Photography. Another early example is "Bangla2000", also introduced in 2000, which was uploaded twice daily from Bangladesh and Edited by Tukun Mahmud Nurul Momen. Unlike the UK Southport Reporter, it was not a regional newspaper. Bangla2000.com ran international, economic, and sports news as well, simultaneously. The largest library of

1995-710: Is the annual Houston Gay Pride Parade held at the end of June to commemorate the struggle for gay liberation, gay rights , gay pride , and the Stonewall riots of the late 1960s in New York City. The event is held in Downtown Houston (2015 and beyond) – prior to 2014 the parade was held along Westheimer Road within Neartown —home to many gay establishments, such as restaurants, bars, nightclubs , and coffeehouses . Other events held annually include

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2090-471: Is the official visitors’ center of NASA 's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . Space Center Houston includes many interactive exhibits—including Moon rocks and a Space Shuttle simulator—in addition to special presentations that tell the story of NASA's crewed space flight program. The Theater District , a 17-block area in the heart of downtown Houston, is home to Bayou Place Entertainment Complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place

2185-645: The 610 Loop West Loop. In 1998, it moved to a new location in Downtown Houston , which became the Houston Press building and was originally built in 1927. That building is in close proximity to the ExxonMobil Building . Shelor Motor Company was the building's first occupant and used it as an automobile showroom. Beginning in the 1960s, the facility served as the Gillman Pontiac dealership building. In 1994 Suzanne Sellers painted

2280-769: The Alley Theatre , founded in 1947, the Alley is the only theatre in Texas to win the Tony Award for best Regional Theatre and is the third oldest professional theatre in America. The Alley produces a variety of classical and modern works annually. Throughout its history the Alley has produced numerous world premiers and productions that transferred to Broadway. Theatre Under the Stars , is Houston's premier musical theatre company, which performs in residence at The Hobby Center for

2375-677: The Chicago White Sox . In 2011, businessman Jim Crane purchased the team and moved the Astros to the American League, where they first competed in 2013 . Since the mid 2010s, the Astros have become one of the MLB's most successful clubs, winning over 100 games in four seasons, appearing in six consecutive American League Champion Series, and winning four American League Penants. The Astros won their first World Series in 2017 against

2470-754: The Heights and Sharpstown . Car culture is often celebrated by residents, especially during the annual Art Car Parade where many uniquely modified cars are paraded through the Heights neighborhood. Another car culture celebrated in Houston is the slab culture, usually found in Houston's inner city neighborhoods (including former Houston-area suburban communities, e.g., South Park, Sunnyside, Acres Homes, and enclaves in Missouri City). The cars used for slabs are usually restored and/or customized full-size GM vehicles ( Cadillac Fleetwood , Eldorado , Buick , or

2565-496: The Houston Greek Festival and Houston International Festival. Anna Rohleder of Forbes said "Among Houston's wealthy denizens, social life centers on charity events and the arts." Houston's Theater District is ranked second in the country (behind New York City) in the number of theatre seats in a concentrated downtown area with 12,948 seats for live performances and 1,480 movie seats. The Theater District

2660-635: The Houston Oilers , from 1960 to 1969 until they moved to Nashville and became the Tennessee Titans . The Texans are the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL. The Texans won first division championship in 2011, and won the AFC South Division Championship in 2012 , 2015 , 2016 , 2018 , 2019 . They are one of four franchises that have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The Houston Rockets are

2755-454: The Houston Press . Thereafter, the Houston Press ' s advertising and circulation grew dramatically. Prior to the establishment of the Houston Press , the city did not have a major alternative weekly publication. Its original cover story was about the election of the Mayor of Houston . For the newspaper's first five years, Niel Morgan served as the investor, and therefore the owner; Morgan

2850-943: The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Houston Texans in the National Football League (NFL), and Houston Dynamo FC in Major League Soccer (MLS). Houston is also host to the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League . Additionally, several of Houston's universities participate in collegiate sports. The Houston Astros currently compete in the West Division of the MLB's American League . The Astros were established in 1962 as

2945-548: The Press was found in restaurants, coffee houses, and local retail stores. New weekly editions were distributed on Thursdays. The alt-weekly Houston Press was founded in 1989 by John Wilburn, Chris Hearne (founder of Austin's Third Coast Magazine ) and Kirk Cypel (a vice president of a Houston-based investment group) conceived of this news and entertainment weekly after rejecting a business plan to relaunch Texas Business Magazine . Hearne and John Wilburn, who previously managed

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3040-436: The Press , moving to online-only publication, and that the paper would only use freelance journalists. Voice Media Group cited Hurricane Harvey as the final factor behind the cessation, and Downing stated that a recession in the oil industry and the decline of revenue from advertising contributed to the decision. The majority of the Press employees, including nine full-time editorial staff members and at least six employees on

3135-767: The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra , as well as outstanding academic orchestras at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music and the University of Houston Moores School of Music (home to the 800-seat Moores Opera House). A full season of operas is performed in the downtown Theatre District by Houston Grand Opera , while a smaller community-based opera company ( Opera in the Heights ) performs in Lambert Hall . Operas are also performed each spring and fall at both

3230-825: The Shepherd School of Music and the Moores School of Music . Houston Grand Opera performs at least one free show each summer at the Miller Outdoor Theatre . For classical choral music, Houston has several active groups, including Cantare Houston, the Houston Boychoir, Houston Ebony Music Society (also known as the Houston Ebony Opera Guild) and the Grammy Award -winning Houston Chamber Choir . The city

3325-529: The Women's National Basketball League were active from 1997 until their dissolution in 2008. The team was considered the league's first dynasty, winning the most championships of any WNBA franchise along with the Minnesota Lynx . Several of the team's members, such as Cynthia Cooper , Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson are considered among the greatest WNBA players of all time. The team was disbanded by

3420-494: The city of New Orleans , and San Antonio ), while he continued to use the prepositions for further-out places to the north and south (such as Corpus Christi , Dallas , and the Rio Grande Valley ). Houston has a lively music scene and while it can claim no broad genre as its own, it has been fertile ground for the development of niche styles in American blues and Latin music --- a tradition that continues today with

3515-607: The culture of Houston , was like a " court jester " compared to the Houston Chronicle being the "king" of Houston's journalism industry; he added "Its music and arts listings were more comprehensive and reliable than those of the Chronicle , which often seemed painfully out of touch, and it had the best critics in the city." He added that "The Press established a reputation for punching above its weight" in regards to investigative journalism, citing how an article led to

3610-745: The 2003 book Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life , wrote that Houston's "literary scene" contributes and draws upon the overall literary culture of Texas. The University of Houston creative writing program opened in 1979. Long wrote that this program "has achieved a national reputation" in subsequent decades. In 1985 the Ladies Reading Club had a 100th anniversary celebration. The City of Houston designated its first Poet Laureate in April 2013, naming Gwendolyn Zepeda to

3705-874: The 2005 Big 12 Conference championship game, the 2006 NBA All-Star Game , and the Tennis Masters Cup in 2003 and 2004, and the annual Shell Houston Open . The city hosts the NCAA College Baseball Minute Maid Classic every February. Houston formerly hosted the NCAA football's Houston Bowl in December, but now hosts the Texas Bowl in January. In early 2006, the Champ Car auto racing series returned to Houston for

3800-538: The Edward R. Murrow, George Foster Peabody, and Columbia University DuPont Award. Among the journalists who have worked for KHOU, the best known are former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather , Linda Ellerbee , and Jessica Savitch . KXLN Houston's Spanish language Univision and its "En Su Defensa" (in your defense) segments have garnered regional acclaim, and "En Su Defensa" month was proclaimed by Mayor Bill White in 2004. Led by Investigative reporter Patricio Espinoza,

3895-458: The Far Side of Change that he adhered to the said prepositions no matter how far away a place was. John Nova Lomax of Texas Monthly stated that he typically did not adhere to the prepositions for more distant cities of about 100 miles (160 km), and/or at least about one to two hours driving distance, away, especially in regards to east-west travel (for example to the state of Louisiana ,

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3990-594: The Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team. The current name was adopted three years later, when the team moved into the Astrodome , nicknamed by fans as the " Eighth Wonder of the World ". In 2000 , the Astros moved into Minute Maid Park , where they have played ever since. In 2005 the Astros made their first World Series appearance, where they were swept in four games by

4085-462: The Houston area has relatively fewer national chain restaurants compared to other U.S. metropolitan areas due to the number of established local restaurant operations. Famous restaurateurs include Jim Goode and Ninfa Laurenzo as well as the families of Molina's , Pappas Restaurants , Carrabbas , and the Mandola's restaurants. Members of the oil and gas industry are representatives of most of

4180-464: The Houston area. Some neighborhoods with high populations of Vietnamese and Chinese residents have Chinese and Vietnamese street signs in addition to English ones. Houston has two Chinatowns —the original located in East Downtown and the other along Bellaire Boulevard in the southwest area of the city. The city also has a Little Saigon in Midtown and Vietnamese businesses located in

4275-411: The Internet in the 1990s. By the late 1990s, hundreds of U.S. newspapers were publishing online versions, but did not yet offer much interactivity. One example is Britain's Weekend City Press Review , which provided a weekly news summary online beginning in 1995. Today, online news has become a huge part of society which leads people to argue whether or not it is good for society. Austra Taylor, author of

4370-545: The Investigative Reporters and Editors Association under 100,000 circulation weekly category, and Rich Connelly's first place in the humor category of the under 100,000 circulation bracket of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Online newspaper Going online created more opportunities for newspapers, such as competing with broadcast journalism in presenting breaking news in

4465-882: The Los Angeles Dodgers. They appeared in the 2019 World Series against the Washington Nationals and in 2021 against the Atlanta Braves . In 2022 , the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies to claim their second World Series title. The Astros are the only team to win a postseason series in six straight seasons. The Houston Texans currently play in the NFL's American Football Conference (AFC) Southern division . They currently play home games at NRG Stadium The Texans were founded in 1999 and first played in 2002 as an expansion team . Houston previously hosted an NFL franchise,

4560-448: The Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting, located on the campus of the University of Houston . Houston is served by the Houston Chronicle , its only major daily newspaper with wide distribution. The Hearst Corporation, which owns and operates The Houston Chronicle , bought the assets of the Houston Post —its long-time rival and main competition—when it ceased operations in 1995. The only other major publication to serve

4655-443: The NHL denied the claims. Houston hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974, Super Bowl XXXVIII 30 years later in 2004, and Super Bowl LI in 2017 (making it the only Texas city to host the Super Bowl three times), the 1989 NBA All-Star Game , the 1981 , 1986 , 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals (The hometown Houston Rockets winning the latter 2), 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game , Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, 2005 World Series ,

4750-496: The NHL's Edmonton Oilers to Houston. In recent years, prominent figures in the city have expressed interest in bringing the NHL to Houston, such as current Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta . In 2017 The Athletic reported that Fertitta met with NHL representatives to discuss the viability of an NHL team in Houston. While he denied that any teams would be relocating to the city, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said, "If Houston were to express an interest in having an NHL franchise, under

4845-432: The NHL. The second iteration of the Houston Aeros played in the International Hockey League from 1994 to 2001 and the American Hockey league from 2001 until the team's relocation to Des Moines, Iowa where they began the 2013-14 AHL season as the Iowa Wild . Houston has never fielded a National Hockey League (NHL) team. In 1998, former Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander made an unsuccessful attempt to relocate

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4940-454: The Performing Arts and produces an admission free musical every summer at Miller Outdoor Theatre . Other notable theaters include The Ensemble Theatre , which gives voice to the African-American community and Talento Bilingüe de Houston , which spotlights playwrights and actors who express the Latino experience in America. Other significant theatres include Main Street Theater , with its broad spectrum of classical and contemporary classics,

5035-407: The Sunday magazine of the Dallas Morning News , jointly established the magazine. Hearne was the paper's first publisher and Cypel served as the organization's business advisor. Although the paper faced early challenges, the landscape changed when Hearne and Cypel engineered a buyout of 713 Magazine , a key competitor. Once in control of 713, they stopped its publication and converted advertisers to

5130-471: The Texas Medical Center is the Museum District , which is home to most of the city's major museums: the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; the Cullen Sculpture Garden; the Houston Museum of Natural Science ; the Holocaust Museum Houston ; the Children's Museum of Houston; Lawndale Art Center; the Houston Zoo ; the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science; and The Menil Collection . Space Center Houston

5225-442: The U.S. is the Seattle Post-Intelligencer , which stopped publishing after 149 years in March 2009 and went online only. In Scotland, in 2010, Caledonian Mercury became Scotland's first online-only newspaper, with the same aims as Southport Reporter in the UK, with The Yorkshire Times the following suit and becoming Yorkshire's first online-only paper in 2011. The Independent ceased print publications in 2016, becoming

5320-416: The UK. Also, the UK Data Protection Act applies to online newspapers and news pages. Up to 2014, the PCC ruled in the UK, but there was no clear distinction between authentic online newspapers and forums or blogs. In 2007, a ruling was passed to formally regulate UK-based online newspapers, news audio, and news video websites covering the responsibilities expected of them and to clear up what is, and what

5415-415: The United States . Officially, Houston is nicknamed the "Space City" as it is home to NASA 's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center , where Mission Control Center is located. "Houston" was the first word spoken on the Moon . Many locals refer to Houston as "Bayou City." Other nicknames include "H-Town" , "Clutch City" , and "Magnolia City". About 145 languages are regularly spoken in

5510-648: The United States, and the United Kingdom. All samples within each country were nationally representative. Half of the sample reportedly paid for a print newspaper in the past 7 days, and only one-twentieth of the sample paid for online news in the past 7 days. That only 5% of the sample had recently paid for online newspaper access is likely because most people access news that is free. People with portable devices, like tablets or smartphones, were significantly more likely to subscribe to digital news content. Additionally, people aged between 25 and 34 are more willing to pay for digital news than older people across all countries. This

5605-408: The Uptown District; Old Market Square; Tranquility Park ; and Sam Houston Historical Park, which contains restored homes (built between 1823 and 1905) and reconstructed buildings. The San Jacinto Battlefield is in the nearby city of Deer Park . Houston is home to professional franchises for four major team sports: the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Houston Rockets in

5700-431: The advertising staff, lost their jobs. Downing and publisher Stuart Folb continued, along with a small advertising staff and marketing manager. The online-only scenario was a compromise reached by Downing and Folb with the owners, who initially wished to completely shut the paper down. In 2021, Voice Media Group sold the Houston Press to an anonymous buyer. Hardy stated that the Houston Press , known for its coverage of

5795-401: The boards of Houston's arts bodies, charities, and museums. The energy companies spent funds in order to make Houston a more attractive community for their employees to live in. Houston includes Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, and other religious groups. Houston has one of the largest and most diverse gay communities in the nation. The city has various YMCAs under

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5890-623: The city and Harris County at large. METRORail , Houston's light rail system opened in 2004, and today operates three lines across 22.7-miles (36.5 km) of tracks throughout the city. As of 2018 , in English, the prepositions up, down, out, and over are used, by residents of Houston, to refer to traveling to points, within about a 100 miles (160 km) radius: north ( Conroe ), south ( Galveston ), west ( Katy ), and east ( Baytown and Beaumont ). The modifier "way" as in "way out" may be used for more distant points such as Brookshire and Crosby . Author James W. Corder wrote in Yonder: Life on

5985-517: The city is the Houston Press , an online newspaper covering arts and culture. Houston Press previously published an alternative weekly until 2017, when it moved to an online-only format KTRK's Marvin Zindler became a recognized television journalist throughout the United States in the 1970s. His week-long exposé on the Chicken Ranch brothel became the basis for the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , and his consumer and health reports on local restaurants, usually focusing on

6080-406: The city of Memphis , however the sub genre of drift phonk has its origins from Russia. Houston has a country music scene. Zydeco was developed in Houston by black Creole people that crossed the Sabine River from southwest Louisiana in the mid-20th century. The Ladies Reading Group of Houston was a significant founder of the public library system in Houston. Elizabeth Long, the author of

6175-426: The club had secured an expansion franchise with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The team, named the Houston Dash , began competing in the NWSL's 2014 season . Houston was previously home to two professional ice hockey teams, both called the Houston Aeros. The first iteration of the Houston Aeros played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 until folding in 1978 after an unsuccessful bid to join

6270-419: The corresponding printed newspaper. An early example of an "online-only" newspaper or magazine was (PLATO) News Report , an online newspaper created by Bruce Parrello in 1974 on the PLATO system at the University of Illinois. The first newspaper to go online was The Columbus Dispatch on July 1, 1980. Beginning in 1987, the Brazilian newspaper Jornaldodia ran on the state-owned Embratel network , moving to

6365-424: The day of publication is less important when it comes to predicting the popularity of the article. Culture of Houston Houston is a multicultural city with a thriving international community supported by the third largest concentration of consular offices in the United States, representing 86 nations. In addition to historical Southeast Texas culture, Houston became the fourth-most populous city in

6460-399: The exoneration of Roy Criner . The publication included John Nova Lomax's articles on the cityscape and music as well as Robb Walsh 's articles on the cuisine of Houston . The headquarters of the Houston Press are located in Midtown Houston on McGowen Street. Prior to 1998, the Houston Press was located in Suite 1900 of the 2000 West Loop South building in Uptown Houston , off of

6555-584: The first British national newspaper to move to an online only format. In the US, technology news websites such as CNET , TechCrunch , and ZDNet started as web publications and enjoy comparable readership to the conventional newspapers. Also, with the ever-rising popularity of online media, veteran publications like the U.S. News & World Report are abandoning print and going online-only. In October 2020, 11 online only news portals formed DIGIPUB News India foundation to encourage an ecosystem of Digital Only press. In 2015, 65% of people reported that print

6650-445: The folksy country songwriter Lyle Lovett , among hundreds of others. Blues music developed throughout the Southern United States where several areas developed distinctive regional sounds. Houston's distinctive sound grew in the 1920 with early influencers like Lightnin' Hopkins and T-Bone Walker . The sound matured over the next 50 years, during which it became known as Texas blues . The style would gain international notoriety in

6745-407: The increasing importance of social media platforms to disseminate news, especially amongst 18-24 demographic. In 2013, the Reuters Institute commissioned a cross-country survey on news consumption, and gathered data related to online newspaper use that emphasizes the lack of use of paid online newspaper services. The countries surveyed were France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, Brazil,

6840-405: The influence of promethazine with codeine cough syrup, the drinking of which is now heavily popularized in hip-hop culture. Westhoff says that the style, which slurs the speeches of the rappers, gives the music an "extraterrestrial quality." Bounce music also became popular in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . The popular music genre of Phonk mostly originated in Houston and in

6935-741: The league during the Great Recession after new ownership could not be found. Professional soccer came to Houston in 2005 with the establishment of Houston Dynamo FC , which competes in the Western Conference of the MLS. Previously, the club competed as the San Jose Earthquakes before moving to Houston. The club currently plays at PNC Stadium in East Downtown Houston. In 2013, the Dynamo announced that

7030-406: The modern era when it was adopted by popular regional rockers Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZ Top , among others. Tejano is perhaps the most misunderstood of popular Houston musical styles because it is often classified as a style of Latin music, although the word "tejano" means Texan, reflecting the genre's roots in southern and central Texas during the 19th century. Modern Tejano music is usually

7125-407: The number of article shares. With the dataset being publicly available, a fair amount of data analysis has been conducted. Some can be found on the website "Kaggle" . One "classification analysis" . GitHub . 30 November 2020. used machine learning methods, namely, logistic regression , linear discriminant analysis , artificial neural networks and random forests to predict

7220-691: The number of shares, preferably even predicting it before the article is being published. With new methods of Natural Language Processing such as Latent Dirichlet allocation it is possible to gain insights into the core characteristics of an article. A team of Portuguese scientists retrieved data from the website Mashable and made the dataset publicly available. Said "dataset about online news popularity" . consists of 39,644 observations and 60 possible features, that have been collected over two years from 2013 to 2015. The features consist of variables describing words, links, digital media, time, keywords, insights from Natural Language Processing and

7315-683: The original glass windows on the facility's second and third floors. On the weekend after Friday October 25, 2013 the Houston Press was scheduled to move to its new offices in Midtown, then on 2603 LaBranch Street. Up until the November 2017 loss of salaried staff, the Houston Press won various awards for its coverage. Awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies : 2007 2005 2004 2003 2001 2000 1999 1998 Other awards of note include Todd Spivak's 2006 first place win in

7410-557: The popular book, The Peoples Platform, argues that online news does not provide the detail needed to fully understand what actually happened. It is more just a fast summary to inform people what happened, but does not give a solution or fixation to the problem. Very few newspapers in 2006 claimed to have made money from their websites, which were mostly free to all viewers. Declining profit margins and declining circulation in daily newspapers forced executives to contemplate new methods of obtaining revenue from websites, without charging for

7505-520: The post. In April 2015, Dr. Robin Davidson became Houston's second Poet Laureate. In April 2017, Deborah Mouton became Houston's third Poet Laureate. In April 2019, Leslie Contreras Schwartz became Houston's fourth Poet Laureate. In 2016, Dr. Robin Davidson announced that the office of the Poet Laureate was accepting submissions for an anthology of Houstonian's favorite poems. The project

7600-561: The presences of cockroaches and rats, have made the phrase "slime in the ice machine" immediately recognizable to any local. KHOU-TV 's investigative team, "The 11 News Defenders", began an investigation into the failure of Firestone Wilderness AT tires on several vehicles (including the Ford Explorer). These reports garnered the station and the team of Anna Werner, investigative producer David Raziq, and investigative photojournalist/editor Chris Henao several national awards, including

7695-875: The primary editor. There were 23 reporters and editors in 1998. Michael Hardy stated in the Texas Observer that the "heyday" of the paper was around 2004. Advertising-related income declined due to the rise of persons reading articles online, as well as the establishment of Craigslist . In 2005, New Times acquired Village Voice Media , and changed its name to Village Voice Media . In September 2012, Village Voice Media executives Scott Tobias, Christine Brennan and Jeff Mars bought Village Voice Media's papers and associated web properties from its founders and formed Voice Media Group . The paper's fortunes declined, as Backpage , which separated from Village Voice Media, had contributed significant funding. On November 3, 2017, Voice Media Group announced that it would cease printing of

7790-548: The quirky Theatre Suburbia , which has developed a reputation in the Houston arts community for showcasing local playwrights emphasizing a peculiarly Texas perspective, Stages Repertory Theatre , which focuses on bringing original works and regional premiers to Houston, Catastrophic Theatre Company, a "pay what you can company" that produces experimental theatre, Stark Naked Theatre, a theatre company founded by actors to empower their own work, and Mildred's Umbrella Theatre, which showcases plays featuring strong females. Adjacent to

7885-428: The remaining 75%. Contrastingly, ad revenue for digital methods was 5% in 2006. Hybrid newspapers are predominantly focused on online content, but also produce a print form. Trends in online newspapers indicate publications may switch to digital methods, especially online newspapers in the future. The New York Times is an example of this model of the newspaper as it provides both a home delivery print subscription and

7980-646: The right circumstances, it's something we might want to consider." Former Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has also expressed interest in NHL coming to Houston. Media has speculated that the Arizona Coyotes would be the most likely candidate for relocation to Houston after the city of Glendale announced it would not renew the Coyotes lease at the Gila River Arena , though representatives for

8075-436: The sale. The paper's fortunes improved due to the dot-com bubble of 1997–2001 and the increase in advertising; it was one of the first alternative weeklies in the United States to establish a website. In 1998 Houston Press acquired the assets of an alternative paper, Public News , that was ceasing operations. Employees of Public News ' sales department began working for the Houston Press . That year Margaret Downing became

8170-532: The segment generated strong community following and historic ratings along with several Emmy awards through 2005. Automobiles of all kinds have had enormous influence on Houston culture, largely a result of the urban sprawl and sparse public transportation that has followed the dismantling of the city's former trolley system. Many of the Houston's business districts , such as Uptown and Greenspoint began their development as edge cities . Furthermore, many notable neighborhoods began as streetcar suburbs , including

8265-540: The southwest Houston Chinatown. There are many popular events held in the city celebrating cultures of Houstonians. The largest is the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo that is held over 20 days from late February through early March. The event begins with trail rides that originate from several points throughout the state, all of which convene at Reliant Park for a barbecue cook-off. The rodeo includes typical rodeo events, as well as concert performances from major artists and carnival rides. Another large celebration

8360-609: The subscription. This has been difficult. Newspapers with specialized audiences such as The Wall Street Journal and The Chronicle of Higher Education successfully charge subscription fees. Most newspapers have an online edition, including The Los Angeles Times , The Washington Post , USA Today , Mid-Day , and The New York Times . Many European countries also have their own English-language online news, such as The Daily Slovak News ( Slovakia ), Helsinki Times ( Finland ) and The Moscow Times ( Russia ). The Guardian experimented with new media in 2005, offering

8455-404: The top ten percent most frequently shared articles. The conclusion is, that the average keywords within an article and the average popularity of said keywords have the greatest impact on the amount of shares an article receives. Moreover, the amount of links to other articles and the closeness to the most relevant current topics are influencing the popularity of an article heavily. On the other hand,

8550-586: The world Library of Congress archived it subsequently. Unlike blog sites and other news websites, it is run as a newspaper and is recognized by media groups such as the NUJ and/or the IFJ . They fall under relevant press regulations and are signed up to the official UK press regulator IMPRESS . allNovaScotia is an online newspaper based in Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada that publishes business and political news six days

8645-411: Was a real estate developer. Due to Wilburn's desire to get mainstream advertising, he chose not to run sexually-oriented advertising. After Wilburn and Morgan found themselves disagreeing over aspects of the paper, Wilburn quit. In the period before 1993 the Houston Press experienced financial difficulties. That year, Morgan sold the paper to New Times Media. Sexually-oriented advertising appeared after

8740-615: Was conceived as a local version of the national Favorite Poem Project that had been founded in 1997 by U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky . By 2005 USA Today referred to Houston as "the dining-out capital of the nation." Houstonians ate out at restaurants more often than residents of other American cities, and Houston restaurants have the second lowest average prices of restaurants of major cities. Tex-Mex cuisine , Cajun cuisine and Louisiana Creole cuisine are very popular in Houston. Many Mexican cuisine restaurants in Houston have aspects that originate from Texas culture. As of 2014

8835-854: Was once the Houston Civic Center was replaced by the George R. Brown Convention Center , one of the nation's largest; and the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts , home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra . The Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall have been replaced by the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Other tourist attractions include the Galleria , Texas' largest shopping mall located in

8930-404: Was their preferred method for reading a newspaper, down 4% from 2014. The methods people use to get their news from digital means was at 28%, as opposed to 20% of people attaining the news through print newspapers. These trends indicate an increase in digital consumption of newspapers, as opposed to print. Today, ad revenue for digital forms of newspapers is nearly 25%, while print is constituting

9025-527: Was thrust into a national and international spotlight by young female performer Selena . Selena's younger brother, A.B. Quintanilla, through his band Kumbia Kings would further push the Houston style of tejano even further by fusing it with hip-hop to create songs that appealed to a younger, more urban audience. Ben Westhoff, author of Dirty South: Outkast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers who Reinvented Hip-Hop , said that Houston

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