Arts & Entertainment

• Barack Obama and Me

  It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator

• A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita

  For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.

• Houston St. Patrick's Day Guide

  Our guide to going green for St. Paddy's

• Little Bitty Burger Barn

  "It's okay to be little bitty in the big city" is an apt slogan for this new burger joint, where sliders rule

• Live-Action Role-Players Get Boffed in Amtgard

  Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on

Recent Articles By Bob Ruggiero

• Detroit Cobras, Willowz

  concert preview

• Valient Thorr, Riverboat Gamblers

  Valient Thorr and Riverboat Gamblers perform Monday, August 6, at Red Room inside Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717. ASG and Totimoshi are also on the bill.

• Grady

  Grady performs Saturday, July 28, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899. Studio Magick Black is also on the bill.

• Elvis on Speed, Amplified Heat

  Elvis on Speed and Amplified Heat perform Friday, July 13, at Rudyard's, 2010 Waugh, 713-521-0521.

• Houston Roller Derby

  Skating queens hit the rink -- and each other