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  Goodnight, and Good Luck...

  It may not be evening when you read this, but the time has come to put Houstonist to bed. We got word from our parents at Gothamist a few weeks ago that they felt it was time to shutter the site, due to things like statistics, advertising, and the general plight of maintaining a journalistic publication in today's economic climate. To speak from a very personal angle for a moment, I'd like to personally thank everyone who's every contributed content, read an article, invited us to a performance or event, and really anybody who has ever laid eyes upon the site. I've really enjoyed the opportunity I've had as Editor this year, and I can truly say that I've met a fantastic amount of people and discovered a tremendous amount of music [my beat, if you hadn't figured that out yet] over the course of my tenure at Houstonist.

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  Thank Your Lucky Stars For Uncle Drayton

  Nowadays, it’s de rigueur to dog on Drayton McLane. The long-time Astros owner is cheap and an overspender, too concerned with marketing and driving fans away with losing teams, leaves impact prospects to rot on the vine in the minors and won’t draft good players. I’m pretty sure he’s responsible for seasonal flooding and mosquitoes, too. But let’s hop in the Houstonist DeLorean and take a second look at the erstwhile Uncle Drayton.

• Week Around The Ists

  Photo by Edna Zhou Shanghaiist documented the opening of its first Apple Store, a giant cylindered affair in our central business district. We also took a sneak peek at their newish "Briefing Room" strategy for enticing business users, and posed with theirexclusiveShanghai products. LAist got caught up in the Lindsay Lohan courtroom saga and watched as the former teen starlet was handed a 90-day jail sentence for a pair of '07 DUIs. Gothamist felt...

• Week Around The Ists

  Photo by salty_soul/Flickr. Torontoist continued its coverage of the G20 with a look at the 14 essential videos to come from it, and even tracked down the guy who was captured on video politely tackling one looter. DCist said hello to a new editor-in-chief and got excited about Spike Mendelsohn's new pizzeria. SFist, following the annual Gay Pride Parade festivities, reported on a related police beating caught on tape. LAist followed up with the...

• WTF? Ernie's? Closed? - UPDATED INFO

  Houstonist has been an on again off again patron of Ernie's on Banks for too long to admit to(we would show our age). Let's just say a number of years and leave it at that. Pretty decent pub snacks (nachos, quesadillas, cheese sticks), great bartenders and a nice brew selection (plus other beverages). These are a few of our favorite things, and all elements we found at Ernie's. Like our very own "Cheers" in the Montrose, Ernie's was a safe haven, a cool refuge from, well, the uber-trendy douchies one occasionally runs across.

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  Meanwhile, Up North: G20 Takes over Toronto

  Houstonist brought you some goodies from around the Istaverse yesterday, but we wanted to share one more thing with you. We suspect that it's possible you've heard of the G20 Summit going on right now to the north of us. Our sister blog Torontoist has been providing round-the-clock live coverage of the G20 summit, which landed in their city on a chaos-filled Saturday that saw cop cars get lit on fire, windows get smashed, and some lighter moments.

• Week Around The Ists

  Photograph of Chicago's wild lightning by cshimala on Flickr Chicagoist survived a round of apocalyptic storms in which lightning struck the city's three tallest buildings at the same time. SFist fetched the smelling salts after looking at this shocking Gay Pride window display at the downtown Diesel store. Bostonist rocked the American Craft Beer Festival for the third year in a row. Londonist encountered some super-cute knitted pigeons in Trafalgar Square, and learnt about...

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  Here Comes The Cavalry

  Or at least some new horses. On the heels of a horrible road trip last week, and a choke-job at home against the Rangers this weekend, the Astros moved decisively yesterday, calling up almost every promising player they had at Round Rock. The new guys probably won’t be the catalyst for a drive to the World Series, but they will provide a taste of what the 2012 Astros could look like. Let’s take a look at who's coming to Houston.

• Week Around The Ists

  Gothamist didn't realize that pot was growing in Union Square Park or that a free concert headlined by Degrassi's Wheelchair Jimmy (Drake) could cause a riot. Phillyist continued to advocate for Philadelphia's four-footed friends, this time after a year-old pit bull puppy was fund hanged in a local playground and the city's animal awareness and rescue groups responded. Bostonist went sporty, advising readers where to watch the world cup, helping ladies understand the complex...

• Week Around The Ists

  M@/Londonist Londonist checked out a new Banksy mural that had the Brit press engrossed, but spotted it was a fake. Phillyist followed up on the story regarding a controversial play about a pedophile by posting a review. Verdict: no child abusers were glorified in the making of this production. Torontoist is pawsitive you'll want to see their photos of dogs made up to look like celebrities from Heidi Klum to Billy Joel. Shanghaiist found...

• Week Around The Ists

  Londonist watched their mayor get into an argument with some local bikers and established how much of the UK would be in trouble if the Gulf of Mexico oil slick were somehow centered on London. Chicagoist watched in amusement as former governor Rod Blagojevich interrupted a kickball game on the eve of his federal corruption trial which kicked off on Thursday. Gothamist wondered if this woman is too sexy to work at Citibank—she claims...

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  Summer of Soccer: Tracking World Cup 2010

  In one week World Cup 2010 will kick off in South Africa! We at Houstonist will not be traveling there to cover this event, but we will be watching most of the 64 matches on television from any of a number of local eating and drinking establishments. With so many matches, we know it can be difficult to keep up with your favorite teams. Thankfully, we're here to help with a few key resources to help you enjoy your summer of soccer.

• Week Around The Ists

  Photos by Miles Storey/Torontoist. Torontoist disgusted its readership with photos from the world's first Poutine-Eating Championship. Bostonist watched the Boston Celtics decisively win the Eastern Conference championship, to the dismay of many locals who saw "collapse" written on the T.D. Garden. We, on the other hand, never lost hope. LAist found that the Lakers-Suns rivalry had some serious political implications, thanks to a friendly wager between the L.A. and Phoenix mayors and the controversial...

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  Sizing Up The Market For Roy Oswalt

  Now that all the appropriate (or inappropriate) public and private gestures have been made, it's clear that the Astros and Roy Oswalt have decided to start seeing other people. An ace pitcher of Oswalt's caliber doesn't often make it to the trade market, so what should Ed Wade be looking for, and who has something to offer?

• Week Around The Ists

  Photo: Sam Horine Gothamist found out Banksy was in town on Monday, only to see his pieces dissed by Tuesday. However, this tourist sidewalk lane might be his work. Gothamist also created this primer on what's not a Banksy. SFist survived another Bay to Breakers race, the city's annual costumed marathon of pomp and hilarity, but held its nose after participants used Tehama Street as a toilet. Seattlest examined what Sarah Palin's endorsement of...