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Spring Returns In All Its Glory
from Intown
As I’ve written, this is my favorite time of the year for many reasons. This year particularly has me buzzing after three years of wondering when the next shoe would drop on a pandemic that wouldn’t quit. However, the 2023 spring season is underway and ready to flourish with festivals, concerts, and the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Houston will host the final four again, as we did in 2011 and 2016.
With the first crack of the bat and Opening Day against the White Sox, the Astros will defend their World Series Championship.
The famed Miller Outdoor Theatre, which has long been one of Housyon’s best assets, is preparing for its 100th birthday party to kick off on St Paddy’s Day.
The season bursts with azaleas and is far too short, but the spectacular rainbow colors dotting the landscape throughout Houston are synonymous with the beginning of our springtime. Enjoy it while you can because the heat is coming.
Recently Houston came in as the Number 11 best place to live according to America’s Best Cities reports in 2022. It came in at number four in the areas such as economic might and attraction. Contributing to the livability is the 100-year-old always, free Miller Outdoor Theatre. Originally it was designed as a Corinthian-style limestone building built by Tom Tellepsen (see page 10). The new building was built in 1968, designed by Eugene Werlin and Associates, and won many awards.
The Houston Livestock and Rodeo will likely break records coming off of the pandemic, and with the lineup of the current and former star, it is no wonder. Brooks and Dunn, a longtime rodeo favorite, returns with new country stars Zac Brown, Chris Stapleton, and others, including New Kids on The Block.
The Astros will defend for the second time in six years since the 2017 title and cheating scandal. Former local Astros beat writer Evan Dreillich has penned his first book about the Astros with Winning Fixes Everything. The book review is inside these pages and offers a glimpse into the somewhat chaotic and win-at-all-costs philosophy, which eventually led to the suspensions of their manager and GM, Jeff Luhknow. Mr. Luhnow has denied knowing about the sign-stealing scheme that occurred, but there is some evidence presented that does implicate him in a way the league thought detrimental. If he didn’t know, he seems to have taken the brunt of the blame and punishment despite others who willfully cheated without much consequence.
