Phil Mickelson’s special menu



The stakes are pretty high at the Shell Houston Open. Players hope the competition eats their dust. But one famous golfer had something else on the menu in mind.

Walter Cronkite at La Colombe D’Or



Lots of young grads are starting off their adult lives in Houston, hoping to accomplish great things. Too bad one San Jacinto High School graduate Class of 1933 already beat them to the punch.

Bill Cosby at La Colombe D’Or



Houston has no shortage of famous fathers. But one favorite TV can out-‘dad’ them any day - that is, when he’s not peddling Jello.

Mitt Romney parties down at La Colombe D’Or



Politicians get a bad rap. But at the end of the day, they like to live a little like everyone else. And Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is no exception.

Bill Clinton at La Colombe D’or



During the 90s, the big question was ‘where did this guy not sleep?’ But we’re over that now because former President Bill Clinton has a soft spot for a Houston hotel and a heartbroken grandmother.

Yao Ming at the Hyatt Regency



When you’re larger than life, you’re also larger than beds and elevators. Find out how basketball giant Yao Ming makes his way through a too-small world.

Cast of Twilight at the Houstonian Hotel



Houston survived an invasion. No, it wasn’t mosquitoes or ticks. Find out which bloodsuckers of a different sort stayed at the Houstonian Hotel.

Do you believe in Magic?



Some business ventures are a flop. Others, a slam dunk. Find out which larger-than-life celeb is a playing a new game – this time in Houston’s hotel industry.

Jonas Brothers get pampered


These boys will be boys… they just won’t be cowboys. Check out what happens when these city slickers visit H-town. Yee-haw!

Is John Lithgow actually an odd-ball alien?



Ever wonder if actors who play odd ball characters are either really good actors or actually a bit odd themselves? Galveston’s Tremont Hotel settles the age old question.