Marfreless, Houston's infamous make-out lounge, is closing after 40 years. Guests can have their last cocktails and smooches in the bar without a sign on March 30. Owner Michael Wells said Wednesday ...

Tom Lytle sits at the end of the bar, lamenting his last night at his favorite hole in the wall. “It’s an atrocity, it’s an institution and it shouldn’t be messed with,” says the loyal patron of ...

Michael Wells was 16 when he first visited Marfreless with another teenager. The bar was bat-cave dark and the rank air thick with cigarette smoke. Unfashionable music filled the air. The bartender ...

We're talking about the Marfreless Lounge hidden in the River Oaks Shopping Center. People have been pouring into the bar ever since they heard it was closing, but the owner says he has no choice. If ...

The first time I noticed her she was standing outside, wearing a faded jean jacket and sucking on a cigarette, her thick drags the only interruptions in the early evening calm. When I saw her again ...

On Friday, the bar announced it's is reopening in the same River Oaks location where it served patrons for 40 years. It closed down in March after a dispute with its landlord over rent and fees.

The 40-year-old River Oaks lounge was known as a make-out bar. It has no sign out front. Patrons only recognize it by its iconic blue door. The owners say they couldn't afford the bar's lease anymore ...