heights_yankee

I know this happened on 10 1/2. It was an African American couple parked on the street. The wife was walking up to Davis Hardware to get her check and her husband was parked under a tree. A woman came out of her house, pointed a shot gun at him, and yelled a bunch of racist epithets and threats.

Speaking of beer drinking, the owner of Down House is opening a beer spot on Cavalcade, right near th epost office. This isn't far from where TownIn City brewery will be, either. Excited for more options east of Studewood.

Ruggles is moving really fast on the 11th St location. There were workers there all day on Thanksgiving and I have yet to see them take a day off.

I live right by there and have yet to see a stitch of work so it's not going to be too soon.

I didn't read all the posts to see if someone stood up for Hamilton but of the two Heights MSs, it's by far the better one. I don't have a child there but know several people whose kids did/do attend. Hamilton is either a magnet or Vanguard, can't remember which one, and these days is rumored to be very hard to get in to due to the demand. It's definitely better than Hogg, although Hogg is making some wonderful changes for the better. Another option to look at is Frank Black, which was awarded a $multi-million grant of some sort and is supposed to be really gaining traction. Here is a note that came from the school some time last year LOTS of Heights families have kids at Wilson (in Montrose) but that is Montessori, which may not be your bag. Still, another school worth checking out.

Listen, people, I'm not saying I wouldn't love a great sushi restaurant in the Heights but if you want a couple simple rolls, there are places to go. Carry on.

Off topic but a lot of people don't know that Thai Spice on 19th has sushi. It's not a huge assortment, but it has always been fresh and it's BYOB.

Excellent. Excellent.

Wow. That sucks.

Have you tried El Gallo de Jalisco? Cash only but a damn fine taco to be had there.

Yeah, that place is HUGE and has ample parking. I agree about the windows. I just wish it wasn't an Austin based chain. I am not an Austin lover... but that's just me. I'll get my tacos on White Oak.

update here: http://theheightslifehouston.blogspot.com/2012/06/harolds-torched-for-tacos-but-what.html

Doing well and still open. I guess the record store has to be doing very well considering it is about to have some competition on 19th. Another record shop is opening where the bead store (but more likely a fronting operation of some sort) was for the last couple years.... In a related note, the latest issue of Esquire (is that a hipster magazine? I read it on the plane) had an article about the coolest new turntables that seemed to be written without irony. One is almost pocket sized and sort of reminds me of swiping a credit card, except the it holds the card and and spins it around, if you can picture that...

If you are like me and really enjoy a good steak and great service, this might be the best food news in the Heights ever Killen's coming to the Heights

Actually, finding funds on their own is part of what the group has in mind. The petition is just a way to gauge/show support. After all, even if we (the neighborhood) can raise the funds, the City still has to want us to do it and let us do it. While the petition is about pedestrian controlled lights at these intersections, it's really about not starting at a point of compromise. This is the ideal for some people, but there are other acceptable options. While I am very careful on my bike, the fact that I have 2 small passengers towed behind me makes me take a little longer to get through intersections. On Nicholson, I think the rise in the road helps slow people down. However, on White Oak, you'll see a car doing 40 get passed on the left by a car doing 50 and they don't even realize there is a bike path there because it's not clearly marked.