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  1. Parochial schools tend to be less expensive than other private school options. I would suggest doing tours of your private school options. Like someone said, spots open up in even hard-to-get-into schools. Good luck, and welcome to the neighborhood!
  2. 1. Loredo. My fav is Loredo Taqueria; we go there regularly. They have good huevos rancheros and bfast tacos. Coffee is only so-so, but it gets the job done. 2. El Rey. Damn good coffee -- if I could have Loredo's food and El Rey's coffee brought to the same table, I'd be happy. I was loyal only to El Rey for a long time, but I've switched bfast taco allegiance to Loredo. Still eat El Rey -- Loredo is just better in some small, but significant ways. 3. Yale Diner. They fit the hashbrown, bacon, eggs bill from time to time.
  3. I went to H.S. LE/CJ. It was Geo. Washington Junior High before...at least that was I was always told.
  4. I think UH Library special collections has some of the actual catalogs. I remember seeing them on display in the library about 15 years ago. I do not think they were on loan. ...pretty neat stuff.
  5. The shack looked like a booth for a fair or something. The Pappa's HQ is across the street...they were prob. doing something on there other piece o' property. I learned they are moving their HQs out of the Heights to somewhere on 290. Wonder if they'll keep ownership of the Heights properties?
  6. Never mentioned this before, because despite my experience I like the place and wanted to see it continue: Unfortunately, this was my case too. The occasional roach sighting I could handle...it was when one crawled all the way up to my father's collar that I wrote the place off. Still, I'm sorry to see it closing. If someone would scrub it and fumigate, I'd come back in a heartbeat.
  7. My husband and I also bought an offending home three and a half years ago. We plan to stay; so stability has nothing to do with the size and shape of our home either. Between us and luvtheheights, that's two objectionable-home-families that plan to stay. I think my next door neighbors plan to be in their house for quite some time. Oh, come to think of it, the lady building down the street who has had enough of NOLA and sold a perfectly flood-free house to move here, I think she's not interested in ever moving again. There are four-objectionable-home-families planning to stay for as long as possible. I understand how passion can lead one to jump to conclusions. Things just aren't always how they seem. Just a thought.
  8. ^^ I second that. That guy is such a good store owner. He's always been most helpful even with relatively musically ignorant people like me. He'll talk music and share his love for it with anyone.
  9. You can critique anything you want to. Someone else's "vision" especially. What happens in the end is another matter, but you can always complain, critique, and express your thoughts. You can even ask the person in power for what you want and see what you get. Why do so many people in this discussion think that expressing your dislike of a concept leads directly to dictating what's done with a property? If only complaints had that much power... It is a free society. That's why everyone on here is able to express a viewpoint counter to what those in power in this situation (Weingarten) believe. I don't think it is morally wrong for me to dislike someone's ideas or vision about what they want to do to their property. Morally wrong? That's reaching.
  10. But usually nothing will change if you don't talk about problems. Since these are the only plans out there and since they are real (whether on not they're outdated), this is what people can talk to. I don't see anything wrong with saying, "we don't want this plan." Whether it is right or wrong doesn't matter when talking about your opinion of the ideas presented in that plan. Weingarten is more than welcome to issue or provide copies of the most up-to-date plans at any time.
  11. This story made KUHF's broadcast around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. As for the gone and missed list, I miss the Ale House. I don't shop at those stores, but I surely had a few beers at the Ale House.
  12. I think you've just become a broken record of a tune no one cares to hear. We all get what you're saying. Most don't agree. You're dangerously reaching troll status on this subject; far from healthy debate.
  13. It's time has not passed. You don't get it. It doesn't show current movies. It is one of a handful of theatres that shows movies that a small, but significant, portion of the Houston population wants to see. And, it is a great venue to see these movies. What percentage of Houston goes to any one theatre? This city is sooo big, I bet any one theatre doesn't draw that high of a percentage. What percentage of people who want to see something besides Pirates go to the RO? Probably quite a lot. That argument is silly. It isn't about the facade, although it is cool. It is about a way of life. It is a difference in taste in movies. This is our thing and you don't have to like it or even understand it. I'm not going to close down the Alley b/c most people in this city have never seen a live play in their home town.
  14. This topic is being discussed on a thread under the Montrose area. Names and contact e-mails provided for various people, general grumbling, etc. Get over there and add your .02.
  15. This is terrible. I think "Remember the Bellaire" is perfect. Destroyed to make a kids indoor play area that lasted five minutes... now the RO. True, the upstairs seating isn't the best for long legs, but I endured it many a time just to see a good film for a change. And, if you were on top of things, you'd catch your film when it was still downstairs. It is just sad.
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