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    Those who have been around HAIF a while will remember @Michelle C, who started this thread back in 2014. As is occasionally the case with HAIFers who haven't posted in a long time, I wondered what had become of her, and unfortunately discovered via a post on the BigMackTrucks.com forum that she passed away last year in March from COVID-related complications: Sad News RIP, Michelle.
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    I was just coming here to ask the same question after seeing that photo yesterday. It's bugging me because I lived nearby when the building was still there, but despite passing by it on a regular basis, I can't remember what it was. Was hoping to find a pre-demolition picture of it in hopes of jogging my memory, but so far haven't had any luck.
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    Yeah, that soccer metaphor doesn't hunt. Messi may be 36, but all he's done recently is won a World Cup and singlehandedly lift a backmarker MLS team into contention. He's not exactly coasting into retirement. I agree that Whitmire should certainly be able to work effectively with state government, but then again, I thought the same thing about Turner given his long tenure in the state House, and we all know how that turned out. But I'd hardly lay the blame for the frosty relations between Houston and Austin at the feet of Turner and Hidalgo.
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    I take it you don't have the urge to whistle "God Save the King" every time you see one of these?
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    I've been tripped up by this a few times when using Google Maps to look up an old address, only to be directed to one reflecting the current definition of "South Main" that's several miles away from the address I was actually looking for
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    It would be a shame if this weren't enshrined for posterity in a Yelp review. If it were me, I'd have to write something like "My dog, who never passes up a chance to engage in coprophagy with the gusto and refinement of a true connoisseur, turned her nose up at the fare we were served. Draw your own conclusions."
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    "Hammond Organ Music Nightly" would have been the clincher for me if I'd been looking for a place to eat back in the day. Plenty of other establishments where you could get steak or chicken, but how many of them offered the dulcet tones of a B-3 for your listening pleasure while dining?
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    The architectural equivalent of the car world's "that'll buff right out".
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    That's unfortunate. Berryhill was always reliable for a low-priced meal that wasn't fast food. I guess the only one left is the one in Sugar Land, now that the original location closed due to redevelopment and the one in Oak Forest couldn't seem to figure out how to sustain its business. I figured the Heights location was done when the "temporary closure due to renovations" stretched into several months of no discernible activity or updates on their social media presence.
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    The address on the sign looks like 3103 Main, but it's hard to tell for sure as the photo's resolution isn't high enough to keep it from getting blurry when enlarged.
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    I'll take 100+ degree temperatures over a hurricane any day. Of course, the worst is a hurricane, followed by the inevitable extended power outage, 90+ degree temps, and high humidity.
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    Yeah, I've only ever been there for lunch, which is when I'd guess the majority of their business is done. I read an article the other day about an ongoing sriracha shortage due to supply chain constraints affecting the producer of the sriracha sauce almost everyone uses, Huy Fong Foods in Rosemead, CA. It sounded crazy, with restaurants hoarding what they had and paying exorbitant prices in the regular retail market whenever some turned up there, since the usual wholesale suppliers couldn't get it.
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    You're right - I was going by how the Bureau of Labor Statistics displays metropolitan area definitions. In 2022, and recent years, they only list the MSA of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions However, if you look at the historical data for earlier years, for example 2015, the data field used to capture MSA names in the downloadable files they provide is AREA_NAME, but in addition to MSA names, they will occasionally populate it with a metropolitan division name. Such is the case with the two Dallas-area metropolitan divisions you mention. I had assumed it was a name change when in reality they just started providing data for the MSA instead of the two separate divisions.
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    Ah, OK. I read that too quickly and thought you were talking about the other place (that obviously hasn't opened yet). When I used to work downtown, Cali was the preferred go-to whenever anyone in the office was in the mood for a banh mi, but I haven't been there in quite a while. Good to know they're still a benchmark.
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    Saw a post on Nextdoor about this. I don't think many of the commenters there were fully aware of the history of these properties, but most of them seem to realize that buying one wouldn't end well.
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    So how did the banh mi compare to Cali's?
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    It's not uncommon for the larger Metro Areas to occasionally have name changes, particularly when they change the composition of the Metro Area. In the past few years Dallas changed from Dallas-Plano-Irving to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
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    Another John Staub mansion bites the dust: Astros owner Jim Crane buys $24M historic River Oaks home only to tear it down
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    Frankly, "Oso EaDo" would be a better name than "Soso Eado". Which would you rather have, a name that represents an apex predator, or one that is a well-known synonym for mediocrity? "How is it? Eh, it's so-so."
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    As I understand it, the Central Library had previously been designated as a cooling center, but that designation was removed recently due to unspecified "safety concerns". But the homeless can apparently still use the library as a de facto cooling center as long as they follow library policies (have to wear shirt/shoes, no exposed undergarments, etc.). I haven't been to the Central Library in some time, but the last time I was there, there were more than a few homeless folks hanging out inside. They weren't bothering anyone, and no one was bothering them. Perhaps things have changed more recently.
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    On the infrequent occasions I go there, I rarely get anything but a flat white or a cappuccino, but I had to laugh at "the IPA of coffee".
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    No doubt in the pre-Starbucks era the bar was pretty low for coffee, just like before the craft beer movement took hold most Americans' frame of reference was defined by Budweiser and Miller Lite. I will say that the guy I've known to have most consistently complained about Sbux tasting burned over the years is European, and quite used to espresso.
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    I've known folks who claim that Starbucks has always tasted burnt, and typically refer to it as "Charbucks". I'm fairly agnostic about their coffee - although I've never been on board with the cult that sprang up around them, there's certainly worse coffee to be had, and sometimes their convenience and ubiquity trumps all other considerations.
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    “Beer before liquor, never been sicker; liquor before beer, you’re in the clear”
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