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    Indeed. Published in 1927 (I have a copy of this book, but this is just a photo I found online):
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    When did SW Motors change its name to SW Alfa? I'm guessing sometime in the 1980s? Nice to see some old-school Alfisti here (I almost said "reformed Alfisti", but does one ever truly lose the passion for Alfas, no matter how long it's been since last owning one?). I had a GTV6 for several years in the late 80s/early 90s. Considering what they sell for now, I wish I hadn't ever sold it. The new Alfas are nice enough, but I'm an old-car guy and as such the classic Alfas will always be more interesting to me. As I said to my wife the other day when she mentioned having seen several Minis all parked together, "Sir Alec Issigonis is probably spinning in his grave at the thought of Minis now being little more than badge-engineered German cars."
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    Not exactly a ringing endorsement from Rice, to say the least: New student center’s architect accused of sexual misconduct
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    Wow. I can't imagine that Rice will continue the relationship with him in light of these allegations. That would certainly explain why the Memorial Center demolition that was supposed to start at the end of the spring semester hasn't happened yet - in fact, they don't even appear to have moved anything out of the building, or made any of the visible preparations you'd expect for an impending demolition. I was just on campus a couple of days ago and although I didn't go inside the Memorial Center, looking inside through the glass doors it appeared to be business as usual there.
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    I read that URL as "No to HTX" and got my hopes up that someone was finally moving to purge the pernicious influence of Austin from our fair city. Then I visited the site and was disappointed to discover it was something else entirely. Oh well, file it next to https://www.penisland.net/ in the list of URLs that site designers failed to fully think through before registering a domain.
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    Yeah, they are extremely sturdy. Ours have had several years of regular use, and they still look basically the same as when we got them. We keep them in my wife's car, so in theory they should always be available when we go on a grocery run, but in practice she has occasionally used them for something at work and forgotten to put them back in the car afterward. They must be popular somewhere, as there is a pretty large selection from multiple manufacturers available at Amazon. I've rarely seen anyone else with similar carriers at the grocery store, but we do get questions semi-regularly from people that notice them and want to know where we got them.
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    We use these (pic is of a different brand, but same concept). They fold flat and easily fit under the grocery cart until you're ready to use them at checkout, and three of them are usually sufficient for a week's worth of groceries. On the odd occasion when we managed to forget to load them in the car before heading out, they've always had paper bags available at H-E-B.
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    Went there during their soft opening and thought it was pretty good. Not sure what happened but they never seemed to have much of a crowd there. They were friendly folks, hopefully they can leverage the lessons learned from this location into a new venture.
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    The longtime JCI location on I-45 North just south of Crosstimbers closed several months ago. I noticed dumpsters outside a few weeks ago, but what really caught my attention when driving by this afternoon is that the exterior has been repainted yellow. Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else yet, but...second former-JCI location for Trill Burgers imminent?
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    The craft beer scene was in its infancy then. Imported beers more exotic than the usual stalwarts like Heineken and St. Pauli Girl were still a relatively new thing. I think I may have posted this before, but it remains the best overview of what the beer scene in Houston was like in the mid-to-late 1980s that I've run across: America's First Modern Beer Bar
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    Most assisted living places in Houston are north of $4000/month, but that's generally a base cost, and if you require additional services there are almost always additional fees. Not sure what the average cost for a memory care facility is, but it's definitely more expensive than "regular" assisted living. It is not an uncommon occurrence for seniors in assisted living facilities who most people would consider to be reasonably well-off to "outlive" their money, and have to relocate to less-expensive living arrangements as a result.
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    As a writer for Esquire once put it, ideology is the gasoline for assholes.
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    https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/47385-2-houses-on-hyde-park-blvd/
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    Next up: "chopped and screwed". 😎
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    Can't imagine that the actual sign on the motel grounds really looked like the illustration in the ad, which is a dead ringer for a Holiday Inn sign. Had to have been a not-too-subtle attempt on the part of the Mitchell's owners to make people think, consciously or subconsciously, that there was some connection to the much better-known national chain.
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    I hope the renovations are sensitive to the original elements that remain in the interior - like what Bookstop did to the Alabama Theater when they moved in. I would love to see the two upstairs screens removed and the original balcony restored, but I know that's a pipe dream. There are very few surviving single-screen moviehouses that are even remotely financially viable, and I can't really see the River Oaks joining that rarefied list.
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    What were they thinking? I mean, the hotel guests need to have a place to hang out at that's nearby.
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    Michael Pollack's still around in Arizona - perhaps he could be persuaded to undertake a return visit to Houston to lend his unique marketing touch to this project, for old times' sake: "Hi, I'm Michael Pollack, and I'd like to personally invite you to see the all-new UNITi apartments, where I've created an exciting new lifestyle in beautiful Montrose."
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    If we're talking independent shops (as opposed to big-box chains like Guitar Center), there's also Fuller's at 610 & Yale.
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    I had my car stolen at the Galleria about ten years ago, and it would be a significant understatement to say that the response of the security department left me less than impressed. They had video of the thieves, who apparently followed me into the garage at a distance and waited for me to go inside, but it was like pulling teeth to get them to provide the video to HPD despite promising to do so during multiple conversations. This was not in some dark, distant corner of the garage, either, but within a few feet of a major, heavily-trafficked entrance to one of the anchor stores. To add insult to injury, they indicated that car thefts were a common occurrence there, but that fact didn't appear to have inspired them to do much beyond throwing up their hands and saying "oh well, shit happens".
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    Crawford Bong > Crawford Bock
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    Google Maps ahead of something? They still have problems accurately distinguishing between Durham and N. Durham, or between Main, N. Main, and S. Main.
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    Wow, did not realize that was the first Prince's. I'm fairly certain it was also the last one of the original Prince's locations to close as well, before the brand was resurrected in the 90s with new locations. I used to eat there occasionally in the 80s, and it had definitely seen better days then - it looked pretty run-down and it was obvious that not much had been invested in maintenance and upkeep for years.
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    By any chance, does your friend have four legs?
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    It's only a matter of time until the series of highway loops encircling Greater Houston spreads that far. Unfortunately, the name "Sam Houston" is already taken by the tollway, so I guess "Piney Woods Parkway" will have to do.
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