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    found a pic and little blurb, guess it was a 'yarn bomb' http://www.chron.com/life/article/Yarn-bomb-hits-Buffalo-Bayou-Park-6339450.php
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    They put up a new "sign" or display piece that says "Buffalo Bayou is back!" with flower cutouts all around it, lots of bright colors and pretty big. Its on the sidewalk railing at the corner of Taft and Allen facing south. Looks like it was either done by the city or a talented 10 year old girl with some resources. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow, it snuck up on me this morning.
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    They have booths (food, drinks, etc) set up along the east bound side. Some small stages right along the main lanes. Then areas of port-a-poties or other amenities. And its really the only east-west corrider since the hills and grass have the big stages and all the people camped out. So yes the last two years ('13 and '14) Allen Parkway felt quite narrow with the number of concert goers attending. It wasn't bad, but definitely a few bottlenecks every once and a while. At Tinsley we could walk there, so I never bother with Fancy Pants. Being able to go home and get out of the heat in the middle of the afternoon and use the bathroom, grab a few drinks, and head back was key (especially to my wife). I would have still gone this year but our group vetoed and I wasn't that excited about the lineup. Suffers were high on my list. I'll have to catch them some other time... I heard from some kids (maybe teens or young 20s) that the HPD presence was really high. They claim they saw some undercovers arresting a group for smoking pot.
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    terra002 stated it was going to be residential now. Any confirmation?
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    I sold my tickets (8 of them). It was pretty easy to sell, I was a little worried when I saw so many people selling after the announcement. But there are still buyers. I am very disappointed, I'd like to be upset with them but I'm sure it was a very hard decision to make. And I'm guessing it was driven by the park itself more than the organizers. They listed safety has a concern which I think is BS. I was out there yesterday and the ground was soft but easily manageable. Last year after a torrential downpour which delayed the start (only because of lightning) it was a mess, exremely wet and muddy and the show went on. I assume the Buffalo Bayou partnership is worried about the damage.
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    I live one street away. Other then the media circus and police tape that lasted about a day, everyone is still out walking their dogs late in to the evening, going about their business. I think most people are assuming he was targetted for some reason. Hopefully the truth will come out.
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    Noticed the space on the east end of this building was split in half and they have started working insulation and bare bones type items in the end location. No sign of who will be going in. Nourish is taking up the spot second from the end, so it looks like there will be another tenant at the end. Also Mattress Firm has a bike rack. Very useful (kidding I know its shared for all the retailers but just love that I can walk and bike to another mattress store!).
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    Not really related to future, but entertaining news about activity at the Astrodome: http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Three-men-share-photos-taken-after-sneaking-into-6151420.php
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    Any news here? I also saw the empty lot catty corner from this (NW corner) has a small for sale by owner sign. I've only seen it used a few times charging people for parking during events like FPSF.
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    Variance request going forward today. I took this picture last week. I missed this thread and was really confused when I saw 'Midtown'. thought i made a wrong turn on my bike!
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    I'm hoping the Mattress Firm sign on the corner is temporary. They have much high quality lighted signs above their door. The one on the corner was the first thing up, before they even started real work on the inside. We'll see...
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    Nourish Juice Bar now has signage up on the spot east of Mattress Firm. Seems like large square footage for a juice bar...
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    This has been up since December but i forgot to post. Pizzaros painted sign on the W Gray side. Also saw a few weeks ago that two large pizza ovens were brought in. They are slowly working on the inside.
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    Grand opening of the dog park on Saturday http://365thingsinhouston.com/2015/01/08/buffalo-bayou-dog-park-opening-johnny-steele-dog-park-houston/
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    No those were still up as of yesterday.
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    Pizaro's has a new bigger sign up but didn't see any obvious progress on the inside. Still no idea what is going in the east most part of the building.
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    Mattress Firm is coming together pretty quickly inside. No work on Pizzaro's yet that I can tell. And it looks like there is another space, furthest east, that Mattress Firm is not taking up. Will there be a 3rd tenant? Has anyone heard anything?
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    I booked a ticket from IAH to SFO for Dec 30, for $80 one way. This was on Frontier when they first announced direct flights (back in September). Even with all their little fees, it was a pretty amazing deal - the $80 includes everything except for checking bags. I didn't see any changes in United's pricing before, during, or after this initial release sale. Kept an eye out in daily for months since I needed a return flight (Frontier's direct flight leaves at 6am which didn't work for me). Ended up booking on United miles to come home. I'm a little disappointed that my 2-month old's first flight will be on Frontier. Hopefully he'll forgive me.
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    Mattress Firm signage added. Also added paper signs right on the corner door where the Pizarro permit was. Not sure what is going where...
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    haha oops. that was NOT intentional. but it was funny.
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    At the County level Dallas County and Harris are not usually blue. Definitely not Dallas Country, Harris can go either way depending on the race. City of Houston is. I'm basing this off memory of looking at major statewide and federal elections over the last decade.
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    Like a Mattress Firm?
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    Southwest Airlines

    skwatra replied to editor's topic in Planes

    I thought the same, that it was US Airways. Anyways, Southwest has always worked very well with Boeing on maintaining their fleet. You can search around and find items like this for all the american carriers, and you'll also find much worse things over the years. The fact that Southwest has a proven track record, through the period where they were a true low cost carrier, is good enough for me. Here's a link to an article on the matter: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/04/southwest-probe-idUSL4N0SU4UT20141104
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    I saw the signs and permits for Pizaro's and Mattress Firm. Pizaro's will be on the corner with Mattress Firm to the east.
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    at least now when i buy my new bed i can walk it home rather than buy a truck! you know what else is annoying? being able to walk to 4 car washes. so its the pizza place and mattress firm?
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