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    Umm.... I never said couture "store"...... I was talking about the Galleria as a whole. Would "couture style" satisfy you?
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    Only "slightly more so"? Jeez! Talk about splitting hairs here. Memorial City is upscale, as far as suburban malls go, for all the reasons mentioned. It's a lot like Rice Village, and I consider that upscale. What you're talking about (The Galleria) to me isn't "upscale", it's couture (for the most part). At least, as couture as you can get without being in Paris. The Target at Memorial City, while not a SuperTarget, is a lovely Target indeed. I know, because I shop there all the time. For the record, I spend plenty of time at Neiman-Marcus over here too (at T&C), so the snob factor is rendered pretty much moot. May I say that I'd much rather shop at Target than Wal-Mart, but not so much due to product availability as the clientele our local Wal-Mart seems to serve. I guess that's where I actually am a snob. Or perhaps I just don't want to be killed when I go to my car. I love Town & Country Village for two things: Restoration Hardware and Williams-Sonoma. I only know of one other location in Houston that has those stores, and that's Highland Village (someone please correct me if I am wrong). Yes, of course, the standard Gap Crap is there, and Starbucks (uh....where is there NOT a Starbucks? ) but with Harold Powell, Accessory Place, Chick, ZBead, Talbot's, and Chocolate Soup...well, they make Town & Country anything BUT an "ordinary" strip mall. The dining choices make it even more unique with Cafe Express, Escalante's, James Coney Island, Skeeter's, La Madeleine, Stone Mill Bakers, and even plain old ordinary TGI Friday's . Just my observations!
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    This is the exact reason why all the old majestic homes that used to line the streets of Westmoreland are mostly gone. I'm talking the homes that used to belong to the big Houston families. Unfortunately, they were just too old-fashioned and outdated and were razed. You have to wonder what people are going to think of the old Hyatt or Four Seasons in another 70+ years. Will it be classic architecture to our grandchildren?
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    You are right, they hit the spot!! But I sure hate having to go all the way to visit my relatives to get a fresh one (the microwave ones are okay in a pinch) when I am having a craving. My favorite hamburger in the world is my dad's--a super fat ground round patty on a lightly toasted Thomas' English Muffin. Cheese, mayo, mustard, fresh tomato and lettuce and sometimes a bit of onion. That is a seriously heavenly burger. Just a good old homemade one!!
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    We need two things in this city: White Castle, and Nathan's. Mmmmmm.
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    Oh I've been "hassled" too......and it had absolutely nothing to do with looking or not looking at them. I was by myself one night at Westheimer and the feeder of 610, and a scurvy-esque looking gent came up to my car with a bucket of liquid and a squeegee, ready to clean my windshield, and I actually had to smack my windshield to get him to stop. It scared the crap out of me.
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    They're now all at I-10 and the Beltway it seems. I wish that the city would put the same signs they have at the Beltway and 288 making it a law that you cannot loiter or solicit under the freeways. It's dangerous for everyone. But as for that guy, why in the world would he have run across the street between the truck and its trailer?! UGH!! That's just stupidity!!
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    Uh......sorry to burst your bubble.......check the link and the Chronicle article in my signature. Texasdago, who owns the website about Memorial Bend, can verify it. The first residents were my father and his first wife. Quotes from article: "Mr. & Mrs. Gregory, the first residents, were presented with a club membership by developer Puig and builder Long." "First couple to occupy a home in Memorial Bend was Mr & Mrs. Robert E. Gregory." I didn't think Traviata had any houses in 1955?
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    Hotel "ZaZa"?!?! That is the pukey-ist thing I have ever heard. They should keep the heritage of the Warwick and DO IT RIGHT this time. How depressing.
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    Since I'm at the hospital twice a week I am always checking to see what is going on. They have closed the gas station there on the corner and they are about to tear it up. They've been leveling and filling the land a lot more, but still nothing new as to what the heck is going in there first. I can't believe they are going to put what is in that drawing on that little 8-acre site. It looks like it's way too big for it.
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    From Modern Real Estate Practices in Texas: Ch. 23 Control of Land Use: A variance may be sought by a property owner when strict enforcement of a zoning ordinance would cause an undue hardship to the property owner because of special circumstances and through no fault of the owner. For example, if an owner's lot is level next to the road but slopes steeply 30 feet away from the road, the ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) may be willing to allow a variance so the owner can build closer to the road than normally would be allowed. However, the board might refuse to allow a change if there were another possible building site on the same parcel and the only hardship that would result from using the alternate site was a longer driveway that would cost more money. Variances are not used to help owners cut development costs.
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    Thank God!! That place is a cesspool.
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    The best part about this season so far? The Mets are 0-4.
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    Neiman's will be leaving in the fall. There is no word yet what will be in its place. Here is a link to Midway Companies' plans for T&C: http://www.midwaycompanies.com/Projects/_/town_country.asp
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    Personally, I'm not looking for 1st place, I just enjoy the games!! It's nice when they win though, I love that! Hey Heights2, would you believe my mother gave away a set of 8 Colt .45 glasses from the 60's? They were my dad's, and when he died she just gave 'em to someone. They were vintage and never taken out of the box. I thought I was going to have to beat her silly. Willy T. looks very promising!!
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    We did GREAT last year!! I am so excited about this season. I want to get a t-shirt made with an arrow pointing to my big pregnant belly that says, "Roger Clemens' love child" or "Future Astro Fanatic" or something cute like that!! We have big plans for this little one to enjoy the games at Minute Maid Park! Can't wait!!
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    omg I just saw that
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    I gotcha--this is FOR her. I thought it was for you. Sorry 'bout that!!
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    Hey pineda--great link! I love Trader Joe's. They have great stuff! It's kind of a fun place to go.
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    I'm not even sure why sprawl is an issue. This is Memorial City reinventing what's already there. There IS no sprawl!
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    I don't know why anyone would be surprised about this news or, further, be that upset about it. Houston has a pattern of doing this, it's kinda what makes us so "atypical" from any other major city. Memorial City and the Town & Country area have been establishing/re-inventing themselves for a long time in order to be ready for this kind of growth. I don't think Houston is ever going to have the "City Center" that most metropolitan areas do, for the simple reason that it never has before; and people here, for the most part, have been okay with that. Granted, it would be nice to see Downtown and Midtown get the credit they deserve and really begin to hop. I think it is happening but it is just really super slow. A recent Urban Land Institute study indicated a resurgence in higher-density urban living provided certain amenities are addressed for the consumer. These include: Growing popularity of an urban lifestyle for both the empty nester AND the young professional. A saturation of no-personality, homogenous retail in the suburbs. The growing appeal of pedestrian-friendly, street-front retail among consumers. A decline in city crime. A desire to have varied amenities clustered in a tight, architecturally controlled project that answer consumers
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    Amen! I am so excited about this. Ooooh. Any takers on which one?
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    Yay Lowbrow!! I am seriously considering asking hubby to take me on a date to Berryhill's tonight
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    Hunter, there are two wonderful places for you--the archives at University of Houston and Rice University. They are veritable treasure troves of photos, original documents, etc...I was in UH's about 6 years ago and thought it was the coolest thing ever!!
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    All I can tell you guys is Berryhill's pork tamales are the best I have ever had. I have never had sauce put on them, but I think they give it to you on the side. Lord, I never had anything quite that tasty and savory. Very addictive. Just because there are no Mexicans eating there doesn't mean much. The history of Berryhill will be enough to tell you the recipes are authentic. A lot of their food (like the baja fish tacos, omg! so good) is not Tex-Mex but more Cal-Mex/Pacifica kind of stuff. It's darned good, and I highly recommend it. I believe their tamales have been rated the best in Houston at one time or another by the Press. Their fish tacos were rated "The Best EVER" by Zagat, so I guess they can't be too bad... A brief history: Since 1928, Walter Berryhill made and sold tamales from a recipe he borrowed from a neighbor. For 40 years he sold them on his bicycle right here in Houston. He retired in 1960. In 1993 a friend bought the recipe, cart, and press, and opened the original taqueria on Revere Street in Walter's honor.
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