wendyps

You have to be really careful of all the "protein" bars that are out there. Many are good, but many of the "heathly" ones are actually LOADED with sugar. Equivalent to a snickers bar, but they hide it under organic or whole grain... I'm pretty certain that brown rice syrup is just as bad for me as rice syrup, the whole thing make me furious.

Stick to whole foods as much as possible. Veggies and fruits are great and easy. Among many great ideas already mentioned, I also like to keep hummus on hand. Turns out its really easy to make with a food processor.

went last night and had a blast!!! but then I was "in" with a couple of tents. I would definatley say that you need to have access to a private tent for it to be fun, but was told by a friend who had a tent that girls can generally get in anywhere if they ask right I also understand there is a free band/concert saturday night. not sure who though.

So Red, if you ticket just gets you in to the bbq, I'd maybe pass (7 bucks woo hoo). If its for a specific booth or a tent, get you boots and bells out and enjoy.

who you callin' a lady ms. wendyps?

am i really that eloquent?

woops got you confused...

I'm going to throw an idea out there and see if it sticks. I'll probably be hit over the head by a few of you in the process, but its not like the nerve endings haven't already been destroyed in prior whallopings...

Is it possible that many folks only place value on historical buildings once the wrecking ball has made them more scarce? I mean, if period architectural styles were truely so magnificent, then why did we move on from them? I would propose that within any given period, we take what is contemporary for granted because it is ubiquitous. We don't value what we're building today in the same way as we value what has been made scarce as a result of the prior generation's lack of value for what was contemporary to them.

in torvald's original thread, she mentions that she couldn't find the original thread. I think it dated back to 04 or 05... that building has long been appreciated by many, but unfortunatley, not many who could preserve it.

and no bashing, you are right...that's why we want to preserve what's LEFT. cause there isn't much!!! I'm not a fan of a lot of styles that are loved by many, that doesn't mean that many don't love that style. Take the gawd awful redo over that conienance store on Main and Lamar...TACKY! but in its day, it was fresh and modern. do I want to preserve it, NO (I'd rather have whats underneath) but do I kinda appreciate it for the style of the times? sure...

antiques are a good parallel...if you ran across a, hmmmm, some old fancy schmancy gun that took 10min to load and a ton of work to maintain, but it could still be used, and there were only a handful of them left...what would you think if someone melted that down to make a new modern gun that could shoot off umpteen rounds in 10min but would only last 10 years? (I have no idea why guns came into my head...but there you go , the parallel can be made with anything old that was utilitarian that has since been changed...my Dad just got me a cool old branding iron that I shudder to think what he paid for...same theory applies...)

No. I'm talking about economic benefits and costs, not financial. Read this Wikipedia entry about the concept of Utility. You'll see what I mean.

beauty, history, memories, potential and "feel" are lost that can never be recovered. Sometimes, there is no help for it...but all the time? no, impatience and the all mighty dollar are usually to blame.

I/we UNDERSTAND where you are coming from!!! please, take the time to look at it from another direction and realize that more is lost than bricks and wood. If you did, I would take the time to read more of your posts...as it is, I feel they all have the same message of $$$$$$$$$. been there, read that. you are clearly very intelligent and well "spoken", however, I don't want to listen to everything politicians say either, cause it is always a spin on the same bottom line.

To be perfectly clear, I don't like demolition. I don't see this as entirely positive. I see there being a cost (-) and a benefit (+). The one is greater than the other. That's all.

and what several people are trying to say to you is that cost (and benefit) boil down to more than just $$'s. The $$ game can be spun in many ways. The preservation game ,however, is one directional.

And I am so tired of the consolation we talk ourselves into... "oh, we may have lost a historic building... but look what we are getting instead!" Can we not have both?? Uhhh, sure we can.... take a look at this example.

http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=57&id=465

I was so impressed by mcmenamins when i was there! we went to an old farm and just hopped about to different buildings, having a drink in each, had dinner in another old building...what an amazing idea. and they rake in the cash! not only do people just go for the evening, but at the same time they have events and this one had hotel rooms...

what a totally neat thing it would have been if they had converted this site that way. Heights Yankee had always said it would make a killer bar/restaurant.

wish I would have thought of it years ago and made a proposal of some sort...

Wonder what the cost would be to buy out just the Houston location? Anyone know how to find out?

betcha that would be a great investment with everything going on over there right now!

The sign on the door just says closed for repairs. they are doing all that street work outside of it...maybe it is just that...

as much as I think it is very sad that we are loosing this building...it has sat vacant for so very long. It isn't like it just shut down and they didn't give it a chance as something else. I guess that is why there isn't as much of an uproar as there have been with other structures.

Thanks for the pics. I meant to get around to it, but never did. You should put them on that new wiki site i guess...

random flickr photo of the outside:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/94498516@N00/115280295/

OH! THAT place!!! that's a coffee house??? I've passed that a bajillion times wondering what it was. I thought it was a punk rocky, record, clothing type of store.

thanks!

I'm glad/hope they keep the outside. very cool.

coffee shop.

oh! great. where is it?

can someone clue those of us who haven't lived in Houston for very long in?

sounds interesting...but what is it? a bar?

Except for wendyps.

ahem...

Based on my observations, a large majority of those who dwell in the newish apartments -86 year old HOUSE that litter Studewood (and soon Sawyer Heights) are single or newly married - nope twenty-somethings - is wish that grew up in Kingwood - never even BEEN to Kingwood or Sugarland, and moved to "downtown" after A&M - GIG 'EM because that's what everyone does for a few years. As soon as they hit 28 - too late or so, they'll be married, expecting, and happily moving back to the 'burbs, where a night out means baby-rack ribs at 6 pm. - fine, crush my pipe dream

however, I can be known to go through mattresses at an uncommon speed, so I'll be just thrilled when that store opens...

Just got off the phone with someone from the PM company (super nice). I took the opportunity to ask her what was happening here. She told me the following (and gave me permission to share). I wont lie to you. This isn't the best of news...

Confirmed...

Chick Fil A

American Mattress

Payless Shoes

Banks we already know about

In the works...

Chilis

Starbucks

She didn't know anything about a 24 hour fitness, urban myth I guess. They left space for Target to be able to expand into a SuperTarget if they choose.

The apartments are supposed to be high end, so maybe that will drive better future options than mattresses and cheap shoes...

Sunset in the Old Sixth Ward

funny! the house I used to rent keeps popping up on here! too funny, too bad I don't still live there, I'd invite you over :>

I did a drive through in the area North of the 6th ward, S I-10, E Taylor, W Houston a few months ago and took some pics. You might like those, that area if full of really neat houses just crying for renovation, but developers/townhomes are currently swarming through. I don't think there will be anyone to challenge them as the area is currently sketchy at best...

I'd be SO sad if it was torn down...but I've been preparing my self. I love that building! but, it is too much of a prime location to keep sitting vacant. I figure the building must be pretty damaged, otherwise it would be lofts by now...

I think I'll need to take some pics to remember it by...

If there was ever a comment so unnecessary.

the fact that it was funny necessitated it. >

Yeah, I saw that BBQ sign too and mentioned it to some WHneighboors and they said it was for a party.

couldn't they just up the ticket prices and/or revamp the schedule and movies. provide better parking... I LIKE the idea that it is a theater, I think this many of us are in an uproar more about loosing the theater versus the building itself. just putting another restaurant or retail space in there will still result in us loosing a theater and a destination.

That NPR story this morning got me to wondering...

They mentioned this commission might be offering tax reprieves in exchange for a historical status. Could that have been the end game? Historical status isn't that easy to get I think, and the ROT is not THAT old, or THAT significant. Maybe they planned the "demolition" to get a public outcry to save the theater, and therefore...taxes.

Too much conspiracy theory???

Reconstruction Park

Tear'em Down Trails

why do we need a catchy name? Central Park isn't catch and it works well enough. Houston Green or something would work well enough for moi!

Thanks, I KNEW this board must know something about it! I just wasn't able to find it.

Moderators, go ahead and delete if you would...

A poster on the Woodland Heights BB posted this. She found it on a google news search. I didn't find any other posts about it (no way can I be the first on here to know something!!!), but there were a few topics about activity in the Galleria area...

...Local developer Wulfe & Co. announced Thursday that 21 acres of prime Galleria-area land will become a major mixed-use site for retail, office, hotel and condominiums, anchored by Houston's flagship Whole Foods Market.

Located at Post Oak Boulevard and San Felipe, it will be called BLVD Place (pronounced "Boulevard Place").

The project is set to break ground at the end of this year and open in 2009, with parts opening much sooner.

The project's plan boasts 600,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and boutique office space, as well as 800 residential high-rise units and a luxury hotel/condominium with 300 hotel rooms and 80 condos.

..."BLVD Place is perhaps the most significant new development in the area since the Galleria, and 21 acres is about as big as the original Galleria," Breeding said.

David Crossley, president of the Gulf Coast Institute, a nonprofit group promoting quality of life issues, thinks the project's impact will be significant.

"As a very large urban mixed-use project, it may become a model for future developments in Houston," he said. "It will add more urbanity to the western part of Houston, which should be interesting."

Landing Whole Foods as the anchor is a coup, said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting and investment banking firm in New York City.

Getting a 80,000-square-foot Whole Foods flagship store is "gigantic," Davidowitz said. "It almost guarantees the success of the entire project."

I'll bet you and your friend learned that on 'The Dog Whisperer'. Be the Pack Leader.

Hey, it works for pit bulls. Why not panhandlers?

I've become obsessed with that show during reruns!!! glad I'm not the only one