The Great Hizzy!

I agree that $7 in general ain't half bad but I can also see Tex's point.

I don't know about crowds but those signs on all the buildings are more overbearing than the billboards along the North Freeway.

So I take it that they're working from south to north?

If they're really concerned about the conditions of Bissonnet, they should fight to have the eastern most section repaved. Driving that thing in the condition that it's in is easily twice as troubling as any potential traffic from the new highrise.

a huge pin nerd and really excited about having a home-ier place to play

Same here. I especially like the Data East and Sega brands, not so much the Bally's, though. It really depends on the game.

It's almost as if they waited around to see "what's in it" for them and then when it looked as if the answer would be "not much", they decided to align against it.

I have no idea what in hell the "detriment" could be to either group but here's their stance on the hotel project...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5257204.html

That's quite impressive. I wonder how the funding is broken down... you know, percentage on acquisitions, maintenance, facility asthetics, etc.

Looks like the beginnings of yet another new skyline in Houston. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that a lot--and I mean a LOT--of land was being cleared in that area on both sides of Clay Road. Perhaps this is the reason for it.

After rallying from 25-points down in just one quarter, you gotta be able to defend the freaking field for the final 57 seconds if you want people to take you seriously. You gotta not just run with the receiver but you gotta knock the ball down. You gotta get a pass rush. You gotta do things that winning teams do. Not only did they allow the Titans to move the ball 60 yards in less than a minute (technically, less than 30 secons if you don't count the 20 or so seconds they allowed to run off the clock before they finally kicked the winning FB), but you allowed them to do it without having to spend a single timeout.

In other words, you failed. Miserably.

It's heartbreaking sure but it's really just a symptom of a bigger problem: not knowing how to win. Until that changes, you'll keep coming up short at best most times.

There are notable and recognizable improvements on this team but they still have to learn how to win more consistently.

Models are so much fun to look at. I could look at 'em all day.

I'm not certain about all the expansions but I do know that there are at least parts of both the University Line and the Southeast Line that will travel along a dedicated ROW near TSU/UH.

Speaking of Francis, it dawned on me last night while watching the game that this situation might be the best yet for him, because he's in an offense that doesn't ask him to "handle" the ball for long stretches, which is what killed him under both Rudy and Jeff Van Gundy (turnovers, dribbling off his foot, not getting the ball in the hands of the post guy soon enough, etc). Steve can improvise a lot more as it stands now and not have to worry as much about "running" the offense.

The fact that it's a motion offense with the Princeton University philosphy of passing and cutting, screening and rolling, may be just what the doctor ordered.

But even if I'm off on that, the Rockets are gettting some good work right now out of lot of people. It's just preseason and I hate to jinx things but... they look pretty good right now, for sure.

I call that little stretch of Montrose by the Interfaith Ministries, Skid Row.

More like Skid Corner.

I'm wondering about the dissapearance of WHAT from this thread. I guess he or she got tired of reminding everyone that this project isn't going to get off the ground.

I think that if Who's on first, then What must have struck out.

I love happy endings.

That's hilarious.

If the Symphony finds it necessary to renovate Jones Hall further then fine. However, I'm of the camp that the Hall is a great old building, has lots of charm, and is as close to iconic of Houston's cultural landscape as anything out there.

Renovate... sure. Replace... no. Hell no.

Are those supposed to be elevators/elevator wells at the NE and SE corners of the building?

Can't argue with that. I wonder how pre-sales went.

It really is curious as to why the construction process has been so slow. In fact, every thing about the 2727 Kirby process has seemed unusually slow. Nevertheless, they seem to muddle on through. The visual impact of 2727 Kirby sitting across from the mid-rises of West Avenue will be quite impressive when standing to the south and peering north.

It really is a depressing section of Main Street. Hell, some of the empty structures along Main Street in Midtown look better than that block. Can't wait to see the impact of the demolitions once they're done.

The area due north and just northwest of the mall (and across 290 in particular) is sketchy, especially along Mangum to just past W. 34th street. However, there does seem to be some significant residential activity to the east and south of the mall, especially just inside the loop. Lots of warehouse being torn down in favor of luxury apartments or upscale townhomes.

And I agree about the old putt-putt/Gran Prix location. Seems like a good spot for more residential, especially since a lot of new stuff is going up on Westview in the immediate area to the west.

September 2009 seems like a reasonable goal at this point, assuming that they don't come across something unforseen in the current structure that might require serious abatement.

Everything seems to be going smoothly. Very efficient process.

This is all very exciting. Forget the 55-story tower... it's the redevelopment of all those blocks/square feet of land that's going to have the biggest impact. However, I am curious as to how the construction will coincide with the planned reconstruction of San Felipe from Post Oak to the West Loop.

The design of the Embassy Suites tower would seem to fit with One Park Place's design. I like the roof in paticular. I think it more than anything helps keep the tower from look a bit too "rudimentary".