BeerNut

On 12/1/2021 at 7:52 AM, toxtethogrady said:

Anyone familiar with this?
Midtown Entertainment Zone

Harris County to spend nearly $300M more to fix Ship Channel Bridge project, starting with demo of work already completed

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Resuming work on the Ship Channel Bridge along the Sam Houston Tollway will cost Harris County nearly $300 million more, including $50 million to rip out what had been built under what county officials say was a faulty design.

1 hour ago, Houston19514 said:

So... it looks like Metro is planning to build an Emergency Operations Center at this location. 

Any more info on this?

As homeless camps around Houston are 'decommissioned,' other U.S. cities look to copy the strategy

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The ultimate success of Houston’s encampment strategy could have rippling effects across the country. Cities including Austin and Dallas are seeking to emulate Houston’s program, said Marc Eichenbaum, special assistant to the mayor for homeless initiatives; others, including Denver and Spokane, Wash. are watching closely.

1 hour ago, Justin Welling said:

@pokemonizepicIt will be Nova. From one of the Service Operations Meeting back on 11/11, “Request Board authorization for the President & CEO to execute a contract with Nova Bus (US) Inc. for the purchase of twenty (20) electric buses and chargers”. You can look at Nova's website to see what their electric buses look like. 

https://novabus.com/blog/bus/lfse/

Metro OKs $22M deal to buy its first 20 electric buses, aims to start carrying passengers next year

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Board members Thursday approved a $22 million contract for 20 new buses and chargers that will operate along two routes that cross at the Texas Medical Center. They will be the first all-electric buses the Metropolitan Transit Agency has added to its roughly 1,200-bus inventory.

21 minutes ago, gene said:

I wonder what or how they will handle that fact on The Umbrella Academy? i love that show! 

I believe he is a producer on that show,  I would think there would be some consistency in character.

Says they're officially open now.  Haven't found any good interior shots.

I think this all depends on what the convention scene does in this post-covid world.   Unless we somehow become a major tourist destination...

On 11/8/2020 at 12:51 PM, BeerNut said:

 

Lots of good ideas.  I'd also like...

• Large spending on infrastructure.  There are bridges, dams, subways, etc around the country that are rated deficient.

Well that was quick.  Wish it would have been larger but yeah...

On 11/14/2016 at 1:56 PM, Blue Dogs said:

Trump's likely to force Mexico pay $$$ for the US/Mexico Border Wall: deport ALL of the 11 million illegal immigrants, aggressively cut the budget including the out-of-control government spending, finally repeal that horrible Obamacare garbage.

 

I'll go even further: He wins reelection in 2020 by double digits & possibly carrying 35 to 42 states.

9 minutes ago, corbs315 said:

I went yesterday and thought it was neat. I have no idea what they plan to do with all the empty space. Then I see reddit comments like this and am a little concerned it's the prevailing opinion (and it was in the back of my mind too)

 

 

I kinda agree with this opinion.  Might be a cool thing to take people visiting from out of town or to go see a show.  I don't see myself going there on the regular unless it's heavily programmed like Discovery Green.   

8 minutes ago, JBTX said:

We have some heavy equipment on site. It may just be parked here, but it looks way too big for the other nearby projects (utilities work on the esplanade, Forth completion, warehouse demo on Commerce).

On 11/7/2021 at 6:11 PM, editor said:

I think Midtown has enough bars, and Midtown and downtown have enough food courts.  Bars and snacks do not a sustainable neighborhood make.

What does Midtown/Downtown need more of?

Thanks @Brooklyn173 I made it out for a bit Saturday evening with several guest after dinner.  None of them were aware that this building was being renovated but they really enjoyed the experience and took lots of pictures.  Walking around you realize how cavernous the building is and there is the other building on site which I haven't seen any pictures of how it's being developed.