Boris

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Apparently they don't ever cut down trees in Columbus: (Even the hanging tree, but this is not it):

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Stopped by and ate some great pizza in DT Columbus. Here are some photos I took while I walked around the courthouse and some side streets:

Courthouse:

Was told by an oldtimer that this tree in the middle of the road was the first "courthouse tree" before they built the courthouse:

Same oldtimer told me that this was a firestation built by some confederate soldiers after the war and it is now a confederate war museum:

You must not be aware of the location of the Town & County site. There's definately a lot of activity there.

I'm also seeing alot of construction activity and I drive by there almost every day. One of the structures is already three stories.

Lake Conroe resort renamed

Houston Business Journal - 4:06 PM CDT Thursday, August 2, 2007by Jennifer Dawson

The former Del Lago Golf Resort and Conference Center on Lake Conroe has been renamed LaCara Resort & Spa by the new owner.

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LaCara will have 445 all-suite guestrooms, a restaurant, 75,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 30,000-square-foot spa/health complex, an updated golf course and an ice skating rink when it opens in summer 2008. The property will also offer a 3.5-acre swimming pool complex, lazy river, marina and a variety of water sports.

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...tml?jst=b_ln_hl

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I've only lived in Houston seven years and it feels like I lost a part of the family.

RIP.

Thx for the comments guys.

Plans for former HISD headquarters site revealed

Houston Business Journal - 4:50 PM CDT Thursday, July 26, 2007

Three years after being selected by the Houston Independent School District to buy its Inner Loop headquarters site for redevelopment, Trammell Crow Co. and The Morgan Group Inc. have revealed plans for the 24-acre project.

Dallas-based Trammell Crow will break ground immediately on a retail center that will include a 164,000-square-foot Costco topped with a second-floor, 45,000-square-foot LA Fitness health club. Another 47,000 square feet of retail will be built as part of the project, located at the northeast corner of Weslayan Road and Richmond Avenue.

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In addition, Houston-based Morgan Group will begin construction in December on a high-end, mid-rise apartment community with 526 units.

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...ml?surround=lfn

Should have taken the kids. DUI was kind of gruesome.

Thx for the pics Servin

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A Sunday, so not too many people around:'

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That's a neat concept for a thread. That last shot was very nice.

Hope the cat wasn't trying to cross the street.

Maybe the sight of WG scare him off.

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Haha, I thought I saw a mercedes in there. Apparently WG likes German autos.

Very cool photos and feel.

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Here are a couple of websites mentioned in the article. No info on EarthQuest but gives an Idea of their work:

http://www.dinodon.com/

http://www.exhibitsrex.com/

That's horrible. Didn't even know he was sick.

First the news of Marvin Zindler, now this. Awful.

Very worth posting.

I love black and white shots and old architecture.

A little more info on this in todays chron:

Before the property reopens with a new name next summer, its guest rooms will be renovated with larger bathrooms, flat-screen TVs and other modern amenities. All 445 rooms will be suites.

A sushi bar and gourmet restaurant are planned, along with 70,000 square feet of meeting facilities.

The swimming area will be expanded to include two adult pools, three children's pools, hot tubs and a "lazy river."

A 30,000-square-foot fitness center and spa will offer Turkish massages and therapeutic saltwater pools.

The goal is to upgrade the property into a contemporary resort similar to the Hyatt Hill Country or Hyatt Lost Pines, said hotel consultant John Keeling, who worked on the project

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4934250.html

French Quarter Plans $100M for Resort Redo

By Amy Wolff Sorter

600 Del Lago Blvd.LAKE CONROE, TX-A 174-acre vacant resort will have a second life with help from its new owner, Atlanta-based French Quarter Group. The buyer plans to invest more than $100 million into the Del Lago Resort & Conference Center, its first property in Texas.

http://www.globest.com/news/938_938/houston/161872-1.html

Plans move forward on dinosaur park

By ROYCELYN BASTIAN, News Editor06/21/2007

An artist

I believe that's endeavor.

Thx guys. Yeah, i had no idea that stingrays were that smart. They let you pet them and everything.

Also, the coaster's still being built, you can see a crane in that shot.

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It drizzled all day, so just got a few shots.

I think the whole site has a sort of 50's, 60's commercial look to it, which I especially dislike.