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This image is like a window on a whole 'nother world.. you guys remember assistant principal Fred Pepper?

For those that remember Fred Pepper, I would like to hear what you have to say about him. Good and bad. He was my Grandfather. This July will be 20 years since he passed. I wish I had the chance to learn more from him and get to know him better.

It's my honor to start HAIF's first ever page 20

I am curious: is there anyone in HAIF that lives Downtown? I was always curious as to if having the nearest grocery store in Midtown was a setback or not for residential development.

I live downtown. Well, I guess my area now is called neartown (Montrose and West Dallas). I moved from Midtown (Bagby and McGowen) in September. When I lived off Bagby, the Midtown Randalls was the closest grocery store. I could have walked. However, with lots of groceries, that 3 block walk would have been rather arduous.

Where I live now, the Kroger on West Gray is the closest grocery store. For the HP, I think that Randalls will suffice, but another store wouldn't be bad. The Randalls parking is terrible and there isn't a major development in the area. I can't imagine what the crowd will be like with the HP coming.

I'm not a CE but I just jumped into this Storm Water Management business and I'm trying to prospect for great opportunities to begin pushing this Atlantis Raintank product into the Houston market. We actually have our first installations in Houston coming up in the next month. One will be at the new Commerica Bank on Gessner and the other being at English & Associates Architects. I am hoping this will springboard this product into the front of C.E., architects, and developers minds. It is a great low cost alternative to surface detention/retention ponds and the traditional underground concrete or pipe system.

Sounds interesting. I am a CE EIT and should be taking my PE exam in October. What are the sizes of these tanks? Basically, the detention pond size depends on the size of the development. The larger the impermeable land, the larger the detention pond. For example, we worked on a new subdivision for Alvin and the required storage for detention was approximately 27 acres. For those applications, I would assume that your product isn't applicable.

Does anyone know who the civil engineer on this project is? Also, do you know if they have began to move dirt on the sight?

I don't know who the CE of record is, but I do know that nothing has begun yet. People are still parking in those lots and on the streets. I parked there for the Mavericks game and will do so again when I go to the Heat game on Sunday.

dbat - Are you a CE? I assume you might be because of your thread on detention ponds.

Yes, the Hard Rock was next to Page Parkes and across from the street from Jalapenos. It was in that Jefferson Memorial style building that became Fire and Ice after the Hard Rock left. I tried to go to Jalapenos the other night and found out it was closed. Aren't they doing something with that area there where the restaraunt was and the River Oaks Tennis Club or whatever else was over there? I know the Page Parkes building is going to be that new high rise place.

The HOB news is huge! At the one in LA, the place is literally a small bar during happy hour. Then, at showtime, the ENTIRE ROOM splits in half by hydraulics, or something, and opens up to the main stage below. Then, the room you were just in becomes the balcony for the show club.

It's a little disorienting if you've been drinking, but very cool.

This is much more than a Hard Rock or a Planet Hollywood. This is a real destination for locals, too -- a good fit for a city that has comparatively few tourists. Plus, it's more of an entertainment venue than a restaurant/bar, where the others lean more toward being themed restaurants.

HP is off and running! Keep it going!

Anyone have an idea when more information might be available? Did the one poster ever hear back from the developer in regard to blueprints of the site?