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    Cajun town is RIP as of today. For lease sign went up today. Sorry all. Same.
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    I get weird looks when I say it, but Merida's is the best Mexican food on Navigation. Spanks Ninfa's and El Tiempo. Only thing is, Merida's is Mexican, not TexMex, so some of their TexMex is moo (sorry queso). Best dishes: pollo pibil and the salsa with serranos and chili pequines that they don't give to everyone unless they know you (just ask for the "other salsa" or "the hotter salsa"). Not BYOB, probably, but I don't know if they'll stop you.
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    Oh, I totally agree that, based on the location, it's most likely to be a national chain. But we'll see. Hoping for the best.
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    Vietnamese would be ideal, especially after losing VNwich at the Shops on Navigation before it even opened...
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    Been a while since I sent pics. Here is the progress so far. Topped out on concrete, two floors of framing on half. ArchCon also moved the trailers off the lot they were renting off Navigation and into the garage of the building. Also, I'm not sure if there is a thread for this, but work has started on Phase 2 of the InHome development on Canal right behind Mi Familia. (Sorry about low res. Upload cap!)
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    The city is requesting an underpass for Runnels, yes. East End Management District had a RFP for a contractor to do a Navigation/Runnel/Jensen round about along with a "public work of art" for the eventual "gateway to the East End." I think there is a thread on it in the East End sub.
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    An underpass on Runnels, while a flooding risk, would be the best thing to happen to my commute (should it ever happen again) in modern history. A boy can dream of a Navigation/Jensen/Runnels roundabout and a Runnels underpass...
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    I have a buddy who lives closeby. We discuss it often. There seem to be issues a plenty. Overpriced, too small, no amenities, etc. I know of one person who was pending on a unit, but I think it fell through, so there may also e management issues afoot.
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    Agreed. And thanks to whoever transferred this discussion.
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    For the love of God, @Moderators, can we please excise the "free market"/housing policy and dump it into another thread?
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    Sad because it's yet another building full of memories gone. Glad because oh my god, was it awful to be in and worse to look at.
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    Sea freight from China takes about 30 days on the water, my man. No need to quarantine the items. Remember, this stuff comes over on massive container ships where the MFAH's is but one of 20,000 containers. Depending the route, that boat stop many times before it gets here. Also, I think the Chinese government would LOVE the map you posted. They appear to have absorbed some neighbors on that map 😄.
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    I think this is an apt place for this to go. I noticed from the Chartres/i10 ramp the other day that it appeared as though the BB East trail from downtown was complete, but I remembered there is a solid iron gate at Clayton Homes that blocks it. Naturally, I went biking along the BB East trail the other day to see and it is very clearly finished, but still impassable around Clayton homes. The gate is still up, but you can see the demo equipment in the distance.
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    It's generally a good idea to take everything Mr. Dolcefino says with a grain of salt. That's not to say he isn't "correct" at times, but he's been in some fairly serious trouble in libel cases where he was espousing some stuff about some public figures, and let me tell you, winning a libel case as a public figure is pretty damn hard.
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    So which one passed? All three? The two large ones? Can't wait to hear the shitstorm that will go up once people hear about low income housing going in a superfund site.
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    To piggyback off Houston19514's post, Texas Central's claim is grounded in TX law that states that a railroad may use eminent domain to acquire land for tracks. However, Texas Central's argument was recently struck down on the grounds that you have to have rail lines before calling yourself a railroad, and thus, Texas Central has no right to use eminent domain. That ruling is of course up on appeal.
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    The owner is an interesting man. It's his father's old clinic. He has no interest in the place aside from keeping it clean (he "mows" it with a scythe in a full one-piece beekeeping suit type thing). I spoke to him years ago about what his plans are with it. He said hold out for the "right" offer. From the intonation I gathered he did not mean money. That said, yeah, it's pretty clear now that he missed any shot he would have had at selling the place.
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    They started framing today.
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    Is this in the How to Survive space, or next door?
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    It looks like Marquette has contracted with Gin Design Group for the interior/commerical aspect. Based on their website (gindesigngroup.com) they are responsible for Axelrad, Oxheart (RIP), Goodnight Charlie, Public Service, and more.
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    I feel like we've made huge strides in this, not just compared to the 80's but also compared to the last oil glut in '14. Let's just put it this way, when I entered my current field, I wholly expected 75-80% of my business to come from O&G companies. In reality, they account for maybe 10-15%. Obviously we are still a massively energy-dependent city, but it's gone a long way towards diversification. Plus hey, look on the brightside. The oil glut will likely (and unfortunately) see a bunch of folks lose their jobs. They have plenty of energy experience, just oil-specific right now. I wouldn't be surprised if a few years from now Houston is a hub for alternative energy companies that arose from all those people applying their skills to other forms of energy.
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    Yeah, the signs literally went down the day I posted that. I live by the lot and see it daily.
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    Soil sample crews are back on site again. Interestingly, the Midway signs have been taken down.
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    Oh that's right. Couldn't ever if it was by it or in it. Oops.
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    EPA at the MDI site makes sense. It's right next to a CERCLA site.
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