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    Yep, back in the day a 5MB hard drive wasn't something you put in your pocket:
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    I think someone failed to consider the fact that Revival's supposed lack of "family-friendliness" might be a feature, not a bug. At least until bearded, craft-obsessed locavores start spawning in greater numbers.
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    I remember a place called Babe's on the northeast corner of Richmond at the 610 feeder. This would have been in the late 60s or early 70s. Anyone know if there was any relation to the later Babe's on Hillcroft?
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    Ha! When I saw that this thread had been resurrected today, the Marquis 2 was the first place I thought of before I'd even opened it to read the new posts.
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    The Taj Mahal!
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    Also the explosion in the number of highly-paid university administrators while the ranks of full professors continue to shrink in favor of lower-paid, non-tenured adjunct faculty. Long but worth reading for anyone with an interest in this subject: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2011/features/administrators_ate_my_tuition031641.php?page=all I remember discussing this piece when it first came out with a friend whose career has largely been in various non-faculty capacities at both public and private universities on the East Coast, and he felt that it was a very accurate reflection of what he'd observed and experienced over the past 25 years or so.
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    That's pretty odd. Given the proximity to Silicon Valley I'd have expected most of them to have iPads/iPhones sporting Square card readers in lieu of garden-variety POS terminals. Businesses always gripe about the merchant fees they're charged by card companies but it still seems like they'd be leaving a bunch of money on the table by adopting a cash-only policy.
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    METRORail Green Line

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    I believe I read in one of Metro's press releases that the new lines will be open for business at 7AM, and that folks wouldn't have to wait until the official kickoff to ride them.
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    That one was definitely a Del Taco. I used to live not too far away from it when it was still open and occasionally ate there.
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    Old Montrose has been dying for more than 25 years, and 25 years ago grizzled Montrose veterans were uttering the same sentiments about an even older Montrose. I'm sure everyone that's lived there for any length of time has their own personal landmark events signifying that things were no longer as they once were. What really stands out to me is the increasing dilution of gay and alternative culture and the ascendance of foodie culture, exemplified by Charlie's Coffee Shop and Mary's being replaced by Hay Merchant and Blacksmith. I'm surprised that the now-90-year-old bungalow that I lived in back in the day is still standing, but I see that HCAD currently has it appraised at almost $520K, so I'm guessing that the rent's probably a bit higher now than the $500/month I used to pay.
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    That building was originally a Guest Quarters hotel. Regarding the Hampton/Brookdale rebranding, Brookdale had to get rid of the Hampton name after a lawsuit by Hilton, who own the Hampton Inn/Hampton Hotels trademark.
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    Also, to put the Rockets' 0-4 record against Golden State during the regular season into perspective, they were 1-5 during the regular season against the Spurs in 1994-95, only to beat them 4-2 in the conference finals.
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    The Rockets faced Phoenix in the Western Conference Semifinals, where they came back from the 3-1 deficit. Beating Phoenix gave them a berth in the Western Conference Finals against San Antonio and MVP David Robinson.
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    Kahn's Deli is no more - although the *real* Kahn's Deli died when Mike Kahn sold the business and then left shortly thereafter several years ago. I remember when it first opened, and quickly became a haven for hungry Rice students and West U residents. Quite a bit of misinformation here: http://swamplot.com/kahns-deli-quietly-calls-it-quits-after-67-years-in-the-rice-village/2015-05-15/
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    The Albert Thomas Convention and Exhibit Center. There's a replica of Congressman Thomas' office at Bayou Place, across from the elevators near the Sundance Cinemas.
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    http://www.ih45northandmore.com/email.aspx Or see the attached PDF of the hardcopy form that was handed out at the last public meeting. I45commentform.pdf
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    I like how most of the crowd seems to be staring at their phones instead of Dude That Vaguely Looks Like Ed Sheeran on stage.
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    http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/james-coney-island-unveils-line-of-chef-designed-hot-dogs-on-june-1-6430110 If you haven't visited a JCI in a while, you may have to read the menu closely - as an example, the old standby Combo #1 has been rebranded as the "Walker St. Combo", although I note that many of the employees still refer to it as a #1 when you order one.
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    That's too bad. A missed opportunity for the core operating values of the post-millennial secondary education establishment to be made manifest in the built environment.
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    I agree with the reasons advanced in the petition. Perhaps Texas should join all the other states that have deemed front plates unnecessary. I'd never noticed that antiques & classics over 25 years old were exempt from the requirement, so since my car's 16 years old, I guess I only have another 9 years of living the outlaw lifestyle before I can return to the fold of law-abiding citizens. Until then, I'm quite content to be labeled with that particular adjective.
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    Per the Chronicle it was on Canal at Burr, which would make it at or very near the 4800 block of Canal. The 1977 city directory would probably be the quickest way to confirm the exact address. Refs: https://books.google.com/books?id=jcnxAKgPBy8C&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&dq=%22club+21%22+canal+houston&source=bl&ots=MiVQoTxkCY&sig=q384qopUfowN5JZ0VpDBCLvd2kU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X_dLVfObD5K1yAT27YHQBg&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22club%2021%22%20canal%20houston&f=false http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/support-your-local-police?fullpage=1
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    I was wondering about that. The lobby was closed over the weekend with a sign indicating it would be open again at 7AM on Monday morning, but there was no mention of completing the move of all services to the Hadley St. facility that had been scheduled for May 2.
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