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  1. takeshi
    I'm in Montrose but same here. This new dealership will only be 2 miles from me but I'll still be going to North Houston.
  2. takeshi
    View from the north tower of Pennzoil Place.
  3. takeshi
    0%? Officers can't write tickets for running a red light?
  4. takeshi
    Not really. I generally consider Houston to be the hellhole.
  5. takeshi
    Wow, the OP was right. Absolutely horrible.
  6. takeshi
    Had The original on Colorado shut down back in 2007, IIRC. Its replacement has 2 screens. I see your point but I doubt that someone looking to start up such a business would consider a single screen to be worthwhile. I'd love to be proven wrong though. The Alamo's claim to fame IMO wasn't just serving beer. They also had good food that wasn't ridiculously priced, unusual films/videos and unusual events.
  7. takeshi
    There were several (mentioned in this thread) and it didn't seem to make a difference. What makes you think it's a modeling studio? http://www.b4-u-eat.com/houston/restaurants/reviews/rsv3004.asp It's definitely still there.
  8. takeshi
    It has been done for some time now: http://www.jillhunterphotography.com/numen/album Really? http://www.numendevelopment.com comes up just fine for me. Isn't the bottom the same metal as the walls and top? The containers have marine grade plywood as flooring (left in place and refinished for the guest quarters for the Cordell house) but that isn't the actual bottom of the container itself.
  9. takeshi
    That's it. They do the same thing for mopeds in Taiwan.
  10. takeshi
    There's nothing in your original post that explains why moving businesses (that wouldn't be open after hours anyway) to street level or opening tunnels after hours would make any difference. Nor is there anything in your original post that explains why demand for existing street-level businesses is so low despite your claims that there is unsatisfied demand. Perhaps you'd care to point it our for us? Precisely! All you have to do is look at current street level businesses. They're not suffering because of a lack of street level businesses...
  11. takeshi
    Wow, I certainly won't be over there for much... Guess we will see how these retailers hold out.
  12. takeshi
    I have a Rancilio espresso machine, a Technivorm for drip and two serious coffee grinders and I still go out for coffee. I guess YMMV.
  13. takeshi
    Kinda late here but one of the principals of Numen Development did this for a friend's house on Allston. I believe in that particular case the roof had to be raised a bit. However, it was very well done and you actually can't tell from the street that the house has a second floor, retaining its original look. Numen's working on pushing homes built from surplus shipping containers but they're certainly capable of more than just container-based homes. http://www.numendevelopment.com/
  14. takeshi
    So what do you drive (so I know to look out)?
  15. takeshi
    I'm still rooting for Chick-fil-a. Something like Panera or Einstein Bros would have been cool too. It's too bad about the Chili's though (bleh).
  16. takeshi
    Probably not quite what you're looking for but this is a company that belongs to a couple of friends of mine: http://www.numendevelopment.com/
  17. takeshi
    Having decent coffee (unlike Starbucks) helps a lot.
  18. takeshi
    Walking isn't so much a hassle. It's really that the Starbucks in the Target is unappealing since it's staffed by Target employees who clearly don't care. In any case, if I want coffee I'll head to Catalina instead. I highly recommend them. Prior to giving them a shot I wouldn't bother going out for coffee at all since no one could make a latte as good as what I could make at home.
  19. takeshi
    ...especially considering that most Houstonians are apparently clueless as to how to deal with a four-way when there are cars coming from all four directions. Well, it might be more self-centeredness than clueless from what I've experienced.
  20. takeshi
    You know, I had the same general attitude against Metro until I did contract IT work for them. They have faced tremendous adversity in getting any rail system implemented here in Houston. It's easy to take potshots without knowing anything but Metro is really taking the future of mass transit very seriously. Believe it or not, the Main Street line was the best they could do given the strength of the opposition. It's not much to speak of but it is a start and it has given them a foothold to build on.
  21. takeshi
    The gates open and close at whatever hours they happen to do so but there is 24 hour access to those parking in that garage.
  22. takeshi
    It's at Crockett. My wife and I have been on Summer street since June of last year and we're definitely looking forward to Dharma on Houston since it's just a couple of blocks away.
  23. takeshi
    With the new superautos that they have been busy deploying they've shifted to mostly mediocre in my book. Still, they're consistent and people know what they're getting before they get in the door most times. Most people love that. At least with the La Marzoccos that they used to have you could, from time to time, find an almost good latte (though it was more miss than hit).
  24. takeshi
    I would definitely like to see a Whole Foods rather than just a Target with junk food aisles. The Kirby WF location is the nearest one and it's always waaay too crowded. By the way, the link to email new store location suggestions for them can be found at: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/realestate/index.html
  25. takeshi
    I guess so but I normally go for quality -- especially with coffee -- rather than quantiity. Though I get my beans from Katz (the roaster on 20th, not the deli in Montrose). I'm not touching grocery store grade C beans...
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