skyphen

I grew up watching the news three times a day. I watched it contribute mightily to my mother's fear and anxiety after my father passed away, what with all the sensationalism and crime reports, so I stopped watching it myself when I got older and got rid of my TV years ago. I get my news online now.

You are obviously a part of the problem. LOL (as am I )

Another no vote here.

Great news! Plus weekday tours, live bands, and the possibility of residential space? NICE! Now a new (old) place close in to take friends when they visit from out of town.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/5843387.html Has anyone else started riding the bus or rail due to astronomical gas prices? I know I have.

I know! Last year was abnormally wet. This year so far has been abnormally dry. I guess that's nature's way of restoring balance?

Since when is the River Oaks Theatre elitist? Those saying that must have never been there. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is played there, fer chrissakes!

Sweet! Thanks for the heads-up!

Houston? TOO nostalgic? That's a first.

I know, right? And within walking distance for me. It's about damn time.

We missed it (again) this year. Very nice photos!

so.cryptic.

I actually thought it was funny and LOLed. I didn't get the "space" thing at first either.

Agreed! I'm thinking about making a trip down there for a burger and beer right now...

I haven't looked in a while, but last I looked there was nothing in Montrose for 270K. Houses there were starting around 300K and up. That's true of most of the more established, desirable Inner Loop neighborhoods, which is what it sounds like you're wanting. At your price point, you will need to look into a transitional neighborhood, consider condos/townhomes, rent, or head for the suburbs.

Yep, going to Canino's can be a pain.

Wow! The website looks FAR better than it used to! It's nice to see HPL finally tuning into the 21st century.

But what about continuity? The theater would look out of place if it were the only part saved from demolition and everything that went up around it looked like the piece of crap in that rendering. One of the great things about the River Oaks Shopping Center is its continuous uniformity, which is found so rarely in Houston as it is.

Yep, that's what has already happened. My mother's Houston was quite a different one from the one I know.

Wow. That makes me ill, especially considering what it replaced. Looks like the strip malls over on the southwest side near Harwin. Almost any strip mall on the southwest side near Harwin. This is just sad for River Oaks and Houston. I really hope the theatre doesn't get demolished now. What is the status of that anyway?

Next to the Washington Courtyards apartments, just down the street from the cemetery?

I agree! However, I think Houston has attractions that are unique to it, even a vibe if you will, but it's just not been packaged well. You could try a "Southern/swampy/Bayou City Houston tour" or an "international Houston" tour, or a "foods of Houston" tour, or my favorite the "lack of zoning" tour, or maybe a little bit of each of these things. The other problem with Houston attractions is that they are too far away from each other, so I'd try to focus on one or two areas of town. Whether they're into museums or not, you should take them to the Menil and Rothko Chapel. To see a world-class museum smack-dab in the middle of a neighborhood, now that's not something you see every day. Take them to Discovery Green. Sure, it's just a park, but it's a pretty nice park and great for people-watching. I love visiting parks in other cities. Good way to get a feel for its residents. People may scoff, but you could take them on a Ship Channel boat tour! That you'll have to schedule it in advance. For more ideas, there's a Houston Greeters service and Discover Houston Tours.

It will be interesting to see how the park fares during summer. I don't imagine anyone will be out around say, 1 p.m. in the middle of July, but once Discovery Tower goes up it should provide some extra shade and the wind whipping around the buildings should provide some relief. Now when there is no breeze at all and the air is thick and stagnant...

You hit the nail on the head. They are upset at 2 a.m. urinating in the yard and the like. I don't understand how people can live a hop, skip, and not even a jump from downtown and expect the surrounds to resemble Mayberry. Obviously I'm in the minority.