kylejack

Metro's eliminating the 44? I really doubt that. Link me to this article about an Acres Homes route being axed. As to fewer buses, not as many buses are needed when rail is duplicating the path a bus used to go on. Anyway, here's a list of Metro changes that went into effect today. http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/Pdfs/ServiceChanges/TakeOne061012_en.pdf

As a person who really depends on transit to get around, I applaud the rail projects.

Would be impossible. Agora and Haus were next-door neighbors. Agora sustained major fire damage when Haus burned. You mean west of Haus across Park?

Greyhound lets you bring a bike, as long as it's in a bike travel bag. Too bad about Megabus.

If the Galleria area is full, why does it matter that corporations are seeking space today? Logical annoyance in PR release.

What is it that you don't think Hermann Park is already doing that it should be doing? Why is extra space needed when Hermann Park's non-golf area is already large and well-used?

Yes, Kim Tai. I like the banh bot chien. Scallion pancake.

That's from Park Street looking East. That one's on the north side (I thought you said opposite side from the garage door one, which is on the South, oops).

The garage door antique store is King's. Across the street to the East on a corner could only be Antique Warehaus, which was at the corner of Westheimer and Park streets (the only other corner after that is Dunlavy). It is the aforementioned one that burned down, and it had a fence around part of it.

Mongoose vs Cobra has some food.

A person couldn't possibly know what every HOA or development in Midtown has banned.

Mongoose vs. Cobra now open on McGowen between Fannin and Main. Excellent beer list, great cocktails.

Don't be so sure. That sign has been there for a long time...

The Rosenkevalier antique store has had a going out of business sign up for a while.

Parking is currently free after 6, and all day Sunday.

So what's changed with regard to parking?

Yeah, good point.

Drinkeries: Anvil (awesome cocktails) Flying Saucer (the original craft beer bar in Houston) Petrol Station (raised the game on craft beer, very nice place to drink) Hay Merchant (now easily the best craft beer bar in Houston) Mongoose vs. Cobra (Brand spanking new. Impressive craft beer bar with a decent cocktail program as well, nice atmosphere. This is across the street from Leon's Lounge) La Carafe (Historic location, downtown, very antique feel. Wine, a beer selection that's constantly improving, awesome jukebox) Warren's (Powerful drinks, downtown, nice atmosphere) Liberty Station (Patio bar with a good beer selection and above average cocktails) Boheme (Nice casual wine bar with a huge back patio) Obviously I'm light on wine bars here. Someone else might be able to fill in the gaps here. Eateries: A very tricky question. I could list some favorites, but I don't know...this is really better done by cuisine. It would be a massive list, otherwise.

One other thing, the pre-show stuff is usually pretty great. For Dark Knight, they were showing old episodes of Batman and other various Batman related stuff. It's not a bunch of ads, so you can show up early and have plenty of light to look over the menu and get your order in before the show starts and still be entertained.

No. It just took them a long time to get permits from the city.

Not so simple! If we don't need cars, we don't need massive parking lots or garages. Those can be replaced with housing or commerce. I like Keep Houston Houston's blog a lot, but I'm not so sure I agree this time.

Both serve alcohol and food. Studio Theater has very poor beer selection, mostly macrobrewery pilsner and adjunct lager, aside from the albeit delicious Chimay Red. I did not care for the menu either. The closest thing I could compare it to is a Chili's. http://www.studiomov...u.aspx?m=3&s=93 I love the Alamo Drafthouse menu, however, and I always feel like I'm getting a really good deal. The ticket is a little bit cheaper than other theaters, and then I'm paying a very reasonable price for good food and good beer. It honestly surprises me that Alamo doesn't charge AMC style markup for the booze especially. Menu PDF http://cf.drafthouse..._v3-reduced.pdf It isn't that the concept of the menus is that different, rather that I think Alamo is executing so much better on the vision.

Someone mentioned Studio Theater being underwhelming. Totally different things. Alamo is way way better than Studio.

If you drove down Main Street, you drove past: Notsuoh, Dean's, Shay McElroy's, Molly's, St. Germain, Flying Saucer, Venue, Reserve, Sunny's, all of which would have been open on a Saturday.

Mam's House of Ice