kylejack
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Slash the ticket prices. More fans = more concessions sold even if the prices for those don't change.
Eh, hard to go much lower. Tickets could be had for as cheap as $5 last year. I like this better, keeping the ticket prices where they are (cheap) and letting people bring in their own food.
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! am hoping for a good BBQ place to go in-- we tried the one up on gray street--hmmmmmmmmmmmmm not what I was hoping for.
Gatlin's is the only excellent place. Thelma's is alright.
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Yeah, it's a pretty fun place, and they have some decent craft beer. Love Racer 5.
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http://www.chron.com...p#photo-2759597
I don't get it. Why doesn't METRO just remove the tree and lay the track? If the community wants this, then the community should pay for it through a mechanism other than its transportation agency.
The community already did pay for it. $100K is probably a trivial amount to pay not to create an uproar in the community (and enemies on future ballot measures). Paying for a monument as well was unnecessary, though.
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It doesn't say that they are considering it, just that the possibility of it is a rumor, and this journo has been off-base in the past. I would maintain a healthy skepticism.
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The one on Montrose is also embroiled in a lawsuit over allegedly not paying their employees.
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Yes, and that's what gets lost in the debate. Midtown had several reps from various homeless orgs speak at a night meeting last year. They all said that feeding the homeless was not good for them and their orgs had the capabilities to feed who needs it (they get subsidies and have scale-ability that churches don't).
Can you be more specific? SEARCH, or who?
They even said allowing them to do small jobs (like pull weeds in your garden for money) is also not good.Yes, but this is a separate matter. Giving money to homeless supports substance abuse whereas food helps them survive.
They want them to learn how to provide for themselves and have programs in place to help those that truly need and want the help. They said if a homeless person tells you that they were turned away by one of these orgs... it usually means they were not serious about wanting help and were either taking advantage of other homeless or being hostile/drug problems/etc.That's a very odd thing for them to say, as virtually all homeless have a problem with substance abuse (it's something like 90%).
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Well, I hate to be synical about it, but the people who come in from Katy to feed the homeless probably wouldn't want them around all the time.
They're around because downtown has the best access to public transit, and because it has pedestrian traffic, and because it's one of the places where they can sleep without getting chased away, not because some church feeds them.
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I saw in a previous article that the class will be free. This isn't the worst set of regulations, but I'm reluctant to create any barrier to entry for homeless outreach.
Why can't the churches invite the homeless to their church and feed them their?
Some do (Palmer Memorial feeds people every weekday morning), but they're trying to help people where they live, and getting them out to whatever BFE church would be difficult.
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I'd love to see HEB go all in on something east of downtown. There's a good chance it will look brilliant in 5-10 years.
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<cough>... I said this six months ago... <cough>
But, seriously... I wonder what methodology they used. The OP's article doesn't specify, and I haven't been able to obtain a copy of the report itself yet. Does anybody know where I can get one or where it was published?
Pretty interesting stuff.
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Just because you bummed a ride from a friend or family member one day in 2010 when it was raining doesn't mean you have reliable access to a car. I get a ride from my mother occasionally, but I don't drive.
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So I want to give some numbers I can't verify, but are given on the complete streets Houston website, it says that 40% of houstonian do not drive, for whatever reason.
It points out elderly, or those unable due to disability, but the only way I can believe that is if children are included.
19% below the poverty line, for one.
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5. Metro's annual report shows the agency suffers operational losses of a million dollars DAILY, has a farebox recovery rate around 20% while it promised in its founding report to voters to target a 50% recovery rate, and that the average Houston household gives up to Metro about $500 a year.
Barry Klein, Pres./ Houston Property Rights Association
That recovery ratio was based on the 1978 Regional Transit Plan, which had extensive rail planned. Longer trips recover more money. The city didn't go for that, so obviously the recovery ratio target has to come lower. Barry should come post here and we can discuss it with him.
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Could try working it backwards with a process of elimination.
Store No. 14
demolished
Completed: 1938
Demolished: c. 1970
Architect: Joseph Finger
Store No. 16
altered
Current name: Washington Plaza
Completed: 1941
Architect: Joseph Finger
Store No. 21
altered
Current name: Houston Independent School District Rudy C. Vara Center for Technology
Completed: 1947
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I'd prefer EaDo to 3rd Ward (just prefer the warehouse chic aesthetic), but this is kindof interesting...
Almost all of EaDo is within the Third Ward, though I wish I could get people to stop saying EaDo.
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In 2020, Texas Children’s Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Texas Children’s Autism Center merged to form the Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism because of their overlapping mission and patient population.
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No way. His neck surgery kept him out for the entire season last year. Furthermore, he'd likely be expensive, and there's no assurance he would be worth the money. Besides, don't we have salary cap issues? And we just bought Arian Foster. Schaub has done very well for us and we should stay the course.
Besides, Peyton seems to require a very specific type of offense. The no-huddle thing was pretty unique and would require a complete restructure and retraining of our offense.
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Such a beautiful place.
Seems like it needs a little more of a security presence. Maybe some security system, some signage about the security. Otherwise it seems pretty easy to climb over into the atrium and then smash a window.
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I saw them and thought they were awesome.
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Hm, on second thought I'll go with the apartments by Black Hole.
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Richmont?
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Nice pics! I used to live pretty close to there, in a 4plex at W. Main and Mandell, across from Cafe Artiste at the time. I really liked the neighborhood. You also live pretty close to arguably the best beer store in Houston, D&Q at 806 Richmond.
Phul Court At 1311 Leeland St.
in Downtown
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This idea has got some problems. First and foremost, trucks cooking with propane are not permitted in Downtown or the Med Center, except for festivals and special events (such as the farmer's market). Hm.