MidtownCoog

I don't have much hope for Midtown. I think its destined to go the way of $30K/year millionaire apartments and rental properties. You can blame Houston, though. Zoning and free enterprise is great, but eventually the city is going to need to have a vision and establish a true pattern and blue print for growth. We leave far too many decisions to the guy who has the money, without considering the long term impact. And where is Mayor White? Is that dude on vacation? I hear less from him, than I did from Brown, and that's not saying a lot. Make me wonder.

A good part of "Midtown" was actually formally known as Thrid Ward. But never the Fourth Ward. The "Midtown" is nothing more than marketing hype a la Charles Le Blanc and Co.

Kforce and Btek come to mind. I'll get back on more. Be sure to check the HP Web site for perm positions. They have a lot of opportunity in that area.

remember Cal Worthington? hung out with a monkey, here and in N. CA.

"That, plus, well, the air pollution on the other side of town is the reason that West Houston is becoming so overpopulated." Sugar Land has some of the worse air in Houston this Summer. That pollution has to go somewhere, and somewhere is West Houston.

I read they cancelled the plaza. $$

I bet the one where the Perp Walks take place. I am looking at it right now.

Agree I get supplies at Wal-Mart (cleaning, household, etc.) And fun stuff at Targe (DVDs, Games, Toys, etc.)

It's all realative. All those stores are inconsistent at best. WM on BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3620956.stm Mr Scott also rebuffed claims that the low prices offered to Wal-Mart's customers come at the expense of inadequate wages for its employees. "We hire people at what we believe are competitive rates, actually higher rates than what the competition has," he said. "Many of these jobs are in fact jobs that are people's entry into the workforce. Somebody who's unskilled, they have to go somewhere to learn how to work."

Yes. It's my original handle since 1999 from the Cougar's Den.com The board crash was a good time to switch back.

It's about being priced out, and having to settle for less house or townhome living inside Loop 610. Upper middle class housing really does not exist in the city. There are plenty of 2/1 with a one car garage optoins with 1200sf out there, but it tough to live in that with children. Timbergroe Manner is a good example of this size home. This article in the Chron sums it up pretty well. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2673461 INSIDE THE LOOP Finding happiness as an Inner Looper Many young buyers don't want to give up the perks of living near downtown, but few can find what they need inside the Loop for less than $200,000 Buying inside the Loop can be a personal statement. Dara and Laura Childs wanted to hang on to the perks of living in the middle of the city. They lived in a 1,550-square-foot house in the Houston Heights until a baby boy was born. Suddenly the home felt too small. There was no nursery for 3-week-old Noah. "His crib was at the top of the stairs," Laura said. The couple started looking for a house in February and closed in April on an 1,840-square-foot home in Timbergrove Manor. They paid $172,000 for the house, but they knew it was not even close to their taste. It would take two-and-a-half months of remodeling and an additional $90,000. -------- Close to 300K for 1,800 sf. is no bargain. And even then, the schools are questionable, and the area is gem or junk. That's why people end up in the burbs.

Last night Ch 2's Local First story was Kobe the slut. WGAFF? I know one of the carpet giant girls. Don't forget the Camera Exchange. Remember when Don Armstrong and Harold Gun did all the local commericals? That goes way back.

this thread is as crappy now as it was then very

Kids will change your life and your urban attitude. It did for me. That's the challenge with inner loop living. It's great for adults (DINKS and Singles) but when you have kids there are a lot of other challenges. My friends without kids say "I'll NEVER live outside Loop 610". I used to say that, too. Then reality sets in. School, finding a decent house in a good hood, nice neighbors for the kids to play with, etc. Inner loop Houston can't support the traditional family unit right now, but hopefully it will one day.

For the most part, the bums will follow the money. I don't think there are enough worthy "gotta dolla" candidates in the 2nd Ward.

What the Zell is going on here?

Kerry better hope so, becuase that's his only hope.

Jaywalking is not that big of a problem downtown. Never ending contruction, and slow poke pedestrians are more of a concern. An even bigger problem are the bus routes on Fannin when work lets out. All the stops are on the right, and the buses have to cut across five lanes of traffic to turn left on Pierce. Talk about needing some proper planning. And while I am on it, have y'all seen how dangerous some of the cross-walks are? Especially along Smith near Dallas and down towards Jefferson. It's pretty scarry, but nobody seems to care about that. What else should I expect from lazy old Metro?

via the Hardy Palisade Parkway.

15 mintues on the weekend. You could not pay me to live on the West side of 288 until they build some connectors to 288 N. Otherwise, you are going to be sitting a very long light to get downtown.

And like the BWI Parkway from DC to BWI. Nothing but forest, and an excellent escape route when I-95 is hozed.

Then why did I read in the HBJ two years ago that Finger had purchased the property? I read they bought it from the Euros. Have they since sold to other Euros?

That's what's wonderful about it.

Actually, the GHCVB suggests using the Hardy and US 59 as gateways into IAH. Both are much nicer to look at, and actually faster than 45.

Milam