katyresident

uh oh,

Just checked the Simon website, and the Grand is no longer listed.

Can someone tell me what this means?

You must be new to the concept of forums.

This thread is only 6 pages long. We have threads in the 100's.

I don't see your logic. I am capable of reading 6 pages without being annoyed.

May I suggest a book in this series below to start with.

La Centerra does not have a book store yet. Oh well, there is always Katy Mills.

You can find them at Books-A-Million, since Katy is not. . . you know. . . ready for a Borders or Barnes and Noble.

Wow. You're mature.

That's gotta be the strangest thing I have ever read.

Whether it's suburban, rural, or urban, I just care about well planned growth and dislike lazy sprawl developments that waste land. Discuss that here, if you can handle a long thread.

So yeah, the we have an "echo" of Perry's coming to La Centerra. . . slow news day I guess.

How was that strange? A little bit of intelligence would suffice to be able to understand his post...

Good ahead and bash suburbia, no one is listening. Except for other insecure suburbia bashers. It's bringing jobs to the area, and the development itself is aesthetically appealing...

And long threads are annoying. I think it is reasonable to start a new thread, especially when the second phase of the development starts construction.

Who's forcing you? You choose to live in an outlying area that is still developing, and while many familiar chains have made it out to your area, others have not. We're entering a recession and available construction credit has been severely constrained, even for good bets. I'm quite sure that B&N etc. are going to consider their own fiscal health ahead of ensuring that the good people of Katy don't have to drive a little over ten miles to get to one of their retail establishments.

Stomp your feet all you want and complain about people who criticize you for asking for a local B&N, but then sit down and ask yourself why you're asking the HAI forum for a B&N rather than writing a letter to B&N yourself, because I'm quite sure their execs don't read HAIF on a regular basis.

We aren't asking the HAIF to bring us a Border's or Barnes & Noble. We are just venting some feelings to our fellow haifers. And....if someone in Katy wants to have a Barne's and Nobel they should have the right to express that wish without being criticized. Geez.

joke /dʒoʊk/

pffft, like you all really deserve a B&N or BDS.

Maybe a BAM, but that's all you gonna get.

Doesn't Katy Mills have a BAM already?

I don't like you.

I spoke with the owner of Spalato today, and I found out that a "British guy will be opening a Jazz/Blues place" in the spot in front of his own store. By the way, Spalato has some truly excellent gelato. I suggest that everyone tries it.

Mooyah is supposed to be like In-N-Out and Five Guys...it's also coming to Katy..

www.mooyah.com

Mooyah coming soon. (Next to Rooster's and Potbelly on Cinco Ranch Boulevard)

I heard Mooya is like In-N-Out and 5 Guys.

www.mooyah.com

Really? It doesn't seem like they have made a lot of progress in renting the available space in Phase I. Are they thinking that the addition of Phase II will make the entire project more attractive to prospective tenants?

Hmm...good question...that could be the reason.

Anyways, they have already started to clear the land.

(Also, Perry's looks like it will open soon.)

I think that we are a long ways off from getting any kind of market in La Centerra.

Construction is back on track and scheduled to resume the first quarter of 2009.

Don't Feed The Troll !!

Thanks. I was about to do that...

Can't wait to try. We may come this weekend.

Is business doing alright? (Nice site btw..)

If the other area Walmarts were like this one, I would go to Walmart more often.

All of the differences above really give the new store a better feel.

Website:

http://www.theangelandtheox.com

So what do you think?

Yep, this new Wal*Mart is a really bad sign, despite what I am sure has been a purely superficial makeover. There goes the neighborhood!

You guys are freaking out too much. It's just a Wal-Mart, and it's not going to destroy the neighborhood.

Eh...The townhomes or brownstone things look cheap and unoriginal if you ask me...

The two don't compare. One is in a growing suburb, the other in one of the most expensive zip codes in the city, at intersection of major freeways etc. You don't expect something better than PTC in Pearland do you. The developer'd be nuts to do that. Yet PTC is adequate for the area. The people love it. As for it being a 'Town Center', it's not but people don't care.

^what I was about to say...

Took some pics of HP today.

Nice! The House of Blues isn't bad..

Yes, Fort Bend County is NUMBER 1 in the US!!

I knew I wasn't going crazy...

It's my understanding they have closed up shop...they were making it, but then when Ike came through it really crippled the cash flow...loved their pizza...too bad for them...

No!!! I didn't even get to try it.

It actually opened on Feb 7, 2006.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/.../13/daily5.html

The Alamo on Mason is only a couple of years old.

Really? It feels a lot older...it has some room for improvement...it kind of smells in their...

but the food's pretty good and its a nice experience overall.

Pei Wei is barely a step above McDonalds. "wings" are vinegar flavored deep fried chicken.

Learn to cook. Learn to shop for food. I work long hours, my partner works long hours , we cook, we eat at home, and we eat well. Just like my mother, who still lives in Katy, and worked outside the home, and still fed a family nearly every night, in the dark days of the 70s and 80s before rotisserie chicken.

Um..no. Sorry that's not enough credit for Pei-Wei. I find the food to be really good and I am not alone...

i'm a 7-8 hr person, otherwise afternoons are sluggish.

just found this

Interesting...so 7-8 hour sleeppers live longest?? Thanks for replying everyone.

Hey, can anyone find/share information on how much sleep people should get, depending on their age? Thanks.