SilverJK

You would have been better served to reference their references, not their assertions supported by their references. Do you want me to provide a list of the people I know? (i'm not going to) I stated it was a small sample size, I didn't try to distort that, but If the few people I know feel that way, it leads me to think your statement of "overwhelming support" is proabably overstated/exaggerated. The "overwhelming majority" most likely didn't vote, cause they didn't care enough one way or the other to be bothered, don't confuse apathy with support.

Awesome. I've been looking forward to Town In City Brewery opening too. That area is positioned to take off this year.

Although well thought out and sourced for sure... you are still referencing a sided opinion piece...

but they had rocks blocking the grass!!!

I had no clue you were so knowledable about minorities in the early 90s in the neighborhood... The minority gay couple that owned my home (during that time frame up until 06') were not supporters of zoning... nor the gay couple that lives two houses down (also there during that time frame), although they definitely support minimum lot size and setback. (small sample size for sure, but I actually talk to these people) Nice fabrication though. You are still allowed to have Horses in areas of Acres Homes (not just acreage), I doubt the residents there are/were supporters of zoning.

Hearsay rumos appear to be unfounded. Distillery has been painted green, and new signage indicates it will now be a Lucky's Pub. I was hoping for more of a gastro-pub, but a good beer drinking spot that I can stumble home from is still a good thing. Hopefully they can get a better vibe than distillery did (place had tons of potential but really weird vibe).

I thought this walmart was just to hurt target, and wasn't actually needed... but now it draws a huge crowd? I know that none of us (Aside from MarkSMU, he risks it often) are bothered by the increase of traffic on Yale, because we are too afraid to risk our family's lives on the bridge of death.

I think the wal-mart is completely coincedence since I heard rumors that the fiesta wasn't long for this world around 5 years ago... you weren't here so maybe you don't remember when we thought it was happening back then... If you really wanted to blame another store, stick to Kroger. The 11th Street Kroger improvements probably hurt business a lot more than Walmart ever did, not that it matters, the property owners have been looking to cash in on that land for a while now. I suppose Party Kroger's new gas station is the reason the gas station on white oak and studewood is closing too huh? S3mh being S3mh.

You still don't get it. You are saying "government has the right" when something meets your needs, but for the ainbinder deal, where the government was doing what they thought best you said it was an aweful/evil/destructive/devaluing/uneven tire wear causing thing... so which is it, does the government have the right to tell people how to use land or not? You and your cronies faught tooth and nail to stop walmart... that the government supported, but you don't like people fighting to stop a historic ordinance (that was never fairly voted for).

You mean... Less valuable gold? And your last statement is just classic S3mh. Basically you are saying that it is okay for the government to tell you how to use your property...but from everything you have said in the past on here... it is clear that you only feel this way when it supports your cause. The government (the one you support so strongly on this) is the same one that "gave" walmart all that money that you are so angry about. Its okay for them to tell me how to modify/restore/preserve my house that I OWN... but it isn't okay for them to allow a walmart to be built on land that you DON'T own? Classic S3mh.

telling people that a majority appreciate architecture/art/etc on a forum with the word architecture in it... where you are consistently the minority view, is humorous. Also nearly your entire post is your opinion, quit trying to pass off your opinions as facts, at least try to take some of the cold hard facts out there and distort them to make your point. Just because you say "the market has spoken", "burden of the ordinance is negligible" etc, doesn't make it so (others will strongly argue the opposite). Let me give you an example... I'm just going to make something up to rebuttle your statement about hardie plank... - although hardie plank weighs more, real wood has a higher absorbtion rate so in humid wet houston the wood will often weigh more than its hardie plank counterpart. Now I have no clue if this is true or false.. but I want it to be true so I said it with absolutely no support. You are right about one thing for sure, people definitely have a right to restrict construction for historic preservation. The word that your not really paying attention to in this sentence is "People". The "people" have NOT spoken (I know your going to say there was a fair chance but that is a blatant fabrication). The only way to see if the "People" want to restrict contruction would be to have a fair vote, why is it that the "preservationist" don't want to have a straight vote? Norhill is a great example of people (the majority) who got together and put in Deed Restrictions to restrict contstruction. How can you not see the difference in those two approaches and why one really angers people and the other is okay?

I suppose bludgeoning with a club would be okay right? Also across from this there wasn't there a lady who pulled a gun on people for parking infront of her house or something?

I saw that sunday, hoping the hearsay rumors are true!

sounds good to me, I can't wait to see how it ends up looking.

I think that all historic districts should have a real vote. Let all the homeowners cast their vote, and if a majority support it, then it can stay in place. Seems fair and simple to me. S3mh is going to say "you had your shot, blah blah blah" but if you honestly believe the support which you claim is there, why not try to help get this vote to happen? The most likely reason you don't support having a fair vote, is because you think the results would be different... and that in itself says more than any of the rhetoric you attemp to pass as facts.

I have no intention of tearing down and building a mc-whatever. I'm not in the historic district. I'm pro preservation, but the historic ordinance is far from anything I could ever support. It was intentionally misleading, unsupported, and overbearing (not to mention it actually supports construction that is not only not historic, but downright ugly). Who asked for the troll for christmas?

I had some of their desert's recently... they were okay. not nearly as good as described in the Alison Cook's review. Sale Sucre has soo much potential and I want to like it so badly... but i'm just not impressed yet. I'm still hopefull for improvements.

So... Chicken and Dougnuts place going in next to Liberty Kitchen.... any timeline on that one?

Few questions... anybody have any more information regarding timelines for Torchy's, the Revival Market people's italian restaurant, the killen/hubcap place, Ruggles Green, or Union Kitchen? Anything further known about distillery 2520 being replaced by Hearsay? Has anyone been to Sale-Sucre lately? I went there when they first opened and was less than wow'd. Wanted to wait until I heard positive reviews before going back.

I believe Hogg is working hard to improve their school. I don't think it is quite where I would want it yet, but in 4-5 years maybe it will be. I saw from that spreadsheet that 90% of students come from economically disadvantaged families... that kinda blows my mind knowing where Hogg is located.

I love the fact that you went there to prove nobody goes there... It does look much better than most walmarts in my opinion. I haven't made it by there yet... but i'm sure i'll need something at 2am in the near future...

if that is true, that is amazing news.

it was open/crowded recently. I"ll double check when I drive by today. Everytime I went there it was a really weird vibe, but I still managed to have fun each time.

so you do support walmart..? there is a mcdonalds in walmart though so i guess it is also mixed use and is part of your "down poor" (emphasis on "poor")

retail and residential in one nice building.... utopian paradise, yet the ones who always push their distopian agenda still complained about this development. I'm very excited about this opening, I spend a good bit of my time in that immediate area (brazilian arts foundation), having another place to eat within walking distance will be great!