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Nice pictures, thanks. I have been wondering how this has been going. Good to see the progress

It does look pretty ugly. Maybe it's just the light?

I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

That is good to see

Isnt Carraba's just an glorified Olive garden?

Carraba's is a heck of a lot better than any Olive Garden I've ever been to. The atmosphere is better, the sourdough bread and herbs are better than the OG garlic bread. Over all the quality of food, presentation and taste are better at Carraba's.

Hands down Carraba's is better.

That is an awesome photo, it almost looks like it was drawn with pastel with the colors the way they are.

does anyone know how effective these types of windmills are or what the expected output is supposed to be? To me they look a little skimpy.

Can anyone tell me what the box container is that they unloaded on top of ES?

From the webcam this afternoon

If there is more floors to go (which the rendering shows there should be) they have really slowed down. They were averaging 1 story a week. This floor was paved a week ago today.

that's good news. glad to hear they are on their way back.

How many more floors to go? I believe on another thread someone said it was already at 21 stories.

If that's true, it's almost topped out.

Not bad, it fills in nicely and doesn't look THAT short.

That's what she said.

I highly doubt that it is almost topped out. According to the rendering we have all seen on here and is at the construction site, the building recesses 4 floors with another floor for the ES logo and name sitting on top of that. My guess is 5 floors.

To me it seems like they just poured floor #18. I count the whole base as floor 1.

Yes, it's our turn. The Real Housewives of Houston are being slowly cooked up. Thoughts? Are our rich social women as crazy and dramatic as every other cities'? I'm surprised Miami or even Vegas hasn't been thought up yet.

Would be just our luck if they find a group of morbidly obese women to further diminish our cities shameful weight issues. But, who knows maybe they will give Houston a more attractive edge and portray us in a better light for ratings. I've never seen what is interesting about the show in the first place.

http://www.mainplace...king%20Plan.pdf

See link above. This should answer the questions about floor stacking.

Thanks for the pdf. It answers the question

I'm sure that Im' mistaken but from all the renderings of MP it looks like there should have been more floors. Maybe it's just eyes deceiving me, it just seems like the amount of floors above the recessed area would be the same as the recessed area itself.

It doesn't look like it has topped out to me. Looks like a floor or two left atleast

agreed, i take it all the time but i hear people compelain about less.

people need to just embrace the fact that walking is a part of life. a quarter-half mile walk wont kill anyone. People here have become too complacent. Get out and explore your surroundings

It would seriously be stupid to have an HEB across the street from a Fiesta and down the street from Kroger, I don't get it.

This is a still from the DT video I was able to get

unless you're wanting a slow piano type atmosephere then nix those two

Well drinking wise, you cant miss Howl at the Moon on the corner of Louisiana @ Hadley in Midtown and/or Pete's Dueling Piano Bar at Houston Pavilion.

Checking it out, it seems like a cool idea but then again it makes me run into the same problem i have with restaurants like IHOP/Denny's. Too many options to make, and that frustrates me.

I'll try and go by tomorrow and see if anythings changed

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I know the improvements brian was talkin about are improvements at HCC Central Campus. It seems like to me in the article you have lockmat, they are talking about a completely brand new campus. Thats my guess

Im cheap enough to hit up a Cinemark before noon for their 5 dollar a ticket movies. Thats a better deal for me.

I thought it was going to be 19. I wish and hope it won't be. It is going to look so tiny next to OPP DT and the Hilton which is at 24 stories