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    Bus station going in
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    There were some trucks on the site yesterday and now there are a few small posts/flags up so I'm hoping that means construction will actually begin soon. Certainly nothing substantial yet though.
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    The crane starting to peek out in the distance
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    Almost complete
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    Crane assembly
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    Tower crane is supposed to go up this weekend
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    Work has definitely started, though I think they hit a gas line today because there were several fire trucks blocking off part of Westheimer and a very strong odor of gas while driving by.
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    Certainly looks like it. Didn’t think they were starting this soon but if that’s really what’s happening that’s awesome news.
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    That should make it top 10 tallest in Houston (#9, I believe)
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    Lots of little orange surveying (?) flags out marking the site of the office building. Guessing groundbreaking is imminent.
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    There's an excavator on site. Demolition starting soon?
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    Crane #2
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    Thanks. Seems like there should be a better way to do this, took me ages to find old pics and clear up enough space but here are a couple...
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    I have pics but it my max upload size is down to 0.22 MB for some reason. Any way to increase that back to a normal amount?
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    Great pics. Excited to see the hotel go up here.
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    Couldn’t get a pic, but Le Peep is gone
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    There's construction signage up for another new restaurant, a Mediterranean place called Ouzo Bay. Looks like it will face Westheimer between Saint Bernard and Bisou.
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    Swamplot wrote "32 stories taller" than the 7 story Giorgetti, so 39 total
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    The closest would probably be Baileson Brewing on Bissonnet just west of Greenbriar. I think it's right on the edge of West U, but not that close to Meyerland.
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    I haven't, but looks like they have pretty amazing ratings. Available in Houston at all?
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    I have a very different attitude toward this situation... I love the variety and options available. I like to try as many different beers as possible, and will always order something I haven't had if that's an option (though of course I have some favorites that I'll go to if that isn't possible), so I welcome the large number of breweries. And even though we have 52, I think that's still per capita less than many other cities. I don't think most breweries are trying to get bought by a big national brand, because this isn't very realistic as there are only a very small handful of breweries that reach this level. Rather, I think a lot of these breweries, especially in the suburbs, are trying to be more of a local hangout/bar type of place with some distribution but without the idea of spreading nationally. While I'm crazy and will travel all over the area to visit as many of these breweries as possible, most people frequent their nearby "neighborhood" brewery, i.e. Bakfish in Pearland, Running Walker in Richmond, Saloon Door in Webster, No Label in Katy, etc...) much more often than going to one across town, if they ever even do that at all. There are certainly some breweries in Houston that suck, but for the most part I think that we have a pretty good selection. And some do carve out a niche (i.e. Spindletap with their NEIPAs, Texian with sours, Ingenious with barrel aged stouts), but I appreciate that most of them try brewing lots of different styles. I guess everyone has a different preference, but I say keep the new breweries coming!
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