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    Midtown Collection: Retail Center At 2101 Smith St.

    in Midtown

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    Corporate Coffee in the form of Starbucks sucks. I prefer to support local businesses. THERE are local midtown alternatives. Taft street coffee house (near Taft and Welch) makes excellent coffee, has WIFI, Vegan desserts and an organic farmers market on Saturday mornings. They have a "buy 7 get one free" coffee promotion as well. There is a new cafe called COCO's opening on W Grey opposite Fish serving coffee and crepes. I read in Houston press of another cafe opening on W Grey closer to Barnabys. Deco was serving coffee for a while, but I stopped going there because of their irregular opening hours on the weekend. You can't expect to build up a support base of local patrons if you keep on chopping and changing your hours. Instead of Starbucks, we need a Wholefoods or somehting to give Randalls a run for it's money

    TROPIOCA!

    Houston: The New River City?

    in Houston and the Environment

    Posted

    Have you seen what happens to that bayou during a really good gully washer. All the businesses on this proposed "River Walk" would have to be either Scuba shops or Snorkel outlets. Maybe Starbucks could hand out "inner tubes" with each mocha grande half-soy latte they sell, and then you could jump in and float down during your lunchbreak. It's genius ! :ph34r:^_^

    My understanding is that many of the businesses proposed along the bayou will be of the 'temporary' structure sort - i.e. kiosks and such that can be moved with short notice in case of inclement weather. I don't think they are planning permanent structures like what you might come across in San Antonio's riverwalk.

    On another note, i was in Oklahoma City's 'Bricktown' district last wkd during our hurricane hiatus. Pretty impressive, though very 'corporate franchise' feeling. Houston could certainly learn from what they've done with their 'warehouse district'. Especially how they've focussed businesses around the minor league stadium that they have there...

    Are You Evacuating?

    in Hurricane Rita 2005

    Posted

    yesterday I was in Houston - (midtown as you might imagine) - got to Oklahoma City this morning at 4.

    evacuated out of sheer fear and what i thought might be sensible. enjoying my time here in OC - but still stressed about what's ahead. i'm sure the trip back will be torture.

    Rita

    in Hurricane Rita 2005

    Posted

    nmain, are you planning to board up?  I haven't decided if I need to yet.  Plus, I have 19 windows, so the plywood bill would be way up there.  Plywood was $20-25 a sheet before Katrina.  No telling what it is now.

    what are your thoughts about midtown? We have about 20 windows roughly in a townhome - corner unit. Judging by what i'm hearing, this could be one heck of an event.

    Rita

    in Hurricane Rita 2005

    Posted

    danax,

    The 5 day predictions are experimental, so they can be off up to 270 miles either direction.  That being said, the forecasters get better every year.  Katrina was pretty damn close to dead on.  Additionally, the computer models that several researchers have developed, all point to the Houston metro, with the exception of one, which aims at South Padre.  We'll know in about 2 days.

    As to plywood, it never hurts to buy early.  You can even spend your time cutting them to fit, marking which one goes where, and saving them for future use.  Be sure to get 5/8 inch thickness, and place your screws every 12 inches around the window frame.  Drill 3 or 4 holes in the middle, so it can breathe.  The plywood is only to deflect projectiles, not waterproofing.

    What kind of cost can one expect on the plywood? Additionally, if you have a stucco finish - how does one locate the right place to drill? Our window frames are metal...

    KPRC Reports Red Cross Debit Card Abuse

    in Hurricane Katrina 2005

    Posted

    FWIW, there is a liquor store at the corner of Murworth and Main, right next to Timmy Chan's.

    I think I'll go buy some lushes a drink today.

    Kinda reminds me of watching the flood waters move into my town home during Allision. 

    First thing I said to my wife was "where's the shot glass?  we are going to need it".

    HAHAHA - that's EXACTLY what we did as well - sat on the steps and killed a bottle.

    Katrina Evacuee

    in Hurricane Katrina 2005

    Posted

    Maybe METRO and the City should put up signs warning visitors not to go near any trains or busses because they are not familiar with them. That sounds like a typical METRO attitude, that all accidents are the fault of others and not theirs.

    I'm not sure I understand how it could be Metro's fault that someone crosses RAILROAD TRACKS with headphones on? Logic would dictate that if you're in that situation that you would at the bare minimum, look up and check to see if it's safe to cross. What if that same person were to wear headphones and cross a street without looking for oncoming traffic...it wouldn't be their fault then?

    Will They Just Become Houstonians?

    in Hurricane Katrina 2005

    Posted

    instead of worrying about companies moving here, maybe we should hope they set up shop temporarily. we have plenty of empty office space downtown right? LA companies could be offered reduced temporary rent, and get a computer infrastructure set up so they can continue operations for the time being.

    if its set up right, it would be a win-win situation.

    Interesting...our office buildilng circulated a document (downtown building) today that indicated that office-space was available at reduced rates for companies that had to temporarily relocate and get back on their feet...

    Does Houston Really Want These People?

    in Hurricane Katrina 2005

    Posted

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but our New Orleans friends are already making an impact in Houston. My sister works at Texas Women's Hospital near the Astrodome, and they received a warning that there have been quite a few cars vandelized, broken into, and an attempted carjacking in the Astrodome vicinity over the past couple hours, and all workers should use extreme caution when entering or exiting their vehicles. They will be increasing security in the coming days.

    Also, she mentioned that they are evidently not keeping these people inside the Astrodome facility...and many are roaming free around the area.

    Who's idea was it to bring them here? Rick Perry? Did our local gov't leaders have any say in this matter? I'm all for helping them get back on their feet. But I don't think its good for Houston to have them here longterm. Ideally, I'd like to see these people get back on their feet, and take part in the rebuilding of their own city in some sort of Federal Work Project or something, have a stake in their own city.

    I wonder why there is no press coverage of these incidents...odd.

    Will They Just Become Houstonians?

    in Hurricane Katrina 2005

    Posted

    According to CNN, the Astrodome's schedule has been cleared until December. One hopes people won't be housed there for that long.

    While I'm glad that Houston is able to help victims of the flood, I wonder what sort of security will be in place at the Astrodome, and how freely the refugees will be allowed to come and go. Since Metro rail runs so close by, will they spend their days downtown? their nights?

    I'd be lying if I didn't consider that some of our new guests might be the same people seen looting stores on Canal Street, and what impact this will have on our community.

    I think it's fair to consider these items. Houston is certainly stepping to the plate, but one must certainly consider the long-term impact on Houston socially and economically.

    It's tragic. I was just at a gas station in East End, and there are a couple guys on the street corner holding signs saying "Refugee from New Orleans - Please Help", panhandling. Gut tellss me that these guys are just locals trying to find a sucker.

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