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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!

    Root Memorial Square At 1400 Clay St.

    in Downtown

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    They additionally want the same amenities they had when they lived outside the Loop or Beltway or wherever else they are coming from. That has led to drive thru CVS pharmacies and strip centers literally in the shadows of downtown. It's led to gated suburban style garden apartments in midtown.

    KA...i don't think it's the suburban mentality of the residents that's led to the advent off the poorly designed CVS or strip centers....or even the apartments. I think that's more a result of a lack of zoning - the builders put together whatever makes sense. Judging by the tone of all of my neighbors, the CVS is an eyesore. Likewise, we all appreciate and enjoy the true urban development that's taken place by the Post. I don't think any of us have an inkling of desire for the ridiculously poor development that's taken place with some of these strip centers and such.

    East End Restaurant And Bar Scene - More Coming

    in EaDo, the East End, and East Houston

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    Having grown up in East Houston I've always been accustomed to saying that the best Mexican restaurants are on the East side, primarily since the population is more Hispanic that side of the city.  Problem is I don't really know if the ones I frequent are the best.      Anyone have any nominations?  One interesting restaurant, whose name I can't recall at the moment, is a Mexican seafood restauraunt that's run by Chinese!  It's menu is an experiment in what some, I guess,  nowdays call fusion.  Instead of Spanish rice, you can have your meal with fried rice.  Anyway, you wouldn't think that Chinese could run a sucessful Mexican seafood restaurant in a Hispanic neighborhood but they do.  I love eating at this restaurant just because it's atmosphere is an atypical blend of two ethnicities.

    There is a place off of airline just west of i-45 called tampico seafood that serves some excellent mexican seafood with fried rice. The tamarind margaritas are great as well.

    http://houston.citysearch.com/profile/9848...a_mexicana.html

    Root Memorial Square At 1400 Clay St.

    in Downtown

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    in all fairness - i don't think it's all "white people" that are taking on the urban frontier as you put it. the homeless issue is one that is cause for deeper exploration rather than applying simplistic assumptions about them and how to help their plight.

    I'm all for addressing the problem from a root level. However, it's unfair to blame people who invest their life fortunes in homes and lives - they have every right to demand that their neighborhood be rid of homeless bums. I think it's unfair to paint residents of midtown as selfish, when in truth, they are simply trying to make their living environment BETTER.

    I respect the initiatives you take to ensure that they are treated well and with respe ct. I don't have any intention of treating these people poorly. I do understand that they too are human and deserve the same empathy that's reserved for any other human.

    But there are some undeniable facts about their lives - and these problems are ones that mere residents cannot address - the government must step to the plate to come up with solutions. Meanwhile, I will continue to tell the homeless bum who pees on my drive to "get the #%^ off of my property" and i will continue to call the police where needed.

    There are two sides to every coin...and painting everyone with the same brush is unfair.

    First, we ran the homeless out of downtown, because some white people thought it would be a nice place to watch a baseball game.

    Then, we ran them out of midtown, because white people from the suburbs wanted to be 'urban pioneers', but the homeless made it a bit too urban for their suburban tastes.

    Now, you want to take away their freeway overpass?!

    For those of you that don't spend much time thinking about this issue, let me explain:

    The Star of Hope Mission used to have a men's shelter on the east side of downtown.  No one bothered them there since no one went over there.  Then, we decided to build a baseball stadium right on top of their shelter.  They had to go.  The non-profit's building was purchased and they rebuilt on Ruiz, next to the US 59 overpass.  They also built a women's and family shelter on Dowling, a couple of blocks away.  Now, these shelters, being run by a Christian group, have a few rules, if you want a bed.  Some of the biggies are no drinking, drugging and fighting.  If they smell alcohol, you don't get a bed.  These are not harsh or unreasonable rules, but they are the rules.

    Now, some of these homeless sorts, like many of us with homes, try to get through their miserable lives by having a drink or 2.  Now, they don't get a bed, but they WILL get ameal in the morning, maybe their only one all day.  Plus, the shelter has security, so if you sleep near the shelter, you will be reasonably safe, a really big deal for these guys.  Since most humans, like most dogs, don't like to sleep in the rain, they bunk under the overpass.

    These guys don't ask for much.  On my way to the office, at most, they ask for a quarter.  When I had my restaurant, they occasionally asked for a water or a coke.  They offered to clean up around my restaurant and to watch the place at night, if I would let them use the spigot in the back to clean up, so as not to offend the white people by being unkempt.  I told them that was fine as long as they didn't leave it running.  They never used a drop more than they needed.

    I hope I have not ruined anyone's day by making these people sound a little human.  And I hope you will forgive the homeless for sleeping under your 59 overpass.  They meant no harm.  They just figured you already took their 45 overpass, and you had all the overpasses you need.  I'll explain it to them the next time I see them.  They are a very understanding lot....they have no choice.

    Whole Foods Market At 515 Elgin St.

    in Midtown

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    Montrose...could you post a link?

    Post Oak Shopping Center At 1703-1751 Post Oak Blvd.

    in Uptown and Galleria Area

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    ^  and right here is the reason developers keep building business structures with surface parking attached.

    I don't understand how this is the smart solution - i.e. structures with surface parking attached. It would seem to me that there must be much more logical solutions with long-term objectives in mind for the area.

    If this is the reason that developers keep building business structure with surface parking attached, then I can't help but conclude that these developers are short-sighted.

    Pub Fiction At 2303 Smith St.

    in Midtown

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    email i received from their newsletter list today:

    PUB FICTION BREAKS GROUND ON CONSTRUCTION

    On February 9, 2005, we began renovating the 2303 Smith Street Building, which will be the future home of Pub Fiction. If you don't remember, Pub Fiction is the first collaboration of Michael Paolucci and Blini Hoxha, both formerly of BAR Houston. Pub Fiction will be Midtown

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