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looks like the Met will be the choice - i like the Houston Center proximity to my office and i like the tennis availability at the met. i would've preferred a closer walk for daytime...but there was nothing reasonable within a block or two.

hmmmm...what about saudi arabia then? and how about pakistan? don't they both have factions of al qaida and meet your general criteria? 'let's just flatten the mountainous regions of Afganistan'...you're not serious are you? i find it humorous that such ignorance is so pervasive in the world...and rather sad.

"Gimme Gimme Gimme"

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5000 Montrose?

New Jersey has the "All Turns" concept - i.e. no matter what you're doing, Uturn, leftturn or rightturn....you take a right. But they are loops - so there isn't a lot of stop and go. If anyone has ever driven up US Route 1 in Jersey...they'd notice this.

they've got a party/gala event there tmrw (saturday) night. in the article in the chronicle last wkd, they mentioned that tickets are $135...

It's hard to imagine a rendition without pics of those oaks...they are beautiful. It would be a MAJOR plus to anyone buying there...

I think we're talking about two different properties here. The location mentioned on the website is 118 McGowen - which is on McGowen between Helena and Albany...i.e. across the street from Oakwood apartments i think. I don't think this rendition is that of the property at Tuam/Chenevert

A lot of the bars/clubs opening in the area are opening in the same general strip - up Smith/Bagby or along Gray. Much of the townhomes around Red Door/Casa Manhattan are certainly in the line of fire from a lot of noise. However, for the most part, there aren't a lot of townhomes near these places. The apartments area also generally a block or two away - with the exception of the Post props where they are directly upstairs. West U / Rice is an area dominated by a lot of bars/clubs - however, much of the business base is weighted by restaurants and retail. As midtown diversifies, i'm sure we'll find that restaurants and retail will follow. It's a matter of time and patience. Also, midtown will only support a certain number of bars! I'm sure after a while, the market will be saturated and the true survivors will emerge. Give it some time, i'm sure that over the next year or two, the market will start evolving in that direction. My speculation at least.

I wouldn't mind seeing something like that on Main...though I'm not sure how they'd stand the heat. There are plenty of vendors in the entrances of most office buildings and at tunnel level as well.

Likley has to do with the holiday wkd!

I've had that salad and it is GOOD! I do like the early AM workouts as well - but two days a week, i tend to move it to lunchtime. But I feel the best when i workout first thing in the morn. Convenience is a must for me - as it helps the motivational factor as well! I'm stopping by Larry Fitness today...i'm leaning towards the Met/Center clubs...we'll see! I'm withi Travelguy - lunch workouts tend to have more structure for me because of the rigid timeline. I am surprised that there are no real values other than the Y downtown...everything else is 'premium' from what i can tell. I'll have to see what LF has to offer today...and will come up with a solution. This is for both me and my wife...at the Y we end up dropping $75 monthly after membership fees and locker fees...may have to stick with that. I'll let you know how it turns out! Thanks for all the input.

I suspect that my options are really going to revolve around the Met, Larry Fitness and the Houstonian Lite. The HL gives me the luxury of a quick 1 block walk to the gym, thus making my lunch hour easier to accomdate with less time spent in 'commute'... I suppose something's going to have to give! Trying to squeeze as much as I possibly can in a short period of time...sometimes you just can't do it

I was waiting for someone to drop that comment...unavoidable sarcasm on this board at times. When you are dressed in professional attire in Houston, one would see logic in avoiding long walks, espeically in the summer heat. Further, the idea is to find as much efficiency as possible. Thanks for your observation though

I did visit - very nice. My objective is to find something on my side of downtown...that doesn't require a long walk - i was hoping that there were more facilities in the neighboring bldgs...i.e. chase tower, bofa, shell, wells fargo etc.

I've been a member at the YMCA and once upon a time at the Met/CenterClub. I'm hunting for a more convenient location to my office...by JP Morgan Chase bldg on Main. Any recommendations? I scouted the Houstonian Lite today in the Pennzoil bldg and was quite impressed...but the initiation fee was outrageous...

There seems to be an epedemic of "broad stroke generalisms" in this thread. Inner Loop vs. Suburb locations for raising a family are irrelevant if the parents are not interested in participating in their child's upbringing. We live in midtown with a young child who doesn't have the advantage of a street full of friends. However, our child does indeed have a very well structured social environment, as we get together with many of the kids/parents from his school on the weekends at venues like memorial park, hermann park, the zoo, children's museum, hmns and so on. With all of these venues within 10 minutes easy drive, it gives us the opportunity to spend more time with him and his friends. Parenting, whether inside the loop or outside, is a full-time career - and those who think that simple location alone is a determining factor are lost. We have many friends who are happy in sugar land or pearland raising their families. We're doing the same in midtown. Likewise, we have friends raising their families in rural Arkansas and Oklahoma doing JUST fine...just like our friends who live in Brooklyn and Upper East Side Manhattan. We chose to live and raise our kid where we are, simply because it's close to amenities where we'd like to spend our weekends and downtime. We enjoy goiing to Hermann, even in the sweltering heat! Perhaps we'll learn otherwise over time...but isn't that what it's all about?

Did you feel the same way about the NRA convention at GRB?

Thanks for the feedback - i will update on my findings after this wkd

Recently we heard about a couple purchasing a condo near Lake Conroe at the 30k price point. In disbelief that such properties might be available, i researched on HAR...to find virtually nothing in that range. My thought was perhaps these condos don't get listed with real estate agents because of the price point...i.e. maybe there are alternative advertising sources that are cheaper routes to selling? any thoughts on this?

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.

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

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.