sevfiv
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I am sorry. I did not specify. I mean residential. Townhomes, houses, etc. Thanks.
yes, you did specify, i just didn't read too closely
the two firms i listed do *some* residential, though, i believe
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Are there any future projects to build enviromentally friendly, low energy usage home developments in Houston? How about architects that specilaze in that kind of construction?
there are very few, and i can't name any new ones off the top of my head...
the UT School of Nursing (http://www.uthouston.edu/sonscc/) is a LEED building
they used BNIM architects (http://www.bnim.com/fmi/xsl/index.xsl) and Lake/Flato architects (http://www.lakeflato.com)
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is THE most viewed thread EVER?
(including the previous HAIF setup?)
eek...it's amazing how the same two or three points can take up over thirty pages!
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there are no references to their data, but they may know what they are talking about...
Pigeons are monogamous. Eight to 12 days after mating, the females lay 1 or 2 eggs which hatch after 18 days.More eggs are laid before the first clutch leaves the nest. Breeding may occur at all seasons, but peak reproduction occurs in the spring and fall.
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thanks for posting that - i saw one like this for pittsburgh recently and i had been wondering if there was a map that showed buildings and so forth for houston
i wonder how often it is updated - it still shows the william penn building being on the corner of texas and la branch
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tortuga's, monterey's, casa ole, etc
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In the interview, published yesterday in The Los Angeles Sentinel, a weekly, Mr. Young said that Wal-Mart “should” displace mom-and-pop stores in urban neighborhoods.
“You see those are the people who have been overcharging us,” he said of the owners of the small stores, “and they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they’ve ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it’s Arabs.”
uhh...wow.
you'd think it would have been programmed in his worldly yet senile little mind that as a known civil-rights leader, those things shouldn't be said in interviews (but it's great that he was thinking those things).
and just because smaller stores can't buy ho-ho's in the bulk quantities that wal-mart can doesn't make them scammers...
doesn't he have a history of odd statements, though?
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so you're part of the crowd that starts chain letters...
and *IF* that happened, i doubt we'll be wanting to or able to come here and commiserate
keep checking snopes, folks
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Did I miss something? I didn't see a price on the listing. Did I miss it?
the price is in green at the top left of the listing ($299,900)
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permits are issued for that sort of thing - the city of houston parking ordinances are a fright to read, but the information is within - maybe...
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Mexican Restaurants rolls up Mission Burritos
Houston Business Journal - 1:40 PM CDT Thursday
by Allison Wollam
Staff Writer
Mexican Restaurants Inc. has acquired Mission Burritos for its entry into the growing fast-casual dining segment.The Houston-based company purchased the local two-unit restaurant for $75,000.
Founder Wendy Jones opened the first Mission Burritos, which was once a chain of four restaurants, on West Alabama in 1995 and the restaurant quickly became known for its huge burritos made with fresh ingredients. The second location is at 1609 Durham in the Heights.
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories...63&hbx=e_du
is $75,000 a typo?
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bummer - and i love the way they celebrate ancient tuscan columns (as if comparing their craftmanship), then list clients such as new plan, applebee's, escalante's, and IHOP
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Is there a common source for historic photos of Houston?
there are a few, but i am partial to bob bailey
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Dang-it SEV ! Why aren't you out taking pictures of these laughable luxury homes ?
you know what? i think i did...it's just a matter of locating it
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here is the website for the Gulfton Super Neighborhood:
http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/nbhd_svc...rInfo/SN_27.htm
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Not all conservatives or Republicans are against your rail. I'm all for rail on Richmond.
I may not like it when gvt gets in the way and tells me not to drive a SUV becasue its bad for the environment.... but thats not because I don't care, it is becasue I want my choices and options, and its my right to drive a gas guzzler if I want. ( which i dont, btw ) ...but I am certainly all about transit choices.. which translates to bring on more and more LRT.
Plus, I was pretty young when Lanier was mayor, so I'm spitting out what I've heard.... but wasn't he fiercely anti-rail and a democrat ?
lanier was/is a freeway man - these issues aren't bound by political lines, but more along industry/bourgeois lines (to be general).
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Ok, I was looking at a map and thinking, wow that looks like boundaries for Bellaire proper. If Gulfton surrounds Bellaire, wouldn't the residents be worried about that? I mean doesn't Gulfton have tons of crime and illegals? The Bellaire High School has been on the news a lot recently for incidents, so I'm thinking it has to do with the surrounding area. Does anyone know if they let students from outside Bellaire city limits attend the high school? If so, that could be a reason for the school's decline, because on Channel 2 news today, it was listed as an unacceptable school. Really sad, because it used to be the top school in the HISD area.
bellaire has kids from all over (at least when i attended). i also don't recall it ever being in the news for anything negative back then...
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well, sheesh - i was just referring to her facial expression:
as far as winners, well, i think that's par for the course
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someone recommended the documentary "this is my home, it is not for sale," which is about the interesting history of the neighborhood (haven't had a chance to see it yet, though).
there is a thread on the documentary here
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^ i agree about the funding
Tradition and the look of old Yankee Stadium prior to its renovation in the 1970's will be incorporated into the new stadium.
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Most of the shell of Yankees Stadium along with the field will be preserved, and the city and state will help build a hotel, convention center, a high school for sports medicine and sports management, a museum and other offices in and around the current stadium.
um, so it's essentially not Yankee Stadium II - just Yankee stadium with a power-washing and a few less seats?
according to the site, the new facility will seat about 51,800
the current seats 56,937
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d'oh - i just posted that in it's own thread, with excerpts from the WSJ
okay fixed...
Preservationists, REIT Tussle
Over Fate of Houston Landmark
By THADDEUS HERRICK
August 16, 2006; Page B6
HOUSTON -- In a backlash to the go-go growth that has long persisted in this sprawling city, a fight to preserve three 1930s-era landmarks is gaining support.
The latest battle pits preservationists against Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors Inc., among the nation's largest real-estate-investment trusts. Tenants at Weingarten's 1937 River Oaks shopping center say company officials have revealed plans to demolish at least some of the mall and the 1939 River Oaks Theater in favor of a Barnes & Noble Inc. bookstore, among other buildings. Preservationists fear a new Barnes & Noble store also would put at risk the nearby 1939 Alabama Theater, a Weingarten property that previously was converted into a Bookstop store, Barnes & Noble's regional chain of smaller, mall-based bookstores.
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David Deason, vice president for development at Barnes & Noble, said the New York-based company intends to close the Bookstop in favor of a "state of the art" facility. But Mr. Deason said the fate of the landmarks is in the hands of Weingarten.
can't link to the article...argh
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if you go to the san jacinto, keep north of town - in town it smells and looks awful around here! wasn't there a dioxin problem addressed a few years ago, too?
it has also been named a top ten endangered river by American Rivers
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there is something called the Buffalo and Whiteoak Bayous Bacteria TMDL Stakeholder Group on the Texas Commission for Environental Quality site, and they also have a "Texas Surface Water Quality Viewer" - i am having a hard time understanding any of it, but i was able to retrieve this map:
(the red lines indicate water that is "impaired for aquatic life use"
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so that may not mean alot, but it still says "icky" to me
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a lighthearted pigeon reproduction thread
in Off Topic
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Our breeders are result of a highly intensified program of genetic research. You can expect more meat to feed ratio, broad breast, good hatchability and superb livability. When squabs get on the line, processors and marketers will like the uniform body confirmation.
holy squabcakes!