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Looking for an architect recommendation for a residential project who can capture the Heights historical sensibility.

Thank you.

Don't know where you live but in our neighborhood, phone books were delivered last week during spring break. They were somewhat carelessly thrown on the easements or directly on the sidewalks. Since many families were out of town, some neighbors gathered the phone book bags and placed them in the home owners' back yards so as not to scream "I'm not home" for a week. BTW, some in our 'hood did receive a 2nd bag of phone books. Don't know if they were the same books or different brand or what. We didn't get the additional bag at our house.

Sorry about your mailbox, you may want to check the local pawn shops and antique stores or Craig's list. Then again, it may already be installed on a home in the next county.

Thank you for the feedback. The mail box was stolen while we were at work. The two phone book packages were identical and delivered on Tuesday. We alerted our neighbors in case someone is working the area.

FYI...

Our front porch antique mail box was stolen yesterday afternoon (3/23/10). Unfortunately, the mail box contained the daily mail as well. The mail box was heavy and bulky. We are counting our blessings they did not get into the house (protected by alarm) or garage (always locked). One thing that did not make sense, we found a 2nd package of the recent phone book directory in the back yard with the gate being left opened. We think it might of been a ruse by the perpetrator(s) to gain access to the back yard. We filed a police report and bought a cheap mail box.

Does anyone have information on this new establishment in the works?

I am glad this new restaurant is booming. Just be careful driving in the area. It tends to get congested with vehicles parking on the street shoulders. It makes it difficult to see who is flying up & down on 19th / 20th Street. I had a close call last Thursday evening (crossing 19th from Beall Street).

Place a visible dog park rules sign and designate a trash can plus a poop bag dispenser. I take my dog to the Danny Jackson Dog park and most people follow the posted rules.

With business expected to weaken further in 2009, the company said it will cut 5,000 jobs, or nearly 6 percent of its 84,000-strong global work force.

Earlier this month, Schlumberger said it would cut up to 1,000 of its 19,000 North American employees, including up to 100 of its 5,000 jobs in the Houston area. But before today it had not provided details about cuts in international regions.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/6226469.html

Schlumberger on Friday signaled more tough times ahead for the hard-hit oil drilling sector on top of its 17% drop in fourth-quarter net income.

"The company confirmed it's taking actions to reduce its global workforce, and held out the possibility of more cuts this year."

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/oil-...t=TQP_Mod_mktwN

Has anyone tried this gun range?

Memorial Shooting Center

http://www.chlhoustontx.com/Home.html

Java Java - 3 strikes ( poor service and quality of food )

Glass Wall The Restaurant - 2 strikes ( quality was there but poor preparation )

Bummer...I was hoping it would take off but it had a lot of short-comings as mentioned by other folks. I stopped by several times...tried the sandwiches and coffee (good but pricey). I do remember and appreciate them opening immediately after Hurricane Ike and making an effort to provide hot coffee and food.

We could round them up and have a yearly "Heights Grocery Cart Derby" off Heights Blvd. We could have teams representing the local neighborhoods, i.e., Houston Heights, Woodland Heights, Sunset Heights, etc. Of course, any monies from donations or fees go to designated charities.

Is it me or does the Heights area have a problem with abandoned grocery carts outside apartments, on sidewalks and in ditches? Is it considered a theft (misdemeanor) in Houston with the removal of a cart from the premises? IMHO...stray carts become a public safety issue suggesting that signs of neighborhood deterioration, if not promptly addressed, will lead to further decay, crime and loss of security.

"Halliburton Co. also said it would begin laying off workers but didn't say how many or when."

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090108/oil_industr..._cuts.html?.v=2

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ms. Sasha's appearance has changed dramatically over the years. The question is...Are these changes voluntary or part of the business (pressure to always look good). There is a fine line that gets crossed and there is no turning back.

$Ref:

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/lisa-rinna-i-loo...urgery/17290?nc

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/6200626.html

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=slb

Daniella Guzman and Jennifer Reyna are lovely ladies...

I love the King Williams District. I frequented the area (eateries, art galleries, & festivals) back in the early '90s while attending college in SA. The neighborhood made such an impression that I sought a similar neighborhood in Houston and found the Houston Heights (current resident). Our goal is to hopefully retire in SA and find a home in the King Williams District. I often check the following realty and association sites:

http://www.kingwmrealty.com/kwr3/default.asp

http://kingwilliamassociation.org/joomla/

I don't watch Channel 2 but the few times I did stop by looking for news information, Wendy Corona was quite competent as an anchor.

I agree with the previous post regarding the recent gentrification in the discussed area. In the last 4 years, companies like "Bastian" and "Tricon" have been building new homes in this area. All of these changes have improved the area for the better. I have yet to see a slowdown even in this economy. If you follow the streets (Alexander & Dorothy) going north towards downtown Heights, you will see the building frenzy. Unfortunately, this new development has also done away with some nice, older homes worthy of renovation.

The weather was brutal this past weekend. A couple of suggestions:

1. Close off 19th Street (intersection of Shepherd and intersection of Yale)

2. Instead of August...why not the Labor Day Weekend in September (much cooler)

3. Recyclable containers along the routes

Another poor choice in residential development (Town Homes right off the bayou). I share the same sentiments regarding the awful looking Town Homes right off the RR tracks across Hickory Hollow. I wonder how much the mortgage meltdown will affect the sale of these new homes.

It looks like this condo development came to a screeching halt. It has been over a year now and I see very few tenants. It looks like it was never fully completed (parking area). I wonder if the recent mortgage meltdown affected most of the prospective buyers.

Whole Foods Market plans to build a store between downtown and River Oaks as part of a 13-acre development that will include apartments and shops. The Austin-based natural and organic grocery chain will lease the northeast corner of West Dallas and Waugh from the Finger Cos., the firms said Tuesday.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5777804.html

I wish we had a "Chick-fil-A" off Heights Blvd. I can just picture it...corner location in a Queen Anne architecture style building.

14th and Herkimer "Bungalow Revival". It is coming along nicely...I remember seeing when they moved this house into the Heights.