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THE RUMBLE PART II
Heights Walmart heats up: Mayor Annise Parker won't defend the project, notes she's no SuperCenter shopper
By Carolina Astrain
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Traffic was one major concern at the public meeting Mayor Annise Parker held on the Heights Walmart plans Wednesday night at the High School for Law Enforcement and ...
YOU DECIDE: TEAM FAYZA OR TEAM CAROLINE?
Culture Wars: Heights Walmart debate zooms into hypotheticals & a proper bedtime hour
By Carolina Astrain
Aug 26th, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Editor's note: In this regular series, CultureMap staffers, contributors and selected experts will audio debate issues in the city. First up — The Walmart in the Heights project ...
380 AGREEMENT TAKES CENTER STAGE
Inside the Walmart meeting: A night of jeers, Parker patience, racism charges & tax break debate
By Carolina Astrain
Aug 26th, 2010 at 1:08 AM
Opponents of the Heights-area Walmart project filled the large room at George R. Brown in a surge of red. Mayor Annise Parker greeted the public, beginning with what ...
SHOPPING CENTER CONTROVERSY
Developer releases first look of Walmart architectural renderings
By Clifford Pugh
Aug 25th, 2010 at 3:55 PM
In advance of Wednesday night's meeting to discuss the proposed inner loop Walmart-anchored retail development called Washington Heights, the Ainbinder Company released its first renderings of the ...
THE OTHER SIDE
An everyman Walmart defender speaks up for the Heights SuperCenter and the project reaches out
By Carolina Astrain
Aug 25th, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Eric Dean is 37 and works booking at Walter's on Washington, a Heights favorite. Five years ago he traded in his South Texas Valley home for one ...
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIND
Sorella makes Wallpaper* magazine's list of top biz hotels
By Steven Thomson
Aug 23rd, 2010 at 7:13 AM
Hotel Sorella's sizzling design scheme has caught the attention of one of the world's most refined design-minded magazines, Wallpaper*, snagging a spot on the list of ...
VOLUNTEER FOR A TV CAUSE
Extreme Makeover starts its Houston show at First Baptist Church tonight
By Rachel Hanley
Jul 19th, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Corpse flower madness is still consuming the city — but don't let that overshadow Extreme Makeover's first visit to Houston. I keep running across people who don ...
CALL OFF THE INVASION
Could another new I-10 Supercenter save the Heights from Walmart?
By Caroline Gallay
Jul 15th, 2010 at 8:01 PM
When news broke that Walmart might be moving too-close-for-comfort to my beloved Houston Heights, responses were as passionate as they were numerous. But now we hear, via ABC13 ...
ICONIC LESBIAN LOUNGE UP FOR SALE
Another Montrose bar in danger of shuttering: Don't take Chances
By Steven Thomson
Jul 15th, 2010 at 11:10 AM
First the loss of Lilith Fair — now Chances? Houston may soon lose its most iconic lesbian lounge: Shrouded in palms at Westheimer and Waugh, the 13,767 square-foot ...
ON THE WAY UP
Houston home prices on the rise
By Steven Thomson
Jul 14th, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Houston continues to climb its way up the economic ladder: Local home prices, including prices connected to the sale of distressed properties, increased by 4.73 percent in ...
MOVIN' ON UP
After move to $10.5 million River Oaks mansion, Joel Osteen offers Tanglewood land for $1.1 million
By Clifford Pugh
Jul 9th, 2010 at 11:35 AM
At Lakewood Church, Joel Osteen proclaims,"It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty." The pastor of the Houston megachurch and wife ...
TRENDSETTERS LOOK ELSEWHERE
The Social shutters its patio, leaves prime Washington Avenue real estate open
By Caroline Gallay
Jul 9th, 2010 at 11:07 AM
The Social, the trendy patio bar on the corner of Washington Avenue and Yale Street, has closed. The reasons behind the sudden closure are unclear, but some sources ...
REAL ESTATE ROUND-UP
Gerald Hines' best customer re-ups, apartment rents rise & Firethorne gets sale happy
By Ralph Bivins - August 30th, 2010
There are repeat customers. Then, there are repeat, repeat, repeat customers. Rowan Companies has leased its office space from Gerald D. Hines since 1969. And Rowan is going to stay ...
REAL ESTATE ROUND-UP
Unveiled: New Washington Heights project to bring retail, restaurants — and, oh yes, a Walmart to Houston Inner Loop
By Ralph Bivins - August 20th, 2010
Restaurants and stores on Heights Boulevard, along with new pathways and landscaping on the boulevard’s esplanade, will be part of Ainbinder Company’s Walmart-anchored retail development in the Inner ...
REAL ESTATE ROUND-UP
Montrose fields forever: There's a billion-dollar Regent Square project among those weeds
By Ralph Bivins - August 9th, 2010
Visionaries have to squint a little harder to see it now. Dreamers have to fly to the highest cirrus cloud to get excited about it at this late date. Realists ...
Real Estate Round-up
What happened to the mixed use craze? CityCentre, West Ave & BLVD Place lead the way
By Ralph Bivins - August 2nd, 2010
Houston’s new wave of huge retail/restaurant mixed-use centers was knocked off course by Hurricane Ike and a hell of a recession. A couple of years ago, the mixed-use ...
MOB real estate turning into a hot niche in the Houston suburbs
The world’s largest and finest medical complex — the Texas Medical Center — is located just a couple of miles south of downtown Houston. Over 4,000 doctors work there, performing ...
REAL ESTATE ROUND-UP
Houston's $300 million skyscraper: The for-sale Heritage Plaza could reach that ceiling
By Ralph Bivins - July 19th, 2010
The iconic Heritage Plaza building, the distinctive photographic centerpiece of numerous Houston skyline pictures, is for sale. Recognized for the stepped granite feature at the top, which resembles a Mayan ...
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