Daily Archives: August 8, 2007

I Will Not Shop At The West Gray Barnes & Noble

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As expected, today the Houston City Council granted historic landmark status to the River Oaks Shopping Center, River Oaks Theater, Alabama Shopping Center, and Alabama BookStop. But the 11-3 vote was largely symbolic, and does nothing to prevent demolition of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 3 Comments

Chron story on Universities DEIS

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Not much here about the Metro Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PDF) for the Universities corridor we didn’t already know, but at least it gives us a chance to read some dueling quotes. Here’s one aspect that I hadn’t seen mentioned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 2 Comments

Council filings are now open

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The November election season for City of Houston offices is now officially open. Matt Stiles has the list of Monday morning first-in-line filers, plus a pretty good accounting of who else is out there. Couple names to add to his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2007 | 3 Comments

River Oaks Shopping Center: Going, going…

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I took these pictures yesterday morning on my way to work: This is the Shepherd end of the center, where the Black Eyed Pea used to be, viewed from the Starbucks lot. The For Fun, For Life, For You sign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 1 Comment

Seven fifty-six

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations to Barry Bonds. I don’t care what anybody else says. This was a hell of an achievement. I for one plan to celebrate it. Well done, Barry. Well done. UPDATE: I agree with Matt Yglesias: [T]he day when MLB … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | 1 Comment

Cornyn still flipflopping on the fence

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

John Cornyn came to El Paso, and provided a new twist to his already convoluted stance on the border fence. Cornyn, who is running for re-election in 2008, gave a legislative update to about 100 business leaders and local officials … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Comments Off on Cornyn still flipflopping on the fence

Money, it’s a hit

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Now hear this: Mikal Watts has a lot of money, and he’s not afraid to use it. Attorney Mikal Watts has the wealth to wage a Senate race in Texas, reporting in financial disclosure forms that he earned $40 million … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2008 | Comments Off on Money, it’s a hit

On supporting Michael Vick

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I had wondered before if there would be an organized constituency supporting Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick as he answers charges that he was a ringleader of a nasty dogfighting operation on his property. We know now that civil rights … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 2 Comments