January 23, 20241 yr News today had a blurb about our recycling which has been not picked up since Xmass. But then the city came our and collected HER recycling only and drove past everyone else’s. Cunts.
February 5, 20241 yr Just wanted to recommend the new pizza vendor that sets up at Great Heights on Thursdays now. Just 1 guy with 2 portable pizza stoves, so you may have to wait a while (took our order about 30 minutes to come out), but it was definitely worth it, and not like it's hard to wait while sitting in a brewery.
April 16, 20241 yr 7am weekdays, 9am weekends serving Tenfold beans and pastries from Kraftsmen. And yeah, you can get a morning beer, too.
April 18, 20241 yr On 4/16/2024 at 4:24 PM, patrickdrinksbeer said: 7am weekdays, 9am weekends serving Tenfold beans and pastries from Kraftsmen. And yeah, you can get a morning beer, too. Sweet. Gonna pop in tomorrow morning on my way home from the Y. **For a coffee and quick bite, probably not a pre-work beer. Edited April 18, 20241 yr by Storm the Field
April 19, 20241 yr On 4/16/2024 at 4:24 PM, patrickdrinksbeer said: 7am weekdays, 9am weekends serving Tenfold beans and pastries from Kraftsmen. And yeah, you can get a morning beer, too. What pastries you working with
April 20, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said: thanks for popping in today Storm! hope you enjoyed the coffee. Nitro Cold Brew was excellent.
April 20, 20241 yr What pastries you working with getting an assortment of croissants, muffins, sticky buns, etc delivered daily from kraftsmen bakery.
April 28, 20241 yr Just read that Whitmire slammed the brakes on the southern half of the Shepherd/Durham project. From what I gather, they're going to finish re-doing the portions from 15th to 610, but are no longer doing anything from 14th to I-10.
April 29, 20241 yr 22 hours ago, Storm the Field said: Just read that Whitmire slammed the brakes on the southern half of the Shepherd/Durham project. From what I gather, they're going to finish re-doing the portions from 15th to 610, but are no longer doing anything from 14th to I-10.
April 29, 20241 yr 22 hours ago, Storm the Field said: Just read that Whitmire slammed the brakes on the southern half of the Shepherd/Durham project. From what I gather, they're going to finish re-doing the portions from 15th to 610, but are no longer doing anything from 14th to I-10. Between that and the potential 11th st reversal, what a clusterfuck
April 29, 20241 yr Paywalled story. I don't really care if you're in favor or opposed to this particular project. I am; however, a bit concerned that a new mayor can come in and direct the permitting department to no longer issue any permits for projects he doesn't like, even if they've already been funded and passed through the years-long design and approval process. Quote Houston city officials have put the brakes on the middle piece of a planned redesign of Shepherd and Durham along the edge of the Heights, a decision that community officials and others say puts millions of dollars destined for the city at risk. Rumored for weeks, and predicted by critics of Mayor John Whitmire’s transportation policies, the city's decision to not support any plan that removes lanes along the parallel, four-lane-wide corridors is likely to leave a gap in bicycle lanes along the streets between Interstate 10 and 15th Street. For the segment from near White Oak Bayou to north of 14th Street, it may also mean that no repairs other than routine maintenance happen in the coming months or years. “The potential exists for the project to be canceled entirely and for its associated federal funding to be reallocated somewhere else in the region,” Anne Lents, chairwoman of the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority, told board members, according to a printed copy of a monthly report she delivered Thursday. “At this point, this is out of our direct control as a redevelopment authority. Ultimately, we are an entity of the city and are reliant on the (mayoral) administration and city permitting and approvals to advance projects.” Marlene Gafrick, a senior adviser to Whitmire and former city planning department director, confirmed she told the redevelopment authority, which is building the project with local and federal funds, it would only receive city support – and permits – if it redesigned the project. The two criteria Gafrick gave the redevelopment authority, which also operates a tax increment reinvestment zone of the city, is that the project “maintain the original lane widths and number of lanes” and maintain only six-foot sidewalks. That conflicts and makes the fully designed project impossible unless the redevelopment adds the cost and complexity of acquiring land, and even then turns planned 10-foot paths into smaller ADA-minimum sidewalks.
April 29, 20241 yr We’ve just figured out that cars are unaffordable so let’s make sure there’s no other options
May 22, 20241 yr Figured I'd put this here then the el nino thread, but any of you guys got a recommendation for someone who can come out and repair fences, potentially deck-work, too? Storms hit our house good and knocked down and need to replace it. I don't want to deal with insurance for this and need to get it a new one up anyway.
May 22, 20241 yr Figured I'd put this here then the el nino thread, but any of you guys got a recommendation for someone who can come out and repair fences, potentially deck-work, too? Storms hit our house good and knocked down and need to replace it. I don't want to deal with insurance for this and need to get it a new one up anyway. I got you fam. Expect a text later today.
May 22, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Mez2 said: Figured I'd put this here then the el nino thread, but any of you guys got a recommendation for someone who can come out and repair fences, potentially deck-work, too? Storms hit our house good and knocked down and need to replace it. I don't want to deal with insurance for this and need to get it a new one up anyway. Check your PM.
May 23, 20241 yr 22 hours ago, Storm the Field said: Check your PM. PM me too Storm. I need a new fence built.
May 24, 20241 yr On 5/22/2024 at 12:11 PM, Mez2 said: Figured I'd put this here then the el nino thread, but any of you guys got a recommendation for someone who can come out and repair fences, potentially deck-work, too? Storms hit our house good and knocked down and need to replace it. I don't want to deal with insurance for this and need to get it a new one up anyway. fence building is in your blood
June 5, 20241 yr Author Whitmire looks to be walking back some of his decisions involving 11th, Shepherd and Durham: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/shepherd-durham-whitmire-bike-safety-19495316.php I've been following this issue and frankly the article leaves me with more questions than answers. Previously Whitmire had halted plans for the reconstruction of Durham and Shepherd south of 15th but this article fails to address that altogether and lumps both the current and halted projects together. Or maybe not. Chronicle for the fail. If one of you smarter people can decipher the article or understand the new plans, please educate me.
June 6, 20241 yr On 6/5/2024 at 12:31 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said: Whitmire looks to be walking back some of his decisions involving 11th, Shepherd and Durham: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/shepherd-durham-whitmire-bike-safety-19495316.php I've been following this issue and frankly the article leaves me with more questions than answers. Previously Whitmire had halted plans for the reconstruction of Durham and Shepherd south of 15th but this article fails to address that altogether and lumps both the current and halted projects together. Or maybe not. Chronicle for the fail. If one of you smarter people can decipher the article or understand the new plans, please educate me. From what I read, it's basically the old plan with slight modifications to lane and sidewalk widths. The portion from 15th to I-10 will proceed. They're also removing this divider strip at 11th and Shepherd east to Dorothy. All the changes East of Dorothy will remain. Edited June 6, 20241 yr by Storm the Field
June 29, 20241 yr They're finally started tearing down the old Sears yesterday. Drove by earlier today and there's an excavator wiping out what's left. Been what, 5 years since they closed?
July 10, 20241 yr Looking to get windows resealed, 3 story townhomes, four homes total. does anyone have a solid rec ?
August 21, 20241 yr On 7/13/2023 at 10:31 AM, Storm the Field said: Just saw some scuttlebutt online that the folks who own Savoir bought the big warehouse behind D'Alba and are planning to open a beer garden on the site late next year. That property is over a full acre, so potential to be a pretty big bar. Plans have reportedly changed for this property. The folks that run D'Alba are apparently planning to open up a neighborhood bar called Fisher's Garden eventually. They just launched an IG page a week ago. https://www.instagram.com/fishers_garden/
September 25, 20241 yr Kirby Ice House coming to the hood? One of the posters on HAIF found a plan review permit filed on Monday for Kirby Ice House at 1421 N Loop West. That's the old Chase Bank drive through on the feeder road by Lowes. 3.5 acre lot per the listing.
September 27, 20241 yr On 9/25/2024 at 3:25 PM, Storm the Field said: Kirby Ice House coming to the hood? Yup. Quote Houston’s most popular patio bar is opening a new location near the Heights. Kirby Ice House has revealed plans for a fourth location that’s expected to open in fall 2025. Located in Shady Acres at 1421 North Loop West, the new Kirby Ice House will occupy 24,000-square-feet — 12,000 indoors and 12,000 outdoors — on a 3.5 acre property. That will give it the most indoor seating and largest covered patio of any Kirby Ice House location. Similarly, the new location’s 146-foot-long bar will be the longest in Texas, surpassing the 141-foot bar at Kirby Ice House’s location in The Woodlands. Rendering:
September 27, 20241 yr Author Kirby ice house is conquering Houston. Mixed feelings about it as it may take down smaller bars but that’s business.
September 27, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Kirby ice house is conquering Houston. Mixed feelings about it as it may take down smaller bars but that’s business. Well see. Heights is a pretty mixed neighborhood. I could see it struggling to be as popular as a lot of other, smaller bars.
September 27, 20241 yr There are already like 12 “kirby ice houses” on 19th and 20th streets west of shepherd
November 8, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said: Fuck this place the rest of their insta is awful Found a spot for @Frank Drebin’s after church lunch this Sunday.
November 9, 20241 yr On 9/27/2024 at 6:58 AM, GreenspointTexas said: There are already like 12 “kirby ice houses” on 19th and 20th streets west of shepherd Yeah, they really don’t anything special except pick good locations. That said, crowded market on 19th/20th.
December 5, 20241 yr Big "For Lease" sign propped up out in front of the old Petrol Station this week. Maybe this time they can lease it to a tenant that will actually move in and operate a bar/restaurant? It's been sitting empty for 4.5 years now.
January 14Jan 14 Heard earlier that Hughies Garden Oaks (actually Independence Heights) should be opening by March. The N Main location is closing down at end of month. Lazybrook original still kicking. New location is basically across Shepherd rom Wabash Feed.
January 14Jan 14 Author 28 minutes ago, Storm the Field said: Heard earlier that Hughies Garden Oaks (actually Independence Heights) should be opening by March. The N Main location is closing down at end of month. Lazybrook original still kicking. New location is basically across Shepherd rom Wabash Feed. I would bet that in ten years, N. Shepherd from Tidwell south to 610 will look like shepherd in the heights with restaurants, bars, etc. It's probably already 20% of the way. St. Pius might keep that block free of bars.
January 14Jan 14 6 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I would bet that in ten years, N. Shepherd from Tidwell south to 610 will look like shepherd in the heights with restaurants, bars, etc. It's probably already 20% of the way. St. Pius might keep that block free of bars. Shepherd in the Heights still has some work to do with the used car lots. The recent trend of opening car washes along that stretch is also a travesty of land use, but Houston gonna Houston.
January 14Jan 14 1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I would bet that in ten years, N. Shepherd from Tidwell south to 610 will look like shepherd in the heights with restaurants, bars, etc. It's probably already 20% of the way. St. Pius might keep that block free of bars. 20-30 years
January 14Jan 14 1 hour ago, royiv said: Shepherd in the Heights still has some work to do with the used car lots. The recent trend of opening car washes along that stretch is also a travesty of land use, but Houston gonna Houston. Does this include The Car Wash, which means Burger Joint's owners own like 2 full blocks on the east side of Shepherd from 20th to 22nd? The Car Wash, Burger Joint, Taco Stand, the Pizza Place
January 14Jan 14 Author 1 hour ago, royiv said: Shepherd in the Heights still has some work to do with the used car lots. The recent trend of opening car washes along that stretch is also a travesty of land use, but Houston gonna Houston. The construction have temporarily wrecked some of the blocks. I think once construction completes there in the next year (two?), the remaining car lots will mostly move on. The exceptions might be older owners that don't worry as much about profits but rather passing the time.
January 14Jan 14 4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I would bet that in ten years, N. Shepherd from Tidwell south to 610 will look like shepherd in the heights with restaurants, bars, etc. It's probably already 20% of the way. St. Pius might keep that block free of bars. Should I buy a new construction townhouse in acres homes?
January 14Jan 14 Author 1 minute ago, elfenix said: Should I buy a new construction townhouse in acres homes? Independence Heights is slowly being gentrified so wouldn't surprise me if Acres Homes is someday.
January 23Jan 23 Shameless bump for the annual Oaks Dad's Club cookoff this weekend. I'm biased but this is one of my favorite weekends of the year. Feel free to come out Friday night, or Saturday for a great event benefitting a great organization. https://www.odcsports.com/2024bbqcookoff
February 22Feb 22 Quote Less than six months after the preserved 1939 River Oaks Theatre reopened, another art deco Houston landmark is getting a second chance. The 75-year-old sign on North Shepherd Drive that welcomes you to a Sears department store that no longer exists will likely not be torn down Unfortunately the amazing Sears lettering will come off. Hopefully the developers out up a sign with similar lettering https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/sears-sign-houston-development-construction-20181311.php
March 17Mar 17 The young guy that owns Heights & Co. bar on Yale and Dante (Italian restaurant over in River Oaks) is apparently opening up a restaurant or bar in the old Ship Channel coffee place on Wakefield after a major remodel this summer.
April 24Apr 24 2 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said: coming soon in sticker and tee form Does this mean it's you who's been planning the old Sears takeover this whole time? Quite the long game.🙂
April 24Apr 24 On 1/14/2025 at 11:03 AM, royiv said: Shepherd in the Heights still has some work to do with the used car lots. The recent trend of opening car washes along that stretch is also a travesty of land use, but Houston gonna Houston. I don't understand the issue you have with general capitalism? "Travesty of land use." Car washes make bank, and they're an excellent way to pay the land note while the land itself does another round of appreciation. And as JS1 said, the same dude/dudes own all the other restaurants on that side of Shepherd for like 4 blocks. "Car detail is going to take an hour. Why don't you head down the street and grab a beer, we'll text you when we're done." That bigger monstrosity on Shepherd by the apartment complex will also make money.
April 24Apr 24 20 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: And as JS1 said, the same dude/dudes own all the other restaurants on that side of Shepherd for like 4 blocks. "Car detail is going to take an hour. Why don't you head down the street and grab a beer, and a burger or tacos or pizza, we'll text you when we're done." Fify And it’s quite genius
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