Well, I meant to come up with new CONTENT for you folks.
But instead, I went out exploring Houston tonight.
I hung out at Byzantio.
That’s one of the best “just off downtown” Greek bars most Houstonians have never heard of.
And then I hung out for a bit at the West Alabama Icehouse.
No excuses on that one — it’s the best Icehouse in the whole damn state, and it’s gotten press from the NY Times because… well, just
Andrea Georgsson’s “editorial journal” piece in the Comical editorial section has to be one of the silliest things I’ve ever seen there.
And for a newspaper headed by someone as lacking in editorial judgment as Jeff Cohen, that’s really a strong statement.
This is an excerpt from Georgsson, one of the EDITORS responsible for putting that laugher of a newspaper together, about her electrical outage:
Not wanting to open the refrigerator — and rather proud of my cooking
Banjo Jones is shutting down his Brazosport News blog:
This is the last posting for The Brazosport News.
We are moving on to greener, out-of-state pastures, so we bid you a fond adieu.
Good luck with the move, Banjo, and here’s hoping when you get settled into your new place, there’s gonna be a new Banjo Jones
Pasadena is apparently having problems with bandit signs:
Pasadena officials are cracking down on bandit signs that clutter city property, but they can’t do it without the public’s help, News2Houston reported Monday.
Although these homemade signs, advertising everything from free pets to garage sales, are not meant to cause a nuisance, officials said the build-up over time cause an eyesore for the city.
“Bless their heart, probably just kids looking for dogs, but they saturate these intersections
City Council today approved Mayor White’s plan to expand the hours that fees will be required to park at city meters downtown.
Previously, those parking downtown on weekends were not subject to the regular parking fees.
Now, those fees will be collected Monday through Saturday.
The Mayor and his transportation “czar” continue to present what is effectively a tax increase as part of its mobility plan.
In fact, this component of the plan does nothing to enhance mobility. Councilman