Archive for December, 2006
Are “lifestyle centers” real TOD?
Closed Published by Tory Gattis December 12th, 2006 on Houston StrategiesA couple recent articles sparked me thinking about lifestyle centers and transit-oriented development (TOD), two independent trends that are getting a little confused because they happen to overlap in rare instances. The first is a Newsweek article on…
An ode to Chicago music that eventually meaders into a thing about Houston music and Pale in particular… and grooving with a pict
Closed Published by David A. Cobb December 12th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogOne the things that prompted me to do Houston Calling was the mostly tightknit Chicago music scene I experienced from afar as a fan and friend of the band Fig Dish….
End of Semester Rumble at The Proletariat
Closed Published by David A. Cobb December 11th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogI was recently told about this upcoming show, being billed as the End of Semester Rumble, which features The Dimes, Gay Marriage (their last show), The Linus Pauling Quartet, and PRKL8R,…
Joanna Newsom at The Orange Show sold out
Closed Published by David A. Cobb December 11th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogHarpist/singer Joanna Newsom is playing in Houston tomorrow night (Tuesday, 12.12.06) at The Orange Show. The show is sold out, and if this weather keeps up, the show will be at…
Win free tickets to ¡Forward, Russia!
Closed Published by David A. Cobb December 11th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music Blog¡Forward, Russia!, one of the UK’s most interesting exports of 2006, is playing an all ages show in Houston tomorrow night (Tuesday the 12th) at Walter’s with Snowden. The New York…
A cautionary warning from Australia to Houston
Closed Published by Tory Gattis December 10th, 2006 on Houston StrategiesToday we have an interesting item from Down Under - a report titled “The Tragedy of Planning - Losing the Great Australian Dream” (thanks to Hugh for the link). It laments the extremely high housing prices in Australia due to tight land use regulatio…
Give the gift of The Black Math Experiment…
Closed Published by David A. Cobb December 8th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogLast Transmission from the Blue Room, the new album from Houston’s The Black Math Experiment, is available at the band’s MySpace page. Make with the clicky and buy your copy today–and…
2035 Houston Regional Transportation Plan vision
Closed Published by David December 8th, 2006 on ConnectionsHouston’s 2035 Regional Transportation Plan has a proposed vision and a set of goals based on citizen values.
Paper Airplanes at The Junction
Closed Published by David A. Cobb December 8th, 2006 on Houston Calling :: Houston Music BlogWichita, Kansas group Paper Airplanes play at The Junction this Sunday night (12.10.06), with tourmates Ad Astra Per Aspera. From their press release: The band’s debut, Boyhood, is being released on…
HOV-to-HOT, St. Arnold goes to Austin, and cool stat maps
Closed Published by Tory Gattis December 7th, 2006 on Houston StrategiesTime again to pass along the smaller miscellaneous items. These should give you a few interesting reads and things to do over the weekend.
Christof has a couple excellent new posts at his blog on Houston’s recently completed and very effective HOV l…