Archive for September, 2007
The demolition begins for Allen House
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 30th, 2007 on Off the KuffRecently, I said that demolition was imminent for Allen House. Last week, the imminent arrived: That’s a view from the…
Apparently the recent uproar over the Bissonnet high rise has led to some talk involving a certain forbidden word in…
LULAC endorses HISD bond proposal
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 30th, 2007 on Off the KuffOn the heels of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorsement, HISD scores another win with a recommendation from LULAC. The…
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When we were reading about Segovia in the Rick Steves’ guide he mentioned something called the House of a Thousand Beaks. As bird lovers this caught our imagination. Rick Steves didn’t give any details about it other than it’s location so I went online to see what I could find out about the House of […]
Today was our first “day trip” during our vacation.
Segovia is located about 50 miles northwest of Madrid and makes it an ideal one day visit as it only takes about an hour to get there by bus.
I was particularly interested in Segovia because I wanted to see the Roman aqueduct that still stands there.
To get […]
The Chron has a brief look at the At Large #3 rematch between Council Member Melissa Noriega and Roy Morales….
Last time I’ll nag you (this quarter) for a donation
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 30th, 2007 on Off the KuffToday is the last day of the quarter. Rick Noriega is at 1061 donors and $153K in donations. Today is…
Cecil Cooper will be back as manager of the Astros next year. Astros owner Drayton McLane has been so impressed…
More on the Hispanic Chamber endorsement of the HISD bond referendum
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 30th, 2007 on Off the KuffHere’s a fuller version of the story about the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorsing the HISD bond proposal. “The tide…