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July 10, 2007

Good morning, Houston. Been missing the Texas Cyclone since it was torn down last year? Then you'll be happy to know about the Boardwalk Bullet, a nearly 100-foot-tall wooden roller coaster set to open this summer at the Kemah Boardwalk. Tim Anderson, Kemah Boardwalk manager, said the Bullet will have more crossovers than any other wooden coaster in the world, and it'll be a bit taller and longer than the famed Cyclone. "It has......

Continue Reading "Morning Roundup: Biting the Bullet edition"

March 9, 2007

So there has been a continual push and pull around the new development by Randall Davis in the Village - funny advertisements, approval from the city for street abandonment, and the loss of some neat shopping places. Sonoma, however, is apparently still in the works despite growing concerns. That's right - for all of you million dollar hippies (or $30,000 millionaires), your residence in wait may be within reach (yes, Mr. Davis is taking......

Continue Reading "Bolsover or not, Sonoma's coming"

April 14, 2006

This post comes to us from Austinist's Shannon Roberts. In the last month, we started a discussion about the potentially critically-damaging impact that the dissolution or restructuring of the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) could have on Texas' arts and cultural organizations. (here and here) This week, we interviewed Ricardo Hernandez, the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on the Arts, and Jennifer Wijangco, the Deputy Director of the Texas Cultural Trust to get......

Continue Reading "Interviews on the Possible Devastation of the Arts, Culture and Economy of Texas"

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