Heights Speed Traps
Heights Speed Traps The Houston Press recently listed the Top 10 Speed Traps in Houston. Two of these are in the Heights, and one nearby. My personal favorite speed trap, where I’ve been caught once, and nearly caught on several occasions is on Durham, heading south from 11th St to I-10. You just sail over the bridge […]
La Traviata – Opera in the Heights
La Traviata Opens at Opera in the Heights I know nothing about opera, but it’s cool that the we have our own Opera in the Heights. Since I know nothing about it, all the info below comes from Houston Press Art Attack and Opera in the Heights website. The opera La Traviata, tops off the series Opera […]
Top 10 Horror Classics
Top 10 Horror Classics October is the perfect time to re-live all the old horror classics. There will certainly be a lot of them on TV. The Houston Press makes it easy to take a quick look at each in their Top 10 Horror Classics. Click on their link for previews of each of these […]
Sprouts Farmers Market Coming to Heights
Sprouts Farmers Market to be in Shopping Center at Yale Another sign that the Heights is growing up and becoming a place-to-be in Houston: Sprouts Farmers Market is building here. Sprouts is to be one of the companies leasing space at the shopping center going up at Yale and I-10. Sprouts offers offers healthy eating alternatives […]
10 Worst Cities to Live In
Now that the Heights has been deemed one our nations 10 best big cities in which to live. Here are the Top 10 Worst Cities.
Heights Food Truck Friday
I went to Torchy’s Tacos yesterday evening. It was their opening day and they were packed! There is an outside eating area right on the 19th St sidewalk. This and the new Heights General Store were the only places obviously open. All the closed shops made it look desolate..kind’a sad. However, all that changes tonight! […]
Macy’s Implosion
Macy’s Implosion Everybody likes to watch buildings implode. I have watched many buildings in downtown Houston come crashing to the ground. Some weren’t even that old. (Houston in general doesn’t like anything old..that’s why the Heights is so unique). My kids are grown and gone, so I can’t get them out of bed at dawn […]
Some Houston Heights Shops
Some Houston Heights Shops The Heights has a lot of eclectic shops. W 19th of course has a preponderance of early 1900’s buildings housing everything from antiques and retro clothing to upscale restaurants and galleries. There are also shops along 11th St, Yale and Studewood. Here is a quick glimpse from the street. These are […]
Gallery M Squared
Gallery M Squared Gallery M Squared is one of my favorite galleries. They are in the old, iconic Heights Theater on 19th St. This is huge space with black walls and ceiling. The focus is entirely on the art; generally dramatic art. Art even hangs from the ceiling. My only complaint is that you can’t tell from […]
The Heights General Store
Heights General Store Another new store/shop/eatery is opening in the old Harolds building on 19th St. Alli Jarrett gives the philosophy for her new endeavor at their website: The Heights General Store @ harold’s. Their goal is to be the perfect place to buy artisan bread, pick up a prepared meal to take home or […]
