Chickens in the Heights-Council Chickens Out
Chickens in the Heights I live in Woodland heights, and moved here because of its odd nature, eclectic people, cool houses. There used to be guinea hens near my house, just another quirk about the Heights. Until recently there were also chickens running around on Merrill St (and at least one rooster), and just last week […]
Urban Forestry Day
Urban Forestry Day 09/22/13 Time is running out to sign up for free trees from the Houston Heights Association as part of Urban Forestry Day. Heights residents just email urbanforest@houstonheights.org for details and to sign up. But, must do so by Saturday 09/21/13. Trees are provided by Apache Energy Corporation as part of their 2013 […]
Waugh Street Bat Colony
Little Known Waugh St Bat Colony Austin has its well known Congress St. Bridge bat colony, but did you know that near the Heights we have a bat colony too? The Waugh St bridge bat colony is not as large as the Austin colony (250,000 bats vs. 1.5 million) but it is a non-migratory colony. […]
14 Pews: A Movie & Beer Tasting
An interesting documentary film will open soon at 14 Pews in the Heights. “Beer Hunter” is about important beer and whiskey journalist, Michael Jackson. He was known for his Discovery channel series in 1993 with the title “The Beer Hunter” and is considered instrumental in the craft beer revolution that still continues to get stronger. […]
Torchy’s Tacos
The Heights historically has suffered from lack of restaurants. That has changed dramatically in the last couple of years, and continues to change even more. We now have restaurants opening on a routine basis. Well, we have another new restaurant/bar coming to the Heights. More importantly though, it will have a tequila-centric bar. The historic […]
Heights Woman Walks Tortoise in Memorial Park
Heights Woman Walks Giant Tortoise in Memorial Parkhttp://www.wfaa.com/news/entertainment/pets/houston-woman-walks-110-pound-giant-tortoise-as-pet-223123051.html KHOU showed a Heights woman taking her 110 pound tortoise “Turbo” for a walk in Memorial Park. The KHOU video shows him moving along at a pretty good clip. Turbo was a gift from an old boyfriend years ago (any story involving an old boyfriend has […]
Burning Man 2013 – Arial Shots
This isn’t the Heights but it is twisted. I haven’t seen many photos from the ground yet showing its essence, but this drone video shows the scale of this masterful event. It is done by Eddie Codel, of Eddie.com. This just ended last week in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The culmination, of course, is burning the man. More […]
Hubcap Grill
The Hubcap Grill on W 19th was mentioned in NewsFix’s Chew on This. They call themselves a “grill and beer yard” and may be competing with Someburger on 11th St. for the best hamburger. It’s the atmosphere you go for here…a huge patio. Drink beer, hangout, and relax after work. 40+ craft beers plus […]
Heights Bike Rally
HOUSTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION BICYCLE RALLY & SCAVENGER HUNT Sunday, October 6, 2013 The Eighth Annual Bicycle Rally & Scavenger Hunt is being sponsored by the Houston Heights Association on Sunday, Oct. 6. This is not exactly a real “race.” More of a family-centric get-together/ride for riders of any age and abilities. Part of the ride […]
Unusual Heights Home For Sale
My favorite real estaTe blog Swamplot gave info on this cool Heights house for sale. It’s a contemporary-ish home that started out (before a 1950’s and a 1980’s remodel) as a 1920 ‘s home. I love bungalows and don’t normally like bungalow-turned-contemporary, (or bungalow turned-into-anything different) but there’s no bungalow left, so it actually looks […]
