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March 26, 2009
Woodlands Heights Home Tour
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June 1, 2000
Gramercy Gets Fingered
Some Museum District residents rally against plans for razing quaint apartments
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January 14, 2009
An Update On The Strand's Comeback, From George Mitchell
George Mitchell is pretty much the guy who saved Downtown Galveston and the Strand area as it was slowly deteriorating into oblivion; now he's leading the efforts to bring it back from Ike.Today he issued an upbeat assessment of where things stand and where they'll be going.The 24 historical buildin ... More >>
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December 14, 1995
Lenwood Johnson's Last Stand
APV is more than his home. It's his life. No wonder he can't let it go without one final struggle.
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February 1, 1996
Make It Ugly, By All Means
Montrose-area neighborhoods broach a novel idea: Let freeway expansion improve the inner city
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January 30, 1997
The Great Land Grab
A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?
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February 17, 2009
Lone Star Saloon In Richmond To Be Demolished, Reborn
The historic Lone Star Saloon in Richmond is about to be demolished.Heavily damaged by a fire in November, the remains of the 120-year-old building will be taken down by the end of the month, owner Bill Lundquist tells Fort Bend Now.The good news: He's planning to build a replacement. That's not rea ... More >>
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June 4, 1998
Home, New Home
The Press moves to a spiffy new building
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June 11, 1998
Lovett? Or Leave It?
Can public opinion preserve what a preservation ordinance can't? Or: Follow the bouncing wrecking ball
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July 16, 1998
No Account
Secrecy and lack of oversight plague housing programs
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April 16, 2009
Hobby Bloggers at the Chronicle Spark Controversy
Secrecy and lack of oversight plague housing programs
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December 11, 2008
Lights in the Heights
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December 4, 2008
Dickens on the Strand
Ike who? Galveston Island’s ode to merry old England is alive and well
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December 13, 2007
Orange Show Christmas Lights EyeOpener Tour
4,800 Santas, thousands of lights and a little eggnog
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November 4, 1999
Shermann Bilks's Top 10 Signs of Blight Slippage
4,800 Santas, thousands of lights and a little eggnog
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December 30, 2004
On Shaky Grounds
HISD got more than it bargained for when it decided to develop the Fourth Ward
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September 23, 2004
Best Mint Julep
HISD got more than it bargained for when it decided to develop the Fourth Ward
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September 23, 2004
Best Recycling Effort
HISD got more than it bargained for when it decided to develop the Fourth Ward
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September 25, 2003
Best Preservation Group
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December 26, 2002
Down the Road
The city buys the historic Cohn House to move it into a possible future tourism center
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July 25, 2002
This Old House
The City of Houston wants to further spiff up the area around Minute Maid Park. The historic Cohn House stands in its way.
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May 17, 2001
Letters
Hysteric Preservation, Blame Brandi, Innocence Lost
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May 3, 2001
Bulldozers at the Gate
Houston fiddles while its architectural and cultural heritage disappears
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April 28, 2009
The Strand's Historic Buildings Get A Boost
Photo courtesy Galveston Historical FoundationThe Strand, downtown Galveston's most historic district, is getting a little help today in its efforts to preserve itself.The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named "The Cast-Iron Architecture of Galveston" as one of its 11 Most Endangered Hi ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Dickens on the Strand Returns To Full Strength This Year
Photos courtesy of Galveston IslandLast year, after the all-round drenching and destruction that the Strand Historic Landmark District in Galveston took on in Hurricane Ike, the annual presentation of the Dickens on the Strand was a shadow of its former self. Three months wasn't nearly enou ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
San Jacinto Battleground Among State's Most Endangered Historic Places, Group Says
Photo by diveofficerIs it a good or bad thing to be named one of the state's Most Endangered Historic Places?The Sam Jacinto Battlefield is going to find out, having earned that dubious honor this morning."The landscape is all that remains of this important historic site, and without a comp ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Historic (For Houston) Immanuel Lutheran Church Is Preserved
Sure, it's younger than Angie Dickinson, but the Immanuel Lutheran Church at 15th and Cortlandt in the Heights is still historic. (So's Angie, to Police Woman and Rat Pack fans.)"The building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a wonderful example of early 20th ce ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
David Beale, Sarah Gish: Still Fighting For Houston's History
Good enough for DC, why not Houston?There's been some talk about how Houston has strengthened its historical-preservation ordinances, but -- you know -- it's Houston. Ain't too much strengthening going on.But it's a nver-ending battle, and if you want to join it, there's a meeting tonight at the ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Houston Puts (Some) Teeth Into Its Historic Preservation Code
One side's happyCity Council easily passed today some important revisions to Houston's historic preservation laws, the key part being you can no longer thumb your nose at Houston's historic preservation laws.The ""90-day clause" -- which said the city could stop you from demolishing a historic st ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Brennan's Recognized by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance
Photo by Dan KramerBrennan's then...When Brennan's burned to the ground in the chaos of Hurricane Ike in September 2008, owner Alex Brennan-Martin wasn't even sure if the restaurant could be salvaged at all. Before the remains of the structure were assessed, it looked like he'd have to rebuil ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Historic Preservation Protesters Claim "Bait-And-Switch" Tactics Against Mayor Annise Parker
Steve JansenYesterday's scene in front of Houston City Hall.There are a bunch of folks in Heights South, Woodland Heights and Glenbrook Valley seriously P.O.'d about what they're calling a classic "bait-and-switch" technique pulled by the City of Houston. Today about 50 of them (which dwindl ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
Comment of the Day: The Most Even-Handed Comment Ever
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
War Zoned
Who knew historic preservation could ignite so much neighborhood drama?
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June 22, 2011
Cover Story: Glenbrook Valley's Historic Preservation Fight
Robert Searcy and Joe Ablaza have something in common: They each think they're doing good things for their neighborhood. And that's about it. Real estate agent Searcy and working professional Ablaza live in Glenbrook Valley, the southeast Houston subdivision that's striving to become Texas' ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Glenbrook Valley, Our Recent Cover-Story Subject, Becomes a Historic District
Just before 10 a.m. today, Houston City Council approved the historic district applications for Glenbrook Valley, Woodland Heights and Heights South. The mid-century modern neighborhood Glenbrook Valley, at the center of a contentious debate and the subject of the Press' June 23 cover story, ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Happy Hour Scene: Rushing Lizzard's
The Place: Lizzard's Pub 2715 Sackett 713-529-4610 The Deals: $2.75 wells and domestics The Hours: 2 to 8 p.m. The Scene: According to its sign, Lizzard's Pub has been around since 1976. In Houston bar years, that's enough to earn it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. In ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Saengerfest Mini Monster Bash
The Place: Lizzard's Pub 2715 Sackett 713-529-4610 The Deals: $2.75 wells and domestics The Hours: 2 to 8 p.m. The Scene: According to its sign, Lizzard's Pub has been around since 1976. In Houston bar years, that's enough to earn it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. In ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Discover Houston Ghost Walks
The Place: Lizzard's Pub 2715 Sackett 713-529-4610 The Deals: $2.75 wells and domestics The Hours: 2 to 8 p.m. The Scene: According to its sign, Lizzard's Pub has been around since 1976. In Houston bar years, that's enough to earn it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. In ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Magnolia Brewery Tours
The Place: Lizzard's Pub 2715 Sackett 713-529-4610 The Deals: $2.75 wells and domestics The Hours: 2 to 8 p.m. The Scene: According to its sign, Lizzard's Pub has been around since 1976. In Houston bar years, that's enough to earn it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. In ... More >>

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