Seen on the Street: Blown Away
A few fun — and not-so-fun — sights around town: First, Houston visitor Mike Smith’s photo shows some of the few letters left after Ike’s attack. More hurricane photo souvenirs below! * * * Drywall...
View ArticleLocal Color in Atascocita
Each bedroom of this home at 19502 Gamble Oak Dr. in the Pines of Atascocita has its own distinctive personality! So . . . what color is the Breakfast Room? * * * Family Room? 19502 Gamble Oak Dr.,...
View ArticleNeighborhood Guessing Game Over: Humble Addition
We have a winner!!! No need to belabor where y’all guessed the home was this week: all over town . . . and circling widely as the contest was extended — twice. Our prize, a 1-year individual...
View ArticleAntiques at Home: The Humble Corner Store
Waiting patiently on the market since last October: the landmark Old Humble Antiques & Collectibles shop at the corner of E. Main St. and N. Avenue C in downtown Humble — still available for the...
View ArticleNeighborhood Guessing Game Over: On the South Bank
Congratulations to the winner of this week’s Neighborhood Guessing Game: Helen. And what did she win? Just a one-year membership in the Rice Design Alliance! Our thanks to the RDA, for providing the...
View ArticleComment of the Day: When Houston Was Rigged
“The Astrodome is ~1 mile north of the old Pierce Junction Oil Field. Most of the area is industrial, but there are homes along the perimeter of the field where Glenn McCarthy, who later built the...
View ArticleRice Taking KTRU Off the Airwaves, Handing Over Humble Transmitter to KUHF
A vote this morning by UH’s board of regents means Rice University student radio station KTRU’s broadcast license and 50,000-watt transmitter tower in Humble will soon belong to the University of...
View ArticleKTRU Sale: No Need for Sneaky Visits After All
Texas Watchdog has now released all the emails it collected related to the sale of Rice University radio station KTRU’s FM broadcast license and its not-so-shabby transmitter in Humble to the...
View ArticleA Large and Humble Modern on Lake Houston
Back on the market at a new, slightly higher price: This hulking 1979 single-story mod in Atascocita Shores, spread across 2 acres of Lake Houston’s west bank. For $1,250,000, you get a 7,319-sq.-ft....
View ArticleWhat Now Passes for Waterfront Property on Lake Houston
Drought has turned land that used to be part of Lake Houston into a jungle of 14-ft.-tall snake-infested weeds. Waterfront residents of Kings River Village, near the northern end of the lake in...
View ArticleIl Palazzo del Donuts in Humble, and Other Dunkin’ Domains
Dunkin’ Donuts announced yesterday where it’ll be sprinkling 4 new stores across Houston. This rendering shows the standalone planned for 18315 W. Lake Houston Pkwy. in Humble. There’ll also be a...
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