Share The Wild, Wild West continues to live up to its name. The Golden State Warriors have put the Dallas Mavericks in a 3-1 hole in their first round match-up. However, as the saying goes, it’s not over until its over. Houston, more than any other city, knows how quickly a 3-1 hole can become [...]
Share My Two Pence on the AstrosI cannot think of many better experiences I have had at an Astros game than last night’s 10-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. First off, let’s talk about The Kid. Hunter Pence debuted with the Astros last night with a 1-3 performance, including his first major league hit and [...]
Share NOTE: I will be finishing this week’s Thoughts tomorrow morning.Six Pence None the RicherThe Astros haven’t won in seven games, and the front office finally made a move yesterday by calling up prospect Hunter Pence from AAA Round Rock. There was a lot of talk during the preseason about whether Pence would make the [...]
Share Travelling through the concrete jungle requires that you bring your very own back of tricks. I suggest following the three F’s when considering your choice of bag. Functional. Functional means it does what you need it to do. For me, I needed something to carry bus schedules, magazines and my daily newspapers. Whatever your [...]
Share Houston, meet Mr. SmoothESPN.com writer, Jerry Crasnick, wrote an article this week about the underrated talents of our very own Astros Shortstop, Adam Everett. It seems there has been a grassroots campaign to recognize Everett as one of the best defensive shortstops to ever play in the major leagues; going so far to even [...]
Share The NBA playoffs kick off this weekend. It’s been over a year since the Rockets’ last playoff game, and Houston has not had a lot to get excited about in the playoffs since possibly the 1997 team that featured Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen. This is likely to be the first year [...]
Share My thoughts and prayers go out to the people affected by this terrible tragedy. I thought a lot about the fear and terror that was felt around the country yesterday by those who had loved ones at Virginia Tech. I cannot imagine that feeling, and hope we can all find some way to work [...]
Share The Nimby’s Strike AgainRichmond Avenue resident and merchant Daphne Scarborough filed suit against METRO this week in the latest conflict between the transportation authority and local residents over the proposed University Light Rail Line. The suit centers around the fact that the University Line, named Westpark on the voter approved referendum, is not following [...]
Share I feel it’s time for you to get to know your Urban Houstonian a little better. This is the first in a series of posts about all the links that grace the right hand column of the blog. If you ever find yourself wondering how each section: Essentials, The METRO Scholar, Inside the Loop, [...]
Share CENTER of DiscontentIn what could be the first, and lingering, bruise to Mayor Bill White’s legacy, the City of Houston recently announced their plans to sell the parcel of land at Shepherd and Allen Parkway that is the home of the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation. The article appeared in the Chronicle last [...]