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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Automated Curbside Recycling: This Is Only a Test

March 4, 2009 – 2:26 pm
   

Now the proud caretaker of a new 96-gallon bin-on-wheels that will apparently welcome even glass, Richard Connelly spills the beans about the city’s soon-to-be announced one-year pilot recycling project: “About 10,000 homes in Meyerland, Old Sixth Ward, Pine Loch in Clear Lake and other areas will take part in the program. They will be serviced by the same kind of trash trucks with grappling arms that take the regular bins, as opposed to having workers jump off trucks, pick up the small bins and sort out plastic from paper.” [Hair Balls]

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

A Real Mosaic Condo: The Secret Art of Westbury Gardens

December 2, 2008 – 10:54 am

What delights await you in this Westbury Gardens condo? The video choreographs the entrance sequence beautifully.

Under the romantic entry arch, through the peaceful courtyard, past the double doors, up the stairs . . . what’s next?

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Neighborhood Guessing Game: Come Off Easily

August 28, 2008 – 4:59 pm

Neighborhood Guessing Game 22: Living Room and Kitchen

Here’s where some of you thought this house might be: Boulevard Oaks, S. Post Oak/Westbury, Tanglewilde (or “near the Beltway and Richmond”), Bellaire, “around Pinemont,” Highway 6 and FM 1960, Willowbend, Garden Oaks, Afton Village, Spring Branch, Braeswood, the larger “Braeswood area” between Buffalo Speedway and 610, Maplewood South, “outside the Loop off Ella and east of 290,” Bellfort/Fondren, Ella Lee Forest, and the Museum District off Banks or Milford.

The pileups were in Oak Forest (4 guesses), Sharpstown (3 guesses), and Timbergrove (2). We also had two “ish” votes: a “Westburyish” and a “Meyerland-ish.”

The winner this week was That Girl, who was first to name Westbury — and wasn’t ishy-washy about it!

An honorable mention goes to MariaO, one of several participants who did a good job figuring the home’s approximate age and some likely locations. But Maria also ID’d the wall art:

Definitely built in the 1950s, and could feasibly be located in many near-loop neighborhoods of that era. . .  .

fyi, the “stencil” in the front entry is actually wall stickers from http://www.whatisblik.com (Flock model)– so they’ll come off easily for the next owner.

More home details . . . after the jump!

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