- City Council Voting Today on Plan To Grant Tax Breaks for Redeveloping Distressed Properties [Houston Chronicle ($)]
- Downtown Redevelopment Authority Considering Tax Break for Redevelopment of Savoy Hotel [Houston Chronicle ($); previously on Swamplot]
- BB’s Cafe Opening Fourth Houston Location in Former Ninfa’s, El Taco Tote in Briargrove Area [Culturemap]
- Snap Kitchen Opening New Locations This Year Downtown and in the Heights, Also Looking Outside the Loop [Houston Business Journal]
- New, ‘Hidden’ Barringer Bar Opens Quietly Above Clutch City Squire on Main Street Downtown [Culturemap]
- Bridgeland Adding Retail and Apartments, Setting Aside Land for Up to 8 More Schools [Houston Business Journal]
- Residents Near Oates St. and I-10 E Once Again Protesting Proposed Low-Income Apartment Complex Up for City Council Vote [abc13]
- Prada Marfa Painted Blue, Strewn with TOMS Logos in Second Act of Vandalism [Glasstire]
- Review: ‘Houston’s Hermann Park’ an Uneven but Valuable Reference Documenting the Public Space’s Development [The Architect’s Newspaper]
Photo of 1-10 at Gessner: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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“It’s amazing to me how many people appreciate what Cody’s Skybar offered Houston, while it never seemed to inspire imitators. It’s remarkable how a little elevation can lend so much atmosphere to a place in a flat city like Houston. Even when the weather was hot & humid. It was a delight to hang out on the outdoor patio and enjoy the view. . . .” [
“. . . before you try to do something different and figure out a way to provide space for small garden plots, you should look at the demographics of your renters first. I work in the ornamental horticulture industry, and trust me, this has been a subject of deep interest in my business the last 5 years. To summarize dozens of surveys, fruit and vegetable gardening appeals to people in 2 age groups, the first is the 20-30 demo, and the other is 60+. There is a great big hole in the younger boomers and the Gen X folks who are middle aged, who basically don’t garden at all. If your apartments primarily have tenants in the under 30 crowd, they would probably pay extra for that amenity.
One last point is that edible gardening picked up substantially in the 2008 recession, and has not slowed down at all. Most other categories of ornamental horticulture sales are flat or down.” [
“Sources” are telling reporter Catie Dixon that oilfield services company 
