Neighborhoods & Communities

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Discover Houston
20 November, 2009| Housing Market, Neighborhoods & Communities, Inter...
Check out Houston. It is one of the top most cities to live in. Watch this video and post a comment. read more
McCord Developement Canceled at Las Palmas
19 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities
The McCord group just announced it's official termination of their high-end residential development at Las Palmas and West Alabama. They has planned to tear down the older townhomes there to make way... read more
Don't Text and Drive - It's Law in West U
18 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, Safety & Security
WEst U City Council has just given preliminary approval to an ordinance which will prohibit texting while driving in West U. Shouldn't this be passed everywhere? Good gracious. Talking on the phone is... read more
Road Construction in Avalon Place
18 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities
The storm sewer construction has been started for awhile now in River Oaks (Inwwod and Bellmeade) and will be headed our way after the next year starts....This 'underground' work will affect our... read more
The 1928 Woodland Heights Luna Park version of Dan...
17 November, 2009| Green Living, Neighborhoods & Communities, Houston...
     As the flat screens of  the nation focus on on the final rounds  of  Dancing With The Stars, I was amused by a 1928 Houston newspaper article tha... read more
Flags Blanket Spring Lakes
13 November, 2009| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, General
    I have received so many complimentary emails & phone calls in response to the American Flags my assistants and I put out in the Spring Lakes neighborhood to recognize Veteran’s D... read more
Parking in Rice Miltary
10 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities
Are you a neighborhood resident and find that parking in Rice Military is a problem?  I lived there for 5 years and back in 2004(ish) my block had Pam Holm visit and discuss parking probl... read more
Glenbrook Valley Named Best Hidden Neighborhood
10 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General, Houston Livi...
 The Houston Press  recently came out with their "Best of Houston" awards for 2009 & Glenbrook Valley was named "Best Hidden Neighborhood" for 2009. "Back when it was laid out in 1954,... read more
New Carpool Rules for River Oaks Elementary Starti...
8 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, Schools
The 'below information describes the new carpool procedures for River Oaks Elementary School that will 'redistribute' a portion of the carpool traffic starting Nov. 9th . ... read more
Who is Moving into West Ave?
6 November, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities
The space is still not ready for commercial tenants but the word is that it will be ready in the next 40 days. So far commercial tenants who are on board are restaurants/bars including Cru, Swig,... read more
Open Houses!
5 November, 2009| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Open Hou...
  On Tuesday, November 10th I will be holding open three of my listings in the Spring Lakes Subdivision.  You can preview the listings at BuySpringLakes.com.  They vary in floorplans... read more
Vendor Appreciation Happy Hour & Christmas in Octo...
31 October, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General, Houston Livi...
Thursday was our Vendor Appreciation Happy Hour at our Prudential Gary Greene, Katy, office. Several of vendor friends brought their fun stuff for us to look at and buy.  They GENEROUSLY donated... read more
Our Nation - Divided?
30 October, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, General, Houston Livi...
Is compromise now a dirty word?  Are we a nation divided against ourselves?  And if we are, what can we do to heal the widening breaches?  This week, I attended a lecture at the Rotary... read more
Osteen's New Book hopes to Inspire in bad economy
30 October, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
Osteen's time, your time Houston megachurch's pastor promoting new book he hopes inspires others to dream big By DIANE COWENHOUSTON CHRONICLE Oct. 30, 2009, 12:34AMIf Joel Osteen was tired from... read more
River Oaks Retail Closings
29 October, 2009| Neighborhoods & Communities, Houston Living
In case you have not seen or heard the long time River Oaks retailers Smith & Hawkin as well al Carlton House are closing up shop due to the economy. Current savings up to 80% at S&H and... read more
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