/u/GentleComposure - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-gentlecomposure/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:45:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/GentleComposure - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-gentlecomposure/ 32 32 103504436 Put Houstonians First: Keep Polk Open! https://houstonnewmedia.org/put-houstonians-first-keep-polk-open/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=put-houstonians-first-keep-polk-open Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:45:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=def29d6dceb9efe0b2c58950a49228f9 Houston First Corporation said publicly this week that they've already spent $108 million on the GRB expansion, and are now considering $2.9 billion in debt service for their convention center expansion. Why? CEO Michael Heckman says that, "....

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]]> 1028857 GRB Expansion & Abandonment of Polk: escalation of commitment https://houstonnewmedia.org/grb-expansion-abandonment-of-polk-escalation-of-commitment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grb-expansion-abandonment-of-polk-escalation-of-commitment Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:53:31 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6986b761e22a5707461c4d005338b144 Last night, there was a Community Meeting held by Houston First at the George R Brown. Michael Heckman, CEO of Houston First, had promised in March to provide answers about the $2b project as it relates to the abandonment of Polk Street. TRAFFIC STUDY:...

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]]> 979911 Polk Street: sacrificed for progress. Just don’t ask about the traffic study. https://houstonnewmedia.org/polk-street-sacrificed-for-progress-just-dont-ask-about-the-traffic-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polk-street-sacrificed-for-progress-just-dont-ask-about-the-traffic-study Mon, 19 May 2025 00:09:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=368e41ff71a380e2081a67ed7bfb927e Check out minutes 46–55 of this Super Neighborhood Alliance meeting: https://houstontx.new.swagit.com/videos/342876 for a concise yet thorough explanation re: Polk St Abandonment. SYNOPSIS? The City plans to sell a key stretch of Polk Street to Local G...

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]]> 954802 Before We Sell Polk Street, Let’s Think This Through https://houstonnewmedia.org/before-we-sell-polk-street-lets-think-this-through/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=before-we-sell-polk-street-lets-think-this-through Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:55:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a05fdd112a91d7500fd6ecfe4a3be229 Houston First is turning the east side of downtown into a cul-de-sac. In their zeal to win large conventions, Houston First has announced a downtown transformation plan that expands the GRB. To achieve this, the City of Houston plans to sell to Houston...

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]]> 946264 Abandonment of Polk: how is this good for Houstonians? https://houstonnewmedia.org/abandonment-of-polk-how-is-this-good-for-houstonians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abandonment-of-polk-how-is-this-good-for-houstonians Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:08:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a2dead572257c0a7fba2a1bb7d3b951c Imagine cruising down Polk Street, one of the few streets connecting the East End and Downtown. Now, picture it vanishing into the abyss of a convention center expansion. That's right—Houston First wants to completely close and build over Polk Stre...

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]]> 916097 recommendations needed, assisted living, Houston or Conroe https://houstonnewmedia.org/recommendations-needed-assisted-living-houston-or-conroe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recommendations-needed-assisted-living-houston-or-conroe Wed, 22 May 2024 00:29:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2429f4b84df3a0d25887a6504b623e16 TL/DR: Dad had stroke, rehab ends next week, needs assisted living Houstonians, do you have a good experience with a local assisted living facility? We are trying to find a single room in either inner loop Houston or The Woodlands/Conroe area. Really l...

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]]> 771851 Scammers be Scamming! supposed missed Grand Jury Duty summons (old scam, new call) https://houstonnewmedia.org/scammers-be-scamming-supposed-missed-grand-jury-duty-summons-old-scam-new-call/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scammers-be-scamming-supposed-missed-grand-jury-duty-summons-old-scam-new-call Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:04:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c7c39b0c86a1d3e4abd0ee5889044c98 A "Harris County Sergeant Gray" called to say I had missed Grand Jury Duty, and that I needed to come to 1200 Baker St to provide my signature on a lobby kiosk for comparison against the signature on the certified mail summons, thereby provin...

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]]> 759363 Why are Harris County Courts closed to the public? https://houstonnewmedia.org/why-are-harris-county-courts-closed-to-the-public/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-harris-county-courts-closed-to-the-public Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:39:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=053aecfd27e0d93a7e7b88f00ca01f80 TLDR: Why are Harris County Courts closed to the public? Are there plans to open them up again? I think they should be open to the public. When I was there recently, everyone was kept in the hallway. There was no way to talk to anyone in the court at a...

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]]> 720036 Co-working spaces in Houston – seeking guidance https://houstonnewmedia.org/co-working-spaces-in-houston-seeking-guidance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=co-working-spaces-in-houston-seeking-guidance Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:44:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bfb57b58999259e12e644288cab423cf Have you tried any of the co-working spaces in Midtown or EaDo? My study from home self discipline is waning. I think I need to at least have the option to go somewhere with fewer distractions. Preference would be someplace that's safe, with free p...

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]]> 663426 help w/trashy EaDo Alliance Residential construction site – contacts? https://houstonnewmedia.org/help-w-trashy-eado-alliance-residential-construction-site-contacts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-w-trashy-eado-alliance-residential-construction-site-contacts Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:48:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6fb4a973cb1646236d98b2e296563c32 TL/DR: Sick of personally cleaning up around this site, trying to reach Jay W or any Alliance employee. I live (too) close to the new apartment complex under construction by Alliance Residential at Leland and St Charles, and have two (trashy) issues I...

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]]> 635037 Recycling at multi-tenant properties. thoughts? ideas? workarounds? https://houstonnewmedia.org/recycling-at-multi-tenant-properties-thoughts-ideas-workarounds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recycling-at-multi-tenant-properties-thoughts-ideas-workarounds Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:37:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=78e8156a41487768dd96e06aa95bf227 See BOMA statement below. Thoughts? If you agree with this stance, can you please include suggestions* for how to allow businesses within your buildings to most easily implement recycling without your direct support? *for those not in Houston, please n...

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