/u/gerunk - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-gerunk/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:43:37 +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/gerunk - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-gerunk/ 32 32 103504436 A (non-snob) coffee addict’s guide to Houston coffee shops https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-non-snob-coffee-addicts-guide-to-houston-coffee-shops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-non-snob-coffee-addicts-guide-to-houston-coffee-shops Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:43:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3b191752b49d40664a499214ae69b650 Disclaimer: These are just my opinions. I’ve usually only been to these spots once or twice, so YMMV! Even for places I rate as “great work/study spaces,” please be considerate — don’t loiter for hours without buying multiple drinks, and try not to hog...

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]]> 1003907 Fake license plates? https://houstonnewmedia.org/fake-license-plates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fake-license-plates Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:40:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8a78fbab0a46166300ca8b6d10fd53e0 Hey there, So I’ve been living away from Houston for the past year but ever since I returned, in the span of two weeks I’ve seen two different cars (driving like maniacs—so I guess just normal Houston drivers) with very obviously fake license plates. N...

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]]> 519054 found a stray dog in south houston—where to call? https://houstonnewmedia.org/found-a-stray-dog-in-south-houston-where-to-call/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=found-a-stray-dog-in-south-houston-where-to-call Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:17:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3f8489c588b6900a620e7c080731f1d9 I know animal control will euthanize him, and it’s going to be cold but i feel like he can most likely weather the storm if he has a hiding place. Are there any no-kill shelters to call that are picking up animals because of the impending storm? Have ...

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]]> 500765 Black poles with cameras being installed in West U/Bellaire and nearby? https://houstonnewmedia.org/black-poles-with-cameras-being-installed-in-west-u-bellaire-and-nearby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-poles-with-cameras-being-installed-in-west-u-bellaire-and-nearby Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:10:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4d43b2d6b90db0cb042394b113363862 I noticed lots of black poles with cameras that look like security cameras being installed on them along Bellaire Blvd. near the railroad tracks in Bellaire, there’s one along Weslayan Rd. in West U and one along Stella Link nearby. Anyone know what th...

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]]> 223758 Downtown from a bridge over Buffalo Bayou https://houstonnewmedia.org/downtown-from-a-bridge-over-buffalo-bayou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downtown-from-a-bridge-over-buffalo-bayou Thu, 13 May 2021 01:52:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e6feb034e3a16399d55fb0653f17d14f submitted by /u/gerunk [link] [comments]

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]]> 127672 Anyone know what this fire is? Downtown to the left for a general location reference. https://houstonnewmedia.org/anyone-know-what-this-fire-is-downtown-to-the-left-for-a-general-location-reference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anyone-know-what-this-fire-is-downtown-to-the-left-for-a-general-location-reference Sat, 01 May 2021 00:06:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a817734564f7445bbb3b89482a52c140 submitted by /u/gerunk [link] [comments]

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]]> 125278 Accessing Camp Logan ruins in Memorial Park? https://houstonnewmedia.org/accessing-camp-logan-ruins-in-memorial-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accessing-camp-logan-ruins-in-memorial-park Tue, 06 Apr 2021 01:17:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f9a14537891102268d048a75fff98dfc So I thought I’d explored just about every trail in Memorial Park after checking out the trails over by the polo facility and the ones on both sides of the railroad on both sides, but just read on here that there is a trail behind some baseball fields ...

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]]> 120250 If anyone was wondering, that boat is still in Brays Bayou, albeit a bit further down the bayou and very precariously perched https://houstonnewmedia.org/if-anyone-was-wondering-that-boat-is-still-in-brays-bayou-albeit-a-bit-further-down-the-bayou-and-very-precariously-perched/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-anyone-was-wondering-that-boat-is-still-in-brays-bayou-albeit-a-bit-further-down-the-bayou-and-very-precariously-perched Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:57:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=834ff3f98103f142073e50b05381ce69 submitted by /u/gerunk [link] [comments]

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]]> 116878 Hermann Park https://houstonnewmedia.org/hermann-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hermann-park Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:31:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9348fce7b6e6efaec66eef51644b809d submitted by /u/gerunk [link] [comments]

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]]> 110315 AP/AD Patrol? https://houstonnewmedia.org/ap-ad-patrol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ap-ad-patrol Sun, 18 Oct 2020 19:22:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0be57f8c77a7def5d17da1be2847fbaf Hey guys, so I’ve noticed a couple mornings on my commute (early, around 5:30am) a vehicle that looks like an HPD Cruiser but says “AD Patrol” on the side (I can’t remember if it’s AD or AP actually). I’ve googled it a few times and cannot seem to fig...

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]]> 83099 Strange question—has anyone seen a pile of regurgitated lizards in their yard? https://houstonnewmedia.org/strange-question-has-anyone-seen-a-pile-of-regurgitated-lizards-in-their-yard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strange-question-has-anyone-seen-a-pile-of-regurgitated-lizards-in-their-yard Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:29:36 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=139dc6a5829fc0295c1437b7c9d03bbb Woke up this morning, walked outside, and saw a big pile of lizard guts/bones in my front yard. We don’t have any cat friends who would have dropped that at our house, and it was a sizeable pile, like two large fists. Has anyone else had this happen in...

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