/u/HtownTouring - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-htowntouring/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:59:39 +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/HtownTouring - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-htowntouring/ 32 32 103504436 Random Town & Country mall memory https://houstonnewmedia.org/random-town-country-mall-memory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=random-town-country-mall-memory Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:59:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fe99b1ed0c1a80f357080d32f0ec2478 For those unaware, this was a mall that rivaled memorial city where city center currently stands (and was demolished in the mid to late 2000s). This pre-social media memory popped into my head. Must’ve been around Halloween early to mid 2000s. I was a ...

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]]> 1057404 Red and blue lights on tow trucks https://houstonnewmedia.org/red-and-blue-lights-on-tow-trucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=red-and-blue-lights-on-tow-trucks Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:39:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0411e5b34191955eb86e4c0769e1860f How many bribes need to be paid by the tow truck groups in Houston to convince lawmakers or prosecutors that you can drive around with flashing red and blue strobes on your truck? How about those same color strobes displayed on the FRONT? Just passed a...

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]]> 1053434 Another warm November? https://houstonnewmedia.org/another-warm-november/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-warm-november Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:34:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f61f4a536a5cc302b95c32117a36933a What do you guys think are the chances of another warm start to November like last year? I think it took like halfway into the month for the weather to finally cool down for good last year, much later than usual. submitted by /u/HtownTou...

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]]> 1048560 Miller outdoor theater in the fall https://houstonnewmedia.org/miller-outdoor-theater-in-the-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=miller-outdoor-theater-in-the-fall Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:44:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=270c0a35361e4e10e23f2a72243c62eb Is there a reason MOT doesn’t operate in the fall? Looks like they ended their season just as the weather gets nice. I’ve noticed this to be the case every year, seems like the bulk of their shows are in the sweltering summer. submitted by &#32...

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]]> 1046067 Burning plastic smell inside the loop https://houstonnewmedia.org/burning-plastic-smell-inside-the-loop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burning-plastic-smell-inside-the-loop Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:38:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=77dacf60f8b0208b2f7bdd4343ffb466 Anyone else in the Allen Pkwy and Shepherd area smell a pervasive plastic burning smell in the air? submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 1026383 Funplex / Fame City https://houstonnewmedia.org/funplex-fame-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funplex-fame-city Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:40:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=59cf965f0233ec0010f19990c0e097bb In light of funplex’s closure, did you know the building had exchanged ownership several times throughout the years. Originally, it was called Fame City, and if I’m not mistaken, it was owned by a Persian guy. If you go upstairs, you’ll see lots of Isl...

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]]> 1020122 DJ Wes was cooking last night https://houstonnewmedia.org/dj-wes-was-cooking-last-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dj-wes-was-cooking-last-night Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:09:32 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=22c1ebd4620e2fef1d571c8692c9b1a4 Loved that he played more edm songs than I’ve heard in the past, the crowd was hyped submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 985975 MLM Dudes Cold Approaching around Town https://houstonnewmedia.org/mlm-dudes-cold-approaching-around-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mlm-dudes-cold-approaching-around-town Fri, 23 May 2025 00:24:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c6c6ffc7c38736112994ed28973716aa Have yall been approached about the drop shipping business opportunity? I’ve been approached three times now at Nordstrom Rack and once at Barnes & Noble. Usually some guy will start small talking with me building up to “what do you do” yada yada. ...

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]]> 956570 Memorial and Wescott Street Racers https://houstonnewmedia.org/memorial-and-wescott-street-racers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorial-and-wescott-street-racers Sun, 04 May 2025 05:00:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=256525337300eaf961b50dc1b4310b43 These turds are out in full force tonight, HPD please clean the streets of these guys tearing it up on Memorial. submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 948305 To the HPD officer last night that busted the racers at the Memorial Land Bridge last night https://houstonnewmedia.org/to-the-hpd-officer-last-night-that-busted-the-racers-at-the-memorial-land-bridge-last-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-the-hpd-officer-last-night-that-busted-the-racers-at-the-memorial-land-bridge-last-night Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:49:32 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=861460152fd328a173eae11a1d047310 Thank you sir/m’am for your service. We’re all sick and tired of those turds tearing it up on memorial and using the surrounding park space for meetups late at night. submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 916174 Weird dude at memorial park https://houstonnewmedia.org/weird-dude-at-memorial-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weird-dude-at-memorial-park Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:06:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7a90cf9eda7789c398c9057ca2796a56 I’m a guy in my 20s. I jog in memorial park pretty often. Recently in the evening, this white guy in his 70s wearing a multi colored Hawaiian shirt gestured toward me as I jogged by. So I stop and turn around to see what he was saying. He said ‘you loo...

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]]> 852615 Brays Bayou flooding question https://houstonnewmedia.org/brays-bayou-flooding-question/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brays-bayou-flooding-question Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:03:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c7378988dcd3a369fc62e81de14b421b Does brays bayou flood the surrounding streets near Almeda and S MacGregor Way when there’s a strong rainstorm? submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 791075 Avoid Greystar like the plague https://houstonnewmedia.org/avoid-greystar-like-the-plague/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avoid-greystar-like-the-plague Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:13:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5f63c60322c3412e5ed17a0a79faae7f I applied to the Broadstone Toscano, a Greystar property, a few months ago after touring in person only to hear my application was rejected an hour later. Apparently an old Greystar apartment I lived in charged me ~$100 for 2 trash bags many months aft...

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]]> 754683 Trypophobia trigger https://houstonnewmedia.org/trypophobia-trigger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trypophobia-trigger Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:25:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e270da673b0b522286955a6706b291fd submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 747242 High humidity for running https://houstonnewmedia.org/high-humidity-for-running/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-humidity-for-running Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:49:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=52763bc0c3ace32324217fddae994b73 Those of yall going out for a run/jog this weekend, be careful not to over exert. Don’t let the temperature fool you, 90% humidity is killer. Humidity robs your body’s cooling mechanism. submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [commen...

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]]> 704231 6 person fatality involving red light runner in Midtown https://houstonnewmedia.org/6-person-fatality-involving-red-light-runner-in-midtown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-person-fatality-involving-red-light-runner-in-midtown Sat, 11 Nov 2023 14:20:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e964723d8bfe8a385bd36e96c86d7344 In light of the 6 person fatality overnight, I did something I never do. Write the Chiefs of Police an email about my concerns over midtown drivers. Here's what I wrote: Dear Chiefs Finner, Rosen, and Aaron of HPD, HCCO1, and HCCO7: I’m writing ...

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]]> 688296 Police activity downtown along main https://houstonnewmedia.org/police-activity-downtown-along-main/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-activity-downtown-along-main Fri, 13 Oct 2023 02:21:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=df9314b8dcf0b25d4a0dc34a98391639 What was going on about an hour ago around Main and like McKinney/Texas? Tons of HPD, Metro PD, HFD in the area. Looked like they were looking for someone, HPD swarming around, and then they started blocking off streets. Edit: Looks like it was a pedes...

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]]> 675041 Memorial park would be perfect https://houstonnewmedia.org/memorial-park-would-be-perfect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorial-park-would-be-perfect Sat, 26 Aug 2023 16:10:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bdbdf50409b98eeb0876af2be2f6eef9 If it just had more shade along the trail 🥲 The Rice jogging trail has great shade but it’s surrounded by traffic. Guess you can’t have it all. submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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]]> 650595 What’s your driver pet peeve as a pedestrian/cyclist? https://houstonnewmedia.org/whats-your-driver-pet-peeve-as-a-pedestrian-cyclist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-your-driver-pet-peeve-as-a-pedestrian-cyclist Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:05:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=219e6a9e2859ac2a90d52238de7f8858 For me it’s got to be drivers that stop on top of a crosswalk. Like yeah I’ll just walk into oncoming traffic cause you couldn’t figure out you’re supposed to stop before the crosswalk. 🤦‍♂️ submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [co...

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]]> 645719 The select cereal of midtown drivers https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-select-cereal-of-midtown-drivers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-select-cereal-of-midtown-drivers Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:30:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c36be5de85021bd665e16fd949c09382 submitted by /u/HtownTouring [link] [comments]

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