Battle of the Houston Art Fairs
Kelly Klaasmeyer scores the 2 rival events planned for this fall, all the while hoping that “a crop of completely unsanctioned peripheral shows and events will erupt and liven things up.”: “What...
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Hakeem Olajuwon Launches New Showcase Clothing Store in Former NASA Moon...
Former Houston Rocket Hakeem Olajuwon quietly opened the doors this past week of a brand-new flagship store for his new clothing line, DR34M. It’s conveniently located just off NASA Pkwy., inside a...
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A Fake Street for Real Estate Shoppers in Spring
Opening in February, reports CultureMap, is a 10,000-sq.-ft. real estate “park” where a dozen lavishly turned-out showcase homes, ranging in styles from “The Midtown” to “The Calais” to “The Ashby...
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Downtown Would Like To Know If You Would Like To Shop Downtown
Around the same time that Macy’s announced it was closing its store at 1110 Main St., Mayor Parker announced that she’d organized a task force to figure out how to plug up the gaps in Downtown retail;...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Introducing the La Branch St. Shopping District
“La Branch Street is the answer. Make a linear ‘shopping district’ 5th Avenue style. Don’t try to reinvent the wheel — copy what already works. Instead of a cluster inspired district that will...
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Historic Houston Using East End Warehouse To Store Salvaged Historic Houston
Whoever owns this warehouse in the East End — he wants to remain anonymous — has donated it for the time being to Historic Houston to house its collection of materials rescued from historic Houston...
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Hakeem Olajuwon’s Moon Shot, A Long Way from the Galleria
The two-time NBA champ opened DR34M in December to showcase his line of luxury men’s sportswear, leather goods, and body lotions — but the 3300 East Nasa Pkwy. location struck some as unlikely: The...
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A Few Last Looks at Macy’s
And that’s it. After 66 years, there’s no more shopping to be done. Macy’s is closed. Swamplot photographer Candace Garcia finds a perch Downtown from which to take this farewell photo of Kenneth...
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A Grander Galleria: More Retail, More Restaurants, More Revenue — And a...
Remember that unusable and really vague tip sent to Swamplot back in January? The one promising that a “major (non-residential) Houston property is about to make a significant change”? And it wasn’t...
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Mayor Parker’s Downtown Retail Task Force Suggests Developing Lots of Retail...
That retail task force that Mayor Parker put together about the same time that Macy’s announced it was closing the Downtown store came through with its first report yesterday, recommending that Dallas...
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Highland Village’s New Cupcake ATM Is Ready for Your Sugar Withdrawals
Here’s the new view looking left as you exit the back front door of the Apple Store in Highland Village. The long-promised Cupcake ATM at the back of Sprinkles is all ready for its grand opening...
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Bonchon Double Fried Chicken to Try Texas Again at Upcoming Katy Locale
East Coast Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon is planning a new location at 24437 Katy Fwy., between the Grand Parkway and Katy Mills Mall in the strip-center storefront previously occupied by...
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