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Environmentalists oppose land bridges at Memorial Park that would connect the north part of the park with the south. Another part of the project involves moving baseball fields on the south side of the park to the north – where there are softball fields, tennis courts and a golf course – which would make the south side even more of a natural area for wetlands and wildlife. “If they move all the sports facilities to the north and the south is nature area, why spend so much time and money constructing large bridges for people to go from the north to the south and vice versa since they

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com The idea is to separate parts of Memorial Park while at the same time bringing the land together. Susan Chadwick likes the former objective. She doesn’t understand the latter. Chadwick, the president and executive director of an environmental advocacy organization called Save Buffalo Bayou, is opposed to the land bridge project in the heart of Houston’s signature park. Part of the Memorial Park Master Plan

Rendering from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website This rendering by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects shows two land bridges to be built within Memorial Park.

approved by the city council in 2015, and funded by a $70 million grant from the Kinder

Foundation, it features the construction of two earthen land bridges over Memorial Drive

Photo by Betsy Denson The Garden Oaks Baptist parking lot sale has been in flux for months, but more progress has been made toward finalizing its sale to Gulf Coast Commercial Group.

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By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Photo by Adam Zuvanich Heights resident and restaurateur Gary Mosley looks back toward Frasier Street while standing on a city trail and facing land owned by a subsidiary of LSR Communities, which wants to transform the property into a condominium complex.

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will be doing different activities?” Chadwick wondered. “I don’t see the point of what they want to do. “Even if they had a point,” she added, “we’d be opposed to it.” Of greater concern to Chadwick and another Houston environmentalist is the project’s potential impact on the waterways that flow into Buffalo Bayou, which is the park’s southern border. The project, which will impact 1.52 acres of wetlands and 1,485 linear feet

The sale of the Garden Oaks Baptist Church parking lot, which a developer plans to convert into a shopping center, remains on track and could be finalized within the next two months. Patrick Barry with Gulf Coast Commercial Group said the company has applied with the city to re-plat four lots on the North Shepherd Drive property for commercial use. Upon approval, it plans to close on the property by May. “We’ve already gotten all the signatures we needed in order to release the existing deed restrictions, and now we’re in the platting process with the city of Houston,” Barry said. The path to completing the sale has been more than a year in the making as the church and Gulf Coast entered into agreement in February 2018. Gulf Coast plans to build a 17,200 square foot retail development, called Lot 14 Shopping Center, at 3201 N. Shepherd Dr. In 1973, Section One of Garden Oaks allowed the church to convert four lots from residential use to religious use. Gulf Coast needed permission from Section One residents for a zoning change converting the use of those lots from religious to commercial. “I think Gulf Coast worked with the committee very well,” Garden Oaks Civic Club committee co-chair Carrie Arnett said Tuesday. “There were some bumps along the road and some processes for collecting signatures I think could have been a little cleaner See Church Sale P. 4A

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Photo from Killen’s TMX Facebook page Houston-area chef Ronnie Killen, best known for his popular barbecue restaurant in Pearland, plans to open Killen’s at 101 Heights Blvd. That was the former location of Hickory Hollow, which closed in January.

Ronnie Killen is coming to the Heights. Zach Wolf, director of leasing for Braun Enterprises, confirmed Monday that Killen will open a restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Hickory Hollow at 101 Heights Blvd. Braun purchased the property in August. Killen, a Houston-area chef, is best known for Killen’s Barbecue in Pearland. “This building has a

unique history and it is important to Braun Enterprises to try and preserve that,” Wolf said. “We are thrilled to be bringing Ronnie Killen to the inner loop. The Hickory Hollow was an institution for 40 years and we know Killen’s will continue that tradition.” Killen told the Houston Chronicle that the restaurant, to be called Killen’s, will offer “upscale comfort foods” and the “best of what we do at our other restaurants.”

Along with Killen’s Barbecue, which opened in 2013, he also owns Killen’s Steakhouse, Killen’s Burgers and Killen’s TMX in Pearland, along with Killen’s STQ in Houston. Killen owned his first restaurant, Killen’s Kountry BBQ, at age 23. He opened Killen’s Sports Café when he was 28. According to the Chronicle, Killen has a five-year lease on the Heights Boulevard property with an option to buy at the end of that time.

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Businesses must report taxable property by April 1 From Staff Reports If you own a business in Harris County and have tangible personal property used to produce income such as office equipment or inventory, you must report that property to the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) by April 1. HCAD is reminding all business owners that they must report personal property to the appraisal district by filing a rendition listing the property. Personal property is tangible property that can be owned, but it does not include land or other structures attached to the land such as buildings or fences. Examples of personal property include computers, desks, chairs, office supplies, business inventory, machinery and vehicles used to produce income, along with other items used in the business. A rendition is a report that lists all the taxable property the business owner owned or controlled

on Jan. 1 of this year. Owners do not have to render exempt property, such as church property with an approved religious exemption or an agriculture producer’s equipment used for farming. Some renditions may be filed electronically using HCAD’s iFileTM system. If a unique iFileTM number is printed on the rendition form below the account number, the owner may render online by going to www.hcad.org and clicking “iFile A Rendition.” If no iFileTM number is printed on the rendition form, the owner will need to complete and file the form manually. “The appraisal district may use the information submitted in the rendition to set business property values,” said Roland Altinger, chief appraiser. If a rendition is not filed, filed late or not complete, a 10 percent penalty may be imposed. Filing a fraudulent rendition carries a 50 percent penalty if found guilty.

Property owners who need more time to file their renditions may file a written request with the chief appraiser on or before April 1 to receive an automatic extension to May 1. If there is a good cause, the chief appraiser may also grant an additional 15 days after the postponed deadline. The appraisal district has already mailed personal property rendition forms to businesses known to have been operating in Harris County during 2018. However, all business owners are required to file renditions whether or not they have received notification. A rendition form is available on the appraisal district’s website at hcad.org under the “Forms” tab along with information on the rules of the process. For more information about rendering property, deadline extensions, penalties and rendition forms, taxpayers may call the appraisal district’s Information Center at 713957-7800.

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Who comes out ahead in GOMO bankruptcy case? Lawyers

t’s all about the money. It always has been. When the Garden Oaks Maintenance Organization (GOMO) filed for bankruptcy last April, it did so because it expected many of the neighborhood’s homeowners to ask for their money back. And hundreds of them did, filing claims to recoup the transfer fees they paid upon purchasing their homes. Those transfer fees – 0.75 percent of every sale – were the primary revenue source for GOMO, which has enforced deed restrictions in the affluent northwest Houston subdivision since the early 2000s. But a 2016 state district court ruling in favor of resident Peter Chang, who was sued by GOMO, revealed the homeowners association had no authority to collect transfer fees because it violated the Texas Property Code while petitioning residents to include them in the deed restrictions. Chang is one of 395 current and former homeowners who filed claims totaling more than $1.45 million, according to GOMO office manager Pam Parks. She also said that as of the end of January, the organization had less than half that

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much in assets. Since mid-February, every claimant and all 1,142 homeowners in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 have had the opportunity to vote for or against a Chapter 11 restructuring plan devised by GOMO. The deadline to submit a vote is noon Monday, so if you received a thick information packet from an attorney’s office and haven’t done anything with it yet, now would be the time. Guess what a key difference is between GOMO’s bankruptcy plan and the one submitted by the courtappointed committee of unsecured creditors, which will distribute its plan for a vote if GOMO’s plan does not pass. That’s right, money.

GOMO wants to set aside a total of $50,000 for the claimants, while the creditors committee wants them to receive all of GOMO’s remaining assets after administrative costs and attorney’s fees. But no matter which plan passes – if either of them does – there’s a decent chance the amount awarded to the creditors will ultimately be the same. It might even be less than $50,000. Because no matter how you vote, Garden Oaks, the real winners will be the lawyers. They’re going to get paid regardless. A one-time Garden Oaks homebuilder who attended last week’s town hall meeting hosted by GOMO, and expects to receive only a fraction of the near-$8,000 transfer fee he paid in 2015, summarized the situation for the other 30 or so attendees. “That money’s gone,” he said. “It’s been spent to pay the lawyers.” There’s no way to know exactly how much money the lawyers – Johnnie Patterson and Sipra Boyd for GOMO, along with Charles Rubio and Hoover Slovacek LP for the creditors committee – will have raked in when the bankruptcy

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Admission of gilt Dear Dean of Admissions The University of TexasAustin: I would like you to admit my son, Malcolm (better known as “Snake” to his fellow gang members), to The University of Texas at Austin. He would make an excellent student because UT uses a “holistic” approach to screening out the unfit, i.e., those who are not in the top 6 percent of their class or have other attributes, as I will present. Under state law, three-fourths of entering freshmen automatically gain admission because of their grades in high school. Malcolm finished as valedictorian of his class, Number 1 among all students. (He’s an only child and was home schooled, but still finished first.) If this quota only applies to entering freshmen, maybe he could enter as a sophomore. UT is big into diversity and, like many schools, boasts of its varied ethnic and geographic spread. Accepting Malcolm will let you check off several boxes. He is one-fifth Albanian, one-fifth Eskimo and one thirty-second Presbyterian. In addition, he is part Mongol, Glaswegian, Nebraskan and has a whiff of gypsy. (It’s a long story.) This combination allows UT to comply with diversity, and won’t get the school into legal problems like that troublemaker who keeps suing UT because she’s white and claims minorities with poorer grades get in, and her case ends up in the U.S. Supreme Court like three different times, with massive legal bills for the school and she went to LSU anyway. Actually, UT has a long history of racial problems going back to 1950 when it barred black students. That ended when the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered UT to allow Herman Sweatt to enter the School of Law. Also, schools like to boast that they have students from all 50 states, most Texas counties, etc. Malcolm is from Loving County, the least-populated county in America. There are 254 counties in Texas, and I’ll bet you only have students from 253. Now you can boast: “every county in Texas!” (Pay no attention to the postmark on his resume.) I have talked with several of your coaches who have an end-run on academic abilities and qualifications, and they seem interested. Malcolm is a very athletic young man. Notice the photograph of him running track and is way out in front of the other runners. You may ask why his face is white and the rest of his body is black. A good sun tan. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 340 pounds and would make an excellent addition to your tennis team. Your tennis coach gives Malcolm a perfect 10. (Incidentally, I didn’t know you paid your coaches so well. They must have got-

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ten a fleet rate on Lamborghinis.) If he is not available for a tennis scholarship, perhaps the swimming team would take him. His record is outstanding, having been captain of the swimming team (he joined the YMCA’s Beginners Club), a Gold Medalist on the U.S. Olympic team (14 medals) and broke the record for the back stroke between Honolulu and San Diego. To spare you the trouble of verifying these accomplishments, I have included newspaper clippings from The Washington Post, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, although you may notice that the type used by these papers is identical to the type used in this letter. Small world. I have not tried to place my son on your football or basketball teams, since the NCAA can be nosey about such matters. I’m sticking to swimming, tennis, curling and shuffleboard. No one cares about them. Besides, it is widely known that UT never checks the background of students you “really want in,” if you get my drift. I understand there are also vacancies for students who excel in the arts. Attached is an album of songs Malcolm sang at Carnegie Hall. The echo in the background is because the hall was empty and I could only afford to rent it from 3 to 4 a.m. He also does stand-up comedy. You’ll laugh yourself silly at his knock-knock jokes. Please watch the video that is attached showing other artsy stuff done by my son. You do love sock puppets, don’t you? And clay ashtrays? There is some way of attending school by taking the SAT. I asked Malcolm if he had taken the SAT. He said, “The SAT? No, how do you spell that?” So I shall send my son to take the test. In person he seems to be 5-foot-5 and weighs 120 pounds and appears slightly Asian to the naked eye. On another matter, no doubt you have heard from those wussies who complain, “If an unqualified applicant gets in, then a qualified applicant can’t get in. That’s an uneven playing field.” My reply: “What’s your point? Life is unfair, and if the playing field is uneven, you named the stadium for a cheap donor. This brings us to donations. Although this has nothing whatsoever to do with Malcolm’s application, I plan to make a major gift to UT in the form of stock in Enron, TWA and Packard. Also, I understand your horseshoe coach could use

proceeding finally ends. It could be $200,000, it could be $500,000, it could clean GOMO out. The only lawyer in the case who has submitted a compensation allowance to the court – Rubio – sought about $100,000 for nearly four months of work. Federal bankruptcy court judge David Jones ruled last week that GOMO doesn’t have to pay Rubio anything now, and his pay rate may or may not stand. Either way, attorney fees will continue to accrue until the bankruptcy case is over. If GOMO’s plan fails – a hearing regarding the voting results is scheduled for April 9 – the case will continue at least as long as it takes for the creditors committee plan to be voted upon by the neighborhood. “The longer this goes on, the less money there is,” Parks said. “That’s a certainty.” That’s not to say you should vote for GOMO’s plan only because you want the bankruptcy case to end and the lawyers’ coffers to stop filling up. There are other key differences between the two plans, namely the scope of proposed changes to Garden Oaks’ deed

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a new stable. I am not exactly an alumni, although I do have a suite on the 50-yard-line which you have visited often, and my photo collections shows you hitting my bar eight times, then hitting the floor. Uber is handy, isn’t it? I am not a powerful lawmaker, and I know you can’t buy a Texas legislator, but I have rented a few for this session. A former UT president was fired mainly because he didn’t get acceptance for a donor’s son. You wouldn’t want that to be contagious, would you? Finally, I would like you to know that I can get Malcolm into any of several other prestigious schools whose coaches are not yet under investigation, although I’m not sure if they have a bowling team at Trump University. Holistically, Malcolm’s father Ashby is accepted at ashby2@comcast.net

restrictions. GOMO’s plan includes more widespread amendments, whereas the creditors committee wants to focus on a few important changes and worry about the rest later. Both plans call for replacing the transfer fee with an $80 annual mandatory fee, doling out deed-restriction enforcement to a third-party management company and removing an outdated and illegal-to-enforce restriction pertaining to race. If you live in Garden Oaks and care about the future of your subdivision, I’d suggest you do your homework and turn it in quickly. And if you filed a claim and are worried about how much money you’re going to get back, try not to care quite as much. Much of it has been, and will be, gobbled up by the guys and gals who go to court for a living. “The lawyers got the money. That’s the way it is in the world,” said the homebuilder, who asked to remain anonymous. “You know, move on. Let the guys run their neighborhood the way they want to run it.” Email azuvanich@theleadernews.com Email us your letters: news@theleadernews.com

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Dear Editor: This vindictive sore loser of a mayor must be impeached now. The masses disagreed with him and said yes to a much need pay raise for our firefighter heroes and he has fought it at every turn. The other day he announced millions of dollars for greenspoint homeowners but then claims he’s going to lay off 500 firefighters. It’s time to run this scam artist grifter out of town. Randy California

Dear Editor: I agree with the need for bicycle training at the youth level. I do not agree that we need more lines on the pavement. Perhaps there needs to be a requirement that all bikes on urban streets are inspected, registered, have strobe warning lights on front, rear, and extended above. Also, require bicyclists to be licensed, which occurs after passing a test. Bob Choate

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Dear Editor: Many businesses around us were robbed or broken into and guess what, the losers were not looking for debit cards! I have been robbed and shot at. I have no problem losing a few customers in exchange for a safer workplace! When we asked our customers about going cashless, not a single one objected, sighting safety concerns. Safety of others is obviously not a concern for the writer! Al

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Dear Editor: I wish some of the Ella businesses would spruce up or move out. They’ve been an eye sore for too long. Shipley’s needs to use some of their money for a facelift. Same with the next door mechanic and the mechanic closer to 610. Shepherd needs a good facelift too. The car upholstery shop near 26th (?) is really bad. And the 500 used car lots. Don’t get me started on the far north end of Shepherd. Junk yard city. And no, I’m not new here. I’ve lived here forever, just sick of the dumps. Times a changing. Clifford Davids

Dear Editor: The kind of “road diet” that is apparently being proposed here — from the current configuration of two narrow general-use lanes in each direction, to a single narrow general-use lane in each direction, with a center turn lane in between, and a garbagegutter bike lane at the edge — has generally been shown to improve safety statistics for motorists in such a corridor, particularly when typical speeds are higher and there is high demand for unsignalized left turns. However, these benefits are much less when speeds and left-turn demand is lower. I don’t have a dataset at hand for the segment of West 11th Street that runs between Shepherd and Yale, but personal experience tells me that the existing narrow lanes and close-up property frontage tend to keep speeds lower than they might otherwise be. My wife and I can also attest, as competent street bicyclists, that cycling along West 11th while maintaining a lateral position in the middle of the right

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Batch plant decision progress possible in coming weeks By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s reconsideration of Soto Ready Mix’s latest application for a concrete batch plant that would operate in Acres Homes began last October. According to TCEQ spokesperson Brian McGovern, there could finally be some marginal movement regarding a decision on the application in the coming weeks, nearly five months after public comments were submitted in writing and at various public hearings. McGovern said the organization’s official response to those comments – which must be issued prior to approving any permits such as the one Soto Ready Mix ap-

plied for – is now undergoing a review process and could be issued sometime in April. The office received more than 50 requests for contested public hearings before the public comment period ended in October. “Currently, the executive director staff is drafting a formal RTC responding to all comments received during the comment period,” McGovern said. Should it be approved, the new permit would allow Soto Ready Mix to operate a concrete batch plant facility at the location near T.C. Jester Boulevard and Desoto Street cited in its previous application. Such operations are given license by the state to operate 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The city of Houston allows such busi-

Leader Staff Photo Trucks drive through a proposed concrete batch plant in the Acres Homes neighborhood. Progress on the TCEQ’s decision regarding the plant’s operations could be coming within the next month.

nesses to locate in residential areas. Soto Ready Mix’s initial permit was voided in April 2018, less than three weeks

after a public meeting. As of late March this year, it has been nearly five months since the public comment period for the reconsidered applica-

tion concluded. But it may only be a matter of time now before the decision process can begin gaining steam. “There is no exact timeframe, but the RTC may be filed in mid-April and then mailed to persons on the mailing list,” McGovern said. Once the TCEQ’s RTC is filed, it will schedule all hearing requests at a public meeting. Scheduling could take anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of months, according to the organization. Should TCEQ refer any contest cases to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, proceedings could take several weeks — depending on how many are granted — before coming back to the commission. Following any hearings, a

judge will issue a proposal for decision to the TCEQ for formal consideration. District 139 Representative Jarvis Johnson has been among numerous parties pushing back against the proposed plant, citing potential harmful effects to the surrounding homes and neighborhoods. “We are working closely with advocates to strategize how to stop Soto Ready Mix, Inc. from operating in Acres Homes,” he previously said in a statement. Soto Ready Mix previously insisted it has followed legal proceedings and done its homework in how to mitigate effects to the Acres Homes community if the permit is approved. Follow The Leader on Twitter at @FromTheLeader.

Review: Sweet meets savory at Melange Creperie in Heights By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com Everything about the design of Melange Creperie whispers open and inviting. It’s situated in a quaint house structure that instantly made me like it. Outside it’s painted a peach color and inside it’s mostly white with accents of light colors like blue, pink, yellow and purple. While I usually associate crepes with sweet, the menu also featured savory items. The cashier was helpful in answering my questions, and in general she was just really nice. I can always appreciate that. I went for the Breakfast Taco Crepe, which seemed like an interesting blend of

two cultural cuisines. It comes with sautéed potatoes, onions and garlic mixed with cheese and salsa on an egg. Mine was sans cheese. To wash it down I got a Pineapple Jamaica. The friend I brought along went for a sweet option with a S’mores Crepe. On the other side of the counter I watched the crepe mix being poured onto the flat pan and spun into a large circle. After it cooked a little bit they cracked on egg and spread it around the top of the crepe. Once that was crooked it was folded in half and the potato, onion and garlic mix was added, then the salsa was squeezed on top. The two sides were folded over and then wrapped in paper and foil. It was like a tri-

angle sandwich. The soft crepe, which tasted like a thin pancake, was surprisingly good as a breakfast taco. I’m used to flour tortillas when it comes to breakfast tacos, but I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised that it was a good mix of flavors since I often eat pancakes with a side of eggs and potatoes. One of the worst thing a potato can be, to me, is not cooked all the way through. I hate biting into one that could have used a few more minutes of being sautéed. It actually happens pretty often at restaurants, so I was extra happy to find the potatoes inside the crepe were all cooked to my liking. I thought it was an interesting choice to have a layer of

it, although I knew I would because I like s’mores. What I really liked about it is that it made eating s’mores so much easier. I’m excited to go back and try different types of crepes, or maybe even one of the sandwiches the creperie offers.

Melange Creperie Photo by Zarah Parker The Breakfast Taco Crepe and Pineapple Jamaica at Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd.

egg wrapped with the crepe instead of having eggs on the inside mixed in. So while the flavors were good, every bit was mostly potato. It was more like eating a potato crepe. I wish there had been a bet-

ter balance of egg and potato, instead of just the layer in between the crepe, which actually caused the flavor of the egg to be lost. I also tried a small piece of the S’mores Crepe and liked

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of manmade drainage channels, must receive a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston to ensure compliance with the federal Clean Water Act. The public comment period tied to the permit application, submitted March 5 by Harris County Improvement District No. 1, ends April 4. A U.S. Army Corps spokesperson said comments will be submitted to the applicant for review, a public hearing could potentially be held and the application ultimately will be approved, denied, revised or withdrawn. The points of contact listed on the application, Andrew Jerige of Harris County Improvement District No. 1 (also known as Uptown Houston TIRZ 16) and Jeff Dunn of land-use consultant Berg-Oliver Associates, Inc., did not respond to voicemails left Tuesday. Randy Odinet, a project designer with the Memorial Park Conservancy, which also is involved in the land bridge initiative, said it will come with a “significant upgrade” that includes 25 acres of prairie where the baseball fields are now located. According to the permit application, the project will redesign existing drainage canals into a self-mitigating tributary system and add nearly 4,000 linear feet of stream. “From an ecological standpoint, we feel that creating this much prairie and wetlands is going to have a huge benefit to the park,” Odinet said. “We’ll have improved storm-water quality and stormwater management.” To the northeast of the proposed land bridges is Memorial Park Golf Course, which is undergoing a renovation and redesign funded by the Astros Golf Foundation. The plan is to have the course host the PGA Tour’s Houston Open beginning in October 2020. Odinet and Giles Kibbe of the Astros Golf Foundation said the land bridge project, targeted to be completed in October 2022, preceded the golf course initiative and is unrelated. When asked if he envisioned the land bridges being used by tournament spectators walking to and from the course, Kibbe said, “No, not at all.” “It has nothing to do with golf,” he added. Brandt Mannchen, chairman of the Houston Sierra Club, which is the local affiliate of an international environmental and conservation organization, challenged the notion that the proposed tributary complex will be self-mitigating and said he thinks it will decrease Memorial Park’s wetlands instead of expanding them. Mannchen, who in this case expressed his own opinions and not those of the Sierra Club, submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month. He said the project needs more mitigation and called it more landscaping than ecological

or crisper, but on the whole I think the committee felt this agreement was good given the circumstances.” Last May, Gulf Coast Commercial briefly halted the sale and listened to neighbors’ concerns about noise abatement and traffic, among other things, in efforts to lessen the negative impact a retail development would have on abutting homeowners. During the course of the feedback period, the civic club committee and Gulf Coast agreed on a number of terms, including a sight and sound wall, restrictions on building height, lighting and signage, as part of a declaration that will replace existing deed restrictions once the lots are commercialized. Following those agreements, Gulf Coast began circulating a petition in November 2018 to release existing deed restrictions and develop the lot, which required signatures from homeowners totaling 50 percent of the total front-lot footage over the last several months. “We weighed a lot of options. This is something I think provides reasonable protection considering the unique situation of those lots,” Arnett said. “It will have restrictions that lay down a foundation of protection for homeowners. We know there are people who won’t agree with us, but we hope those who don’t are

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Tract from P. 1A purchased its property in 2004, continues to be at a loss. There is no road leading to the land, which at one point was listed as 0 Frasier St. by the Harris County Appraisal District but is now 0 E. 5th St. LSR has made multiple attempts to extend 5th as well as Frasier, which stops just north of the trail, but to no avail. In many cases, the developer’s plans have been denied by the Texas Department of Transportation or City of Houston. In other cases it has refused to compromise on its desire to build a multi-family structure instead of a single-family residence. In at least one instance, LSR squandered an opportunity granted by the city. LSR executive Ben Lemieux said he didn’t know the property lacked a viable access point when he purchased it. He said the company also has been unable to sell it, with one of the prospective buyers being the Houston Parks Board. “So we’re trapped,” Lemieux said. “Now we cannot be trapped anymore.” Along those lines, a new multi-part variance request on LSR’s behalf was recently submitted to the city’s Planning & Development Department. A hearing with the Houston Planning Commission was scheduled for

Thursday, with commission member Bill Baldwin saying beforehand that the matter likely would be deferred to a later date. Just like previous variance requests during the last 15 years, the latest one is unlikely to be approved. It seeks permission to build a private drive from the end of 5th Street, rather than an extension of the street for public use, and to have 35 feet of frontage instead of the required 60 feet. Margaret Wallace Brown, the interim director of the planning department, said Tuesday that it likely would not recommend approval of the variance request to the planning commission. Mayor Sylvester Turner, though a spokesperson, said he also opposes the variance application. “We have concerns about supporting it,” Wallace Brown said. “We believe the street will be too narrow to adequately provide public safety, primarily in terms of fire trucks.” Same song, different verse That is a familiar refrain to Louis Conrad of Surge Homes, another subsidiary of LSR. Conrad has been involved with the project for much of the last 15 years and said the developer has often acted on suggestions from city officials, only to have its proposals ultimately turned away. Citing a Texas law that states land

Photo by Adam Zuvanich The variance request notice at the end of East 5th Street, with Gary Mosley’s property in the background.

owners must have access to their property, Conrad said he’s considering pursuing legal action if the latest variance request is denied. He also said the request is similar to previous ones. “Not much difference, except it’s the last time we try with the variance process,” he said. “We will go the legal route after that.” Baldwin, a prominent Realtor in the Heights, disputed the notion that LSR does not have access to its property. He said the developer would not need permission from the city to construct a private drive for a singlefamily residence. Conrad said he has not considered

such a plan because it would not make for an adequate return on the developer’s investment. “We’re not denying him access,” Baldwin said. “He can drive a tractor or a Bentley (to the property). The city doesn’t really care. But he doesn’t have access for 40 condominium units. That’s the way I understand it.” Marlene Gafrick, director of the planning department from 2005-13, said she “saw this project several times and several different variations” during her tenure. LSR wanted to extend Frasier Street to its property and was initially denied by the TxDOT, according to an October 2004 letter copied to Conrad. At the time, TxDOT controlled the abandoned railway just south of Frasier’s end point. The land was subsequently converted to a hike and bike trail and is now controlled by the city, according to Baldwin, and the idea of extending Frasier is no longer being entertained. It was at one time, however, according to city planner Aracely Rodriguez. She said records indicate the developer had a plat approved in 2010, without the need for a variance, to construct a drive connecting Frasier to 5th Street with a roundabout in between. Rodriguez said the plat was never

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willing to be neighborly and understand the time and effort put into this.” With signatures in hand, there is a public hearing scheduled for 2:30 p.m. April 11 in front of the Houston Planning Commission that would approve the partial re-platting of the church’s four lots adjacent to Garden Oaks Section One, according to a letter mailed out to residents on March 18. “We haven’t changed our design, our building, tenants, or anything – we just need to go through this with the city of Houston,” Barry said. “Nothing has changed from what we told the neighborhood (in November).” Should the planning commission approve re-platting and Gulf Coast can close on the property in May as expected, it will then take a few months for Gulf Coast to obtain building permits. If all goes according to plan, construction should begin in July or August, and the company hopes to have tenants opening in the first quarter of 2020. “Right now, we have two restaurants lined up as well as a coffee shop,” Barry said. “Unfortunately, we had to go through the process of re-platting through the city, so that’s pushed our opening back a little bit. We’ve got good tenants in line and we’re ready to go, it’s just taken a bit longer to get our plat done and get our permits.”

recorded with the county clerk and lapsed after one year. She said the developer also had plats approved to put a cul-de-sac terminus at the end of 5th Street, in 2007 and 2012, but also failed to record the plats and let them expire. Conrad questioned the validity of the plat approvals in 2007 and 2010 but acknowledged that his company wasted the chance to construct a cul-de-sac in 2012, saying it “was our fault.” He said that was around the same time that LSR’s founder and Lemieux’s father, Serge, died unexpectedly, so the company shifted its priorities for a period of time. Conrad also said that if he knew in 2004 what he knows now, “We would have never bought the tract.” It’s far from worthless, however, having recently been appraised by HCAD for $423,836. So LSR will keep trying to develop it and keep trying to sell it, which means it will keep seeking a viable access point. Mosley, meanwhile, will keep doing all he can to stop that from happening near his property. “I think people have a right to build when it’s sensible, when it makes sense,” he said. “I do know when it doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense.” Follow Adam Zuvanich on Twitter at @AZuvanich

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THINGS TO DO. The Arts Over the Rhine Friday, Mar. 29 7 â€“ 11 p.m. The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. Over the Rhine is performing at The Heights Theater with Pat Byrne. Terry Allen Saturday, Mar. 30 7 â€“ 11 p.m. The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. Terry Allen is performing at The Heights Theater. Lee Ann Womack Thursday, April 4 6 â€“ 11 The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. Lee Ann Womack is performing at The Heights Theater. Tunes in the Tap Room Tuesday, April 2 6:30 â€“ 9:30 p.m. Haroldâ€™s Restaurant & Tap Room â€“ 350 W. 19th St. Enjoy live music in Haroldâ€™s Tap Room every Tuesday night. Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime Friday, Mar. 29 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Badfish is playing a Sublime tribute at White Oak Music Hall. Mike Doughty Friday, Mar. 29 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Mike Doughty is performing live at White Oak Music Hall. Boy Harsher Saturday, Mar. 30 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Boy Harsher is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Boan. Yonder Mountain String Band Sunday, Mar. 31 6:30 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Yonder Mountain String Band is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Dangermuffin. Alec Benjamin Wednesday, April 3 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Alec Benjamin is performing at White Oak Music Hall. Roy Blair Wednesday, April 3 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Roy Blair is performing at White Oak Music Hall. The Happy Fits Thursday, April 4 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. The Happy Fits is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Deal Casino. Sales Thursday, April 4 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Sales is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Varsity and Lunar Vacation.

The Hollands! Friday, Mar. 29 7:30 â€“ 10 p.m. Visionary Heights â€“ 1331 Nicholson St. The Hollands! are bring their unique take on Americana and Folk, as influenced by The Carter Family and many to more, to Visionary Heights. South by Due East Saturday, Mar. 30 4 p.m. Dan Electros â€“ 1031 E. 24th St. South by Due East is going to be at Dan Electros. This is a two day event, both Saturday and Sunday, featuring Josefus, The Scrouge, Jypsy Rose, 2 Cold, and many more.

The Markets Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, Mar. 30 4 â€“ 8 p.m. Sideout Volleybar â€“ 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists. Eleanoraâ€™s Market Saturday, Mar. 30 8 a.m. â€“ 12 p.m. Cavatore â€“ 2120 Ella Blvd. There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers. Heights Morning Market Sunday, Mar. 31 10 a.m. â€“ 2 p.m. 3106 White Oak Dr. Heights Morning Market gathers local talented artisans, farmers, and entrepreneurs to bring you closer to the goods you need. Stop by to shop and stay to brunch, drink mimosas, and listen to live music at Onion Creek.

The Pews Womenâ€™s Bible Study Group Monday, April 1 5:30 p.m. YMCA â€“1234 W. 34th St. The Womenâ€™s Bible Study meets every Monday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. The study is called The Faithful, which explores crucial moments in the lives of five Old Testament figures--Queen Esther, Gideon, Hosea, Malachi, and Nehemiah. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@earthlink.net for information. Menâ€™s Scripture Sharing Group Thursday, April 4 7 a.m. YMCA â€“1234 W. 34th St. The Menâ€™s Scripture Sharing Group meets every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information. St. Stephenâ€™s Market Saturday, Mar. 30 9 a.m. â€“ 4 p.m. St. Stephenâ€™s UMC â€“ 2003 W. 43rd St. St. Stephenâ€™s will host the Spring Artisan Market, benefiting the Animal Justice League of Oak Forest, a non-profit animal rescue organization, in the west sanctuary parking lot. The market will feature local artisans,

vendors, food trucks and music. Shop for Easter and Motherâ€™s Day! Admission is free. For more information, call the office at 713-686-8241, or visit www. stsumc.org and the churchâ€™s Facebook page.

steaming plate of BBQ chicken with two sides for $12 per plate. All proceeds will go toward eighth grade end-of-year activities and the eighth grade field trip. Call 713-927-1189 with questions.

St. Andrewâ€™s Music Night Thursday, Mar. 28 7 p.m. St. Andrewâ€™s Episcopal Church â€“ 1819 Heights Blvd. St. Andrewâ€™s is hosting a series of music nights. On Mar. 28 Brain Kalinec will perform, on April 4 Susan Elliot will perform, and on April 11 Amanda Pascali will perform with Casa Juan Diego. For more information, visit www.saecheights.org or call 713-861-5596.

Waltrip Fish Fry Friday, Mar. 29 5 â€“ 9 p.m. Waltrip High School â€“ 1900 W. 34th St. The Waltrip Ram Band is hosting its annual fish fry fundraiser this Friday. Happy Hour Friday, Mar. 29 5 â€“ 6 p.m. Noted â€“ 1901 Lawrence Come sip and shop every Friday at Noted. Theyâ€™ll pop a bottle of something as you shop or just get to know the owners.

All Saints TALC to Host Spring Party Friday, Mar. 29 10:30 a.m. All Saints Third Age Learning Center â€“ 215 E. 10th St. Festivities begin with entertainment by the Strumminâ€™ Saints Ukulele Band, refreshments, door prizes and a Crazy Hat contest. Following the Spring Party, a hot lunch is available at noon for the fee of $2.00. For program and lunch reservations, call 713-248-1277.

AARP Monthly Meeting Monday, April 1 10 a.m. 1520 Candlelight Lane Budgeting 101 will be presented by Alfredo U. Alberto of the Prairie View A & M Cooperative Extension Program. He will provide information and handouts about how to better organize your finances and keep your budget under control. AARP 1265 is open to anyone 50 or older. Come to the Meet and Greet at 9:30 AM. Stay for refreshments after the meeting. For Information, contact Georgia Lewis, Chapter President: 832654-4744.

St. Matthewâ€™s Potluck Sunday, Mar. 31 10 a.m. St. Matthews United Methodist Church â€“ 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. St. Matthewâ€™s UMC invites you to Sunday worship and potluck lunch.Â Worship begins at 10:17 a.m., followed by lunch.Â Bring a dish if you wish. The free Lenten meal, followed by a prayer and praise service, continues each Wednesday evening, 6:00 â€“ 7:30 p.m.Â For more information, check the Facebook page or web site at www.stmatthewsmethodist.org.

Thursday Night Bingo Thursday, April 4 7 p.m. SPJST Lodge 88 - 1435 Beall St. Bingo at SPJST Lodge 88 is held every Thursday night. Bingo pads are $5 each. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Early bird special starts at 7 p.m. with regular bingo games beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Fun & Games Friday Night Frights Friday, Mar. 29 7 â€“ 10 p.m. CineWhim â€“ 1802 Yale St. Misfit Toys, The Whimsy Artisan Boutique and CineWhin are hosting Friday Night Frights and this Friday theyâ€™re playing Pet Semetary.

Frank Black MS BBQ Saturday, Mar. 30 9 a.m. â€“ 5 p.m. Frank Black MS â€“ 1575 Chantilly Ln. Frank Black Middle Schoolâ€™s Eighth Grade is hosting a BBQ. Drive through and pick up a hot,

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St. Ambrose Crawfish Boil Friday, Mar. 29 4 â€“ 8 p.m. St. Ambrose Catholic Church â€“ 4213 Mangum Rd. St. Ambrose Catholic Church is hosting a crawfish boil. There will be a silent auction, a DJ, kidsâ€™ activities, and bounce houses. Bring a tent and lawn chairs. Tickets are available online for $25 pre-sale, at the door tickets are $30. Email crawfish@ stambrosehouston.org

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the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?â€? Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn Whatand would Would you allowforgive, yourself not, you you will do? not be condemned; to go through something painful if you knew it was and you will be forgiven... what God wanted you to do? Jesus was willing to go through crucifixion because He knew it was part R.S.V. Luke 6:37 of Godâ€™s perfect plan.

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How often should you clean your dog’s ears? Dear Tabby, How often should I be cleaning my dog’s ears? His ears get sort of stinky, but I’m not sure how (or if) I should clean them. Concerned about clean ears in Cottage Grove Dear Concerned, The regularity with which you clean your dog’s ears depends on your pet’s breed, coat, level of activity, age, and ear wax production. Most vets recommend that dogs with normal ears have cleanings at least once a month. Others may need more frequent cleanings, especially those that regularly swim or get their ears wet. The how-tos of clean ears So, if your dog’s ears are due a good cleaning, how do you do it? First of all, if your dog has very red, itchy, inflamed and painful ears, see your vet before you start cleaning. It is quite likely your dog has an ear infection, so ear cleaning will not do much good at this point. If your dog has an infection severe enough to damage the eardrum, some ear cleaners can damage the ear further. So, once you’ve assessed your dog’s ears and determined that they’re healthy, it’s time to get to work. First a disclaimer: Ear cleaning can be a messy job, so find somewhere in the

house that is easy to clean. Also, the best ear cleanings start with a good general grooming. Excess, dirty, or matted hair should be removed from around the ear canal and the ear flap. Heavy, matted, moist ear flaps, surrounding hair, and excessively hairy ear canals will decrease air flow to the ear canal, making it possible for wax and other debris to build up, potentially leading to infection. In some dogs, excess hair may need to be gently removed from inside the ear canal. This must be done carefully to avoid damaging the ear canal and minimize discomfort to your pet. Consider having a professional groomer or medical professional remove the hair if needed. Be gentle! Next, get started on the inside of the ear. Remember, above all else, be gentle! The ear canals and flaps are sensitive, and overly aggressive cleanings may cause serious damage to the delicate structures of your dog’s inner-ear. Pick up an ear flap and dribble a small amount (enough to fill the ear canal but not overflow) of the appropriate ear cleaning solution into the ear. As the solution drips deep into the canal, gently massage the base of your dog’s ear for ten to twenty seconds - you may hear the solution squish around as you massage solution into the inner ear. This step should not be painful for your pet. After you’ve done one ear, proceed to the next.

A practice in patience Throughout the earcleaning process, your dog will shake his head a lot and much of the cleaning solution will come flying out, but this is normal. Enough solution should stay inside the ear to get the job done. It’s important to remember that most dogs don’t particularly like having their ears cleaned, so you’ll have to work with them and earn their trust over

time. Be sure to reward your dog after each successful ear cleaning and try to clean his ears consistently to keep him from getting painful ear infections. Over time, you might find that your dog comes to enjoy ear cleanings and you’ll certainly enjoy your dog having fresh-smelling ears. Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at dear tabbyquestions@gmail.com.

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THE OBITUARIES. Ernesto S. Recio, 79, born April 19 died March 18. Ernesto is survived by his wife, Maria Recio; daughter Sylvia Maldonado and husband Rudy; son Ernest Recio; daughter Laura Rodriguez and husband Oscar; and daughter Virginia Recio; brother Gilbert Recio. Linda Kay Andricks, 70, born June 1 died March 19. Linda is survived by her daughters, Lori Tallinger, and Elizabeth Vyvial (Brent); granddaughter, Avery Tallinger; siblings, Frank Thomas (Beth), Carol Carroll (Raife), Patty Breland (John), and Nita Hebert (Jimmy).

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Art Valet: Koehn crosses bridge between festivals Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

Last summer, I introduced you to artist Jim Koehn, a 38year Houston veteran from a small town in mid-Michigan, whose small watercolor paintings of iconic buildings can stir up an emotional response in viewers. Koehn paints landmark buildings and many others that are popular with locals in an area. His work wasnâ€™t always about nostalgia, but it seems to be in his blood. This weekend, Koehn will be taking his own nostalgic trip as he returns as a participating artist in the 48th Annual Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park 2019, presented by the nonprofit Art Colony Association. Koehn was there before the festival moved from its founding home in the Westheimer Street Festival to its current location at Memorial Park (downtown in the fall). With a 33-year gap between festivals, I was champing at the bit to ask Koehn about his perspective on the festival. Koehn told me he attended the festival regularly from 1982-86 when he veered away from his fantasy-style art to photographing old movie theaters and turning them into large paintings. Koehn captured nearly 900 theaters on film and painted and exhibited nearly 150 paintings at shows he put together himself. When his focus changed again to his current style is when he came across my radar. AV: Is there a big difference between the art you did at the Westheimer Street Festival and what youâ€™re bringing this weekend? JK: â€œI was doing more fantasy-inspired art back then - painting little cities on top of odd-shaped land masses

Jim Koehn hangs art at his first Westheimer Art Festival in October 1982.

Jim Koehnâ€™s painting of the intersection of Westheimer Road and Montrose Boulevard.

Jim Koehn at work in his studio.

come a part of my life over the years. Iâ€™m having a lot of fun with these new paintings and enjoy hearing people get excited when they see a painting that sparks memories and stories of their own.â€? AV: Have you applied to be in the festival since the last time you were there? JK: â€œRecently my inspiration has shifted again with the Streets of Houston paintings

and Iâ€™m just getting back into the art festival and art market circuit again starting last year, putting full-time efforts into it. Last year I got into a few art festivals, lots of art markets, but was wait-listed for Bayou City Art Festival. I looked back at my application, made some updates and now have a much stronger booth and inventory for this spring and was accepted.â€? AV: What do you remember about the festival and whatâ€™s the biggest difference that you observed between the two? JK: â€œI have great memories of the Westheimer Art Festival. Having moved here at the age of 19, my eyes were wide open at all there was to offer in Houston. Lower Westheimer was the happening scene back in the early â€˜80s - and the Westheimer Art Festival was more of a giant street party with lots

Is location key to restaurant success? By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com Sara Waters is worried about one of her favorite neighborhood eateries. The area resident reached out to me and shared her love for Ploughmanâ€™s Deli & CafĂŠ, 965 Pinemont Dr., and specifically its new brunch. She even offered to buy me brunch so I could do a feature on the deli, which made me wonder why. Waters said Ploughmanâ€™s is in a challenging location, on Pinemont Drive between Ella Boulevard and Shepherd Drive right in that transition zone between Oak Forest and Acres Homes. Itâ€™s on one of those roads people can forget about. So I checked it out myself on a Friday during lunch hour. The crowd was decent, there were a few takeout customers and the sandwich I had was really good. But it was a lunch hour on a Friday, so I suspect there could have been more customers. On a Facebook post that Jeremy Goodwin shared about Ploughmanâ€™s to the Oak Forest Homeowners Association page, one commenter said they keep forgetting that Ploughmanâ€™s is there. In other words, out of sight, out of mind. I reached out to the owner, who declined to comment about the location of the deli. But with the rise of restaurants that are difficult to get to (like many places in the Heights, but more on that later), I wanted to know how important location truly was to both owners and customers. While picking the brain of Dish Society founder Aaron Lyons, who opened the franchiseâ€™s fifth location in the Heights, he said it all comes down to the type of concept. Specifically, thereâ€™s the convenience concept and the destination concept. The former is your everyday, runof-the-mill restaurant and the latter tends to offer something unique culturally or is niche. One concept can succeed where another fails.

Photo by Zarah Parker A customer enjoys lunch at Ploughmanâ€™s Deli & Cafe, 965 Pinemont Dr., on a recent Friday afternoon.

A convenience concept needs lots of traffic and has to be easy to find. Whereas a destination concept, which is often chef-driven by some of Houstonâ€™s â€œcelebrityâ€? chefs, can get away with choosing to open in a riskier location because people specifically seek it out. Lyon gave the example of Killenâ€™s Barbeque, which is in Pearland, for not having the best location, but the lines are always out the door. The location matters less because people are willing to search it out since theyâ€™re intentionally looking for a particular thing. Ronnie Killen, by the way, plans to open a new restaurant in the Heights Boulevard space previously occupied by Hickory Hollow. Anyway, if the concept is a $15 hamburger joint, then it has to be where people will buy $15 hamburgers. If not, people passing by are more likely to grab a fast-food burger for a third of the price. Cultural shifts also have an effect on restaurant location. With the rise of online shopping, Lyons said strip malls are no longer prime real estate. And because of those kinds of shifts, restaurateurs really have to look ahead and make calculated assessments before signing a lease.

sonally meet artists, view original works and purchase worldclass art. The three-day festival will feature live music, local food vendors and food trucks, beverages, entertainment, a Childrenâ€™s Creative Zone and much more. An exhibition of student artwork composed of the top 30 finalists from the Middle School Art Competition will also be featured. Tickets are available at a discount online at www.artcolonyassociation.org. Also available online are two-day passes. Discounted tickets for veterans and seniors will be available at the gate. On-site public parking is not available. Shuttles are provided from Northwest Mall to the Memorial Park Festival site. A round-trip shuttle ride is $4 per adult, and children under 12 ride free. Cohen is an artist and founder of First Saturday Arts Market and the Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com.

Jim Koehnâ€™s painting of The Original Ninfaâ€™s on Navigation.

JIm Koehnâ€™s Cityscape circa 1984, left, and Spindletop circa 1984, right.

and things like that. Over the years I scoured nearly every corner of town - hunting down old movie theaters, downtown buildings, beer joints, live music and off-the-beatenpath streets around Houstonâ€™s older neighborhoods. My art now is a culmination of my time here in Houston, and Iâ€™ve been hooked on paintings that capture a lot of these places around town that have be-

of cool art, music and people watching. I applied my second year here, was accepted each time, and participated in about six to seven festivals. It was the only one I did. I was skeptical when it closed down, moved and transformed into the Bayou City Art Festival but it has grown into an amazing art festival. Iâ€™ve been to it several times as a visitor both downtown and in Memorial Park. Itâ€™s now much more professionally run, attracts artists from all over and is considered one of the top festivals in the country. Iâ€™m looking forward to being part of it again as an artist.â€? Find out more about Koehnâ€™s art online at jimkoehn. com and meet him in person at this weekendâ€™s festival, booth No. 717. As one of the nationâ€™s premier outdoor fine art events, Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park will provide guests with the opportunity to per-

We can look to the Heights as an example of a change in how people eat out. Parking at restaurants in the Heights is awful â€” rarely does anywhere in the Heights have good parking â€” yet a lot of those places are packed during busy hours. The Dish Society in the Heights has less parking space than any of its other locations, yet itâ€™s one of the busiest. People walk, bike and Uber there. Itâ€™s become a norm in the neighborhood to know that wherever youâ€™re going isnâ€™t going to have comfortable parking. Aside from that, Lyons said a third of Dish Societyâ€™s business walks out the door in a brown paper bag via delivery service apps. Another perspective I got was from Carl Eaves, the creative and development director at Liberty Kitchen and owner of Eaves Construction and Design Services. His philosophy on a good location is that there is no formula to follow, but good parking can go a long way. Which says a lot about the Heights with its parking problems. The more restaurants that pop up, the worse the parking, yet plenty of those same places are full of people. Eaves said this is a relatively new phenomenon and even-

tually bad parking will affect places, especially if they are new. But again, there is no guarantee. Eaves mentioned the SaltAir Seafood Kitchen that was in Upper Kirby that had every box checked for a great location and restaurant, but still failed. He also mentioned the Liberty Kitchen that was in Garden Oaks that failed. Sometimes it just doesnâ€™t work. Talk about a hard pill to swallow. A restaurant can still survive despite its location, and Lyons says the best way to do it is to focus on public relations, social media and hosting events. Just get people in the space and theyâ€™re more likely to come back. Convenient or destination, parking or no parking, Eaves boils it down with this: â€œIf youâ€™re really good, theyâ€™ll figure out a way to be there.â€?

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