Results tagged “downtowndistrict”

Let's think back a few years to the late 1990s, when Houston's downtown revitalization was beginning in earnest and a variety of bars, restaurants, clubs and entertainment venues were opening in the area that once was a virtual no-man's-land after business hours. Everything seemed like it was going well for a while — Bayou Place was developed, the baseball stadium opened, old buildings were being restored, some great businesses popped up — and then, over...

We were starting to wonder whether anything was going to happen with Houston Pavilions, the retail/entertainment/residential/office complex planned for three blocks on the south end of downtown. After all, the land sale was completed in mid-January, and we haven't heard much since House of Blues and Lucky Strike signed on as tenants. But now there is news: The developers have secured $140 million in financing and groundbreaking is set for Nov. 6.

You gotta be kidding.

Houstonist loves a good party. But sometimes as we're sprawled on the couch, hangover in full swing, we wonder: What's the point? You can imagine, then, our excitement at learning about a hip downtown party with a purpose. Okay, maybe "hip" isn't the right word, and it might be a stretch to call it a "party," but it's definitely downtown. And there is a purpose. The shindig in question is a lunchtime get-together today to...