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Well, the soon-to-be downtown park has been christened — and the best name they could come up with the name chosen from about 6,200 entries was Discovery Green. That's apparently the name that best reflected "the spirit and uniqueness of the new downtown park and, among other qualities, Houston's diverse history, and communities and distinctiveness from a regional standpoint." Is it just us, or does "Discovery Green" accomplish none of those goals? Instead, it sounds a lot like one of those stores that sells educational toys for kids. Whatever.

So if you're interested in what the new downtown park will be named, but the rain kept you away from the big name unveiling party yesterday, don't worry: No one else showed up, either, and the groundbreaking/naming was rescheduled for today. Seriously, can you feel the excitement?

So now we know what kinds of stuff will be in the new downtown park: and it's, uh, park stuff. The $81 million, 12-acre park in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center will feature a large pond, a putting green, a great lawn, an ampitheater, interactive fountains and two restaurants run by Schiller Del Grande (of Cafe Annie and Cafe Express fame). Check out a diagram of the park's design from the Chronicle.