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More information in the story of Sonoma, the giant mixed-use development being planned for a two-block site in the Rice Village: The Chronicle reports that the city has released the appraisals for the 2400 block of Bolsover Street, and there's a little bit of variation between the two — about a half-million dollars' worth, to be specific. The appraisals — for $913,171 and $1,460,340 — pertain to Lamesa Properties' plans to buy that stretch of... more ›

Via Off the Kuff, Rice Village-area residents are a little ticked off by a sign advertising Sonoma, the residential component of the proposed Piazza mixed-use development just off Rice Boulevard. You remember that, right? It's the $100 million, seven-story behemoth for which a block of Bolsover Street will be closed, with 225 condominiums, 100,000 square feet of retail space and an underground parking garage. But according to the Examiner, it's not the size of the development or its impact on the neighborhood that are upsetting locals right now: It's residential developer Randall Davis's slogan, "Home to Bohemians, Attorneys and Hippies," that's painted across a storefront on the site of the development. more ›

Houstonist's friends in Miami are always talking about how much they love Chicken Kitchen, a South Florida-based fast-casual restaurant that specializes in — yes, you guessed it — chicken. So we were excited to find out that Chicken Kitchen has expanded to Houston, thanks to a class project in the Rice MBA program. The first Houston CK opened earlier this month in the Rice Village, a strategic location close to students, shops and health-conscious Inner Loopers. Here's what you can expect: more ›