The Meanest Strip Mall in Houston
John Nova Lomax, in the second installment of his 3-part version of his and David Beebe’s IAH-to-Downtown slog, passes by this rough-and-tumble strip mall just down the street from the Aldine ISD’s...
View ArticleIAH’s New Welcome to Houston Sign: We Hope Your Splashdown Was Pleasant
Newly arrived visitors driving along JFK Blvd. at Rankin Rd. will soon encounter a landscape-appropriate welcome to our marshy city after they land at Bush Intercontinental Airport: three 60-ft. pipe...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Bring Those TV Cameras Too Close and ZZZZAP!!!!
“It’s actually a bug-zapper to bring Wayne [Dolcefino] … he is attracted to the glow of money being spent on anything other than polyester suits and Golden Corral.” [PaxMcKatz, commenting on IAH’s New...
View ArticleSeen on the Street: Get Your Art On
In this edition of our occasional photo feature, a new shipment of street art opens around town. First up: this bit of spray-painted enthusiasm for BP cleanup efforts, installed in an impromptu...
View ArticleHere’s Your Splashy New Welcome Sign, Houston
Backsplash from a stream of strange particles falling from the sky, or is that just some mucky stuff bubbling up from underfoot? Either way, what better way to say, “Welcome to Houston”? The night...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Welcome to the Future of Houston
“This is the kind of thing that every kid who lives here will remember 40 years from now. ‘Remember that weird light show thing they had at the airport?’” [Cap'n McBarnacle, commenting on Here’s Your...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Would Make a More Proper Houston Welcome
“All that said, I still regret that we didn’t put up two enormous inflatable gorillas, standing on either side of JFK Blvd., like the statues of [Isildur] and Anárion flanked the river Anduin in The...
View ArticleCovering the Earth and Making a Splash: Dennis Oppenheim, 1938-2011
The New York sculptor behind those new splashy welcome signs on JFK Blvd. outside IAH passed away over the weekend after a short bout with liver cancer. Dennis Oppenheim explained the inspiration...
View ArticleIAH Warehouse Condos Go Rental
3-year-old 11-building condo complex at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Hwy. 59; great feeder-road-U-turn access to IAH. Swimming pool — okay, it’s a retention pond — at the center. And bank-owned....
View ArticleNot Even Trying
“I’ve often thought about calling the owner of the lot and asking how much the property is selling for,” writes Swamplot reader Katie Pearson of this not-for-sale sign on JFK Blvd. near Greens Rd.,...
View ArticleOn Second Thought: Yeah, It’s Available
A few amendments appear to have been made to that giant “Property Not for Sale” sign on JFK Blvd. near Greens Rd. just south of IAH featured on Swamplot last month, notes reader Brett Jensen....
View ArticleComment of the Day: Too Easy
“I was really interested in buying . . . when it wasn’t for sale.” [northside girl, commenting on On Second Thought: Yeah, It’s Available]
View ArticleNew Hubcap Grill Already Parked at IAH for Next Week’s Passenger Pick-Ups
The 5th link in Ricky Craig’s Hubcap Grill chain is opening next week to travelers through Terminal A at IAH. The former food truck expanded from its first permanent Downtown spot to a Shady Acres...
View ArticleThe Gravesite Breakup Mystery Near Aldine Middle School
Who, exactly, ordered the unannounced, interrupted, and apparently haphazard plant and gravestone removal at the unmarked Aldine Cemetery near Aldine Middle School last week? As of Friday, Mike Snyder...
View ArticleTerminal B at George Bush Airport Will Stay Closed After the Shutdown
A spokesperson for George Bush International Airport tells the Chronicle that due to “staffing issues,” the security checkpoint and ticketing counter at IAH’s Terminal B will remain closed...
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