http://www.discoverygreen.com/
It's not Central Park in New York, only a mere 13 acres, yet I wanted to share with you one of Houston's newest parks in Downtown Houston, Discovery Green Park. The park is located in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center, and I'm definitely looking for an opportunity to drive downtown and take a look.
The Houston Proud committee has been very proactive during the last 10 years, and has rapidly updated the downtown area including the addition of Minute Maid Park (first known as Enron Field and the new home of the Astros) and Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets. Other developments include the Main Street electric train which runs all the way from the University of Houston Downtown down through the Texas Medical Center and the Reliant Center, home of the Houston Texans.
Now if we could re-focus some of this Houston Proud money on developing a reliable mass-transit system. If we could have rapid transit trains down each major freeway corridor, I think we'd be ready to bring this city into the current century. First vote - the I-10 West Corridor - hint, hint - someone listen up!
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Sick Kids? Going Bonkers? How About a Sun Bath?
It's time to admit it - I'm a single working mom. Hopefully, you have no preconceived notions of what that means, yet I can tell you it's a lot of hard work.
I'm lucky now because Mr. J, my almost-15 year old brainy child, is older and growing out of his childhood illnesses. In those earlier years, let me tell you how crazy I would get by day five after being stuck indoors with a sick kid, running laundry constantly and not being able to remember when my last bath was. Cabin fever doesn't even come close to describing that nutso feeling a mother gets from lack of sleep and lack of real adult human conversation.
Bless my mother for this jewel...take your child out for a drive in the car for a Vitamin D break, courtesy of the sun. In Houston, we occasionally enjoy a bright sunny winter day in January or February. As Mr. J would start towards the upside of an illness, I would take him for a drive to some of the local parks listed on the side of the page.
What a fun way to get out of the house...drive by the small wildlife zoo at Bear Creek Park, or park your car at Dick Scobee Model Airplane Park and watch the action fly by. How about watching the dogs at Millie Bush Bark Park. If it's a warm day and your child is running a low-grade fever, both of you get out of the car and sit on the park bench and regain your sanity. A 10-minute outdoor break will do you both wonders!
That's a wrap for West Houston today...Happy Parenting! Terre
I'm lucky now because Mr. J, my almost-15 year old brainy child, is older and growing out of his childhood illnesses. In those earlier years, let me tell you how crazy I would get by day five after being stuck indoors with a sick kid, running laundry constantly and not being able to remember when my last bath was. Cabin fever doesn't even come close to describing that nutso feeling a mother gets from lack of sleep and lack of real adult human conversation.
Bless my mother for this jewel...take your child out for a drive in the car for a Vitamin D break, courtesy of the sun. In Houston, we occasionally enjoy a bright sunny winter day in January or February. As Mr. J would start towards the upside of an illness, I would take him for a drive to some of the local parks listed on the side of the page.
What a fun way to get out of the house...drive by the small wildlife zoo at Bear Creek Park, or park your car at Dick Scobee Model Airplane Park and watch the action fly by. How about watching the dogs at Millie Bush Bark Park. If it's a warm day and your child is running a low-grade fever, both of you get out of the car and sit on the park bench and regain your sanity. A 10-minute outdoor break will do you both wonders!
That's a wrap for West Houston today...Happy Parenting! Terre
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Why I enjoy living in West Houston
Along with all of this commerce comes a diversity of cultures fed by the boom of higher priced energy. Our local economy benefits greatly, since a percentage of these monies winds up back in the community. The industry helps sponsor local activities such as leadership in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS), assisting food pantries and hurricane relief efforts, and benefiting medical charities such as multiple sclerosis.
We have a high interest in educating our children and our community, and put great effort into supporting our local schools and also in building our local park systems.
What would you like to know about West Houston?
We have a high interest in educating our children and our community, and put great effort into supporting our local schools and also in building our local park systems.
What would you like to know about West Houston?
Introduction
Welcome to my blog! My name is Terre Parker, host of a blog about life in (West) Houston, Texas. I will start out by telling you about the area I live in, and hope to eventually introduce you to the remainder of the city and the culture as well.
I live in the Houston West Energy Corridor, which is currently booming with new buildings, construction on Interstate 10, hotels, restaurants and commerce in general. I have lived in the area for over 20 years and have watched my neighborhood bloom with different cultures, foods, people, parks and places. What once felt like a small town, has now grown into a more regionally recognized area, especially in the oil and gas industry.
We have most of the major corporate oil, gas and chemical companies nearby, including: BP, ExxonMobil Chemical, Citgo, Conoco-Phillips, Shell, and associated engineering, drilling, marine, seismic, and geophysical companies.
I live in the Houston West Energy Corridor, which is currently booming with new buildings, construction on Interstate 10, hotels, restaurants and commerce in general. I have lived in the area for over 20 years and have watched my neighborhood bloom with different cultures, foods, people, parks and places. What once felt like a small town, has now grown into a more regionally recognized area, especially in the oil and gas industry.
We have most of the major corporate oil, gas and chemical companies nearby, including: BP, ExxonMobil Chemical, Citgo, Conoco-Phillips, Shell, and associated engineering, drilling, marine, seismic, and geophysical companies.
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