Mirror by Jaume Plensa…read more Mirror was created as a commission to be part of the Moody Center for the Arts on the Rice University campus. So interesting to learn more on the Sip and Stroll Art Tour. Jaume Plensa is a Spanish artist known for his unique sculptures that often use letters from multiple languages to create oversized people. Love the images that are open to interpretation. In Mirror, there are so many questions. Is it one person looking in a mirror or two people looking at each other? Or is it someone reflecting on their life? Maybe it is someone dreaming about their past, their present or their future? These genderless "men of letters" are meant to stimulate thoughts according to Plensa. The sculptures are open both physically and theoretically. You can enter and then contemplate what do they signify. Letters meant to communicate and make the viewer think and reflect. What's also interesting is that this was not the original site. Once the blueprint was in place, the art curator decided that the piece should be nestled in the shade among the oaks. Interesting to hear how the location can really change how to best showcase a work of art. Mirror by Jaume Plensa. A great work to make you think and reflect.

I prefer Venice And The Machine, and Siena And The Machine, but this is lovely too…read more Not to be confused with Florist And The Sewing Machine which is a nearby Florist/Sewing/Alterations shop. This is a pretty amazing mural that is located in the Montrose neighbourhood. It's remarkable that Florence has her own mural now and I guess she's very popular with the Hipster crowd and the gay crowd and the alternative crowd and the liberal crowd - i.e. all the crowds that live around here and/or frequent the neighbourhood. So that's just one of the reasons why she became one of Houston's murals and actually one of the most memorable, but it's completely awesome and I appreciate it and it's right in my neighbourhood and adds a lot to it, and was done very professionally as well. I have loose morals, sure, but Houston doesn't have loose murals. They're actually really tight.

Upper Kirby is my fave part of Houston. If it were in Austin or Beaumont, it would be my fave part…read moreof those towns too. However if it were in Dallas it would only be my 2nd fave part. My fave part of Dallas is, and will always be, that inevitable part of Dallas when Tony Romo throws a wild interception in the final moments of a vital game, and the season collapses yet again. And then out of frustration, he shoots J.R. It's true. Tony Romo shot J.R. Now you know. For my review #2,016, which is the last "themed" review I'll do that matches up with the year that the review # corresponds with (did that make sense), I am doing Upper Kirby, because in 2016 I'll probably be spending a lot of time in this district, and am looking forward to it. This part of town is where I had my third-ever Houston concert, having just performed the first two within 24 hours previous of that concert. I met a wonderful friend-for-life at that concert as well as many other good friends too. So it's a very special part of town for me. It has great things to eat (including my friend), great places to shop (where I drive my friend around and she goes shopping), and great nightlife (as long as my friend is there). The place where I performed the concert in question is now closed down, but I'll review it another time. However this (just ahead of Montrose) is my favourite part of Houston, blending the factories of Pasadena with the stuffy suburban-ness of The Woodlands. Okay, I'm kidding, it's not stuffy, it's not suburban, and it doesn't have an abundance of factories. It's a very cool, very trendy part of town, with a lot of young people, and is a wonderful place to live, shop, eat, visit, or make out. Especially the making out part, especially if it's with the girl in question. And she does tend to make out with any random (cute) person, so if you hang out in this neighborhood for long enough, you might get lucky. Very very lucky. She prefers people with lots of $$ though. And cute. Did I mention that part. Oh and Michael H asked that they fix the sewer smell in this hood. I haven't smelled it, honestly, but that was 4 years ago, so... did someone take care of that? No? Nobody? If it were all farmlands full of cows and pastures, then it would be "Udder Kirby." But it's not, and anyone who tells you it is, is feeding you Udder Bull**it. That's like saying my stunning friend that lives in this part of town went to an Ivy League school and is a former lawyer. Yeah right! Nobody could be that smart and cute too!? Surely not? Then again maybe so and don't call me Shirley.

Upper Kirby area has one of he nicest people, everyone says hello and good bye, and they always say…read morehave a great day....I always enjoy being in the upper kirby district.

I'm a traveler at heart and I didn't do a lot of it in 2020 so I pivoted to seeing more of what my…read morecity has to offer. Part of that was checking out various statues and murals outdoors. A recent mural to join the art scene is the George Floyd mural. If you don't know who he is, I can't help you. This piece of art was created on the side of a food mart in the neighborhood in which George Floyd grew up. I pulled my car to the side, got out, and took some pictures. It's an impressive mural that depics George Floyds as an angel. Many months after he died, there were plenty of flowers at the base of the mural. It has become a memorial of sorts.

Thanks to a fellow Yelper and friend, I found this beautiful mural and upon reading his review I…read morelearned about meaning behind this project. I love the message and mural!

This is a wonderful project by Alllstate to shed light on financial abuse. Where people stay in…read moreunhealthy relationships due to financial abuse. The mural is done by Ana Marietta and there is a secret message if you use the moon filter on Instagram. #safewayout

Thanks to Lou for organizing an awesome UYE. We had a great time. It was a nice turnout where we…read moregot to try individual hotpot. We had a full house and it was more comfortable to have the whole place to ourselves. The staff were very attentive and helpful to each table. Easy to order from their menu and services were pretty quick. For some, it was their first time trying hotpot so I hope they enjoyed this new experience. Hot pot is always fun with a group of friends. I sat with some of my good friends, Jason, James, and Tri. After dinner, we got to hangout with each other a bit more. Also got the chance to meet the new Houston CM, Jando. What a great night to see some old friends! Looking forward to the next one.

6 years ago I went to my first UYE. It was my first Yelp experience ever. It was Lou's event…read more This event was almost to the day of that yelp-iversary. In his usual fashion, Lou brought culture, fellowship, and food together for a great evening out. There were a few faces I was familiar with, and some new ones as well. We had an opportunity to hear from the store manager, another guest was someone involved in the community, and the new CM joined us for the event too. A good few of the OG group came out, and we had a great time. This particular event, we weren't able to get everything in, so we had dinner and dessert. We didn't get a chance to hit the market. There will be another event in March if you're interested in checking it out

Everyone at some time or another has dreamed of being an astronaut…read more This was the inspiration for this art installation. Discovery, exploration and accomplishment. The piece uses mixed media to represent space travel and the engineering employed to make it happen. A very interesting piece at Houston Hobby Airport.

I was estimating this place to be roughly around the value of Lindale but it turned out to be worth…read morea little north of that. This is a cute neighbourhood on the Northside of Houston. It was a little run down and very low income for a long time, but lately it has become a little bit more spruced up and is even bordering on hipster now that it's becoming swallowed up by the expensive and rapidly expanding Heights. I probably liked it better in some ways before, but it's still a nice neighbourhood to live in and it's still very affordable.