Publishers' Note
Summertime.
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When it comes to downtown, we like change. We like seeing our city evolve and grow, and we especially like being a part of it all. Enter our new downtown Web portal. Earlier this summer we launched the fresh, new downtownhouston.org. It’s yet another exciting collaboration between the Downtown District and the Houston Downtown Alliance along with an important new partner – the City of Houston Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department. We’re all working toward the same things for downtown so it made sense to come together for this new project. Our goal for downtownhouston.org was to mirror the look and excitement of Downtown and that’s exactly what we got. Our new and improved site puts great information, the latest Earlier this summer we news, photos, videos, blogs and the launched the fresh, new most comprehensive calendar all at your downtownhouston.org fingertips. We hope you’ll take some time to check it out in the coming weeks and months. It’s got everything we love about downtown Houston. And so does this quarter’s issue. Allison Bagley has put together a superfun compilation of the very best of our city – some things you expect and some that might surprise you (see page 19). Keep your issue handy for whatever leisure activity you might be planning. And as always, please feel free to send comments and suggestions our way.
Bob Eury
Andrew Huang
Downtown District
Houston Downtown Alliance
ON THE COVER Robert Del Grande is without a doubt one of our top reasons to love downtown. He and his partners took a chance on building two restaurants in a new downtown park–their gut instincts were on the mark and their success has been integral to the vibrancy of Discovery Green.
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