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Did you know you can take a free boat ride in the Houston ship Channel?  We did it with some out of town guests during the holidays and it was EXTREMELY interesting for everyone, kids and adults alike…  You need to make reservations a few weeks ahead of time, because believe it or not, these rides are ussually full.  It is amazing to see what goes on in the Port of Houston and the magnitude of the ships there.  I would recommend this as a cool weather activity, and now, it seems that they are expecting tourism to rise in that part of Houston:

CenterPointe Hotels has bought a nine-acre tract in Houston for the development of four hotel properties with a combined 352 rooms. Construction on the $38 million project is expected to begin next year with the development of a Hampton Inn & Suites and a TownPlace Suites. A Courtyard by Marriott and a Home2Suites are also being planned for the project, two miles east of the East Loop in the city’s Ship Channel industrial corridor.

So how about that for our City?  Did you say recession?

For anyone who spent a semester in the U of H Moody Towers on Calhoun St.  this may sound as a great relief!

HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) – Construction began Monday on a $50 million dormitory at the University of Houston.

Located on the university’s central campus, the 300,000-sf building will include 1,172 beds, resident adviser offices, a social lounge, computer lab, multipurpose rooms, fitness room and a convenience store.

The seven-story building will provide housing for freshmen.

Construction is set to be finished by fall 2010.

Hardin Construction Co. is the general contractor.