Comments for Grapevine Texas Online http://www.grapevinetxonline.com Grapevine, Texas news, events, and information. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on New Restaurants to Look Forward to This Year in Grapevine by SH http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/new-restaurants-to-look-forward-to-this-year-in-grapevine/#comment-2023 SH Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5518#comment-2023 The building on the corner will house - Grimaldi's, Jimmy Johns and an AT&T store. Pappadeaux is replacing Tia's on the east side of PF Chang The building on the corner will house – Grimaldi’s, Jimmy Johns and an AT&T store. Pappadeaux is replacing Tia’s on the east side of PF Chang

]]> Comment on New Restaurants to Look Forward to This Year in Grapevine by Starr http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/new-restaurants-to-look-forward-to-this-year-in-grapevine/#comment-2022 Starr Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:21 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5518#comment-2022 Is that HUGE building right at the corner of WDT and 114 (NW corner) Pappadeaux? I thought Tia's was farther east on the access road, on the other side of La Madeleine and Chili's. Is that HUGE building right at the corner of WDT and 114 (NW corner) Pappadeaux? I thought Tia’s was farther east on the access road, on the other side of La Madeleine and Chili’s.

]]> Comment on Permanent Bottleneck Coming Soon to Main Street? by Local Guy http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/permanent-bottle-neck-on-main-street/#comment-2021 Local Guy Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:19:21 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5526#comment-2021 Man, $14 million doesn't go far these days, I guess. The CVB receptionist sits in a totally barren echo-hall of a lobby. The only furniture is a folding table and a chair for her. Here's how the conversation went: Receptionist: Hello-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo. C'mon in-in-in-in-in. Me: Hi-i-i-i-i-i-i. Wow-ow-ow-ow-ow. That's quite an echo-o-o-o-o-o-o. Receptionist:No kidding-ing-ing-ing-ing. And I'm all alone-own-own-own down here-ere-ere-ere. Me: Gotta run-un-un-un-un. Check it out. Man, $14 million doesn’t go far these days, I guess. The CVB receptionist sits in a totally barren echo-hall of a lobby. The only furniture is a folding table and a chair for her.

Here’s how the conversation went:

Receptionist: Hello-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo. C’mon in-in-in-in-in.
Me: Hi-i-i-i-i-i-i. Wow-ow-ow-ow-ow. That’s quite an echo-o-o-o-o-o-o.
Receptionist:No kidding-ing-ing-ing-ing. And I’m all alone-own-own-own down here-ere-ere-ere.
Me: Gotta run-un-un-un-un.

Check it out.

]]> Comment on Permanent Bottleneck Coming Soon to Main Street? by Ron http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/permanent-bottle-neck-on-main-street/#comment-2020 Ron Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:17:54 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5526#comment-2020 Main Street traffic through downtown has been and will always been a bottle neck. Main street from NW Highway to Franklin St. is one lane in each direction with parallel parking. I don't see how extending that pattern another couple of blocks to Hudgins St is going to have much of an impact on traffic through downtown. Its best to avoid Main Street from NW Highway to Dallas if you don't like Congestion sub 20 MPH traffic. I suggest Bell, Church or even Dooley as alternate routs around the congestion in downtown. Main Street traffic through downtown has been and will always been a bottle neck.
Main street from NW Highway to Franklin St. is one lane in each direction with parallel parking. I don’t see how extending that pattern another couple of blocks to Hudgins St is going to have much of an impact on traffic through downtown.

Its best to avoid Main Street from NW Highway to Dallas if you don’t like Congestion sub 20 MPH traffic. I suggest Bell, Church or even Dooley as alternate routs around the congestion in downtown.

]]> Comment on New Restaurants to Look Forward to This Year in Grapevine by SH http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/new-restaurants-to-look-forward-to-this-year-in-grapevine/#comment-2018 SH Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:22:27 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5518#comment-2018 In and Out Burger is not yet under construction. When they start construction, it will replace the old Boxie's/Verizon building south of the Midas store. In and Out Burger is not yet under construction. When they start construction, it will replace the old Boxie’s/Verizon building south of the Midas store.

]]> Comment on Permanent Bottleneck Coming Soon to Main Street? by Local Guy http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/permanent-bottle-neck-on-main-street/#comment-2017 Local Guy Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:19:28 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5526#comment-2017 Frankly I suprised ANY parking is going along the street in from of the new CVB building. Won't vehicles parked there block views of that ridiculous monument? And the City just added two large new parking lots. One at the corner of West Texas and Church Street (at the foot of the big round water tower). The other corner of East Worth and Jenkins Street (across from Lazy Bones). These two lots added about 70 new parking spaces to downtown. Seven more spaces at the expense of Main Street traffic conveyance is foolhardy. Frankly I suprised ANY parking is going along the street in from of the new CVB building. Won’t vehicles parked there block views of that ridiculous monument?

And the City just added two large new parking lots. One at the corner of West Texas and Church Street (at the foot of the big round water tower). The other corner of East Worth and Jenkins Street (across from Lazy Bones). These two lots added about 70 new parking spaces to downtown.

Seven more spaces at the expense of Main Street traffic conveyance is foolhardy.

]]> Comment on New Restaurants to Look Forward to This Year in Grapevine by Joe Thomas http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/new-restaurants-to-look-forward-to-this-year-in-grapevine/#comment-2003 Joe Thomas Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:28 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5518#comment-2003 Local Guy - Thanks, I didn't realize Pappadeaux was a complete rebuild. It does look like it is coming along nicely however. Joe Local Guy -

Thanks, I didn’t realize Pappadeaux was a complete rebuild. It does look like it is coming along nicely however.

Joe

]]> Comment on New Restaurants to Look Forward to This Year in Grapevine by Local Guy http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/2012/01/new-restaurants-to-look-forward-to-this-year-in-grapevine/#comment-2002 Local Guy Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:48:17 +0000 http://www.grapevinetxonline.com/?p=5518#comment-2002 Technically, Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen is not moving in the "old Tia's Tex Mex building." That structure was completely demolished - along with a lot of mature plant material. I, and many others, found this to be a disappointing waste of resources. Considering the typical design of a PSK restaurant, the Tia's building could easily have been re-used and re-branded for PSK. Technically, Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen is not moving in the “old Tia’s Tex Mex building.” That structure was completely demolished – along with a lot of mature plant material. I, and many others, found this to be a disappointing waste of resources. Considering the typical design of a PSK restaurant, the Tia’s building could easily have been re-used and re-branded for PSK.

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