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Downtown Mineral Wells
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Downtown Mineral Wells
pushing baby strollers … with babies in the strollers, mind you. In the past, if you saw a baby stroller, the odds were better that it was packed with belongings in black trash bags. That has always bothered me. I’m okay with people pushing stuff around in stolen shopping carts more so than I am in a baby carriage. Additionally, The Baker Hotel renovation is underway. Much admiration to Mr. Laird and the team of investors. (TheBakerHotelAndSpa.com) The Crazy Water Hotel is underway, as well. Mr. Nix is a local capitalist remodeling that project, and he has never-ending energy for sure. Now that the central business district is getting revitalized, you see cars like Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, and Lexus, whereas before, there were subcompacts with lawnmowers hanging out of the hatchbacks.
would go in wearing a headlamp and holding a framing hammer as a weapon — the fur on my neck stood up until I knew I was the only human in the house. Sometimes I’d call home with my phone in my pocket and on speaker so Amy could listen while I went in to make sure there was not an emergency situation waiting for me so she could hang up and call for police backup. If you don’t count all the sweat equity and risk, you could say I got some really good deals on run-down historic property. 2020 Fast forward five years: As of this writing, it has been a year since I have seen a stray hypodermic needle and a year since I called the police on a rabid-looking, 50-year-old meth-head woman who looked to be a leathery 80-year-old. She said she would kill me because I would not help her out of the drainage canal. Don’t worry, she got out on her own unscathed, but it was not pretty. Those purchases are now fresh, clean, well-lit, and furnished Airbnb long-term rentals. They are right off the bike trail and in the best walking spot in the city. There’s a lot happening on that block. I am incredibly proud of our two properties. I like to be part of the greater good.
The city is getting better at an amazing pace — a pace it has not seen in 100 years. People are walking, riding bikes, and
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