alternative lifestyle living/areas (Houston, Dallas: fit in, coops, house)

[Dionysus]

Yeah, so I did a search on Google...
There doesn't seem to be a University of Saint Thomas in Austin. You must mean the one in Houston (Montrose) then.
I, too, am wondering why you just don't live near the school
The "alternative lifestyle" thing...
Do you mean you're gay? That's the only thing I can think of. I guess you weren't aware of this, but Montrose is the gayborhood of Houston.
I live in Montrose myself. Believe me: EVERYONE living in the neighborhood will accept you.

[tebor79]

Originally Posted by shani michelle

I am looking for a place to live for myself and my dog. I am very liberal, but tolerant of all ways of thought. I attend grad school at the University of St. Thomas and work as a professional legal assistant.

Does anyone know where to find a place that is tolerant of people and dogs? I am from Austin and trying to find somewhere with like-minded people in the Houston area.

If I'm picking up the context clues correctly then I'm pretty sure what you're looking for is illegal in the US and you will have a hard time finding like minded individuals in Houston.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by tebor79

If I'm picking up the context clues correctly then I'm pretty sure what you're looking for is illegal in the US and you will have a hard time finding like minded individuals in Houston.

Alternative lifestyles dude. Live and let live!

[Lije Baley]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

You must mean the one in Houston (Montrose) then.
I, too, am wondering why you just don't live near the school :confused

+1

That part of Houston is almost like its own world, feels so much different than pretty much all the rest of the city. Though I worry all the upscale development that has been going on there lately is diluting the special quirky vibe of the area.

[Illủmiñatex]

So does Montrose tolerate "quirky" beastiality now?

[Hawk11ns]

Originally Posted by shani michelle

I am looking for a place to live for myself and my dog. I am very liberal, but tolerant of all ways of thought. I attend grad school at the University of St. Thomas and work as a professional legal assistant.

Does anyone know where to find a place that is tolerant of people and dogs? I am from Austin and trying to find somewhere with like-minded people in the Houston area.

Oh you say your are 'very liberal?' Then the Montrose area is your best bet. Especially since University of St. Thomas is in it.

[Lije Baley]

Btw The annual Greek Festival is held near St. Thomas (if you like food and alcohol, you need to go! it's a lot of fun for only $5 per person [two years ago anyway]).

Plus there's two music stores in the area, remember those? Thousands of CDs, and vinyl too especially at Cactus Music, and the employees actually know what they are selling & like music vs. many people I've met in the music "departments" at the local Busted Buys who seemed to have been unwillingly dumped there with no proper training. And the other store, Soundwaves (http://soundwaves.com/a/ - broken link), also sells a lot of surf and skate gear & there's also a real coffee bar inside the store.

Speaking of coffee, a neat place to get that, or liquor-based drinkage if you're not into the black stuff, is the Agora coffehouse. It was literally a (two story) house until remodeled for commercial use and has a warm/comfortable atmosphere and sits right on Westheimer so you can go outside with your brew of choice and watch the world go by.

[shani michelle]

Originally Posted by testmo

how is that alternative living?

no, here in houston we are all a bunch of women and dog haters compared to Austin...

person attending a Catholic private university

What the hell is your problem? Are you a misogynist or just an *******?

[jaydes]

Originally Posted by shani michelle

What the hell is your problem? Are you a misogynist or just an *******?

uh yeah he was joking pretty sure.... of course your question is going to get those kind of responses. i mean come on.

[syoung1234]

Well, if you're moving to Houston, you'll have to get used to the ignorance (refering to some above posters).

But where you'll be, you can probably avoid most of it on a daily basis.
Check this out for co-op alternative living. These people should point you in the right direction.
Cooperative Housing Houston | Facebook

A friend of a friend lives off Alabama and I forgot the cross street but a couple blocks from the Menil Collection/St. Thomas. She's an art grad student, loves the area, pays $600 for one bedroom apt (small building, neat neighbors, mature 25s ish). She has a small dog, maltese.

There's an HEB really close, Fiesta and cute food places. You'll miss Austin but this area will make the transition easier. Surprisingly Houston starts to grow on you and there are some pretty progressive/fun/interesting things to do. Houston has a lot of potential.

We've lived here for about 4yrs now. For perspective, we're San Marcos transplants, lol, lived there 8yrs. We're both 29, Anthropology major (me) and Education major with masters and our mini-schnauzer has two mommies.



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