New Meaning to A Pounding Headache

I've been out of town for the past week, first at a Conference with our Executive Director in San Antonio, and then for a couple of days readying my son for a Scout Camp. While I was gone, the demolition phase of our The Grand's long-awaited "Sidewalk of Stars" began. My co-workers tried to explain the noise caused by the demolition equipment - but nothing could prepare me for the loud pounding that started today as they began to demolish the old sidewalk.

You've heard folks say they have a pounding headache? Well, now I know where that saying comes from. The machinery literally pounds on the concrete to demolish it - and not only makes a horrible pounding noise, but also shakes the building, our desks, our teeth... you name it!

It's all for a Grand cause - as we will be installing our Sidewalk of Stars in the coming weeks. Want your name to be on a star? - visit www.thegrand.com/sidewalk.asp for more information and a star application. It will truly be a magnificent constellation in downtown Galveston when finished!

If you would like to read our press release on the construction and the Sidewalk of Stars, visit www.thegrand.com/presscenter.asp

Thankfully, the pounding won't last for long!

Kathy Van Dewalli
Marketing Director