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Photo: Buster Dean / Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image 2 of 15 Plenty of room for darts at the Harp. Plenty of room for darts at the Harp. Photo: BILL OLIVE / FOR THE CHRONICLE Image 3 of 15 There is a warm and inviting feel to the decor at the Harp. There is a warm and inviting feel to the decor at the Harp. Photo: BILL OLIVE / FOR THE CHRONICLE Image 4 of 15 Time for a game of darts. T Time for a game of darts. T Photo: BILL OLIVE / FOR THE CHRONICLE Image 5 of 15 Image 6 of 15 The Harp. The Harp. Photo: BILL OLIVE / FOR THE CHRONICLE Image 7 of 15 Get into the spirits at the Harp. Get into the spirits at the Harp. Photo: BILL OLIVE / FOR THE CHRONICLE Image 8 of 15 Braun Enterprises owns a collection of buildings on a prime parcel in the Montrose area. Among the businesses on the block: the recently closed Lucky Burger, Maria Selma's Mexican Restaurant, and The Harp Irish Pub. less Braun Enterprises owns a collection of buildings on a prime parcel in the Montrose area. Among the businesses on the block: the recently closed Lucky Burger, Maria Selma's Mexican Restaurant, and The Harp ... more Image 9 of 15 Braun Enterprises owns a collection of buildings on a prime parcel in the Montrose area. Among the businesses on the block: the recently closed Lucky Burger, Maria Selma's Mexican Restaurant, and The Harp Irish Pub. less Braun Enterprises owns a collection of buildings on a prime parcel in the Montrose area. Among the businesses on the block: the recently closed Lucky Burger, Maria Selma's Mexican Restaurant, and The Harp ... more Image 10 of 15 Image 11 of 15 Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Photo: Courtesy photo / The Harp Image 12 of 15 Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Photo: Courtesy photo / The Harp Image 13 of 15 Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Photo: Courtesy photo / The Harp Image 14 of 15 Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Scenes from the 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration at The Harp on Richmond. Photo: Courtesy photo / The Harp Image 15 of 15 A toast to the Harp, which plans on being here for a long while 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

Things got a little crazy for The Harp‘s Declan Plunkett this week when reports about the closing of Lucky Burger led to speculation that property owner Braun Enterprises was finally ready to redevelop the more than 12,000 square feet parcel it purchased in 2011. That property includes The Harp and Maria Selma Restaurant, as well as Lucky Burger.

“I was getting all these emails and texts,” Plunkett said, “I didn’t know what was up.”

After the Harp’s owners figured it out, this went up on The Harp’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon.

Plunkett spoke with the Chronicle Thursday afternoon, looking to reassure longtime patrons that the 15-year-old Irish pub is — gleefully — still going strong.

“We’ll be here for at least the next five years,” he said, adding that he and the owners of Maria Selma recently had renewed their leases.

The Harp: 1625 Richmond Ave., 713-528-7827