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Get Houston moving

October 28, 2004 Callie Markantonis

blogHOUSTON sometimes questions the city’s priorities, but Houston drivers will certainly appreciate this news from KHOU-11’s Dan Lauck: “Getting traffic signals timed right, getting the stalled or wrecked vehicle off the road quickly, making sure

Local media on Rosenthal

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rick Casey penned yet another column that takes shots at Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal on Wednesday, continuing a pattern of coverage by the anti-death-penalty Chronicle of tying Rosenthal negatively to the ongoing controversy

Effectiveness of Tasers questioned

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

We have previously questioned the city’s priorities in light of plans to purchase nearly $5 million in Taser equipment at a time when HPD is having to deal with manpower shortages because political leaders have

Food and drink roundup (10-28-2004 edition)

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

This was a busy week for Houston’s food and drink writers, with plenty of good new stuff posted. Robb Walsh makes a trip to the Barbecue Inn in the Heights with fried chicken aficionado John

Live Music Roundup (10-28-2004 edition)

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

I usually link to David Cobb‘s weekly roundup of live rock music in Houston, but he hasn’t posted one for a couple of weeks (although he is running an interesting interview with local musician Jeff

The N.Y. Times covers catblogging!

October 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

You know you’ve made it when the N.Y. Times recognizes you, right? Well, ok, that may not hold the same wowza it once did, but still, this is very cool: Some participants take Friday catblogging

Memories… of the way we were

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Lee P. Brown may be gone as mayor, but his legacy lives on: A sink hole has opened up in the Highland Village area. The gaping hole appeared on Westheimer at Mid Lane Thursday afternoon.

A little less TMi; a little more Texas Mag

October 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

At a time when newspapers are experiencing declining readership, one would think the decision makers at these papers would not try to alienate any remaining readers. We’ve written before about Texas Magazine being cancelled by

CenterPoint Energy's neighborliness

October 27, 2004 Anne Linehan

CenterPoint Energy is not making any friends in the Maplewood West subdivision, according to this Chronicle story: Behind Jim Laughlin’s home on Twin Hills in the Maplewood West subdivision is a garden replete with a

Boo!

October 27, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Halloween’s right around the corner and ghosts seem to be in the news. An HPD veteran insists his house is haunted in this month’s City Savvy. And a couple of local entrepreneurs get into the