December 2004 - Page 7 of 14

Metro's fare policy

December 17, 2004 Anne Linehan

Metro is changing a policy for those don’t pay a bus or train fare: Fare evaders caught by Metropolitan Transit Authority police now are issued a citation charging them with theft of services, a Class

Talk radio is thriving in Houston

December 16, 2004 Kevin Whited

Clear Channel has generated a steady buzz about its new sports talk station, which fully launches its new format on KBME-790 on Monday, December 20. Meanwhile, Salem Communications quietly launched a new conservative/Christian-oriented talk station

Organizational restructuring at HISD

December 16, 2004 Anne Linehan

I was critical of HISD as the superintendent “search” was conducted, but not because Abe Saavedra wasn’t qualified — he certainly seems to have what it takes to run a large urban district. Rather, I

Food and drink roundup (12-16-2004 edition)

December 16, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston’s food and drink reviewers have been busy this time. Alison Cook stays in town (really!), paying a visit to Red Onion Seafood y Mas. Oddly enough, Molly Glentzer commented on the restaurant in October,

Houston live music

December 16, 2004 Kevin Whited

Most weeks about this time, I point readers to David Cobb‘s live music roundup, and supplement his rock-oriented list with some alt-country/Americana type offerings. Up to now, I didn’t realize that KPFT was putting out

Blind squirrel finds nut (Chronicle covers HEC story)

December 16, 2004 Anne Linehan

Even the Chronicle can sense the Houston Emergency Center is becoming a problem, which explains why the paper has a story on it. And not just another op-ed. Oh no, it’s a two-reporter story. This

Flu vaccine hysteria

December 16, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s the news today: Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to

The Chronicle ponders the Scott Peterson case

December 15, 2004 Anne Linehan

There’s plenty of Houston news out there, but the Chronicle editors felt the need to give us an editorial about Scott Peterson: Yet the Petersons’ story differs only in slight detail from other cases all

Houston Emergency Center problems – cont.

December 15, 2004 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13 is reporting on another problem related to the Houston Emergency Center mess. Here’s the description of the problem: What happens is this — when a call comes into Houston’s emergency operation center, the information

PETA Bludgeons Wet Seal

December 15, 2004 Ethan Glading

PETA staged a protest today at the Galleria to draw attention to retailer Wet Seal’s (Nasdaq: WTSLA) use of rabbit fur. Several earnest young people and one tall bunny were handing out literature next to