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Slow posting over the next few days

November 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

Posting will likely be pretty light from me over the next few days. Here’s wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving (in advance).

Figuring out Houston highway names

November 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee’s Move It! column yesterday dealt with something that has confounded me: Houston-area highway names: “Why on earth do you use terms like North Freeway, East Freeway, etc.?” Privette asks. “I’ve lived here my

Metro's swift, aggressive discipline isn't so swift or aggressive

November 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

A while back Metro promised to crack down on MetroRail drivers who were running stop signals, after a KPRC-2 investigation. So, how’s that working out? The light-rail train ran a stop signal at a busy

Goodbye Oshman's; Hello Sports Authority

November 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal‘s Allison Wollam reports that a longtime Houston merchant was rebranded over the weekend: The last trace of Houston retail institution Oshman’s Sporting Goods Inc. was erased last weekend as the 86-year-old

Southwest Freeway/Spur reconstruction ahead of schedule

November 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay reports that the Southwest Freeway expansion and spur reconstruction project is ahead of schedule: TxDOT engineer Quincy Allen says the entire project is actually ahead of schedule, though you might not see

KPRC move: Racist or family-friendly?

November 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

Laurence Simon found a post on TVspy that adds a little context to the “controversy” of KPRC-2’s demotion of anchor Linda Lorelle. To quote Laurence: gotta love them archives!

World Series appearance should boost Astros' value, revenues

November 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal‘s Jim Greer reports that the Astros’ successful season should boost the franchise’s value: The afterglow from the best season and first National League baseball championship in the 44-year history of the

African-American museum on city council agenda

November 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Look what’s coming before Houston City Council on Tuesday: 33. ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Houston to accept $72,168.00 Economic Development Initiative (“EDI”) Special Projects Grant awarded by the United States Department of Housing and

Red light cameras are here; are speed cameras next?

November 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Matt Stiles has a story in the Chronicle about the red light cameras that started operating today, and Chris Baker is talking about it on his show (KTRH-740). The city’s spin is that it’s all

Constructive criticism of the Chron.com redesign

November 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

A commenter to Dwight Silverman’s blog left this link as an example of how he’d prefer Chron.com to look. I don’t dislike the Chron.com redesign, but I really like this guy’s suggested improvements. Maybe the