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Houston asked to bid for 2008 GOP convention

February 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

Houston is one of the cities the Republican National Committee has asked to bid on the 2008 Republican National Convention. The funniest take on it comes from Laurence Simon (of course), title and all.

Aiyer: HPD should make use of HCCS public safety academy

February 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

Jay Aiyer penned an op-ed for the Chronicle today in which he touts the Houston Community College System’s new Public Safety Academy as a potential partner for the City of Houston in dealing with HPD’s

Bill Simmons book signing tonight

February 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

ESPN.com’s “Sports Guy” Bill Simmons will be in town tonight, signing copies of his new book at the River Oaks/Upper Kirby Borders Bookstore. Simmons made some Houstonians upset with his ranting about the city during

More on Chief Hurtt's surveillance camera program

February 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant has more on Chief Hurtt’s plan to install surveillance cameras downtown. The Houston Downtown Management District has decided where the cameras will be placed and will fund the program: The Downtown

Chron's new cartoonist debuts

February 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s new cartoonist starts work today. Can anyone point us to where the editorial cartoon is located on Chron.com? Maybe we need more coffee, but we can’t find it. UPDATE: Ahh. The Chron‘s Dean

Bonusgate: Is yesterday's news just the beginning? (updated)

February 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

Further to the news that broke yesterday regarding the Mayor Pro Tem’s office, Houblog today suggests that the practice of doling out illegitimate “bonuses” to municipal employees may extend well beyond the immediate scandal, and

A birdie tells us that…

February 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado will be making an appearance on the Chris Baker program today, on KTRH-740. It should be interesting to hear what she has to say about yesterday’s news about the raid

Food and drink roundup (02-15-06 edition)

February 15, 2006 Callie Markantonis

It’s time for another food and drink roundup, kids. There are quite a few links to offer up today. Let’s get started, shall we? Alison Cook and Robb Walsh both seemed to have had a

Did Rick Casey's research assistant get a pink slip?

February 15, 2006 Anne Linehan

Here’s Rich Connelly last week: I.V. Hilliard is the black Joel Osteen — a telegenic preacher at a Houston megachurch who hobnobs with celebrities and lives the good life. It appears he’s like Osteen in

Is Houston ready for downtown surveillance cameras?

February 15, 2006 Anne Linehan

Wow, Chief Hurtt really has a thing for cameras: Surveillance cameras monitored by police could be installed along Main Street in an effort to deter crime in the downtown area, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt