October 2006 - Page 9 of 9

Laff Stop to relocate

October 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Katherine Feser reports that a Houston comedy institution will be relocating at the start of next year: The Laff Stop is bringing down the curtains in its River Oaks Shopping Center location and

The downtown skyline at night

October 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

Charles Kuffner points to this post by Tory Gattis about the wonderful nighttime view of downtown Houston from I-45: That drive, especially at night, is one of the most spectacular drives in our city. The

LULAC "supports" sanctuary policy revisions; warns of racial profiling

October 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

As expected, city officials announced at a Sunday afternoon press conference (!!) that they are revising Houston’s sanctuary policy (via the Chronicle): The death of officer Rodney Johnson expedited the Houston Police Department’s new policy

If only MetroLift riders lived along the light rail line

October 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 reports that MetroLift is having problems keeping to its scheduled pick-up times: “I pay for this [MetroLift] and I call and call and complain and complain and all they say is we’ll try to

Higher ed board scrambles plans for UH Northwest campus

October 1, 2006 Kevin Whited

On Friday, the University of Houston backed away from a proposal to establish a UH Northwest campus after a Texas higher education committee hopelessly scrambled the plans. Matthew Tresaugue reports for the Chronicle: The University

Most major gubernatorial candidates address Houston crime

October 1, 2006 Kevin Whited

As reported by the Chronicle, Gov. Rick Perry is the latest major political candidate to address Houston’s surge in crime: One day after Houston buried a slain police officer, Gov. Rick Perry visited the city