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Month: March 2007

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There's still a glimmer of hope for the Astroworld boondoggle

March 31, 2007 Anne Linehan

Because really stupid ideas can often count on government to step in when the private money steps aside: The county may consider picking up some costs of transforming the Reliant Astrodome into a luxury hotel

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The media turned on David Carr?

March 31, 2007 Kevin Whited

On Friday, the Chronicle Entertainment section ran a story on former Texans quarterback David Carr with the following strange assertion: Back then, no one could have predicted the level of anti-Carr sentiment that “started really

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Houston Press' Spivak recognized for investigative reporting

March 31, 2007 Kevin Whited

Banjo Jones notes that Houston Press reporter Todd Spivak was recently recognized by Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) for his investigative work on METRO. Here’s the mention from IRE’s website: Todd Spivak of the Houston

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Coming soon to city coffers: The heavy trash revenue stream!

March 31, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Seshdri Kumar reports that Mayor White and his Council will soon be imposing yet another fee on Houston residents: The city of Houston is likely to propose a $3 or $4 a month

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Every day's a honeymoon when hardly anybody pays attention

March 31, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Bill Murphy wrote about new Harris County Judge Ed Emmett’s “honeymoon period” a few days ago: Like anybody who has ever attended Commissioners Court, new County Judge Ed Emmett is finding out that

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HBJ: Deadlines pass on Astrodome redevelopment

March 30, 2007 Kevin Whited

Tom Kirkendall calls attention to an update from the Houston Business Journal on the grand plans to redevelop the Astrodome: The developer endorsed by Harris County to transform the Astrodome into a 1,000-room destination hotel

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Any day above ground in Houston IS a good one!

March 29, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Ken Hoffman got to tag along with some British travel writers visiting Houston as part of a promotional effort by the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, and recounts the adventure here. Here’s

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Safeway tries to remake Randalls

March 28, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan writes about Safeway’s big remodel of Randalls stores, after years of neglect since the California grocer acquired the chain: Just a few years ago, some loyal customers were writing Randalls off,

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Better to laugh than…. well, just better to laugh

March 28, 2007 Kevin Whited

METRO Is Full Of Crap posts a very useful PSA. The sad thing is, there’s some truth to all the bullet points.

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Murders surging (again); Lambert downplays danger

March 28, 2007 Kevin Whited

Various media outlets are reporting that a man was shot to death on a METRO bus earlier today. Here are some key excerpts from Kevin Moran’s reporting on Chron.com: A man was shot to death

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