June 2007 - Page 2 of 6

Maybe if the bayou weren't so brackish…

June 25, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs a feature by Carolyn Feibel on the Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Sunday kayaking trip on the Buffalo Bayou. While this blogger is generally a fan of leisurely sightseeing via kayak, sightseeing via kayak

Cy-Fair ISD to consider $807 million bond referendum!

June 24, 2007 Anne Linehan

Wow: A Cypress-Fairbanks school bond study committee unanimously approved an $807.1 million bond issue recommendation on Monday. The bond issue would fund new schools, buses, technology and renovation work on several of the district’s existing

Chron D.C. columnist Hines to retire next month

June 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, MediaBistro’s Fishbowl DC reported that Chronicle columnist Cragg Hines is retiring: FishbowlDC has learned that Houston Chronicle Washington columnist (and former Houston Chronicle D.C. Bureau Chief) Cragg Hines is retiring after 35 years with

City surplus jumps to $33 million

June 23, 2007 Anne Linehan

In her June newsletter, City Controller Annise Parker announced that the city’s budget surplus had increased to $33 million — $15 million more than last month’s surplus: The city’s robust projected FY07 surplus jumped another

KHOU's Lauck files last report

June 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s award-winning reporter Dan Lauck filed his last story for KHOU last night. The veteran reporter is stepping away from the news grind because of his battle with Parkinson’s disease, which he revealed to the

The Museum of Printing History hunts down Houston hoaxes

June 21, 2007 Vikk Simmons

Houston’s Museum of Printing History is one of my favorite local haunts. I’ve attended meetings there, visited exhibits, and shown off the museum to friends. Writers get a kick out of the miniature book collection.

METRO fires train operator

June 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jason Whitely reports that METRO has fired train operator LaShonda Gordon following a wrong-track incident in May: Gordon is telling her story here for the first time. “I blew my horn,” she remembered. “He

Now the Houston Zoo raises admission fees

June 21, 2007 Vikk Simmons

Okay, this business about the increase in toll road fees this week has been bad enough, but now the Chronicle reports that our friends at the zoo plan to make it a bit more financially

Harris County residents 1, Harris County judge 0

June 21, 2007 Anne Linehan

Judge Ed Emmett and Commissioner Steve Radack enjoyed hearing from Harris County drivers yesterday and today regarding the (now dead) proposal to increase fees dramatically on the Westpark Tollway: Harris County Judge Ed Emmett announced

Houston's mystery bookstore hosts two thriller writers this week

June 21, 2007 Vikk Simmons

Thanks to problems with a “defective modem,” I’ve been unable to post until now. So, while this is short notice the author visits are well worth a quick mention. Murder by the Book hosts a