Month: June 2007

KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey posts a press release announcing a new skatepark in Houston, with a press event scheduled for Thursday. The title of the press release is exciting: Announcing a World-Class Skatepark for Houston It’s

In the latest Houston Press, Rich Connelly has a little fun with urban commentator/self promoter extraordinaire Joel Kotkin, who has recently gotten attention for a study he did for the Greater Houston Partnership. This was

The Drudge Report has been touting a South Florida Sun-Sentinel story on Broward County’s threat to cancel business with a Florida radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh. Here is an excerpt with the background:

The Chronicle‘s Robert Crowe reports that the city is considering ways to cut down on false alarms from burglar alarms: Hoping to curb a growing problem with false alarms, city officials are considering an increase

In a story about changes to Midtown’s weekend police/security patrols, the Chronicle‘s Jennifer Friedberg provides an update on the status of HPD Captain Dwayne Ready: The Midtown Management District is looking to fill a void

Various media outlets recently reported that the Hermann Park kiddie train will soon be going away, to be replaced by a more significant train. Here’s an excerpt from the Chronicle: Under a proposal from the

There was a really interesting development relating to red light cameras that almost flew under the radar, except for the eagle eye of blogHOUSTON friends Mike Jones and Rorschach. Here it is: I think the