Month: December 2007

The Chronicle‘s Kevin Moran reports that Mecom Fountain got soaped earlier: People driving by the historic Mecom Fountain might have mistaken it for a bubble machine this morning because someone dumped detergent or some other

KPRC-2 reports that the battle of the competing MLK Day parades has seemingly been decided, at least for 2008: A flip of a coin determined which of two competing groups will get to hold their

The Chronicle‘s Seshadri Kumar reports that management districts are taking on a bigger role in graffiti abatement: Gangs and graffiti have a new adversary to reckon with — management districts. As part of their mission

HouStoned Rocks reports that the owner of a Richmond music bar is shuttering the place in anticipation of the coming light rail fun: Proletariat owner Denise Ramos emailed the Press this morning with a statement

I recall a previous post that talked about the case of the missing minister whose car was found by Deputy Constables. The deputies arrested one of the occupants while releasing the other. I recall this

Back in September, KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan reported (and to our knowledge, no city officials disputed) the following: Sources tell 11 News that Mayor Bill White, and Police Chief Harold Hurtt came up with the idea

What’s the size of the copper theft division at HPD? KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire tells us: Just two police officers. “It’s very difficult for us to keep up. 250 cases [per month], two people. You don’t