2007 - Page 43 of 81 - blogHOUSTON

Local author Judson Roberts celebrates release of new book

June 8, 2007 Vikk Simmons

I thought we’d give Brazos Bookstore (2421 Bissonnet) another try because one of Houston’s own, Judson Roberts, has a signing there next week. Mr. Roberts is an interesting fellow. A former police officer, federal agent,

WaPo: Continental uses internet as customer-service focus group

June 7, 2007 Kevin Whited

An excellent story by Del Quentin Wilber in today’s Washington Post highlights how Houston-based Continental Airlines has made the internet an important part of its customer-service strategy: Since being assigned to monitor Flyertalk, http://www.airliners.net and

HCRP threatens to sue over city's delayed financial report

June 7, 2007 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reported last night on the Harris County Republican Party’s threat of legal action if the city continues to shirk its financial reporting duties: Houston Mayor Bill White is under scrutiny concerning last year’s city

Chron profiles The Insite

June 7, 2007 Kevin Whited

We’ve long been fans of KRIV-26 reporter Isiah Carey’s blog, The Insite. However, you know you’ve finally made it when you attract the attention of the uber-hipsters in the Chronicle‘s entertainment section, which profiles Carey

What's new in kitty litter?

June 6, 2007 Vikk Simmons

Yesterday a rather large photo of a cat standing on his hind legs and pawing at the air appeared next to a headline with poorly-spelled words on the front page of the Chron’s business section.

Breaking news you CAN get elsewhere (06-06-2007 edition)

June 6, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chron.com Froot Loops bureau makes an appearance today: Police are investigating three shootings that occurred early this morning across the Houston area, according to KTRK (Channel 13). Authorities gave a reporter this account: The

Liar, liar pants on fire!

June 6, 2007 Vikk Simmons

Finally dropped by my post office box and found a flyer from the Houston Storyteller’s Guild. If you get a kick out of storytellers trying to best one another when it comes to telling a

We're #2!

June 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz reports that the FBI has released official crime figures detailing Houston’s surge in murders in 2006: Houston’s homicide rate surpassed Dallas’ in 2006 for the first time in more than a

Local reporter's book soon to be a Carrey movie

June 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Louis Parks reports that a local reporter’s book is about to be made into a movie starring Jim Carrey: Jim Carrey is set to play true-life Texas con man and escape artist Steven

METRO in the news

June 4, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee reports on preliminary findings from the panel asked to look into METRO’s problems last month with routing trains onto the same track: Although a final report may be weeks away, Reginald