2007 - Page 47 of 81 - blogHOUSTON

Metro's ongoing hostility toward bus riders

May 20, 2007 Anne Linehan

With continued windfall tax revenue flowing into Metro, one wonders why Metro can’t maintain its own bus stops/shelters, and provide a level of bus service that would actually benefit Harris County residents (I’d link to

Murder by the Book hosts a triple header that ends with Lee Child

May 18, 2007 Vikk Simmons

This weekend Houston’s nationally acclaimed mystery bookstore offers a series of booksignings sure to draw out the mystery lovers. Murder by the Book (2342 Bissonnet) consistently draws big names in the mystery field and is

Another change at KPRC-950

May 18, 2007 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman’s latest Chronicle column looked a little odd, in that it didn’t have the usual plug for the columnist’s longtime KPRC-950 radio gig on Wednesdays. Sure enough, Hoffman informs that he’s no longer doing

Pension fund issue looms over budget

May 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

The message local media were supposed to take away from the unveiling of the Mayor’s new budget yesterday was increased public safety spending without a property tax rate increase. Instead, as Matt Stiles reports for

Boom!

May 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

I was on my way back from lunch earlier on Buffalo Speedway when I heard a boom, all the traffic lights went dead, and I saw billowing black smoke off to the east. Apparently, a

Are the Editorial LiveJournalists auditioning for mayor's PR staff?

May 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

Do you sometimes get the idea that the Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists are envious of their former colleague, Frank Michel, the mayor’s communications director? It has seemed that way so far this week. On Tuesday, the

Who's running HPD?

May 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

HPD assistant police chief and blogHOUSTON favorite (for entertainment value!) Martha Montalvo is quoted in a KPRC-2 story on the decision to pull officers from the street to help out in the property room after

KRIV's Carey takes a look at Sharpstown

May 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

KRIV-26 reporter Isiah Carey had an interesting story earlier this week on the rise and fall of Sharpstown. The video is available here.

Breaking news you CAN get elsewhere (05-15-2007 edition)

May 15, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chron.com Froot Loops Bureau was watching the TV news this morning: A man is critical condition after he tried to stop a suspect from stealing his car from a gas station in southeast Houston

White: City can't/won't meet pension funding obligations

May 14, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports today on Mayor White’s latest response to the massive underfunded liability in the municipal employees pension fund: Short of layoffs, the city won’t meet its full obligation to the municipal