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Orange Show, Art Car Parade plugged on popular travel blog

May 4, 2007 Kevin Whited

Houston is more of a business destination than a tourist destination, so Houston attractions aren’t always featured heavily in newspaper travel sections or on travel websites. Earlier in the week, though, the Orange Show and

Editorial LiveJournalists confused over guns, METRO

May 4, 2007 Kevin Whited

On Wednesday, a Chronicle editorial on guns (oh my!) contained an embarrassing error: Texas law prohibits guns in bars, schools and most areas of courthouses and college campuses. Local governments and churches have the right

More importantly, does Syria have slime in the ice machines?

May 3, 2007 Kevin Whited

Here’s a headline from KTRK-13’s Marvin Zindler, who is, for some reason, reporting from Syria: Why do some think Syria is full of terrorists? Hmm, well, that’s probably a question best left to intelligence analysts

McGuff scores Berry interview

May 3, 2007 Kevin Whited

Mike McGuff posts a lengthy interview with Michael Berry, the new operations manager for Clear Channel Houston. In the post, Berry elaborates on some of the changes he plans for Clear Channel’s talk stations, and

Final days for MET Masterpieces at MFAH

May 2, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s exhibit “The Masterpieces of French Painting from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1800-1920” is just about to end its run here in town. The exhibition runs through May 6.

Council to discuss curfew Wednesday

May 1, 2007 Kevin Whited

City Council will again take up the pressing issue of tightening the city’s curfew tomorrow. Here is earlier Chronicle coverage of the matter: Children under 17 would have to be off the streets an hour

Immigration rally fizzles

May 1, 2007 Kevin Whited

Headline on KHOU.com this morning: Thousands expected to march in immigration rally Headline on KHOU.com this evening: Few show up for immigration rally In related news, Rorschach noticed something interesting about a recent anti-immigration rally

While we're engaging in utopian fantasies…

May 1, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Jennifer Friedberg writes that some Houstonians continue to believe in METRO as an economic development organization (as opposed to a regional transit/mobility organization): Residents who attended the Southeast Corridor workshop on Wednesday night

Changes at KILT-610

April 30, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Barron has been keeping track of John Granato’s ongoing legal dispute with KILT-610, and tonight reports on his blog that Granato and the station have reached an agreement that ends Granato’s employment

ABC: Chron circulation down again

April 30, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Audit Bureau of Circulations has released its latest figures, and once again the news is not very good for the local Hearst daily (or very many other newspapers): Average paid weekday circulation of the