2007 - Page 59 of 81 - blogHOUSTON

A new look for the Bill White Vermin And Solid Waste Memorial Park

March 24, 2007 Anne Linehan

Mike McGuff says things aren’t looking so good around the George R. Brown Convention Center right now as construction for Discovery Green has left giant piles of dirt in the GRB’s parking lot. Can we

The sound of nitwits (cont'd)

March 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dale Lezon checks in on the latest legal activity from the local radio lunatic fringe: A Houston peace activist and board member of public radio station KPFT-FM (90.1) filed suit this week after

White defends airport parking perk for elected officials

March 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles got Mayor White to comment on the slow-news-week revelation by KTRK-13 earlier this week that elected officials enjoy parking perks at the Houston Airport system: Mayor Bill White defended the free-parking

Most news outlets report on abduction attempt at HISD (updated)

March 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

On Wednesday, HISD issued a press release about actions taken by HISD in response to an attempted abduction of a student. Here’s an excerpt from the press release email* I received from HISD: The principal

A peek behind the scenes in the Tynesha Stewart case

March 22, 2007 Kevin Whited

KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey posts an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the Tynesha Stewart case, and how events unfolded yesterday. RELATED COVERAGE: Chronicle.

Ken Charles headed to Miami

March 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Radio-Info.com site posts that Clear Channel programming guru Ken Charles will be leaving Houston for a Clear Channel gig in Miami. Best of luck to Mr. Charles in Florida. At least Houston has prepared

Chron: "Magical art colony" to descend upon Memorial Park

March 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Seshadri Kumar reminds us that the Bayou City Art Festival takes place this weekend in Memorial Park: Houston’s Bayou City Art Festival will celebrate its 10th year in Memorial Park from 10 a.m.-6

Flight attendant tries to live her best life now

March 20, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dale Lezon reports some of the entertaining details of the lawsuit against Lakewood Church’s Victoria Osteen, relating to her temper tantrum on a Continental jet in 2005: The Osteens were on board Continental

Rep. Isett's red light camera bill is up for discussion

March 20, 2007 Anne Linehan

Over at Grits for Breakfast, Scott Henson has details on state Rep. Carl Isett’s proposed bill that could put an end to red light cameras in Texas: Those concerned with using cameras instead of police

Credit where credit is due

March 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Jennifer Leahy reports on a somber event that took place yesterday: While thousands of families were enjoying a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Hermann Park, hundreds of people gathered in the park’s Miller Outdoor