June 2008 - Page 9 of 11

Adventures in Ready-Fire-Aim governance (cont'd)

June 7, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder checks in with the latest developments with regard to the city’s poorly considered floodway ordinance: The Harris County Appraisal District has increased the taxable value on thousands of properties in floodways

JSC is a cosmopolitan arena?

June 7, 2008 Kevin Whited

This sentence from the Editorial LiveJournalists caught our eye today: The Houston area, including Friendswood, near the cosmopolitan arena of the Johnson Space Center, is becoming more diverse. The Johnson Space Center is a cosmopolitan

Continental announces downsizing; $1.2B IAH expansion unaffected

June 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

Following the lead of other legacy carriers in the current fuel-cost environment, Continental Airlines today announced that it would be shrinking both its workforce and (mainly) domestic flight capacity: Citing a “crisis” because of record

McGuff: I made the Houston Chronicle!

June 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

Local blogger and KTRK-13 web producer Mike McGuff wins a Lone Star Emmy. The Chronicle notices! (Mike McGuff) Congrats!

Lose an Eye: Planning your trip, METRO-style

June 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

Cory Crow experiments with METRO’s trip planner. (Lose an Eye, It’s a Sport)

TechBlog: Houston Web 2.0 HQ open-house/party Saturday

June 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

Dwight Silverman posts that the Caroline Collective, a “commercial co-working initiative,” is hosting a grand-opening party Saturday night for anyone who wants to know what it’s all about. (Chron TechBlog)

Maybe he should see Doctor-Former-Congresswoman?

June 4, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Plagiarist weighs in today on the side of the cops who have challenged Chief Hurtt’s misguided beard policy: IF you think I’ll take the side of the four Houston cops who have sued

Fox26 expanding its news offerings

June 4, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Insite posts that beginning August 18, KRIV-26 will begin offering 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm local news broadcasts. Good for KRIV. The more local news coverage, the better.

Chron reporter is baffled: What's there to see outside of Houston?

June 4, 2008 Anne Linehan

In a post about how Harris County commissioners don’t think they are getting their money’s worth from the GHCVB, the Chron’s Liz Peterson lets slip that she doesn’t think there’s much to see or do

Council votes to waste $150,000

June 4, 2008 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay reports that City Council has authorized spending $150,000 to defend Chief Hurtt’s ridiculous no-facial-hair policy: The city council has decided to spend $150,000 to hire outside council to defend itself against this