September 2008 - blogHOUSTON

Post-Ike blogger gathering Saturday, Oct. 4

September 30, 2008 Kevin Whited

Now that Houston is almost back to normal following the storm, it seems like a good time for a post-Ike blogger gathering. We’re planning on hitting the West Alabama Ice House on Saturday, October 4,

HPD asks for another $1.25 million for crime lab

September 30, 2008 Anne Linehan

Talk about a money drain. From Chron.com: The Houston Police Department is asking City Council to approve $1.25 million to hire outside scientists to review all tests done by the recently reopened DNA crime lab.

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion blown to bits by Ike

September 28, 2008 Anne Linehan

I missed this among all the Hurricane Ike news: The Pavilion suffered severe damage to its Teflon coated Fiberglas fabric roof and support structure over the reserved seating area, said officials. A structural engineering firm

METRO bus driver kills woman; METRO investigates

September 26, 2008 Anne Linehan

Earlier this week, a METRO bus driver killed a woman who had just exited the bus. Both KRIV-26 (Fox) and KHOU-11 have stories that suggest METRO officials might not be able to blame this accident

METRO says "safety" prevents HOV-lane openings; Judge Emmett criticizes

September 23, 2008 Kevin Whited

A reader who resides in Clear Lake emailed us yesterday complaining that METRO continues to run its park-and-ride buses on the main lanes instead of the HOV lanes, turning her commute into a two hour

Houston City Council Agenda 9/23/08

September 23, 2008 ubu roi

Last week, Mayor White cleared the entire agenda in order to consider quickly four items related to hurricane clean up. This week’s agenda is much more normal, but there are still a few items related

Houston blog talk linkpost: Random post-Ike edition

September 22, 2008 Kevin Whited

We had ourselves a hitchin' (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport) Ike Asides 09/18/08 (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport) Crap from Hurricane Ike 2 (Red Lights and Siren) Crap from Hurricane Ike (Red Lights

Biz Journal: Recovering from Ike

September 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

Houston Business Journal: How Houston was piecing itself back together in the wake of one of the strongest hurricanes in recent history.

METRO's transit "backbone" up and running again

September 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

After taking more than a week off, the Danger Train will operate on its regular schedule today. Good thing METRO had plenty of buses around as backup!

Peter Brown: "Use Ike to rebuild a sustainable Houston…and become like Amsterdam"

September 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

But of course: What about life after Ike? Is it back to “business as usual,” waiting for the next hurricane, hoping that it will strike somewhere else? Or do we regroup, and start organizing and