December 2008 - blogHOUSTON

Happy New Year's

December 31, 2008 Kevin Whited

Happy New Year’s, everyone. Be safe out there tonight. And please don’t get behind the wheel if you’ve been drinking. See ya’ll in 2009!

Houston tops a list it doesn't want to be on

December 30, 2008 Jason

I found an interesting article in the Houston Chronicle. It’s titled: “Study: Houston leads in homicides by black youths” Allan Turner writes a good article citing a study done by James Fox and Marc Swatt.

Chron: Wrecks more than doubled at intersections with at least one red-light camera

December 29, 2008 Anne Linehan

Finally, the study has been released (completely unrelated to that lawsuit, we’re sure), and incredibly, Mayor White and Bob Stein have decided they’re going to sell a different conclusion, saying red light cameras have actually

The Houston Way paves the way in Galleria-area land taking

December 28, 2008 Kevin Whited

Lately, quite a bit of attention has been focused on “the Chicago Way,” the complex web of cronyism, patronage, and machine politics that can make (think both of the Mayors Daley) or break (think recent

Art in Houston: Chron offers "guidance about what is good for the people of Houston"

December 28, 2008 Anne Linehan

Remember when Chron editor Jeff Cohen said the editorial board’s purpose was to “offer guidance about what is good for the people of Houston”? Well, the Chron’s Christmas day editorial was a doozy, opining that

Holiday slowdown linkpost

December 27, 2008 Anne Linehan

We’re still playing with new Christmas toys, but here are a few local stories that have caught our attention: Vasquez sworn in as county tax assessor City sends woman a $4,700 water bill as an

Holiday slowdown

December 23, 2008 Anne Linehan

Are you procrastinating? Or have you finished all your shopping? With just one weekend left before Christmas, the average person has completed nearly 65 percent of their holiday shopping. But about 44.5 million people, or

People like their cars

December 23, 2008 Anne Linehan

Yesterday’s Move It! column noted that METRO’s ridership is down: Ridership went down in November for all of Metro’s primary modes of transportation: rail, Park and Ride and local bus service. The slide in Metro’s

Area transit agency manipulating statistics? Just call it the Houston Way

December 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz reports that the performance of METRO’s bus service is registering complaints from management and riders alike: Metro buses continue to run late and have failed to achieve the agency’s modest goal

Better wait a few days before trying the recipes (cont'd)

December 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

As we’ve noted before, it’s always good to wait a few days (for corrections) before trying any recipe that appears in the Chronicle. Here’s something from recent corrections that helps make the point: A recipe