2008 - Page 68 of 69 - blogHOUSTON

Godspeed, little Frisky

January 10, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Simon family has lost another precious kitty — Frisky, a very fluffy kitty indeed. One of the funniest things Frisky did was to race outside on those occasions Laurence let him out. Laurence caught

Thoughts on the Rosenthal email flap (parts two and three)

January 9, 2008 Kevin Whited

We return to the topic of Chuck Rosenthal and email. As described in part one, the overly romantic emails from Harris County DA Chuck Rosenthal to a female subordinate were bad enough (maybe if she

Rearranging councilmember offices in the City Hall Annex

January 9, 2008 Anne Linehan

Via Matt Stiles at Chron.com’s City Hall blog: One of the perks of being Mayor Pro Tem, at least during recent administrations, is the spacious and private office suite on the second floor of the

City signs letter of intent for soccer stadium land

January 9, 2008 Anne Linehan

That’s the headline on Chron.com: The city took a major step towards acquiring land for a permanent home stadium for the Dynamos, Mayor Bill White said today. City officials signed letters of intent Monday to

Candidates for county judge agree on online campaign-finance reporting

January 8, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Chase Davis reports that online campaign finance disclosure may eventually make it to Harris County politics: About six months after Houston officials began filing their campaign contribution and spending reports in a searchable

Lampson: Panama Canal widening demands smart growth planning here

January 8, 2008 Anne Linehan

According to KUHF-88.7, something called the “Economic Action Summit” was held in Pearland (not sure when) to discuss “unplanned growth” in the counties surrounding Houston. You won’t be surprised at one person who was present:

Just because he doesn't have to resign from Council…

January 7, 2008 Kevin Whited

Last week was a busy one for Adrian Garcia, as the councilmember announced he was running for Harris County Sheriff AND was named Mayor Pro Tem. Councilmember Garcia says not to worry, that he can

City opens new underground parking garage

January 7, 2008 Anne Linehan

Construction is now complete on a new city-owned parking garage across from the George R. Brown Convention Center, and under the (not yet completed) Discovery Green park: The city has opened a 675-vehicle garage off

City battles perceptions about crime

January 7, 2008 Anne Linehan

Last week, Mayor White seemed puzzled that local perceptions about crime don’t match HPD’s improving crime figures (via Chron.com’s City Hall blog): “There are some neighborhoods that felt a lot more insecure after Katrina,” White

Chron: Downtown boutique hotel business booming

January 6, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan reports that the downtown boutique hotel business seems to be booming: When the Hotel Icon opened in 2004, it drew the beautiful people. Guests have included Paris Hilton, Sting and Michael