Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Demolition is cool

January 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

The old Montrose bridge over 59 was blown up (well, came down actually) last night, and new decking is now being laid: “We had about 90 pounds probably of dynamite. A stick is about half

ISD's to be reimbursed for hurricane-displaced students

January 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

Congress has finally set aside funds for school districts who took in Katrina evacuee schoolchildren, and now local school districts are racing to get paperwork filed before the deadline passes to get reimbursed: With a

This world-class obsession is going to bankrupt taxpayers

January 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

Well, now that we know a rat brought our world-class MetroRail to a screeching halt the other day, Metro’s board has moved on to much more important things: Metropolitan Transit Authority officials announced plans Thursday

Help for parents, courtesy of a Chron editor

January 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Kyrie O’Connor makes an appearance in the Houston Press to defend her beloved “star” section: The Houston Chronicle’s Yo! section is a valiant attempt to get kids aged 12 to 18 or so

A big roar is silenced

January 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is sad news out of the Houston Zoo: Bruno, whose deep-throated roar could be heard throughout the grounds of the Houston Zoo, and sometimes as far away as nearby Ben Taub Hospital, was euthanized

Whom do you call when you spot debris on the freeway?

January 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

In today’s Chronicle “Watch ’em,” the problem is road debris and who should be notified: WHOM TO CONTACT : Problems with debris on freeways should be reported to TxDOT at 713-802-5000. blogHOUSTON also recommends contacting

Lindsay to endorse Hamric

January 18, 2006 Anne Linehan

Sedosi notes that state Sen. Jon Linsday will endorse Rep. Peggy Hamric for SD 7, which makes absolute perfect sense to me. Hamric is in favor of the Grand Parkway F2 segment being built through

Tomorrow is Metro board meeting day

January 18, 2006 Anne Linehan

Metro will be holding board meetings tomorrow, which means today we get a hint of what will be discussed. The agendas make for some interesting reading. Let’s dive in: 4. Expression of METRO’s support for

A Ken Hoffman fix every Wednesday!

January 18, 2006 Anne Linehan

It’s Wednesday (I have a calendar, unlike Metro) and Pat Gray is explaining the new lineup for KPRC-950 on Wednesday mornings. Since Councilman Michael Berry has Council obligations on Wednesdays, Pat Gray will do an

Danger Train power outage means downtown cars are safe

January 18, 2006 Anne Linehan

Yesterday Laurence was joyful because he’d had a perfect METRO day. Today everything is back to normal. Metro apologizes for the inconvenience to dozens of riders. (And again, buses save the day.)