Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Progress on Houston's world-class downtown park

October 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

I missed this one a while back: Mayor White’s press release on the ongoing development of the new downtown park: October 12, 2005 — Today, the Houston Downtown Park Conservancy shared preliminary design ideas for

Chron endorses Mayor White for second term

October 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has glowingly endorsed Mayor White for reelection. Actually, glowingly doesn’t quite describe it. It’s so syrupy-sweet it’ll make your teeth hurt. There are a few bits, however, that make me wonder what in

Real proof that longer yellow-light times reduce red-light running

October 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

I keep saying that lengthening yellow-light times is THE way to reduce red-light running, and here’s why (via The Newspaper): Mesa’s [Arizona] red

Bring home a win, 'Stros

October 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

Laurence is hiding under his bed, and I’m pouring a second, bigger margarita. This is hard on the nerves! UPDATE: I’m with Sedosi: This Series is going to kill me….

Market Square to hold World Series viewing parties

October 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Market Square is the place to be if you want to watch Game 1 tonight downtown in a big crowd: The Downtown Entertainment District announced that the first viewing party will be held for the

I-10 closed this weekend at the West Loop

October 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Watch out for this freeway closure beginning tonight: The Katy Freeway will be shut down all weekend beginning at 9 p.m. Friday. The eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 10 Katy Freeway at Loop 610

Chronicle should put more Darfur reporting on news pages

October 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board has written again on the crisis in Darfur, Sudan: Recently, refugees began clearing out of camps and returning to their land to plant crops in the hopes that African Union peacekeepers,

I-45 expansion plan update

October 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

via KUHF-88.7: Plans to expand I-45, the North Freeway, are moving forward again. A Houston-Galveston area council committee approved the revised plan today. It’ll now go before the Transportation Policy Council next week Click to

Metro's trying to emulate Dallas with new development

October 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Nancy Sarnoff has more details on Metro’s foray into real estate development: The city’s transit authority has selected Houston-based Transwestern Commercial Services to build the project, which could include condominiums, a hotel, office and retail

Gasp: Instapundit disses Texas BBQ

October 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Ahem. It appears that Instapundit has a problem with Texas BBQ: IT’S THE SMELL OF TEXAS HOME COOKIN’ — and I don’t mean that beef stuff they pass off as barbecue. WHAT?! That boy needs