Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Metro to build the Danger Train Hotel

October 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Since the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas can’t make any money on the transit portion of its name, it has decided to go into real estate development, thereby becoming the Metropolitan Property Development

Red light cameras start clicking November 1

October 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

November 1st is the day Houston joins the ranks of red light camera (revenue generating) cities: The City of Houston has identified five intersections with the greatest number of accidents. Starting November 1, 2005, cameras

Heartbreaking

October 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Go here, here, here, here, here, and here for appropriate commentary. Man, that stinks. How long did it take you to get to sleep last night? UPDATE: More thoughts here and here. Sigh.

Randalls shuttering 15 Houston stores

October 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Instead of selling the chain, Randalls has decided to close some stores: Safeway said this morning that it will close 15 struggling Randalls stores in the Houston area by the end of the year. Safeway,

Candidate meet and greet tonight

October 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

If you want to meet a variety of Houston candidates, head to the Arboretum tonight: Candidates for Houston City Council, the Houston Independent School District school board, Houston Community College trustee and state representative will

Hyperventilating about the lack of new evacuation plans

October 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

From KTRK-13: With Tropical Storm Wilma building in the tropics, are we ready to evacuate again? The evacuation plans for Houston and Harris County have not changed considerably since Hurricane Rita, when the mass exodus

Karl Pepple: Houston Man of Mystery

October 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Sunday’s Chronicle Q and A conversation was with Karl Pepple, described by Dina Capiello as the “first-ever director of environmental programming for the city of Houston”: Charged with overseeing local air and water quality, recycling

DeLay case illustrates media's lack of legal knowledge

October 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

The very smart Media Blog over at National Review Online has a post about the Tom DeLay indictment that references the Chronicle‘s reporting on the infamous list Ronnie Earle doesn’t actually have: [T]he Houston Chronicle

Go 'Stros!

October 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Oh my: Poised as can be no matter how tough the task, Brad Lidge pulled off another great escape against St. Louis. Now it’s the steaming-mad Cardinals who are in a serious jam in the

Sports Authority wants to save money — bH has a suggestion

October 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Apparently the Sports Authority is looking for ways to save money: The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority may refinance as much as half of its more than $1 billion in bond debt if doing so would