Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

How'd that make it into the paper?

August 10, 2005 Anne Linehan

Every once in a while the Chronicle publishes a letter to the editor that makes one wonder if Judy Minshew went on vacation. Today’s an example: There were two interesting articles in the Aug. 9

Metro's Mobility Breakfast Series

August 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a meeting notice on Metro’s website: Houston-Intown Chamber of Commerce Mobility Breakfast Series Connecting the Centers: An Update on the University Line Guest Speaker: METRO President & CEO, Frank J. Wilson Wednesday, August 10,

On the road to academic health

August 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

Remember Gayle Fallon’s sneering reaction to Dr. Saavedra’s reform plans for three underachieving HISD high schools: “They backed themselves into a corner on staffing and they don’t know how to fix it,” said Gayle Fallon,

Can we get some plain old security at Metro stops? (updated)

August 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle and KTRK-13 each have a short story about a woman who was raped at a Metro bus stop Sunday night. KRIV-26’s story last night included a look at the empty security guard booth

IAH is tops in on-time performance

August 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

Bush Intercontinental has the nation’s best on-time performance rate: As far as on-time arrivals and on-time departures are concerned, no other major airport in the country has a higher rate of on-time performance than the

Thank goodness the Tex-Mex is good or else they'd REALLY be ticked off!

August 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

Phew! Do you think Julie Mason is a wee bit unhappy about spending August in Crawford? RELATED: Bush Country Faces Grim Shortages of Latte, Galleries (Iowahawk)

Q and A with Laurence Simon

August 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

We don’t know why the Houston Chronicle won’t introduce its readers to one of Houston’s more interesting residents, so in the interest of (fun) public service, blogHOUSTON conducted a little Q and A with blogger

It's time to celebrate the Ship Channel's improvements

August 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

The project to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel is complete: Earlier this year, the port had said the $638 million project — which was first proposed in 1969 — was just about finished.

The Houston Conspiracy Theory

August 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

Sedosi has been drinking thinking, and says he has figured out what’s really going on in Houston. My favorite line: James Howard Gibbons looks terrible in heels.

CenterPoint's zero-tolerance policy for trees

August 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

CenterPoint Energy has been in a tree-cutting mood: When Bill Coats looked out the window of his law office and saw tree-trimming crews for CenterPoint Energy cutting down more than 20 blooming crepe myrtles, he