Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Chron names new deputy managing editors

June 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has announced several editorial promotions: The Houston Chronicle named two new deputy managing editors and a new sports editor Saturday. George Haj, 43, will oversee the local news operations, state desk, business, foreign,

National Trails Day is this Saturday

June 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

This Saturday (June 4) is National Trails Day and there are several events scheduled for the Houston area. Chris McNeil of REI sent the following information: The Texas Forest Service and Houston Wilderness are going

Heading out

June 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

Now that Kevin’s back, it’s my turn to disappear. I am off to Philadelphia and will return in a few days. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Metro is bleeding riders AND revenue

May 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

Through a Texas Public Information Act request, Tom Bazan received Metro’s bus and tram boardings data, along with fare box revenue data, collected for FY2005 to the present. You are advised to sit down before

A fictional op-ed?

May 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

In Sunday’s Outlook section, the Chronicle ran an op-ed by John Eudy, described as a writer living in Houston: SIXTY years ago today, a north Houston boy born in Madisonville, Texas, was crawling across the

Mayor White's success in Austin

May 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kristen Mack has a wrap-up story of how Harris County and the city of Houston did during the just-ended legislature session: The city of Houston got off to a rocky start, with Whitmire threatening to

What's your favorite thing to do in Houston?

May 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

Sedosi points us to Ken Hoffman’s column today about the convention and visitors bureau efforts to promote Houston locally, including a contest: To enter the convention and visitors bureau contest, go to www.visithoustontexas.com, click on

Houston funds day labor sites

May 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday’s Chronicle had a story that just boggles the mind: Yupe, a volunteer at the nearby Our Lady of Guadalupe church, makes it sound simple. But if she and the organizers behind the East End

Dwight Silverman's Random Radio

May 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Dwight Silverman had an idea called Random Radio and KPFT-90.1 is taking him up on it. The only downside is it will be at 4 a.m.: Looks like I’ll be the first KPFT listener to

Move It!, by Rad Sallee

May 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today we get our first Move It! column by Rad Sallee. He discusses Metro bus drivers who have driven one million miles, accident-free; Trans-Texas Corridor studies; and a recurring pothole in the Montrose area.