Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

New parking lot at Bush Intercontinental

November 24, 2004 Anne Linehan

Bush Intercontinental has opened a special parking lot for people awaiting passenger arrivals: During this busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which officially starts today, people can wait for passengers in the newly opened cell phone

Kicking off the holiday season

November 24, 2004 Anne Linehan

There are quite a few goings-on this Thanksgiving weekend, besides the parade Thursday morning. The Uptown Holiday Lighting will take place Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Post Oak Blvd., between San Felipe

Who's really supporting Cy-Fair ISD bond initiative?

November 24, 2004 Anne Linehan

Cy-Fair ISD is taking a $700 million bond initiative to the voters and the Chronicle’s Jason Spencer has uncovered a bit more to the story: A political action committee, or PAC, calling itself Citizens for

Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 23, 2004 Anne Linehan

Houston’s 55th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Thursday morning (naturally): Organizers expect nearly 400,000 spectators will line a 20-block route through downtown for the 55th annual Washington Mutual Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday

Big tree trips up light rail train; bus called in

November 23, 2004 Anne Linehan

MetroRail had a weather-related problem yesterday evening: Heavy rainstorms uprooted a tree at Hermann Park tonight, severing a MetroRail power line when the tree fell across the southbound tracks. The tree snapped the cable about

Still hoping for Texas Magazine Sundays

November 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

Last Sunday’s “star” section was dominated by a huge picture of a couple of hikers ascending a hilltop, behind them a beautiful carpet of trees, and a story all about exploring Texas’ great outdoors. It

Steffy: KLOL is victim of deregulation

November 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

Loren Steffy has a column in today’s Chronicle about the demise of KLOL-101. He says the blame is not with Clear Channel, but with Washington, D.C. and deregulation. He calls it the “Wal-Marting of the

Opposition to the Grand Parkway

November 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

State Rep. Debbie Riddle has spoken out strongly against the Grand Parkway section that is scheduled to be built through Spring: Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, used the Grand Parkway Association’s 20th annual report to the

Metro still waiting for working "smart card" system

November 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

The story in the Chronicle this morning about Metro hiring a consultant to monitor a contractor who has yet to deliver the “smart card” system, is humorous, in a sad, wasting-more-taxpayer-dollars kind of way: The

Hearings scheduled for Metro service "changes"

November 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

We noted here Metro’s latest proposal of service changes (mostly service cuts) and if you have a sharp eye you’ll spot the little notice in today’s Chronicle alerting Houstonians to tomorrow’s Metro hearings to “discuss”