Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Habitat for Humanity NWHC benefits from San Felipe teardown

March 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

Recycling on a massive scale (via Bellaire Examiner): Friday was a green day for Houston. It was the day a developer announced it would let volunteers salvage what they could from a major teardown rather

Discovery Green nears completion

March 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13’s Deborah Wrigley notes that opening day for Houston’s new Discovery Green is April 13: For more than a year it’s been taking shape across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. Land has been

METRO blogger interviews METRO chief for new METRO talk show

March 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

METRO’s blogger announced that the transit agency has launched a new “talk show” which will air on Houston’s public access channel. Mary Sit says, “It’s a new way for us to communicate with you.” The

Chron.com: dumbed down and trashed up (cont'd.)

March 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

Geez. I stopped going to the Chron.com homepage because it’s such a mess, but Cory Crow bravely continues sacrificing his brain cells and spots this. As the Chron’s reader rep admits, it’s all about “traffic

Copper thievery continues

March 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

HPD needs a task force and an acronym: Last week, copper thieves climbed up telephone poles and took the wire. Leaving an entire neighborhood without phone service. After 11 News first reported the thefts, the

The "rich experience" of METRO's Frank J. Wilson

March 17, 2008 Anne Linehan

If you’ve nothing else to do Thursday morning, you can go hear METRO President Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson talk about the future of mobility: Frank Wilson, our March guest, will speak about the upcoming plans

This has "revenue stream" written all over it

March 17, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Chron’s Jennifer Radcliffe notes that a certain mayor who is fond of revenue streams is interested in West U.’s possible school zone cell phone ban: Houston-area officials are watching West University Place as elected

Pedestrians on freeways

March 16, 2008 Anne Linehan

Back in January we discussed the problem of pedestrians who run across freeways, and the terrible outcome that often follows. It’s hard to fathom why anyone would do something so dangerous. This morning, Chron.com carried

Working hard to find that local angle

March 12, 2008 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11’s Leigh Frillici drew the short straw in the newsroom today: Finding high-price call girls in Houston

New home for HPD's Mounted Patrol

March 12, 2008 Anne Linehan

Not everyone is happy with the new location currently under construction for HPD’s Mounted Patrol (via KHOU-11): When they’re not on patrol, the 37 horses in HPD’s Mounted Patrol unit live in Memorial Park. The