Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Metro's new blog takes a three day weekend (updated)

January 13, 2007 Anne Linehan

After a grueling week of five, no wait, six posts, Metro’s new blogger is taking a well-deserved long weekend to recoup. She has obviously typed her fingers to the bone! Just for fun, let’s take

Lee P. Brown heads off to New Orleans

January 13, 2007 Anne Linehan

Offered up without comment (because it leaves one speechless): Houston’s former Mayor and Police Chief Lee Brown has been hired to help handle New Orleans’ growing crime problem. This comes one day after hundreds of

Not a very extravagant inaugural

January 13, 2007 Anne Linehan

Current headline on Chron.com: Corporations to pay bulk of Perry’s $2 ceremony And it’s been like that for several hours now. I don’t think our in-house grammarians have wepted, but considering the point of the

Chron columnist still pushing for new soccer stadium

January 11, 2007 Anne Linehan

Check out the latest effort from the Chron‘s soccer columnist to stir up some interest in a new home for the Houston Dynamo: The Dynamo need a facility where they can control scheduling, concessions, parking

Write On Metro

January 8, 2007 Anne Linehan

Metro’s blog is underway…with a welcome post. Hopefully posting will pick up speed. I’m disappointed with the site’s look. I don’t know what the correct tech terms are, but the site seems to be lacking

Not exactly a rapid response-type of task force

January 8, 2007 Anne Linehan

Here’s an excerpt from KHOU-11’s story on Mayor White’s convenience store task force: “Convenience store work is one of the most dangerous lines of work and yet, very low pay work,” Houston City Councilman M.J.

Houston musters up the strength to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

January 7, 2007 Anne Linehan

Oh look: Houston’s not “evented-out” after all. While some city councilwomen are pooped, others have been resting up, it would seem. BLOGVERSATION: TBIFOC.

Will Metro keeps its promise to start blogging Monday?

January 7, 2007 Anne Linehan

A little birdy (a reliable, not dead birdy) tells us that Metro’s blog is scheduled to launch Monday. Metro doesn’t always keep its promises, so we’ll have to see if this is one they follow

Mayor White tackles convenience store crime with a task force!

January 6, 2007 Anne Linehan

Yes, Houston needs a task force to figure out how to reduce convenience store crime: Mayor Bill White announced today the formation of the Mayor’s Task Force on Convenience Store Security. Members will make recommendations

Clear Channel's vision for Houston-area radio

January 1, 2007 Anne Linehan

The Houston Business Journal has posted a print edition Q & A with local Clear Channel GM Eddie Martiny that includes some interesting information. Here are a couple of bites: HBJ: You have an extensive