Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

A Bob Stein sighting!

June 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

Have you been missing Houston’s favorite bicyclist Bob Stein as much as we have? He’s been pretty scarce lately, at least in local media stories. Thankfully, the Christian Science Monitor called up Houston’s expert-on-almost-everything for

Measuring Houston's economy and labor market

June 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

“Houston lags in education,” is the headline of an L.M. Sixel story in today’s Chronicle: More students need to graduate from high school and college if the Houston area is going to be competitive in

Houston's not rolling out the welcome mat for the Dixie Chicks

June 9, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Toyota Center has suspended ticket sales for an upcoming Dixie Chicks concert: The Toyota Center has seen its share of concerts, but as the sign out front says, there is a problem with the

Certainly Houston should be world-class enough

June 9, 2006 Anne Linehan

For the Olympics that is. KRIV-26 got a quote from Mayor White (via ESPN) saying Houston will be submitting an application to be host city for the 2016 summer games: Mayor Bill White says Houston

Here are the first red light camera intersections!

June 8, 2006 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13’s Jeff Ehling gives us a heads up on the first intersections to receive red light cameras: The first group of ten red light cameras used to monitor red light running will be installed at

Mayor White wants big rigs included in Safeclear program

June 8, 2006 Anne Linehan

The next phase in the revamped Safeclear program is coming to light as HPD is negotiating with local big rig towing companies that can clear disabled 18-wheelers: Houston will expand its “Safe Clear” towing program

Graffiti-proofing products would put the city on offense

June 7, 2006 Anne Linehan

Slampo read a Chron This Week story last week (got that?) about graffiti eradication efforts in southwest Houston, and he points out that things aren’t looking up: The bad news is the Sisyphusean futility of

Ongoing, continuing, never ending problems at HEC

June 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

Houstonist brings our attention to the latest problems at the Houston Emergency Center: Police union representatives met with city officials Monday and gave them an urgent message: Houston’s 911 center is understtaffed and underprepared for

Sports Authority to get new boss

June 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

Mayor White and Judge Eckels had an opportunity recently to let the Sports Authority quietly vanish into the sunset when Oliver Luck left to head up the Houston Dynamo, but instead, Billy Burge is bringing

HPD unconvinced that officer was at fault in Danger Train collision

June 5, 2006 Anne Linehan

In today’s Move It! column, Rad Sallee reports the latest on a recent Danger Train accident involving an HPD officer: A Houston Police Department spokesman said no action will be taken against an undercover officer