Callie Markantonis, Author at blogHOUSTON

Christmas bunnies

December 15, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Lest anyone doubt Houston’s World Classness, PETA once again is staging a protest in our fair city. Galleria Christmas shoppers beware. Date: Wednesday, December 15 Time: 12 noon Place: Houston Galleria, near the pedestrian crosswalk

Plane crash near Hobby

November 22, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Local news stations are reporting a small, Gulfstream plane has gone down near the Beltway and 288. The Beltway between Cullen and Wayside is closed as a result. (Update) More from KHOU-11/Belo. (Update 2) KHOU

RIP KLOL

November 12, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Modern rock station 101 KLOL has changed music formats. For this lifelong Houstonian, this is sad news indeed. This was one of the radio stations of my childhood. I guess Houston needs another Latino radio

Gotta use the facility for something

November 12, 2004 Callie Markantonis

I’m sure this is an important program. I have no qualms with any of this. Gotta start somewhere, right? But…is this a clue that we shouldn’t expect a new police academy cadet class any time

Get Houston moving

October 28, 2004 Callie Markantonis

blogHOUSTON sometimes questions the city’s priorities, but Houston drivers will certainly appreciate this news from KHOU-11’s Dan Lauck: “Getting traffic signals timed right, getting the stalled or wrecked vehicle off the road quickly, making sure

Boo!

October 27, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Halloween’s right around the corner and ghosts seem to be in the news. An HPD veteran insists his house is haunted in this month’s City Savvy. And a couple of local entrepreneurs get into the

PJ's and politics

October 25, 2004 Callie Markantonis

C-SPAN’s BookTV.org links to a discussion on politics between John O’Neill, author of Unfit for Command, and Glenn Smith, author of Unfit Commander. The broadcast was recorded at Houston’s own PJ’s Sports bar, home of

Phoenix, Dallas, and Decatur have world class health inspection priorities

October 24, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Eileen Faxas of 11 News Defenders continues to pound the issue of accessible online food inspections, this time managing to get the mayor to sit down and answer some questions: So after talking with many

Safety is no accident

October 21, 2004 Callie Markantonis

METRO posted a curious press release on their website yesterday: METRO Breaks Own Safety Record Third Year In A Row Oct. 19, 2004 For the third year in a row, METRO has set a new

We believe?

October 14, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Astros fans on their way to Minute Maid for playoff games should expect, of course, downtown roadwork to delay their trek to the game: Preston Street, an eastbound thoroughfare that will take traffic to Minute