Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

BTC meetup, Friday night

August 22, 2007 Kevin Whited

Lose an Eye, It’s a Sport announces a Friday night blogger gathering (of sorts). The Byzantio Transportation Consortium will be getting together for some ’80s music courtesy of Houston’s best cover band, Molly and the

Houston's transit backbone has a spasm?

August 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

I was driving through Midtown tonight, and noticed that METRO’s light-rail “transit backbone” was having some difficulties: The Danger Train rail line was shut down in both directions at Main near Cleburne, with several METRO

John Lopez has left the building

August 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

For a couple of weeks at least, rumors have bounced around that the Chronicle brass is not happy about the newspaper’s scribes working so many hours on local talk radio stations, and is especially unhappy

We're #1 (in commuting expense)!

August 20, 2007 Kevin Whited

Prolific commenter Vernon Guy passes along a Forbes article by Matt Woolsey that reports Houston is tops when it comes to commuting costs: It’s often said that the trip to work can kill you. But

1560 – The Game launches Monday

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

After a summer of sports talk shuffling and speculation, the new sports/guy talk station KGOW-1560 launches on Monday. Here’s the daytime lineup, courtesy of the 1560 The Game website: 6-10 John Granato 10-12 Richard Justice

Months after approval, still no start to muni Wi-Fi build-out

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant and Matt Stiles report that Earthlink is already behind on its scheduled rollout of municipal Wi-Fi: Months after the City Council approved a contract to allow EarthLink Inc. to blanket Houston

If only the proletariat would rally around the visionary architect-councilmember…

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

In her weekly politics column, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack profiles Councilmember Peter Brown, who desperately wants to be Houston’s next boss, er, mayor. Here are some interesting excerpts: Brown suffers from rich guy syndrome —

Houston Zoo loses last rhino, gains toilet art

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Houston Zoo lost its last rhinoceros this week: Bu, a gentle Southern white rhino who enjoyed a good scratching from keepers and a roll in his mud wallow, has died from complications of old

Emmett tweaks Bacarisse, "Friends" fire back

August 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

A couple of weeks ago, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack reported on a bit of political gamesmanship/fiscal leadership (the term you prefer depends upon your loyalties, I suppose) from selected-not-elected County Judge Ed Emmett: At last

Council approves West Dallas, Bolsover land deals

August 15, 2007 Kevin Whited

City Council officially approved Mayor White’s $6 million shakedown of the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation today: The Houston City Council voted today to sell a 6.7-acre tract on West Dallas near Shepherd and