Articles by Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 “has obtained” an email “regarding” an alleged vote of no-confidence by a local hotel group against Jordy Tollett. That seems like a slim factual basis for a news story, but KPRC doesn’t seem to

KTRK-13 reports that a METRO bus has killed a man in Midtown: A pedestrian has been struck by a bus in downtown Houston. The accident happened at about 4:30pm Thursday at the corner of Smith

With all the excitement over the naming of the park (not to mention our soggy Monday), some news from the weekend didn’t get much attention. As KTRK-13 reported, your city just committed $2-3 million to

The Houston Business Journal posts this real-estate news: Real estate investor and developer Lowe Enterprises Investors has acquired Hotel Icon — a 135-room luxury hotel located in downtown Houston — for undisclosed terms from an

After all the talk last week about possible amendments to the proposed smoking ban and lack of consensus and alleged uncertainty, Council today overwhelmingly expanded the smoking ban, approving the ordinance 13-2 while shooting down

KTRK-13 broke out the CrimeTracker to take a look at downtown crime. Here’s the online report: Overall, violent crime is up 4%. Of the 138 reported violent crimes, 93 of them happened between 7pm and