Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

City official spins for hotels that owe Houston big bucks

August 8, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that the White Administration is still dealing with another of the Lee P. Brown administration’s messes: Two downtown hotels that have fallen seriously behind repaying $15 million in city-sponsored loans

Chron eye for the death-row writer gal!

August 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

There’s a new book out on the death penalty, Back from the Dead: One woman’s search for the men who walked off America’s death row by Joan Cheever. The Houston Chronicle, which is rarely subtle

Cutting-edge* advice from the STAR section

August 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Over the weekend, the Chronicle ran a story from features writer and former Katrina-refugee impersonator Kristin Finan on people who cut themselves. It’s an interesting enough read, but the best part is the Tips and

Westpark light rail: Who's proposing what? (Update: Culberson comments)

August 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

Since the report that first appeared in the Chronicle on Friday night, it’s been a little hard to keep track of who is proposing what in terms of the Westpark light-rail alignment. To recap, on

METRO goes into full panic mode

August 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee reports that METRO now seems to be in full panic mode with regard to Richmond rail, after initially dismissing Rep. John Culberson’s announcement on the same earlier in the week: The

Crash and rob in southwest Houston

August 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports another crash-and-rob instance: Thieves went to the extreme to get inside a convenience store in southwest Houston Saturday. They crashed their car into it! Now, the owner has to deal with a mess.

KTRK: Barrera to scale back duties

August 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that longtime Houston reporter Elma Barrera is retiring (sort of): After 34 years of hard work and dedication, reporter Elma Barrera is retiring. You may already know that Elma is the first Hispanic

Transition from Foley's to Macy's continues

August 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan checks in on the steady transition from Foley’s to Macy’s in Houston: Throughout Houston, a change is taking place. Foley’s, one of the oldest and most famous local retail brands, is

Marticiuc letter criticizes MayorWhiteChiefHurtt

August 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

In a letter to the Chronicle criticizing a recent editorial, Hans Marticiuc continues his recent approach of tying criticism of Chief Hurtt to the mayor: In the survey conducted by the HPOU of Houston police

Editorial LiveJournalists go bipolar on Lopez Obrador

August 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists wrote the following for the July 7 edition of the newspaper: IN so-called “mature democracies” – such as ours – watching your candidate lose by a hair’s breadth is healthy. Because