Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

The alternative media in Houston isn't the Press

October 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

A professional journalist with “big media” here in town asked in an email recently why we focused on the Chronicle so much but ignored the Press. I thought that was a good question. We do

A mole in Mayor White's administration?

October 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

Dan Patrick’s successor website to Chronically Biased has obtained what appears to be an internal memo to Mayor White highlighting a loophole in city finances that might allow the city to evade the requirements of

The Astros offseason gets underway

October 29, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Astros announced yesterday that the team will pick up the $3 million option on Craig Biggio’s contract for next year. However, the Astros declined to pick up the $9 million option for Jeff Kent’s

Local media on Rosenthal

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rick Casey penned yet another column that takes shots at Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal on Wednesday, continuing a pattern of coverage by the anti-death-penalty Chronicle of tying Rosenthal negatively to the ongoing controversy

Effectiveness of Tasers questioned

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

We have previously questioned the city’s priorities in light of plans to purchase nearly $5 million in Taser equipment at a time when HPD is having to deal with manpower shortages because political leaders have

Food and drink roundup (10-28-2004 edition)

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

This was a busy week for Houston’s food and drink writers, with plenty of good new stuff posted. Robb Walsh makes a trip to the Barbecue Inn in the Heights with fried chicken aficionado John

Live Music Roundup (10-28-2004 edition)

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

I usually link to David Cobb‘s weekly roundup of live rock music in Houston, but he hasn’t posted one for a couple of weeks (although he is running an interesting interview with local musician Jeff

Memories… of the way we were

October 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Lee P. Brown may be gone as mayor, but his legacy lives on: A sink hole has opened up in the Highland Village area. The gaping hole appeared on Westheimer at Mid Lane Thursday afternoon.

Shamelessly copying D Magazine's Frontburner

October 27, 2004 Kevin Whited

Scott Chaffin points me to this Tim Rogers post over at D Magazine’s blog: Last week, I made the offer to buy the first beer for any fired Newsy who cared to meet at the

Charlie Wilson to speak on Thursday

October 27, 2004 Kevin Whited

Thursday, The Houston World Affairs Council will be sponsoring a luncheon talk by former U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson, one of the legislative architects of America’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan in the 1980s and the obvious