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Restoring the Warwick

April 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Last week, Tom Kirkendall called attention to the purchase of the Warwick Hotel by the owners of Hotel ZaZa in Dallas. The Warwick is a Houston institution that generates warm thoughts among many longtime Houstonians.

When will he get around to new police officers?

April 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

HPD Chief Hurtt wants new police badges: More than a half a million dollars could be spent by the Houston Police Department to get new badges. t’s a symbol of authority, and every Houston police

KIOL moving to a bigger signal

April 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Via Banjo Jones, we learn that KIOL-97.5 is gearing up for a move: Moving trucks have been spotted in the vicinity of Cumulus Rocker KIOL/Houston, which is poised to annex the 103.7 signal of currently

Mean Republicans want to take $900 million from HISD!

April 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a good example of an agenda-driven, press release-inspired “news” story: The Houston school district could lose up to $900 million over the first two years under various private school voucher bills being considered by

The Bubba's charm endures

April 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan has written a nice piece on Bubba’s, the nearly famous Westpark buffalo burger shack/icehouse that now sits in the shadow of the Westpark Tollway. Kaplan doesn’t mention the crime issues that

Why is this guy in charge of the Austin news bureau?

April 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Clay Robison was up to his usual lefty ranting Sunday, the one day per week he apparently expects readers to believe he takes off his “objective” Austin news bureau chief hat and puts on his

More fun Chron corrections

April 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Several days ago, the Chronicle ran this letter: As the Chronicle’s March 28 editorial “Greenbacks for greenery” stated, our park system provides a refuge for Houstonians and all Texans. Yet, Texas ranks 49th in per-capita

Propositions 1 and 2 battle in court

April 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Proposition 1 vs. Proposition 2 battle is now in court and Ron Nissimov has the details: A three-judge panel today skeptically questioned the city’s claim that it does not have to enact Proposition 2,

Not seen in the Chronicle…

April 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

…but I’ll keep checking. Chris Elam points out that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has an ethics problem hanging over her head, but our “professional” journalist friends haven’t shared the story with us: House Minority

Barron on local sports and TV

April 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Barron doesn’t get proper appreciation for his columns, most likely because they’re of the sports/TV genre that isn’t easily classified (hence the slash). Still, Barron is one of the few Chron columnists