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Good writing on the Astros

October 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Buster Olney has a good bit of writing about the Astros on ESPN.com: Oswalt needed one more out to finish the seventh and with his pitch count at 114, Oswalt emptied the tank against the

Metro to build the Danger Train Hotel

October 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Since the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas can’t make any money on the transit portion of its name, it has decided to go into real estate development, thereby becoming the Metropolitan Property Development

Your chance to play Chronicle editor

October 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Rob Booth passes along this update from the Houston Chronicle. Tom DeLay fingerprinted and released From staff and wire reports U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay turned himself in today at a Harris County sheriff’s facility, where

Bring on the White Sox

October 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

How about our first World Series? Go ‘Stros! UPDATE: KTRK-13’s Ted Oberg interviewing the guy playing the sax outside Busch Stadium for tips was just strange. The sax player should have dropped an “adios mofo”

Coverage of upcoming municipal election picks up

October 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle editorial board posted more endorsements for City Council races. Also, Matt Stiles provided coverage of the District B race. Finally, the Houston Democrats blog points to the League of Women Voters’ guide

SAFEclear changes to be announced Friday?

October 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports that Mayor White is considering changes that could effectively gut his (and Bob Stein’s) ill-conceived SAFEclear program: Mayor Bill White said Houston’s controversial Safe Clear towing program is about to under go more

Red light cameras start clicking November 1

October 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

November 1st is the day Houston joins the ranks of red light camera (revenue generating) cities: The City of Houston has identified five intersections with the greatest number of accidents. Starting November 1, 2005, cameras

Heartbreaking

October 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Go here, here, here, here, here, and here for appropriate commentary. Man, that stinks. How long did it take you to get to sleep last night? UPDATE: More thoughts here and here. Sigh.

Randalls shuttering 15 Houston stores

October 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Instead of selling the chain, Randalls has decided to close some stores: Safeway said this morning that it will close 15 struggling Randalls stores in the Houston area by the end of the year. Safeway,

Candidate meet and greet tonight

October 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

If you want to meet a variety of Houston candidates, head to the Arboretum tonight: Candidates for Houston City Council, the Houston Independent School District school board, Houston Community College trustee and state representative will