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Firefighters approve new contract

October 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that Houston firefighters have voted to accept a new contract with the city. The contract now must go to Council for final approval, which should just be a formality. The

How not to lower fuel prices

October 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports on what must be one of the dumbest “protests” of 2005: Nearly 100 18-wheelers formed a convoy on a Houston freeway to protest rising diesel prices, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday. Diesel is

Swanky condo project scrapped — blame it on Katrina

October 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

A high-rise condominium project has been cancelled because of Hurricane Katrina: The Redstone Cos. has decided not to construct a high-rise condominium tower planned for The Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa campus. The luxury high-rise

Is this good or bad? We really can't tell

October 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

From a Chronicle story by Matt Stiles: After serving as a staging area for the Hurricane Rita recovery, the troubled Houston Emergency Center got a cleanup of its own this week, as city officials moved

Do Barnum & Bailey need a Texas partner?

October 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

For the past two days, the Chronicle has posted interesting reporting on the DeLay indictment(s), although the most compelling tidbits have been buried at the bottom. Yesterday, Chris Elam caught the following information in reporting

Richmond Avenue light rail meeting tonight

October 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2 notes that Metro will meet with the Richmond Avenue Coalition — a group of residents and business owners — to discuss Metro’s light rail expansion plans and whether or not Metro will be using

Greek festival time

October 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

The 39th annual Greek Festival put on by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church opens tonight and continues through Sunday. Although the other Greek Orthodox church in town also puts on a festival, this one is still

Chron/AP eye for the death row killer guy: Ronald Ray Howard

October 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs an AP dispatch for today’s death row killer guy, apparently deciding that neither Allan Turner nor any other staff reporter could very easily rehabilitate the image of one Ronald Ray Howard or

FEMA sending $37 million to Houston for hurricane relief efforts

October 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

FEMA has announced that Houston and Harris County will be receiving millions of dollars for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts: The funds are distributed through Public Assistance Program grants, which reimburse eligible costs, including $37 million

There's something about Florida

October 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yep, ttweak should have handled it: For the second time in almost five months, Houston was rejected as a Super Bowl city. NFL owners today awarded 2010’s Super Bowl to Miami. Houston, Atlanta and Miami