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More on Major League Soccer in Houston

July 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

This Soccer Times story makes Major League Soccer in Houston sound like an almost-done deal: This left Houston as probably the only option that appealed to Grupo Televisa. However, the league has been stymied for

Non-sequiturs and other nonsense from the editorial idealists

July 8, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle editorial board concluded a poorly written but mostly reasonable editorial on the London terror attacks with the following non-sequitur: In light of what Britain and Blair continue to risk and endure in

Food and drink roundup (07-08-2005 edition)

July 8, 2005 Callie Markantonis

It’s time for another food and drink roundup. Last week Alison Cook tried and liked the barbecue at Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue. In this week’s more whimsical offering, Alison thinks this Greek girl needs convincing that figs

Director of Planning and Development is retiring

July 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

The director of Houston’s Planning and Development Department, Robert Litke, is stepping down: Longtime City of Houston Planning & Development Department Director Robert Litke is retiring at the end of August. Litke, who has been

Predicting the new light rail light route

July 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

Tory Gattis is pondering the exact route the new UH-to-Galleria light rail line might take: People have started speculating on specific routing for the new east-west Metro light rail line from the Galleria to UH,

Minutemen will monitor Houston day laborers

July 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

Illegal immigration apologists are going to come unglued: The Minutemen are coming to Houston. Leaders of the controversial group dedicated to stopping the flow of illegal immigration said they will patrol the streets of the

Chronicle makes Best of the Web, con't.

July 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

If you read James Taranto’s Best of the Web regularly, you know that he likes to poke fun at the media’s use of “experts.” Yesterday’s Chronicle provides an amusing entry: What Would Women Do Without

How to cover HPD internal affairs investigations?

July 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

Two Houston television stations are reporting on their websites that a fairly well-known HPD officer has been suspended from duty with pay while HPD’s internal affairs division conducts an investigation. One of the stations reports

Murphy gone; Bullard and Drexler to work Rockets' broadcasts

July 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal reports that Calvin Murphy will not be returning to Houston Rockets television broadcasts this fall. Murphy had taken a leave from the broadcast team in 2004 to handle a personal scandal.

Chron to imitate Houston Press "Best Of" issue (badly)

July 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

The crew at the Lone Star Times calls attention to the fact that nominations have been posted to the Chronicle‘s effort to imitate the Houston Press‘s “Best Of” issue. They also are upset that your