Reader Steven Walker calls our attention to a Washington Post story about a Houston-area hero. Here’s an excerpt: The blood in his eyes almost blinded him, but the Navy Seal could hear, clattering above the
KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey posts a press release announcing a new skatepark in Houston, with a press event scheduled for Thursday. The title of the press release is exciting: Announcing a World-Class Skatepark for Houston It’s
In the latest Houston Press, Rich Connelly has a little fun with urban commentator/self promoter extraordinaire Joel Kotkin, who has recently gotten attention for a study he did for the Greater Houston Partnership. This was
The Drudge Report has been touting a South Florida Sun-Sentinel story on Broward County’s threat to cancel business with a Florida radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh. Here is an excerpt with the background:
The Chronicle‘s Robert Crowe reports that the city is considering ways to cut down on false alarms from burglar alarms: Hoping to curb a growing problem with false alarms, city officials are considering an increase
Local author and bH books/culture blogger Vikk Simmons informs that she will hold a signing this Saturday for her (and co-author Elaine Galit’s) book Exploring Texas History: Weekend Adventures. For those who are still trying
In a story about changes to Midtown’s weekend police/security patrols, the Chronicle‘s Jennifer Friedberg provides an update on the status of HPD Captain Dwayne Ready: The Midtown Management District is looking to fill a void
Various media outlets recently reported that the Hermann Park kiddie train will soon be going away, to be replaced by a more significant train. Here’s an excerpt from the Chronicle: Under a proposal from the
In his Move It column today, the Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee (or, as Chron.com misspells it today, Rod Sallee) runs a reader comment on the Danger Train’s “honor system” method of fare collection: Jerry Ritcheson thinks
The Chronicle‘s David Barron reports that sports talk station KILT-610 has settled on a new lineup after recent turnover: Marc Vandermeer and Andre Ware, the Texans radio network’s play by play tandem, will expand their