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A tuna fish sandwich to meow for!

August 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

Did you read L.M. Sixel’s column from the other day, on disappearing office lunches? It’s laugh-out-loud funny.

Alvarado: I'm as powerful as ever!

August 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that temporarily-former Mayor Pro-Tem Carol Alvarado may have lost her title following her ineptitude in overseeing the office’s finances, but she still enjoys considerable political clout with Mayor White: A

"Distinguished" visitors address City Council (2006-08-22)

August 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

Senator Robert Horton and President Joseph Charles both addressed City Council this week at the end of the public comment session. This week, President Charles disputes that Senator Horton is actually a Senator, and chides

Luxury sports venues for public schools

August 26, 2006 Anne Linehan

via the Chronicle, your tax dollars at work: With the opening of several multimillion-dollar arenas, so-called minor sports such as volleyball and basketball are stepping into the spotlight at schools across the Greater Houston area.

More Metro math

August 26, 2006 Anne Linehan

A light rail tidbit from KHOU-11: These are the first cost and ridership estimates: The Richmond allignment [sic] in this section would cost $90 million to build, $9.8 million for property and generate 1600 riders;

Residue magically becomes a half stick of dynamite

August 25, 2006 Kevin Whited

Several hours ago, Chron.com and other news organizations reported that “dynamite residue” was found on baggage on a flight that arrived at Intercontinental airport. References to “dynamite residue” in those early versions of the story

Food and drink roundup (08-25-2006 edition)

August 25, 2006 Callie Markantonis

It’s time for a quick and sweet food and drink roundup. The weekend’s a-wastin’. Robb Walsh samples the “organ meats” or sweetbreads offered up in tacos at Taqueria Tacambaro. Peggy Grodinsky heads out on the

500 strong and growing

August 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

At some point this week, the number of registered members on the message board shot over 500. That seemed like a number worth noting. Thanks to the hundreds of you who visit the little blog

Lightning knocks KSBJ down to very low power

August 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

Listeners who have tried to tune in to KSBJ 89.3 in the past couple of days have likely gotten silence. As KHOU-11 reports, that’s because lightning hit the Christian station’s tower earlier this week: A

Surprise! Mayor's anti-Prop. 2 initiative(s) gets through Council

August 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

It seems many important people don’t like what the voters said a couple of years ago, so Mayor White wants to make the voters say something different. KHOU-11’s Jeremy Desel has the story: Houston voters