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Food and drink roundup (07-21-2006 edition)

July 21, 2006 Callie Markantonis

The weekend is upon us. Time for a food and drink roundup. Alison Cook loves the Middle-Eastern fare, which she deems is lovingly prepared, at Zabak’s Mediterranean Cafe. She gives Joyce’s Ocean Grill kudos for

An incomprehensible tragedy

July 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

If you’ve followed the news the past couple of days, you probably heard about a terrible accident up here in Spring, involving five pre-teens, two of whom died. The accident happened one street over from

East end-run? (updated)

July 21, 2006 ubu roi

The major advantage to the blogosphere is that it takes the news and adds value. By allowing people with expertise in many fields to comment, a greater and more in-depth analysis can be done than

Should the conveyor belts go on Richmond or Westpark?

July 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

Michael Reed recently penned a fun column on Richmond-Westpark light rail for the West University Examiner. Here’s an excerpt: We’re beginning to think the fellow with the starry eyes and all those yellow legal pads

Chief Hurtt responds to critics

July 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has Chief Hurtt’s response to the results of the Houston Police Officers Union survey: “This chief has handed out less discipline to officers than any chief in the last 20 years of the Houston

What happened in Texas City?

July 20, 2006 Kevin Whited

While Texas City isn’t the usual blogHOUSTON beat, the nature of yesterday’s explosion, the media interest that is sure to come, and the location of Texas City in the greater “greater Houston” area makes it

Darren Lyn to man "one-man Houston bureau" for ESPN

July 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Ken Hoffman checks in on former KTRK-13 reporter Darren Lyn, who has snagged himself a nice position with ESPN: FOR former Channel 13 reporter Darren Lyn, a self-confessed “sports junkie and die-hard news

KHOU: Parking Authority threatens crackdown on handicapped motorists

July 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, KHOU-11’s Doug Miller ran a story on Mayor White’s exciting new parking authority, which is apparently threatening to crack down on our city’s handicapped motorists: Houston’s new parking commission will talk about solving some

Chronicle, Express-News to merge Austin bureaus

July 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The San Antonio Express-News announces a merger of sorts between its Austin bureau and the Chronicle‘s: The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News are combining their state government bureaus in Austin, effective immediately, in

Red light cameras increase accidents (con't)

July 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

Philadelphia, PA; Fort Collins, CO; Portland, OR; and Washington, D.C. are among the cities that have seen accidents increase as a result of red light cameras, belying proponents’ claims that the cameras are all about