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Teen killed in broad daylight in Montrose-area park

June 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports on a teenager who was beaten to death in broad daylight earlier in a Montrose-area park: A teenage boy has been beaten and stabbed to death in a Houston park. The 14-year-old was

Features style infects Chron business, sports sections

June 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle business section today ran a puff piece on a family that works at Continental Airlines. Here’s an excerpt: Crew members aboard Continental Airlines Flight 1683 from Houston to El Paso on Thursday will

Slime in the ice machine as fight song

June 6, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Mike McGuff brings to our attention the huge write-up KTRK-13’s Marvin Zindler got in the Chron yesterday. It isn’t easy explaining to out-of-towners or the newly arrived who or what Marvin Zindler is, or why

Ongoing, continuing, never ending problems at HEC

June 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

Houstonist brings our attention to the latest problems at the Houston Emergency Center: Police union representatives met with city officials Monday and gave them an urgent message: Houston’s 911 center is understtaffed and underprepared for

Sports Authority to get new boss

June 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

Mayor White and Judge Eckels had an opportunity recently to let the Sports Authority quietly vanish into the sunset when Oliver Luck left to head up the Houston Dynamo, but instead, Billy Burge is bringing

Food and drink roundup (06-05-2006 edition)

June 5, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Lunchtime is a good time to read about local food and restaurants. Let’s get started on another food and drink roundup. Alison Cook likes the vibe and sometimes likes the food at Kirby eatery Turquoise

KHOU: Work proceeding on fire "super station" downtown

June 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s reporting on a proposed downtown fire station is unusually candid: Right now, a corrugated metal building houses downtown Houston’s only fire station — a makeshift arrangement in an old, leased building. But that’s about

Khan to Chinatown: Good luck with that crime problem of yours!

June 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Wendell Edwards reports on surging crime in southwest Houston’s Chinatown: In New Chinatown on Houston’s far southwest side, you can find almost anything. But what you won’t find is the noodle house open after

HPD unconvinced that officer was at fault in Danger Train collision

June 5, 2006 Anne Linehan

In today’s Move It! column, Rad Sallee reports the latest on a recent Danger Train accident involving an HPD officer: A Houston Police Department spokesman said no action will be taken against an undercover officer

blogHOUSTON gathering rescheduled for June 7

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

The blogHOUSTON gathering has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 7. We’ll meet up for Happy Hour at Byzantio on West Gray, starting at 5 pm and going until we’re tired. Byzantio has various Greek snacks,