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House of Blues coming to Houston

January 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Houston Pavilions has landed a high-profile tenant: The developers of Houston Pavilions, a shopping, entertainment, office and residential complex planned for three blocks of prime downtown land, planned to announce at a press conference

SAFEclear wrecker strikes car, kills passenger

January 25, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports on a fatal accident involving a SAFEclear wrecker earlier: A woman died in an accident on the East Loop Wednesday afternoon when a Safe Clear wrecker struck the vehicle, according to Houston police.

US 59/Spur 527 project proceeding ahead of schedule

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports some very good news for motorists who use the Southwest Freeway near downtown: The end is in sight for drivers who are slowed down by what seems like constant construction along Highway 59

Activists sue over I-10/West Loop expansion

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 ran a lengthy story yesterday on a lawsuit by local activists Bill and Carol Ware against TXDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. They contend that the I-10/West Loop expansion project did not receive a

Erratic times with quotations at the Chronicle

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last week, the Chronicle issued a correction related to a quotation that didn’t really clarify who made the error (the newspaper or the person being quoted). Yesterday, the Chronicle issued another correction related to a

KHOU, Mayor's press shop extol crimefighting by acronym

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

Mayor White’s communications shop certainly is effective at getting good press for the Mayor. Take this press release story for KHOU-11 by Wendell Edwards: A new program has put more Houston Police officers out on

City of Houston to build parking garage under new downtown park

January 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

And here we thought the city was low on funds, since we have a problem with increasing crime and decreasing police manpower. Well, it looks as though Mayor White has found $21 million for a

County wants to change the Sports Authority's mission

January 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

Harris County wants to look at the Sports Authority’s mission to see if it should be changed: Harris County Judge Robert Eckels and county commissioners have approved an in-house review of the Harris County-Houston sports

Ford Motor Company's loss is HPD's gain?

January 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

In the quest to find police recruits, HPD is going to…Detroit? Recent news out of the automobile industry has the department looking at other recruitment possibilities as well. “Ford is going to be laying off

Shooing away Houston's homeless (updated)

January 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

Houston is working hard to rectify a dismal seventh place showing in that meanest-cities-to-the-homeless report: Houston police today rousted dozens of homeless from downtown encampments in a sweep spurred at least partly by complaints from