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Planners map Upper Kirby/Montrose traffic improvements

January 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

Anna Marie Kilday has some interesting coverage of recent Upper Kirby/Montrose traffic planning developments. As she notes in the Chronicle‘s “This Week” section, everything from returning West Alabama to four lanes to providing center-median barriers

Agenda trumps fact in recent Chron editorial

January 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran such a stunningly erroneous and misleading editorial last Tuesday that it’s taken a while to prepare an adequate, careful critique. The editorial and critique are so convoluted as to require something of

A "forum for new ideas" or a platform for strawman attacks?

January 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

Last Wednesday, the Chronicle‘s cultural blogger Kyrie O’Connor responded to recent comments by Harvard president Larry Summers: It’s just not possible to have to go through this again. It’s not possible that the president of

Developers should make an effort to save trees

January 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has a story about developers leveling large areas of trees to build new developments and how Harris County might address the problem: Trees don’t stand a chance against progress, and they continue to be

Trying to preserve that rural feeling in Spring

January 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here are a couple of stories from far North Harris County. The first is an update on the Grand Parkway, which may become a county project through the Toll Road Authority. Some residents in Spring

Clear Channel takes top spot in latest Arbitrons

January 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The latest Arbitron radio ratings for Houston are out, and Banjo Jones analyzes them over at the Brazosport News. The talkers at Clear Channel seemed mighty happy earlier. As it turns out, Clear Channel took

Food and drink roundup (1-21-2005 edition)

January 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

Houston’s food and drink reviewers report on mostly good experiences this week. Alison Cook seems to like Velio Deplano’s Antica Osteria, located in the two-story structure that once housed the Detering Book Gallery. Robb Walsh

Municipal politics beat needs a boost

January 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

In December of last year, a California court ruled that Los Angeles city council members must pay attention during testimony by parties appearing before council. The Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack, assigned to the municipal politics beat

Another Park and Ride bites the dust

January 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro is closing another Park and Ride lot: Due to low usage, METRO will close the Alief Park & Ride Lot at 8901 Boone Road and discontinue the Alief portion of the 262 Alief/Westwood route

Counter-inaugural parade fashion disaster

January 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rob Booth points out that the Chronicle covered a counter-inaugural parade in downtown Houston but failed to provide pictures. Courageous Rob dove into Houston’s IndyMedia website to give us links (and a warning!) to pictures