What happens when some upscale homes are built in what was a not-so-upscale area? Some unpleasant things: Visit any suburban neighborhood and you’re bound to see holiday decorations. Residents in the newly developed neighborhood of
The fine LA Observed blog calls attention to a new anonymous blog by a disgruntled LA Times newsroom staffer. Wouldn’t it be great if some anonymous Chron bloggers would spring up, to tell us what
The members of the Houston Chronicle editorial board frequently take on topics for which they have no special expertise, and often the results are embarrassing. Take today’s staff editorial on the complex topic of the
MetroRail flew under the radar for about a week, but that couldn’t last long. Indeed, it appears the 20th century transportation solution had a bit of a problem yesterday: MetroRail suffered a minor service disruption
The ending to this little notice in the Chronicle is amusing: Two Metro customer-service centers will be to [sic] the agency’s new headquarters at the Downtown Transit Center. The Ride-Store at 720 Main and the
Houston Emergency Center employees will be giving City Council an earful tonight, according to KHOU-11: Houston Emergency Center workers are sounding off at City Council Monday. They say they are overworked and understaffed and the
Now that CenterPoint Energy is actually tearing up backyards and cutting down trees, the Chronicle decided the issue was worthy of front-page City & State coverage: With the company’s permission, at least 22 residents on
At the beginning of December, the Houston Emergency Center (911) had its latest technical mishap. Today’s Chronicle carries an op-ed by HPD Sgt. Johnnie McFarland discussing the myriad of problems the center has faced since
KPRC-2 gives us this AP story about Bush Intercontinental Airport’s volunteer cavalry: Under a year-old program that’s grown beyond expectations, the airport has more than 600 “Airport Rangers” who comprise a volunteer cavalry that looks
Voters in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD approved a big bond measure yesterday: A record $713 million bond issue to build new schools and renovate older ones in Cypress-Fairbanks won overwhelming approval Saturday. The two-pronged bond referendum