The Chronicle‘s online food/drink section is a little thin this week, with nothing new posted from critic Alison Cook. Dai Huynh interviews Jeff Armstrong, executive chef for 17 restaurant in the Sam Houston Hotel. And
blogHOUSTON promises never to post vacation blogging that is complete and utter gibberish: 1. Insight is even more limited than normal when you’re on vacation, but a lot more fun. At one point today, it
The Chronicle may have Jeff Cohen’s style of writing for various interest groups down, but other trifling details of journalism are proving elusive, if recent corrections are any indicator. There’s this one posted on October
Owen Courreges calls attention to advocacy journalism posing as news that is brazen even by Chronicle standards: The Rev. Carolyn J. Mobley and her partner, Adrain Bowie, say they consider themselves “thrice blessed” as black,
The Chronicle has followed the lead of Chronically Biased and posted an op-ed on Saving the Twinkie. At least The Chronicle didn’t pull staff from their trash coverage to devote to the topic; this op-ed
The Chronicle is reporting that the police have opened up an area of downtown evacuated earlier today: Several blocks in downtown Houston were evacuated this morning just as employees were showing up for work, but
In her regular newsletter, Texas media watcher Sherry Sylvester notes that trust in major media has reached historic lows, and suggests that it’s not a coincidence that major media outlets across Texas have announced layoffs.
Here’s a brief roundup of some education news: The results of Texas’ assessment ratings continue to be absorbed by local schools and districts. Some schools that were previously rated as exemplary, have now been reclassified,
The Chronicle is really a piece of work. This article on the Democrat-proposed draft is headlined, “GOP tries to quell rumor of draft’s return.” Not, “Democrat-sponsored bill to impose draft fails,” because, while that would
The 38th annual Greek Festival put on by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church opens on Thursday and continues through Sunday. Although the other Greek Orthodox church in town also puts on a festival, this one is