Good morning, Houston. Sure, we've had a lot of rain, but there haven't been any hurricane scares yet — so it's pretty easy to overlook the fact that we're headed into the peak of the 2007 hurricane season. Not that easy, though: The Chronicle's Eric Berger reminds us that there's still some storm activity in the Atlantic, including a system 650 miles east about 650 miles east of the southern Windward Islands that could...
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An interesting note on Metro's proposed downtown intermodal terminal: Yesterday, the transit authority's board apparently voted to buy land on which the terminal will sit, but Metro officials are refusing to tell anyone exactly where the land is.
We've heard a lot about opposition to Metro's planned University light rail line, but it's not the only one that's generating controversy: Yesterday, a group of northside residents marched on City Hall, following the route of the proposed northside GRT line, to oppose what they say is Metro deviating from ballot language and condemning property like crazy. Sound familiar? "They misled the community by having North Hardy on the ballot," protester Mario Umanzo told...
Via Off the Kuff, Christof at Intermodality offers an overview of information from Metro's Environmental Assessment of the proposed new intermodal terminal near North Main and Burnett on the north edge of downtown. We've been watching this unfold since early this year, and Christof points out some interesting things about what the finished product may be like. • The terminal won't be as busy as transfer hub as you might imagine. The north side BRT...
So everything might not be so sweet at Shipley Do-Nuts after all: A group of employees has filed an EEOC suit against the company alleging that they're forced to work in awful conditions, and one of the complainants claims Shipley's retaliated against him after he complained, even to the point of spying on him as he made his delivery rounds.
Today's Chronicle has some details of Metro's proposed intermodal terminal, including basics of the complex's design.
Interested in Metro's proposed intermodal transit station downtown? Then you might want to block off a little time this evening for a public meeting on the project, where Metro officials will discuss designs and location of the terminal. The station is proposed for nine acres of the old Hardy Rail Yard along North Main Street about a half-mile north of UH-Downtown. The Chronicle hints at a couple of possible designs, one of which shows...
It seems that every day, some local company is losing its identity — think Foley's. So it's nice to find a company that never changes, especially when it makes something as close to Houstonist's heart as doughnuts — like Shipley Do-nuts, which is celebrating its 70th birthday this year. The company has grown to a chain of 200 stores spread through six southern states — and it's done it all without fancy coffees or Hot Donuts Now. (Not that there's anything wrong with Krispy Kreme, but as we know, it's on its way out.)
Charles Ray Mumphrey, the brother of a man recently cleared of rape charges by DNA testing, confessed to the crime for which his brother served 18 years in prison Police kicked dozens of homeless people out of encampments downtown today as part of an ongoing program to address complaints from residents and businesses A new county juvenile justice center is set to open downtown in April, but officials say it'll be overcrowded from day one...
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