Browsing Month December, 2007
Houston, we have a legitimate Bowl
By urbanhoustonian at December 30, 2007 | 2:00 PM | 0 Comment
For the past two years, I have had the honor of volunteering my time to the Texas Bowl. As you can imagine, a Houston bowl game would be something that is right up my alley. Every year, it is an amazing opportunity for the city to strut its stuff for a national audience. It also gives us the chance to show other cities exactly how a bowl should be run. I know, I know, more...
Catching the Downtown Wave
By urbanhoustonian at December 24, 2007 | 1:09 AM | 0 Comment
I've been reading a lot about the new traffic lights Downtown. You know, instead of all going green in one direction, they now have what they call a rolling green that, when worked correctly, allow you to get from one end of Downtown to the other with only one light. The general concensus is that these new lights blow goats. Everyone is lobbying for the old lights to be more...
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Team Arrival
By urbanhoustonian at December 23, 2007 | 10:40 PM | 0 Comment
Houston, the HornFrogs have more...
Twin Peaks
By urbanhoustonian at December 21, 2007 | 7:14 PM | 0 Comment
In Roar of the Crowd, Texas Monthly's January issue:It is a shame that Skip Hollandsworth would taint an otherwise enjoyable article about Jenna Bush with all-too-easy potshots about her father. Here is a young woman who has risen above her maligned past to do something meaningful with her life, and Skip seems more concerned with the next clever jab aimed at Dubya. more...
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Need system in Loop
By urbanhoustonian at December 18, 2007 | 4:41 PM | 0 Comment
In today's Chronicle:There is little doubt that a city like Houston, with its vast area and bustling suburbs, needs commuter rail. However, Rep. John Culberson would like to just throw it down the "record-setting" Katy Freeway. How does this serve the people of Sugar Land and The Woodlands? Do all Katy residents work in downtown, or do they all work in the Medical Center? more...
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I’m Fair, Not Fairweather
By urbanhoustonian at December 9, 2007 | 9:04 PM | 0 Comment
The alliteration of today's posts continues. . . I just finished watching the Texans upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As excited as I am about this victory, I cannot help but be frustrated by it as well. I mean, where in the hell has this team been all season long? This was probably the most complete game the Texans have played all year, and it was when they were more...
