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posted on
November 20th, 2008
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Greek festival time (finally!)

Thanks to Hurricane Ike, the 42nd annual Greek Festival (put on by Annunciation Orthodox Church) was postponed from its usual time in early October. Not to worry -- your chance for good souvlaki an ...

posted on
November 20th, 2008
from
blogHouston
based in
Houston

Outstanding red-light camera ticket? No car registration for you!

City Council has approved MayorWhiteChiefHurtt's latest plan to get red light runners to pay their tickets:
The City Council on Wednesday approved a measure that will allow the state to deny ...

posted on
November 20th, 2008
from
blogHouston
based in
Houston

METRO addresses Danger Train collisions, financial deals gone bad

METRO's expensive blogger would like you to know that the organization has a plan for dealing with those pesky cars that keep running into the Danger Train:
For the past few months, left-hand ...

posted on
November 19th, 2008
from
blogHouston
based in
Houston

Armchair quarterbacking at HPD

Remember the police chase in which a man claiming to be a federal agent was shot and killed after he initiated a pursuit? Well, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt has disciplined two officers invol ...

posted on
November 18th, 2008
from
blogHouston
based in
Houston

City to repay $15 million in HUD funds

Back in March, we noted that the city had been told to repay $15.5 million in HUD grants due to misuse of the funds. After months of negotiations, the city has finally agreed to repay the amount, ...