Katrina Victims Angry at Recovery Pace
Tangeyon Wall shivers, partly from anger and partly because its a chilly New Orleans morning and theres no heat in her gutted home.
National news
NEW ORLEANS — Tangeyon Wall shivers, partly from anger and partly because its a chilly New Orleans morning and theres no heat in her gutted home. Theres no electricity, gas, sewer service or drinkable water either.
Chris Lighty Lights Up The Sources Power 30
Violator Management/Records CEO Chris Lighty responded to The Source Magazines Power 30 list today (December 6) via his blog.
Additional progress made at skate park
Unseasonably warm weather has been a boon to the skateboard park project under way at Indian Foothills Park. Jeff Stubblefield, director of parks and recreation, reported Wednesday that the three-tiered block retaining wall is now essentially complete.
Destinys Child stars busy with solo projects
A gold record. That was the one goal a young female group from Houston hoped to achieve after signing with Columbia Records in 1997.
High speed chase through two counties lands man in jail
(Barry County, January 7, 2006, 10:33 a.m.) An overnight police chase puts a man in the hospital, then behind bars.
Instead of moving on up, some stay and upgrade
For a time, anyone willing to stomach the improve and move roller coaster could make out like, well, a real estate agent. Then home prices rocketed off into no-mans land, leaving many stranded in transitional town houses or two-bedroom ranches while the market gradually returns to earth.
ONLINE EXTRA: 99 ideas for saving energy
Insulating your house, putting in storm windows and installing weather stripping can go a long way toward making your home more energy-efficient. Weatherizing is like buttoning up your coat in the winter: It keeps the warm air in and the cold air out.
Sully Saturday: Astrodome s silent witness to Reliant’s life
Reliant Stadium is the lone star in one little piece of the state. The home of the Ev.1.net Houston Bowl is part football field, part skyscraper. It’s tall and handsome, brighter than a Texas lawman’s badge.
Living in the past
Houses are like people. Some have good bones. After Bob and Dale Westreich moved into their Brookside home six years ago, they started to realize how very good the bones of their 1740 Jersey Cottage were.