Daily Archives: September 19, 2005

Voluntary evacuation underway in Galveston

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

This is what I call not taking any chances. Activating its emergency management plan this afternoon, Galveston asked residents to voluntarily leave in preparation of Rita, which is a tropical storm now but is expected to strengthen into a hurricane … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Envision Houston recap

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I wasn’t able to make it to the Envision Houston Region workshop this past weekend, but Tory was, and he’s got an initial report, with some followups planned. Rad Sallee also reports, with an invocation of the dreaded Z-word by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not so lovely Rita

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Great. This is just what we need. Rita, which strengthened Sunday into a tropical storm, had sustained wind of 65 mph by late morning, up from 60 mph earlier in the day, and could be a Category 1 hurricane by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sliva-Thibault in HD133

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I heard about this several days ago and was sworn to secrecy at the time, but now that Carl Whitmarsh has sent word over his email list, I figure I’m okay to publish that there’s talk of a new Democratic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Katrina benefit at the Mucky Duck

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

McGonegel’s Mucky Duck will be having a benefit concert for Katrina relief on Sunday, October 2: Join us at the Mucky Duck on Sunday, October 2nd for an evening of great music, great art, great food and drink — all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Youppi! gets a new gig

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The unemployment rate among professional sports team mascots just got a little lower. After almost a year on vacation, Youppi!, the furry, orange mascot of the Montreal Expos, has gone back to work. He has been picked up by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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