Daily Archives: June 7, 2007

Ellen Cohen retires from HAWC

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The following is a press release from the Houston Area Women’s Center: June 7,2007, Houston – Today State Representative Ellen Cohen announced that she will retire from her role as President and CEO of the Houston Area Women’s Center effective … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tax breaks for historic buildings passed by Council

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Back in March, we heard about a proposal before City Council to grant tax abatements to commercial buildings deemed “historic”. Yesterday, Council passed that ordinance. The council approved a permanent, 100 percent tax abatement for commercial structures whose owners accept … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting: The wrong question

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I first saw this pathetic attack ad by our friends at the Harris County GOP a couple of days ago, but I didn’t bother blogging about it because life is too short to deal with stupid stuff like that. But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting: Candidate forum Saturday

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Thanks to Andy Neill for forwarding this to me: The civic group “Volunteers Organized to Exercise Responsibility” (V.O.T.E.R.) will be holding a candidate forum this Saturday June 9th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NYT obituary for Steve Gilliard

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

It’s here, though I’ll also point you to Kos since his archives will be freely available for a lot longer than the Times’ will be. Other than a minor subtraction error (2007 – 1966 = 41, not 42), it’s well … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Temporary art in the Heights

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This is very cool. So as I’ve mentioned a few times, one of my best friends is co-owner of a construction company called Numen Development that uses shipping containers as the basis for their structures. Three months ago, they got … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Restraining order extended in Farmers Branch

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Still no decision on an injunction, but we’re getting there. A temporary restraining order granted last month will remain in effect until June 19, U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay ruled. Lindsay will decide by then whether to issue a temporary … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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When lawns get out of hand

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Stories like this just make me shake my head. Linda A. Ballew spent four nights in the Harris County Jail for ignoring court orders related to a long-running dispute about her overgrown lawn before she finally agreed to cut the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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