Email Author Robert Wilonsky
2012 Stories by Robert Wilonsky
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FEATURED STORY
Exit Music (For a Blog Editor)
published Mar 05, 2012
I thought for a moment about making the item just below this one my Unfair Park farewell -- just a few drops of pigs blood, then adios. But, no, not when I've been saving this: Radiohead at the Music ... More >>
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Council to Sign Resolution Putting Columbia Packing Company on Code Compliance Clock
published Mar 05, 2012
Speaking of the council's Wednesday briefing and sewers and so forth ...There are a few things council will actually vote mid-week, seeing as how they're on spring break next week. Among 'em: a resolu... More >>
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City Guesstimates $1.5 Billion in Flood Control Needs. See What Your Neighborhood Needs.
published Mar 05, 2012
And I was so looking forward to this Wednesday council briefing: Overview of Floodplain Management and Drainage Needs in the City of Dallas. Oh, well; guess it's all Jim's now. After all, he certainly... More >>
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Oh! & M: Got Some Bond and Budget Questionsr Mary Suhm Has Some Answers.
published Mar 05, 2012
One month ago, City Manager Mary Suhm warned the city council: It's early, very early, but it's looking like the city could be short anywhere from $49 million to $87 million when it comes to putting t... More >>
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Council to Get Sneak Peek at Muni Building Redo, Update on UNT's Downtown Law School
published Mar 05, 2012
Mighty kind of Dallas City Hall to offer all these briefings wrapping up a few loose ends before I get up outta here. First Sylvan Thirty, then the old Dallas High School, then the Cotton Bowl, and no... More >>
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Park and Rec Is Looking For Firm to Handle $27 Million Worth of Cotton Bowl Improvements
published Mar 05, 2012
Shortly before the 2011 kick-off of Texas-OU's annual clash at the Cotton Bowl we spoke with Willis Winters, Park and Rec's second-in-command, about the need to once again renovate the Fair Park stadi... More >>
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Developer Intends to Fill Old Dallas High School, Land With 510 Residential Units
published Mar 05, 2012
Now that Sylvan Thirty's out of the way ...We learned at the end of last week that Wynne/Jackson intends to turn the 105-year-old Dallas High School on Pearl and Bryan into an apartment complex -- tha... More >>
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How Much "Public Financial Contribution" Sylvan Thirty Needs to Be "Feasible"
published Mar 05, 2012
The council's Economic Development Committee's being briefed this morning on two projects familiar to the Friends of Unfair Park -- Wynne/Jackson's redo of the old Dallas High School downtown, which w... More >>
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Ask The Lawyer ... Why He's Suing Channel 11
published Mar 05, 2012
Not sure if it's Ask the Lawyer with Tom Corea or Ask a Lawyer with Tom Corea -- the lawsuit has it one way, virtual listings the other. But one thing's certain: The call-infomercial, featuring the do... More >>
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A Sign of the Times on the Margaret Hunt Hill and Other Snapshots From Saturday
published Mar 04, 2012
Our pros have been all over the Margaret Hunt Hill this weekend, with one, Jay Barker, sending word from the sun-up service this morning that Santiago Calatrava "hinted that this three-day celebration... More >>
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Ah, So This Was All Mary Suhm's Idea: Patting Backs, Drinking Drinks on Margaret Hunt Hill
published Mar 03, 2012
The speeches went on and on and on and on ... and on, everyone on the stage thanking everyone else on the stage for having a hand in building this thing we were all standing on: the Margaret Hunt Hill... More >>
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For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: On Lou Reed's 70th, The VU's Other 1969 Dallas Show
published Mar 02, 2012
The official version of the Velvet Underground's visit to The End of Cole in the fall of 1969 makes up one of the greatest live albums of all time: 1969: The Velvet Underground Live, though truth is m... More >>
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Sixth Floor Museum Restores Texas School Book Depository Sign. Then Hangs It Inside.
published Mar 02, 2012
Got a note today from the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza's Liza Collins saying that the museum has restored and just re-hung the old 2.5-foot-by-17-foot Texas School Book Depository sign once disp... More >>
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Friday Flashback: When They Broke Ground on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in December '05
published Mar 02, 2012
Strange timing that one of my last tasks for the Observer will be covering the opening (but not really opening) of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Shame I can't get Schutze to be my date this weekend, ... More >>
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The Race For Dallas ISD's District 1 School Board Seat Is Going to Be Very Interesting
published Mar 02, 2012
Like I was saying, or writing, earlier this morning ...When Edwin Flores announced he wasn't going to seek re-election to the Dallas Independent School District board two weeks ago, the District 1 tru... More >>
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If Amtrak and TxDOT Can Swing It, You'll Be Able to Take Train From Dallas to Shreveport
published Mar 02, 2012
Saw that AP piece this morning about how Amtrak and the Texas Department of Transportation are looking at connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Shreveport-Bossier City, which would involve inserting a stop ... More >>
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So Who Winds Up With Edwin Flores's $10,000 Check From EducateDallas PAC Nowr
published Mar 02, 2012
More or less moments after Edwin Flores announced he wouldn't be running for another term as Dallas Independent School District trustee, a Friend of Unfair Park wondered: "Is he going to give Educate ... More >>
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Tinsel Author Writes: "Dallas Is Never As Interesting On the TV Screen As It Is In Person"
published Mar 01, 2012
Hank Stuever is a critic for The Washington Post, but he did spend plenty of time down thisaway from 2006 through '08 whilst researching and writing his tome Tinsel, about o little town of Frisco and ... More >>
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Quite the Price Drop As $46-Mil Denton County Manse Hits Auction Block at $10.3 Mil Reserved
published Mar 01, 2012
We virtually toured the splendor that is the 48,000-square-foot Champ d'Or up in Denton County in August 2010, when the asking price was, oh, $70 million, give or take -- not quite The Nice Price. But... More >>
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Developers Intend to Turn Old Dallas High School Into a Residential Development
published Mar 01, 2012
As we noted earlier in the week, the council's Economic Development Committee will be briefed Monday concerning plans for the old Dallas High School downtown. So too, turns out, will the Landmark Comm... More >>
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Today in Old Map Porn: A 112-Year Old Look at Who Owned What in Dallas County
published Mar 01, 2012
Our own Nick Rallo, who knows of my fondness for old maps of Dallas, directs my attention this morning to today's posting on the Big Map Blog: Sam Street's Map of Dallas County, which dates back to 19... More >>
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Read, Then Comment On, Dallas Independent School District's New "Improvement Plan"
published Mar 01, 2012
Whilst trolling the Dallas ISD's website last night, I noticed that the district has posted its 2012-2013 District Improvement Plan, a 21-page look at all that ails DISD and offers general fix-its to ... More >>
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Bid Document: Dallas PD Wants 300 More Surveillance Cameras in 27 Parts of Town
published Mar 01, 2012
Scanning the city's inscrutable bids website this morning in the hopes of finding that not-there-yet Dallas Farmers Market RFP, I came across this instead: a 102-page request for proposals from the Da... More >>
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Dallas Blues and Jazz Historian Tim Schuller, Once an Observer Contributor, Has Died
published Feb 29, 2012
This morning, Pat Boyack asked if I'd heard, if it's true: Had Tim Schuller diedr Then, later, came the confirmation, via Buddy Magazine's Facebook page: "Sad news as long time friend and Buddy music ... More >>
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Mike Nesmith's Farewell to Davy Jones
published Feb 29, 2012
By now you're no doubt well aware that Monkees lead singer Davy Jones died today at the age of 66 following a heart attack. His bandmates have each posted their goodbyes: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and ... More >>
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