Email Author Robert Wilonsky

2009 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  A One-Night Stand With the Past

  published Dec 31, 2009

  No doubt we'll call it an early day -- I can tell the Friends of Unfair Park have better things to do, and good for you. But before we say, "Till next year," a few words, very few, about a night spent... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  In Case You Forgot, Your Atmos Bill Will Go Up Slightly in 2010 as City Hikes Franchise Fee

  published Dec 31, 2009

  As it's the last day of the year and all, let's wrap up some unfinished business -- like, oh, the fact your gas bill is going up in the spring of 2010, in part thanks to City Hall. Maybe you remember:... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Lotta Love for Neil Young in Fort Worth '76

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Several years ago, out of nowhere, a reader sent me a copy of the four-disc Rock and Roll Cowboy collection, which consists of Neil Young live tracks spanning '66 to '94. It was an astoundingly kind g... More >>

• Interested in Boning Up on Dallas's Old Vicesr Then the Library's Got Just the File For You.

  published Dec 30, 2009

  I went over to the Dallas Public Libraries' Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division Web site in search of something entirely unrelated to this post. (Hint: It has to do with this photo taken by o... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Very Early Warning: Crate & Barrel's Moving from Alpha Road to Shops at Willow Bend

  published Dec 30, 2009

  View Larger MapWhile we're on the subject of North Dallas shopping malls, this significant bit of real estate news: Around this time next year, Crate & Barrel's leaving its Alpha Road location, ac... More >>

• At the Thin Line Doc Fest, Havin' a Gasland

  published Dec 30, 2009

  TRAILER and INTRODUCTION from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.The folks at the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, an annual affair devoted to documentaries, send word of a major premiere scheduled to open the festival o... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Valley View's Owners: No Plans to Share

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Christine Romero, spokesperson for Valley View Center owner Macerich, called back to say, well, she doesn't have much to say about the state or fate of the beleaguered mall at present: "We don't have ... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  A Lance Armstrong Gateway in the OCr

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Another day, another bike plan for Oak Cliff. But Jason Roberts, founder of Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, says the Seventh Street proposal and another for Bishop Avenue are all part of efforts to brand the... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  What $600,000 Gets You Nowadays

  published Dec 30, 2009

  The New York Times gives you $600,000 and three homes from which to choose: a 172-year-old hacienda in Pomona, California; a one-bedroom condo in Boston; or a 105-year-old, four-bedroom craftsman on S... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  The Sad View from Valley View

  published Dec 29, 2009

  When I was a kid, Valley View was my mall -- bought my first skateboard (a Powell-Peralta purchased at the stand beneath the escalators), my first album (KISS's Double Platinum at the Disc Records) an... More >>

• Liner's Notes: The Best in Show 2009

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Elaine's year-in-local-theater piece runs in the paper version of Unfair Park on stands tomorrow. Till then, then, this sneak peek from Theater Jones, where our theater critic and Mark Lowry look back... More >>

• If You Were Expecting a Pot Delivery, It May Have Been Delayed in Phoenix

  published Dec 29, 2009

  While waiting for Macerich officials to return our calls concerning Valley View Center, where I spent some of this afternoon, there's this story out of Phoenix worth a look-see, if only as a cautionar... More >>

• From The Tobolowsky Files, Genius

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Much thanks to Friend of Unfair Park "Mike," who, in the comments to the Greggo item below, directs our attention to a podcast by a certain Kimball High School and SMU grad best known, perhaps, as Ned... More >>

• There's Greggo, One in a Series

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Reason No. 239 blog comments are a good thing: On Christmas, Friend of Unfair Park "whiskey a go go" posted a note to the Hawaii Bowl item that said, simply, "Here's a link to greggos show from last w... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  In Oak Cliff, Reclaiming Seventh Streetr

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Bike Friendly Oak Cliff sends word this morning of a plan intended to turn Seventh Street into a "pedestrian/bicycle boulevard." It's among several bits of heads-up offered this morning, along with fu... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  The Night Before New Year's Eve, Deep Ellum Gets Another Bar and Live Music Venue

  published Dec 29, 2009

  From La Grange's Facebook page rA very good Friend of Unfair Park was in Deep Ellum last night and noticed the sign: The King Bucks and The O's at La Grange on December 30. Turns out, tomorrow is open... More >>

• Jerry Jones, Use Your Delusion

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Your Dallas Cowboys' guaranteed trip to the NFL post-season prompts Bill Rhoden to visit with Jerry Jones in this sports pages of this morning's New York Times. Much of the content feels reheated; mos... More >>

• Sneak Peek the Apartment Market While Looking Back at that Valley View Prediction

  published Dec 28, 2009

  GlobeSt.com takes a longish, hardish look at the Dallas's apartment market and says, yeah, that sure feels like the bottom, so let the good times roll in 2010. But locals who buy and sell multifamily ... More >>

• With Toadies and Old 97's in Deep Ellum (On the Same Night), It's Old Home Week

  published Dec 28, 2009

  One down, three to go as the Old 97's work their way through a four-night stint at the Sons of Hermann Hall, which is being recorded for some future use. Pete runs down last night's "informal" opener ... More >>

• Jaap Van Zweden, a "Face to Watch"

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Says one baton-lovin' Friend of Unfair Park, Dallas Symphony Orchestra music director Jaap van Zweden received some early New Year's best-wishes courtesy the Los Angeles Times, which named him a class... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  At Downtown's Citywalk @ Akard, Finally, There's No Place Like Home For the Holidays

  published Dec 28, 2009

  On Wednesday, the city of Dallas gave John Greenan the good news: The executive director of the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation was told that, yes, finally, he could begin moving peop... More >>

• Plan Ahead: Hell Hath No Furry Like the Crowne Plaza Come February

  published Dec 28, 2009

  On Christmas Eve I was looking for something to post on a snowy, slow news day. I stumbled across a video posted late last week: a flashback to 1997, when the Dallas Diabolicrats pranked Grassy Knoll ... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  That's the Way the Kurry Krumbles: Dallas Farmers Market's Shed 2 Loses Oldest Tenant

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Jody Rikhilal's family has been selling its curry powders, herbs and masalas downtown for 18 years, and remained at Dallas Farmers Market during Shed No. 2's $3.2-million overhaul a few years ago. But... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  SMU's Turner: College Football Doesn't Need Playoffs. It Needs "Sensible Fiscal Reform."

  published Dec 28, 2009

  An op-ed, co-written by SMU President R. Gerald Turner, has been circulating through the nation's newspapers in recent days; here's yesterday's pit stop in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in which Turner... More >>

• While Honoring Larry Kramer, New York Mag Profile Flashes Back to Dallas Parade

  published Dec 28, 2009

  The new issue of New York magazine profiles Larry Kramer, whose actions on behalf of the gay community have spoken louder than his words, themselves a boisterous collection of plays, novels and journa... More >>