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2009 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

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  The Day Before Spring Is Sprung, Brian and Cheryl Potashnik Will Receive Sentences

  published Dec 24, 2009

  Sorry, but one last bit of bookkeeping before I hit the nog: We've known for a while when Don Hill and the missus, former City Plan Commissioner D'Angelo Lee and two others found guilty in the federal... More >>

• Merry Christmas, Friends of Unfair Park

  published Dec 24, 2009

  The freakishly steady snow outside the office, and the absence of a staff inside the office, suggests that perhaps it's time to head on outta here. And so I leave you with this: Polyphonic Spree perfo... More >>

• Schutze and Dreher, a Christmas Miracle

  published Dec 24, 2009

  This may or may not be our last post before we call it quits (I've got to prep for my Christmas Day job, besides). Still, I meant to mention this yesterday: On his way out the door to West Conshohocke... More >>

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  Park and Rec Board to Get Briefed on Proposed Antique Car Museum for Fair Park

  published Dec 24, 2009

  At some point today we'll shut down Unfair Park for Christmas. But as long as there's someone at Dallas City Hall, well, might as well keep on keepin' on with this sneak peek at the Park and Recreatio... More >>

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  SMU in a Bowl Game, a Christmas Miracle

  published Dec 24, 2009

  The SMU contingent stationed in Waikiki this holiday week appears to be having a fine time, judging by director of media relations Robert Bobo's ecstatic Aloha SMU blog. Tonight's the big game: the Ha... More >>

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  DISD Board President Medrano "Not Sure What Can be Done" to Save Oak Cliff Church

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Early this morning, a Friend of Unfair Park forwarded along an update from the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League: "A Glimmer of Hope for Oak Cliff Christian Church." That, of course, is a reference to... More >>

• Dwyane Wade and the "Dallas Dynasty"r

  published Dec 23, 2009

  After the jump you'll find a video invite just posted to Vimeo in which you're invited to the Fashion Industry Gallery on Ross Avenue February 13 for a shindig being billed as "Dallas Dynasty 2010: Fl... More >>

• The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Wish You a Very, Very Merry Christmas

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders were in Korea last night -- the United States Army Garrison Humphreys, to be precise -- bringing some ho-ho-ho to more than 300 troops, civilians and their k... More >>

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  Texas Monthly's Paul Burka Not Welcome at KERA's GOP Gubernatorial Debate

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Far as I can tell, Texas Monthly's Paul Burka hasn't mentioned this on his blog, but this morning, the Texas Tribune notes that KERA won't let the political columnist pose questions to the GOP guberna... More >>

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  Before You Grab That To-Go Sandwich at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Read This

  published Dec 23, 2009

  If you're traveling this holiday season, take note: USA Today has reviewed the food-inspection records for 10 airports -- including, of course, Dallas-Fort Worth International -- and dug up some unapp... More >>

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  Rational Radio Set to Exit Airwaves Jan. 1

  published Dec 23, 2009

  A little more than a year ago, Dave Clifton, president and co-owner of Rational Radio (1360 on Your AM Dial), told Sam that his left-leaning station would be a success, no doubt about it: "More than h... More >>

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  Six Dallas Cowboys Legends to Tackle ... the AT&T Performing Arts Centerr

  published Dec 23, 2009

  No kidding. The AT&T Performing Arts Center's Jill Magnuson just sent word that on January 5 at 7:30 p.m., Roger Staubach, Mike Ditka, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Drew Pearson, and Tony Dorsett will t... More >>

• The Unfair Park Auctions End Today

  published Dec 23, 2009

  This reminder: You've got till noon today to bid on those items up for grabs in the auction benefiting North Texas Food Bank. At present, the package consisting of the extremely rare miniature Traveli... More >>

• For A Former Video Store Giant, Blockbuster Is Not Having Such A Blockbuster Decade

  published December 24, 2009

  In Preston Royal Shopping Center, in the neighborhood George W. Bush now calls home, sits a bright and fluorescent Blockbuster that, on this... More >>

• Our Three Critics Each Pick Their Three Favorite Films Of The Decade--And Surprise, There's Not A Sequel Or A Prequel In The Bunch

  published December 24, 2009

  Looking back on a decade dominated by the movie franchise—Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Star Wars, to name a... More >>

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  Our Own Glorious Basterds, J. Hoberman, Robert Wilonsky And Scott Foundas Put Their Minds Together And Come Up With Their Favorite Films of 2009

  published December 24, 2009

  1 The Hurt Locker: The decade's strongest Iraq movie is also the year's finest action flick, not to mention director Kathryn... More >>

• How the Historic 601 Elm Street Ended Up on City's List of Vacant Downtown Buildings

  published Dec 22, 2009

  View Larger MapI've spent a small chunk of the day trying to reach owners of some of the vacant downtown buildings ID'd by the City Attorney's Office during this latest code-enforcement blitz. Took a ... More >>

• H to the Drizin, or: "Why Is Our Menorah So Tiny and the Christmas Tree So Bigr"

  published Dec 22, 2009

  For reasons still not entirely clear to me, Bill Holston was scouring the Web for instructions on how to tie tefillin when he came across the video below, in which Zvi Drizin of The Intown Chabad on R... More >>

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  Just as He's Prepping the LTV Tower for a Redo, Developer Gets Warning From City

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Earlier today, I asked Chris Heinbaugh, Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff, why the City Attorney's Office sent a letter to Leobardo Trevino, in which the new owner of 1600 Pacific Avenue was warned t... More >>

• Another Way to Read Your Dallas News, But It'll Cost You a Few Hundred Dollars

  published Dec 22, 2009

  The device you see here is the new Sony Reader Daily Edition, which shipped this week at the not-so low, low price of $399. Reason we mention it: Today, courtesy Engadget, we discover that Sony's fles... More >>

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  Here's That Late-Night Christmas Music Spectacular. But, Wait, There's More to Come.

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Finally, Jeff Catlin, program director at The Ticket, just shot me the links to my Christmas-music spectacular-spectacular, which aired during the very wee small hours of Sunday morn. The sucker ran l... More >>

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  Finally, Thomas Jefferson High's Mike Nesmith Makes It Into Texas Film Hall of Fame

  published Dec 22, 2009

  The Austin Film Society just sent word: After inducting the likes of Morgan Fairchild, Rushmore, the director of Twilight and most everyone else who's ever made a TV show or rented a movie in Texas, i... More >>

• Highway Patrol: NYTimes Examines the Clear and Present Danger Posed by Work Zones

  published Dec 22, 2009

  The front page of this morning's New York Times takes a long, hard look at how unsafe highway work zones are, especially those involving pavement-edge drop-offs (which, according to one 2006 study, po... More >>

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  Love 'em or Leave 'em, Part 2: Mayor Has Another List of Vacant Downtown Buildings

  published Dec 22, 2009

  View Larger MapThis time, there was no spectacle on a downtown sidewalk, no star-studded press conference in the rain, only a sunrise e-mail from Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff, Chris Heinbaugh. F... More >>

• There's One Dallas City Council Member Selling His Home for the Holidays

  published Dec 21, 2009

  May I interest you in a five-bedroom, 5,214-square foot circa-2002 McMansion near Stevens Park Golf Courser It's a bit on the pricey side at $1,045,000, but look at all the amenities:Stone & stucc... More >>