Email Author Robert Wilonsky

2010 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

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  Super Bowl XLV to Bring Quite the Collection of Gridiron Greats to Woodrow Next Week

  published Jan 05, 2010

  Tony Fay started working for the Dallas Mavericks in 1987 as the media relations intern; by the time he left in '99, he was director of communications -- which was no easy feat back then, given that w... More >>

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  At Tollway and Arapaho, Owner Says Anything's "Better Than What's There Now"

  published Jan 05, 2010

  View Larger MapThe northeast corner of the North Dallas Tollway and Arapaho Road is a parking-lot wasteland, thanks, in large part, to that abandoned OfficeMax. For going on two years, Rosebud Propert... More >>

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  A Sort of Tour of the Interior of the Oak Cliff Christian Church, Which DISD Plans to Raze

  published Jan 05, 2010

  Right before Christmas, Dallas Independent School District board president Adam Medrano told Unfair Park he is "not sure what can be done at this point" to save the Oak Cliff Christian Church, which D... More >>

• More National Exposure for Dallas PD's Efforts to Treat Prostitutes as Victims, Not Criminals

  published Jan 05, 2010

  We've written quite a bit about the Dallas Police Department's efforts to treat prostitutes not as criminals, but as victims: In '06, Jesse Hyde profiled the so-called "whore cop" who works truck stop... More >>

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  Dallas County Commissioners to Discuss Privatizing Security Forces at County Buildings

  published Jan 05, 2010

  Flipping through the agenda for today's meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court, I came across an interesting item on page 193 concerning potential plans to privatize "all security functions ... More >>

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  Great Sergios Throughout History: Mendes, Leone and, Now, UT's Kindle

  published Jan 04, 2010

  TCU-Boise State -- so far, quite the sloppy, defensive time-kill till Thursday night's Big Game. Speaking of which, here's a warm-up from tomorrow's New York Times: a profile of University of Texas li... More >>

• You Can Own a Small Piece of the Statler

  published Jan 04, 2010

  A good, but clearly very cheap, Friend of Unfair Park who shares my affection for the old Statler Hilton hotel downtown sends word: An Arkansas eBay'er is looking to offload some coffee creamers and a... More >>

• James Faust, Who Programmed AFI Dallas, Now More or Less Running the Whole Fest

  published Jan 04, 2010

  A little while ago, the Dallas Film Society -- which operates the Dallas International Film Festival, also known as The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International -- announced some chang... More >>

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  Is the City Finally Taking Legal Action Over that Failed Bama Pie Motor Sports Museumr

  published Jan 04, 2010

  It may be a few weeks before we know for sure, but after years of wondering what to do about the Bama Pie mess, the city's inching closer to filing a lawsuit over the empty building in South Dallas. O... More >>

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  Some People Throw Out Christmas Trees After the Holidays. Others Toss Their Front Yards.

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Last we talked to Jose Escobedo (actually, his daughter Brandy), he wasn't going to yank out his fake lawn, no matter what the city said. But that was in August, before he spent months learning you ca... More >>

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  Why One Long-Time 7-Eleven Wasn't Part of Dallas-Based Chain's Growth Strategy

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Dallas-based 7-Eleven's in the midst of a major expansion in Northern California, and, last we looked, the oh-thank-heavens was looking "to accelerate store development over the next several years thr... More >>

• Wired Visits Garland to Find Out What's Taken Forever With Duke Nukem Forever

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Just got around to reading the latest issue of Wired, which details the myriad delays that made the title of Duke Nukem Forever painfully appropriate. The Garland gaming developers at 3D Realms wouldn... More >>

• If You See U.K. Reporters Moondancing Around Town in Coming Days, This is Why

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Maybe you heard a few days back that Van Morrison had another kid. Except, whoops, no, he most certainly did not: "The comments which appeared on my website did not come from me. They are completely a... More >>

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  A Parade of New Year's Parade Photos

  published Jan 02, 2010

  It's no longer the Cotton Bowl Parade that snakes through downtown Dallas on New Year's Day. Wouldn't make sense -- the Cotton Bowl's now in Arlington, in case you missed that breaking news. And so it... More >>

• KAFM Wishes You a Happy New Year

  published Jan 01, 2010

  Woke up this morning to find in the in-box this six-minute blast from the past courtesy -- who elser -- the great George Gimarc, who's got a treat for every occasion. It's a New Year's Day in the life... More >>