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2011 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

• Here Come the Suns

  published December 29, 2011

  The highlight of Your Dallas Mavericks’ long-anticipated opening day came well before tip-off, as Mark Cuban’s defending champs... More >>

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  It Appears Even Perry's People Believe His Whole Campaign Has Been An "Oops" Moment

  published Dec 31, 2011

  Schutze said it the other day: Gov. Rick Perry's probably just a few days away from crawling back to Austin with his tail tucked between Anita's legs. We'll know more tonight at 7, when the Des Moines... More >>

• Well, New York Daily News, The Ticket's a Station, Not a "Show." But Other Than That ...

  published Dec 31, 2011

  Yesterday our new New York Times contributor offered eight ways the Dallas Cowboys can win the NFC East tomorrow night, each one a thoughtful, stat-driven how-to. The New York Daily News counters this... More >>

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  For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Townes, Guy and Ray Wylie at the Three Teardrops

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Whenever I drive down this stretch of IndustrialRiverfront, which is often, I think about what used to be there: the Three Teardrops Tavern, the honky-tonk that served as home-away-from for old-timers... More >>

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  Found in Georgia, From 1954, the Creepiest Photo Ever Taken at State Fair of Texas

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Whilst doing some housekeeping before heading out for the new year, I came across this gift you see above. It was dispatched by our new friend Ron Hart, the Atlanta photographer who earlier this month... More >>

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  Once More, With Feeling, Dallas PD Warns You to Put Away Fireworks, Firearms This Weekend

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Forthcoming: Anna's account of a morning presser with Dallas PD Chief David Brown about a crime-ring bust-up and Leslie's chitchats with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins and a Tarrant Cou... More >>

• So That's How You Transform the Dallas Convention Center Into a Giant Discotheque

  published Dec 30, 2011

  I mean, hell, if Schutze could do the Electric Daisy, no reason I can't go to Lights All Night at the Dallas Convention Center, which starts tonight and lasts through the break of New Year's Day dawn.... More >>

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  After Years of Foreclosures and Frustration, North Oak Cliff Apartments Back on Track

  published Dec 30, 2011

  As conceptual renderings are my kryptonite, here's one that landed in the inbox late yesterday -- a look at what Wood Partners says it will build on that vacant lot at 1836 W. Davis, not so long ago t... More >>

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  For Your Pre-New Year's Listening Pleasure: The Who Bring Tommy to Memorial Auditorium

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Four months ago I stumbled across a rough keepsake of The Who's first-ever Dallas performance in July 1967 at Memorial Auditorium downtown; it's a rumble of feedback and chatter, though buried somewhe... More >>

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  If You Want to Run For Dallas ISD Board, And Want a PAC's Backing, Fill Out This Essay Test

  published Dec 29, 2011

  On May 12 of next year three Dallas Independent School District trustee spots will come up for grabs -- those presently held by Bernadette Nutall, Bruce Parrott and Edwin Flores. (And, depending on ... More >>

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  As If You Needed to Be Reminded What a Jewel the Kessler Has Become in a Short Time ...

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Doesn't seem all that long ago that Edwin Cabaniss first told us about his plans for the old Kessler Theater on W. Davis; sweet fancy mayor, has it really been more than two years since Tom Leppert pu... More >>

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  Don Your Sunglasses For Yet Another Look at New-Look Reunion Tower (The Omni Too)

  published Dec 29, 2011

  We said it before: Downtown Dallas is starting to look a little like Lil' Las Vegas. The subject spurred a little back-and-forth during a staff dinner last night, during which someone mentioned the st... More >>

• One More Reason to Drink in the New Year: Suit Over Citywide Beer, Wine Sales Is Dead.

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Whilst you drink in the news that new-to-town Spec's (where a 1.75L bottle of Old Fitzgerald runs $21.46, cheaper if you pay cash) is looking to buy Sigel's (where the same bottle of Old Fitz costs $3... More >>

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  At Last, We Have a Firm Opening Date for That New Central Market in Preston Royal

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Speaking of new grocery stores ...Last we'd been told, the Central Market replacing the old Borders (which replaced an old Safeway) in Preston Royal would be open come "mid-winter." But as you can see... More >>

• You Want to Know Why Dallas PD's Closed Off Main and Commerce Near Muncipal Buildingr

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Well, maybe you don't, but several Friends of Unfair Park were curious why the Dallas Police Department sent out the vague message that starting at 9 this morning, "there will be street and sidewalk c... More >>

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  Plans Remain For Food Trailer Court Parked Next to Trader Joe's on Old Arcadia Site

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Two questions this morning about Trader Joe's plans to build its first Dallas location on the site where once the Arcadia stood: Does this kill the food-trailer park Madison Partners had planned for t... More >>

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  Train Museum Was to Roll Out of Fair Park By Saturday. That Won't Happen. Now Whatr

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Just checked the calendar and noticed: The Museum of the American Railroad should be rolled outta Fair Park by ... well, by Saturday, would you look at that. Except, no: Two years after the city sued ... More >>

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  New Owners of Davy Crockett Are Cleaning Up the Historic School. But Then Whatr

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Speaking of historic buildings ....A few days ago a friend of the show sent word that she'd seen workmen inside 108-year-old David Crockett Elementary, which had fallen into a state of grave disrepair... More >>

• No Pony for Christmasr Then How 'Bout a Fort Worth Cattle-Drivin' Quarter Horser

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Saw a story in The Wall Street Journal this morning concerning something we've written about a couple of times in recent months -- how the drought's causing donkey owners 'round these parts to cut 'em... More >>

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  Why "For Sale" Sign In Front of Downtown Masonic Temple Came Down This Week

  published Dec 28, 2011

  For some -- local preservationists, say, or music fans -- one of the biggest stories of 2011 was First Presbyterian Church's purchase of 508 Park Avenue; at last, the long-ago Brunswick Records region... More >>

• Let's Do The Time Lapse Again, Through 2011

  published Dec 28, 2011

  What you see above is YouPlusDallas's latest year-end offering: "2011: A Year in Fast-Forward," which features at least two familiar contributions, Justin Terveen's sneak-peek at the new-look Reunion ... More >>

• For Your Last Night of Hanukkah Listening Pleasure: Dr. John At the Aragon, On The Zoo

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Tonight, as we burn the final candle on the menorah, we return to that secret stash of oldies but goodies that knows no end. I'd heard a few minutes from this recording a couple of years back, when a ... More >>

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  Take a Long Walk Along the Belleview Connector in This Very Animated Rendering

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Way back in May we took a long, hard look at HALFF Associates designer Francois de Kock's Belleview Connector, a proposed bridge -- and "dramatic icon" -- that might one day link Riverfront Boulevar... More >>

• Deion Sanders Is Divorcing Wife Pilar. Her Attorney Responds With Shocked Press Release.

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Curious the things that land in the in-box. Like this, for instance: a statement from attorney Larry Friedman on behalf of Pilar Sanders, who, for now at least, is married to Deion Sanders. I say "for... More >>

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  Twenty-Four Years After She Was Left to Die, Peggy Railey, Wife of Walker, Is Gone

  published Dec 27, 2011

  In 1989, two years after the attack that left her in a vegetative state, People described Peggy Railey's existence as "death-in-life." Our Mark Graham documented as much years later when he visited he... More >>