Email Author Robert Wilonsky

2012 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

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  Friend of Unfair Park Bill Holston to Take the Reins at the Human Rights Initiative

  published Jan 11, 2012

  There's no need to introduce Bill Holston -- attorney, KERA contributor, nature-trekker -- to longtime Friends of Unfair Park; he's one of the good ones, and has been for a long, long while. But Bill... More >>

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  At the Lighting of the Calatrava Bridge, That "Elegant Sculpture" and "Connection in Time"

  published Jan 11, 2012

  In the end, the timing was perfect: The rain, scarce for far too long, had moved off but not before topping off the Trinity River just enough so that it resembled an actual river -- roaring, even, alm... More >>

• Before the Calatrava's Switched On, Breaking News: The Relatives to Play Bridge Opening

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Justin Terveen's already taken his place on the west side of the Continental Avenue Bridge for tonight's lighting of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, set to begin glowing at 6:15, give or take. He says ... More >>

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  19-Year-Old Garland Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Bank Robber After His Mom Turns Him In

  published Jan 10, 2012

  That photo you see at right comes from the F.B.I.'s Bandit Tracker website, which we've perused in the past. It was snapped June 14 of last year at a State Bank of Texas branch in Garland, off IH-30. ... More >>

• Do You Remember Where You Were Thirty Years Ago Todayr Gil Brandt Sure As Hell Does.

  published Jan 10, 2012

  There's a book on the subject: The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL. I refuse to read it. Or even link to it. Five years ago, Chris Berman recalled the moment for ESPN... More >>

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  Give Piece a Chancer Fellowship Church's "Sex Preacher" to Take "Bed-In" to Web Friday.

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Feels like three years since last we hopped into bed with Fellowship Church's senior pastor and resident sexpert Ed Young, who's been selling his religious sexperience since giving thanks for network ... More >>

• President George H.W. Bush's Advice for Dallas ISD Students (and Their Parents)

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Last month the Dallas Independent School District officially dedicated George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary, the Addison campus funded by the 2008 bond program. The affair was populated by pols, Ross... More >>

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  Gas Drillers' Reps to Task Force: 1,000-Foot Set-Back Rule Would Be a "Deal-Killer"

  published Jan 10, 2012

  After a few weeks off, the city's Gas Drilling Task Force gets back at it today at 2. The agenda's short and sweet -- "Develop Recommendations for Gas Drilling and Production Regulations" -- but the p... More >>

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  According to the Latest Customer Survey, DART Riders Are Satisfied ... Well, For the Most Part

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Below is the 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey dispatched this morning by Dallas Area Rapid Transit in advance of today's board meeting. Long story short: Despite some issues with the transit agency -... More >>

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  The Right Stuff, But Whose Stuffr NASA, Astronauts Tussle Over Items Sold by Heritage.

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Back on November 30, our cross-the-street neighbors at Heritage Auctions dispatched a celebratory missive headlined: "Apollo 13 checklist brings $388,375 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas." (Note to self... More >>

• Dallas PD, Fire-Rescue Call Off Search For Suspect Who Dived Into the Trinity River

  published Jan 09, 2012

  A little while ago reports began to circulate that Dallas Police and Dallas Fire-Rescue were searching the Trinity River for a car thief who ditched out of his stolen ride and took a dive into the rai... More >>

• Clooney to Turn Robert Edsel's Book About Search For Nazi-Looted Art Into Feature

  published Jan 09, 2012

  I've got a call out to Robert Edsel -- founder of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, which honors those who've spent decades scouring the globe for art stolen by Hitler and the ... More >>

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  Watch Your Dallas Mavericks and Their "Shy" Owner Being Feted By President Obama

  published Jan 09, 2012

  About an hour ago Your Reigning World Champion Dallas Mavericks finally got their visit to the White House, where President Obama was presented with his very own Mavs jersey. Obama welcomed the team, ... More >>

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  Pantsr They Don't Need No Stinkin' Pants to Ride Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light Rail.

  published Jan 09, 2012

  I'd forgotten all about Dylan Hollingsworth's shoulda-been classic photo taken in January 2010, during what turned out to be the First Annual No Pants! Ride on Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail. Th... More >>

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  The West Dallas Gateway, Future Site of Street Fairs, Concerts and Concession Stands

  published Jan 09, 2012

  Drove the Continental Avenue bridge several times over the weekend on back-and-forth trips to Oak Cliff; the boy and I even pulled over on the west side, at the under-construction entrance to the Marg... More >>

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  As City Hall Looks to Add Electric Vehicles to Fleet, a Host of "Complex" Issues to Consider

  published Jan 09, 2012

  On Thursday we plugged into the city's interest in setting up electric-car charging stations on city property -- at City Hall, the downtown library, Fair Park, Dallas Love Field and Dallas Executive A... More >>

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  Doing the Math: Your Very First Look at the Dallas ISD's Proposed 2012-'13 Budget

  published Jan 09, 2012

  For several weeks we've known how 3700 Ross intends to deal with a budget shortfall in the coming school year -- by closing schools (guesstimated to save $11.5 million) and jumping kindergarten to fou... More >>

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  Since Everything In This City Has to Get Lit Up, They're Gonna Switch on the Calatrava Again

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Should have seen this coming, what with the new-look Reunion and the downtown Omni and the Chase Tower and all the other buildings illuminating the future Woodall Rodgers Deck Park. But one year after... More >>

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  For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: 25 Years Ago Tonight, The Band Played Fast and Cool

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Earlier today I spent as much time as I could, which wasn't anywhere near close to enough, listening to a song Wilco posted to YouTube late yesterday: the band performing The Band's "The Weight" backs... More >>

• Feds Announce (Another) Local Meth Bust Involving Members of La Familia Drug Cartel

  published Jan 06, 2012

  In October of 2009, James Capra, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Dallas Division, invited media to a press conference so he could show off the massive haul from a long-in-the-works b... More >>

• Today, Details About Continental Bridge and West Dallas Gateway. Tomorrow, Renderings!

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Barring an earth-shattering memo from Mary Suhm arriving in the in-box this evening, expect your Saturday-morning Unfair Park item to be filled with ... wait for it, wait for it ... conceptual renderi... More >>

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  Great City Attractions No Longer Attracted to Downtown Dallas for That "Observation" Wheel

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Several Friends of Unfair Park have inquired: Whatever happened to Great City Attractions' plans for that enormo Ferris wheel in downtownr Because last we heard, in a Halloween email from Nigel Ward, ... More >>

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  Craig James (Sort Of) Addresses That "Google Bomb" About Those "Five Dead Hookers"

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Mention the words "Craig James," and chances are at some point your comments section will fill up with something like, oh, I dunno, something like this: "I've heard CRAIG JAMES HAS NEVER DENIED THAT H... More >>

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  The View From Atop 508 Park Avenue, Where, Very Soon, the Past Will Meet the Present

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Thursday afternoon I met historian Alan Govenar at 508 Park Avenue, future site of the Museum of Street Culture. He was not alone: Joining him were developer Buddy Jordan, chair of the 508 Park Commit... More >>

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  Now It's ESPN's Turn to Sack the Cowboys For Having Merch Made in Cambodian Sweatshops

  published Jan 06, 2012

  In October we noted a report from Pittsburgh-based Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights that said the Dallas Cowboys are having team-branded clothing made in "gross sweatshop conditions at the... More >>