Avi Adelman

A City Council Candidate's Wife Says She Beat the Crap Out of a Would-Be Carjacker Last Night

Melissa Kingston worked late on Tuesday night, finally leaving her office at Friedman and Feiger at 8 p.m. or so. On her way home, she decided to make a quick detour to the Spec's liquor store at Central and Walnut Hill. She had just pulled up to a stop sign in the parking lot when, she told police ... More >>

Two Rifles and a Shotgun Were Stolen Yesterday From an SUV Parked Off Lower Greenville

At noon yesterday, Jay Bailey parked his 2011 Chevrolet SUV in the lot behind the Blue Goose Cantina on Greenville Avenue and went to lunch. When he returned an hour later, he found that the lot had been targeted by a vehicle burglar. The rear window of an SUV parked nearby had been smashed, and th ... More >>

It's Going to Be Harder to Park Near Lower Greenville Come St. Patrick's Day

A small piece of the map showing St. Patrick's Day no-parking restrictions, which extend south to Lewis and east to Skillman​It's gettin' close to the most wonderful time of the year for the Barking Dog -- St. Patrick's Day, which is about a month away. Over the weekend, Avi Adelman posted to his ... More >>

City Council Rolls a Gutter Ball on Greenville

How neighborhood activists used zoning and fear to cause the death of cool.

Look Out, Lowest Greenville: Code Compliance, Dallas PD Will Be Out Writing Citations Tonight

Courtesy Avi AdelmanCode Compliance officers paid a visit last night to Nandina, which actually has its late-hours SUP.​Now then, back to the continuing saga of Lowest Greenville ...Last night, a certain Barking Dog tagged along as officers from the city's Code Compliance were out warning business ... More >>

Plan Commission Votes Not to Approve SUP for That Proposed Greenville Ave. Bowling Alley

​So much for cautious optimism: About an hour ago, the City Plan Commission voted 6-5 not to grant Madison Partners that specific use permit that would have paved the way for the six-lane bowling alley Jonathon Hetzel, Barcadia's Brooke Humphries and other are hoping to open next to Good Records o ... More >>

Mike Rawlings Clobbers Ron Natinsky and David Kunkle in Mayoral Fund-Raising Effort

Photos by Sam MertenWe're guessing this was Rawlings's reaction when he received bills from his consultants.​Former TracyLocke CEO Mike Rawlings easily outpaced the field of mayoral candidates by raising a whopping $1.03 million -- nearly three times the combined haul of Ron Natinksy and David ... More >>

On Lower Greenville Early This Morning, One Dead and One Injured in Parking Lot Shooting

Coutesy Avi Adelman/Barking Dogs​At 2 this morning, Dallas Police officers were called to 1930 Greenville Avenue -- shots had been fired in a parking lot at Greenville and Alta Avenues, right across the street from the Cavern and Billiard Bar. Officers arrived and found two men had been shot -- on ... More >>

News & Notes & Our New Computer Wallpaper

Justin Terveen​A little bit o' this and a little bit o' that while admiring that picture taken yesterday by Best of Dallas-certified Justin Terveen:A Friend of Unfair Park whose name rhymes with "Jason Roberts" forwards along this Washington Post piece in which Oak Cliff's Better Block Project ins ... More >>

News & Notes: Southwest Boots Passenger, a Greenville Ave. "Raid" and DMN Good News

Avi AdelmanJust another weekend on Lower Greenville, where DPD checks IDs at the Hotel Capri​Some weekend catch-up while we wake up following several base-running mistakes last night: Kevin Smith is at the Granada Wednesday night, and, maybe, he'll address his earlier-this-year run-in with hometow ... More >>

Inside Pre-Meeting Meeting With Businesses On Proposed Lowest Greenville Rezoning

Photos by Daniel RodrigueClick to embiggen this "Where's Waldo?" snapshot of Lower Greenville familiars at yesterday's Kush confab. Name 'em all?​Late last week, the newly formed Lowest Lower Greenville Avenue Business Association requested a meeting with council member Angela Hunt and Deputy Mayo ... More >>

Angela Hunt Talks About What She Hopes Proposed Ordinance Will Do For Greenville Ave.

Angela Hunt DPD Deputy Chief Vince Golbeck and Hunt atop Stan's Blue Note during the St. Patrick's Day festivities in 2009​Angela Hunt wants to make one thing clear: That proposed ordinance that would rezone Lower Greenville Avenue as a Planned Development District isn't "Area 51, black hel ... More >>

A Very Early Look at Proposed Ordinance Calling For Rezoning of Lower Greenville

​A major tip o' the yarmulke to Avi Adelman, who, in advance of a July 29 meeting called by council member Angela Hunt, just posted a draft of the proposed ordinance that would turn Lower Greenville into a Planned Development District. Avi got the doc today via an open-records request from the cit ... More >>

News & Notes: Lost Society Closed, Dallas Police Warn to "Watch Your Car," Doug's Gym Feted

Brightman Nwatu​That's quite the hodgepodge. Nonetheless, to the briefs ...Avi Adelman, first to the story despite what you read elsewhere, brings the latest news concerning Lost Society on Lower Greenville Avenue: The landlords have done put a padlock on the place. And that's not all: Co-owner Br ... More >>

Avi Was Barking Up the Right Tree With the Story of Brightman Nwatu and Lost Society

Dallas CountyBrightman Nwatu​The story of Lost Society co-owner Brightman "Brian" Nwatu hit The Dallas Morning News this morning, but it's nothing new to Avi Adelman. Soon as I saw the tale of the Lower Greenville bar owner who's been evading deportation for five years, I went over to Barking Dogs ... More >>

Liveblogging the Council Briefing During Which They're Discussing Hiking Your Water Bill

If you've never met the director of Dallas Water Utilities, here she is: Jody Puckett​Walked into today's city council briefing a couple minutes late to catch Tennell Atkins talking about how Dallas needs "classy," and then they gave a long and lengthily introduced award to Wal-Mart wherein everyb ... More >>

Over Lunch Yesterday, Lower Greenville Stakeholders Began Plotting Their Future

Daniel RodrigueThe first in what will likely be a series of meals and meetings intended to reshape Lower Greenville​For the last couple of weeks, we've been trying to chat with Jeannie Terilli, namesake of Terilli's Restaurant & Bar, and Jon DuPerier, owner of the burned-out block on Greenvill ... More >>

Irony Alert: Tow Company Owner's Car Towed Off After DWI Wreck Saturday

Courtesy Barking Dogs​Now I know why I heard all those sirens early Saturday morning, then found a puddle of smashed glass at the Marsh and Merrill intersection not far from the house: DWI arrest! And, according to an excitable Avi Adelman, not just any DWI arrest but one apparently involving the ... More >>

Not Easy Being Greenville: The Neighborhood Isn't As Bad As Some Think, But Can New Zoning Rules Make It Better?

Massive Fire Claims Block That, Till Hours Ago, Was Home to Terilli's, Hurricane Grill, Mick's and Greenville Bar & Grill

Jim SchutzeMore photos from Jim follow after the jump. Here's a slide show featuring photos from Jim and Patrick Michels.​At this very moment, Schutze is down on Lower Greenville, where the block that once housed Terilli's, Hurricane Grill, Mick's and the Greenville Bar & Grill is now a memory ... More >>

Trolley Issue Shifts Political Paradigm to North Oak Cliff; How Will City Hall React?

Courtesy the Oak Cliff Transit Authority​It will be really interesting to see how city staff handles this week's stunning announcement of a $23 million federal grant to fund a trolley connecting downtown with North Oak Cliff. This is not at all where the staff wanted to go. Last October I cov ... More >>

Before Her Stroll Down Project Runway, a Brief Interview With Dallas's Louise Black

Louise Black​Finally, Project Runway returns tonight at 9 on its new home at Lifetime -- and, if nothing else, Jon Stewart shares my enthusiasm. Of course, locals have two good reasons to take note of this dramatically long-delayed season: And as we've mentioned a couple of times, Shirin Askari of ... More >>

Taking it to the Streets | Classic Schlock | Roadkill

More, More, More: What to Expect If Yer Heading to the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Just noticed this heads-up on the Dallas City Hall Web site, which may be of interest to those headed down to the 30th Annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday morning. It's more or less a checklist of what to expect before, during and after the shindig, including the total number ... More >>

Crime Watch: Walking a $500 Tab and Stealing a Car With a Tow Truck

Oh, God, Make It Stop; And Other More Important Notes From Street Level

Well, This is What the Old Carnival Would Have Looked Like

Can't Spell "Bust" Without "Bus"

Carnival Ride Tonight

In East Dallas, HOAs Care If You're an Asshole

East Dallas really is cool, if you get past the B-O-L-G-N-A

How Much More Evidence Do You Need?

Lee Harvey's Was a Friend of Mine

DOMA Arigato, Mr. Roboto!

Debate It, Then Rate It

Have You Seen Meaghan Bosch?

DHL Slow To Deliver

It's Our First Birthday. And We're Giving You the Presents. Mazel Tov!

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Rafael Anchia Wants to Kill Anti-Immigration Legislation Dead. Good Luck With All That.

Fire Sale

Going to the Dogs

At least three canines say the Lower Greenville bar scene is nothing to sniff at

Circlin' Round the Chief

United They Stand

And the lion shall lie down with the lamb

Bubble Brains

Think a strong mayor is a good idea? See who agrees with you.

Let’s Hear it for the Boy

Plus: Date Book

Say Anything

Plus: What a Boob, Sweet Lovin'

God Bless Dubya

Plus: Laura-blanca, Color Coded

Legal Learning Differences

Somebody on the Dallas City Council skipped school the day they taught the U.S. Constitution