Chris Howell

As Occupy Protesters' Camps Are Broken, Pause to Consider What They've Accomplished

​Wait. The "occupy" part of Occupy may be over, but that's not the story. The story is what the movement has accomplished already. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has evicted Occupy from Zuccotti Park. Our own mayor is making it plain that the Occupy Dallas camp behind City Hall is soon to ... More >>

Federal Judge Denies Occupy Dallas's Motion for TRO. So, What Will City Hall Do Now ...?

Photo by Chris Howell​This morning, U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle denied the request by Occupy Dallas for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented City Hall from evicting the Occupiers based on specific sections of the October agreement. Occupy Dallas Attorney Jonathan Winocour ... More >>

Mayor Mike Rawlings on Occupy Dallas Encampment: They Can Stay. Tonight, Anyway.

Photo by Chris Howell​True to his word, City Hall spokesman Frank Librio just sent a statement from Mayor Mike Rawlings in response to U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle's ruling this morning, which cleared the way for the city to give Occupy Dallas the heave-ho from the parking lot behind 1500 Marill ... More >>

Will Occupy Dallas Stay at City Hall? Will Its Case Be Heard in Federal Court? Who Knows!

Photo by Chris Howell​Right now we were supposed to be at the Earle Cabell for a federal hearing over Occupy Dallas's camp-out behind Dallas City Hall. Alas, that was not meant to be: Friday's agreement, which said the Occupiers could occupy City Hall's bathrooms and kept the city from making ... More >>

Occupy Dallas Can Stay Put, Temporarily and Conditionally, Pending a Hearing on Monday

Photo by Chris Howell​This afternoon, U.S. District Judge David Godbey helped City Hall and Occupy Dallas come to a verbal agreement that protestors can not only keep camping outside City Hall, but can also use City Hall restrooms and keep their current signage -- two issues disputed in the te ... More >>

Suhm's "Very Disappointed" By Turn of Events as Occupy Dallas, City Head Back to Courthouse

Photo by Chris Howell​Below you'll find the original agreement the city of Dallas and Occupy Dallas entered into last month after that trip to the courthouse that was all fist-bumps and high-fives. Problem is, the agreement is affixed as an exhibit to even more legal docs Occupy Dallas's attorneys ... More >>

An Offended Occupy Dallas Responds to City's Demands; Last Arrestee Due Out of Jail Today

Photo by Chris Howell​At the end of business yesterday City Hall sent that memo from City Manager Mary Suhm and that letter from First Assistant City Attorney Chris Bowers. Both said more or less the same thing: Occupy Dallas has till 5 p.m. Saturday to clean up its mess behind Dallas City Hall, o ... More >>

The Time Has Come for Occupy Dallas to Get Organized ... and Maybe Some Plumbing

​OK. Uncle. I give. And it wasn't the public urination. I do that all the time. Three things made me decide it's probably time for Occupy Dallas to de-occupy. First: allegations that a minor was sexually assaulted in one of the tents the Occupiers have pitched according to their agreement wit ... More >>

Mayor Awaits Report on Occupy Dallas; Group Vows It Won't Protest Omni, Vets Parade

Photo by Chris Howell​In the wake of two reports concerning the city's response to Saturday's arrest of eight Occupy Dallasites, some Friends of Unfair Park have asked: Is the city going to boot the protesters camping out behind Dallas City Hall, allowed by agreement following last month's trip to ... More >>

City Cuts Deal With Occupy Dallas After Filing Brief Explaining Why They Can't Sleep in Public

Photo by Chris Howell​Well, we were going to go to Earle Cabell at 10 this morning for The Big Showdown: City of Dallas versus Occupy Dallas for the right to pitch a tent in Pioneer Park, in the shadow of the convention center. Because, as you recall, Occupy Dallas made its case Wednesday night in ... More >>

Yesterday, Caraway Visited Pioneer Park. But Tomorrow, They Occupy a Federal Courtroom.

Photos by Chris Howell​One week ago today we walked alongside the Occupy Dallas-ites as they marched from Pike Park to the Dallas Federal Reserve airing their laundry list of grievances, echoing those who stormed Wall Street almost a month ago and never left as their ranks swelled. But in the week ... More >>

Feed Church of God Family and Local Boxing Dynasty Are One and The Same

Still from Sweet ScienceFrom left: Charles Hatley, Greg Hatley Jr. and Dominic Littleton​Yesterday, we told you about the Feed Church of God, where police are investigating possible animal cruelty charges relating to dead livestock, and introduced you to its pastor, James Hatley Jr. We're still aw ... More >>

For Those Unable to Attend Marc Ribot's First Texas Performance, the Sights and Sounds

Photos by Chris HowellMarc Ribot and his latest collaborator, a filmmaker named Charlie Chaplin​Marc Ribot's performance at The Kessler Saturday night was one for the ages -- proof, if nothing else, that it is indeed possible to get a free-jazz sax skronk out of an acoustic guitar. Ribot, whose es ... More >>

Urban Park Elementary Is Academically Acceptable‎. Its Sign Out Front, However, Is Not.

​The great Chris Howell promises to share with us later in the day a photo from Marc Ribot's breathtaking Saturday-night show-and-tell at the Kessler -- truly a once-in-a-lifetime event, since the guitarist has played Texas but once (last night) in his storied career. In the meantime: A good Frien ... More >>

News & Notes: Tom Hicks Is Almost Out of Liverpool (?), Cell Phones in School Zones ... and, Coming Soon, Balloon Dirk!

From Chris Howell's Sweet Science, which screens again at the DIFF Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Angelika​Some news and notes while we wrap up some wrap-ups:On Sunday we noted that U.K. reports have Tom Hicks this close to becoming a sports-team owner without a sports team. Overseas papers insist t ... More >>

Dallas International Film Festival Serves Up a Tasty Helping of Flicks From the Lone Star State

The Champ: Dallas Doc-Maker's Sweet Science Finally Steps Into the Ring

Sweet Science Trailer from chris howell on Vimeo.Our (all too brief) Dallas International Film Festival sneak peek will appear in the paper version of Unfair Park this week, with follows to run on Unfair Park during the fest's run commencing Thursday night. But I ran into Dallas Film Society Chairma ... More >>

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