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  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    DPD Chief Puts Officer Who Shoved Protester on Restricted Duty, Opens Investigation

    From the video of Stephen Benavides being shoved off a sidewalk planter last Saturday​This morning, Brantley spoke with ​Stephen Benavides, the protester who spent several days in jail on charges that he assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest. We also posted that video now making the ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    So Close to Getting Away With Armored Truck Robbery, This Is What Finally Did Them In

    ​The U.S. Attorney's Office sends word that a man named Ennis Harris Jackson will be going to federal prison for more than 17 years for his role in holding up a Loomis armored truck in May 2010 outside a Mesquite Bank of America branch. Jackson was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2011

    City, Occupy Dallas at Odds Over Who Began Melee That Ended With Eight Arrested

    Photos by Anna Merlan, more in the slide show​An Occupy Dallas march and protest turned ugly this afternoon when police used pepper spray to subdue the crowd outside of the Bank of America building on Main and Lamar, protesters told Unfair Park. Eight people were arrested from the crowd of abo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011

    Beethoven Rolls On

    Photos by Anna Merlan, more in the slide show​An Occupy Dallas march and protest turned ugly this afternoon when police used pepper spray to subdue the crowd outside of the Bank of America building on Main and Lamar, protesters told Unfair Park. Eight people were arrested from the crowd of abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    On Thursday, "Occupy Dallas"

    ​There's a HuffPo piece this morning about how the pepper-spray-flavored Occupy Wall Street protests moved to the West Coast yesterday -- San Francisco, specifically, and the Bank of America building in the Financial District. Next Thursday, though, they hit a little closer to home. Without Radioh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Craig Watkins Makes Good on Threat to Sue Mortgage Processor Over "Tens of Millions"

    ​Back in August, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said he was taking a long, hard look at Mortgage Electronic Registration System, which, as we noted at the time, was created in 1995 by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other financial institutions to speed up the recording and transfer of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Sure, Bank of America Has Bigger Problems, But Dallas Man Wants His Few Bucks Back. Now.

    Via.​Bank of America's got plenty to worry about right now, between tumbling share prices, threats of a $10-billion A.I.G. suit and renewed concerns over its long-term viability. So a lawsuit filed late last week in Dallas County District Court by Robert Long may not top the pops 'round Charlotte, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    Best Of SXSW Friday: Cass McCombs, Turbo Fruits and Crawfish

    All photos by Nick RalloThe award for Best Pissed Off Art Installation goes to this piece outside the Bank of America on 6th.​Around 3:30 yesterday, Cass McCombs played a strikingly perfect set at Gorilla vs. Bear's SXSW Day Party. It was only half way through the day, the place was sweltering, an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    This Performance is Taylor-Made

    All photos by Nick RalloThe award for Best Pissed Off Art Installation goes to this piece outside the Bank of America on 6th.​Around 3:30 yesterday, Cass McCombs played a strikingly perfect set at Gorilla vs. Bear's SXSW Day Party. It was only half way through the day, the place was sweltering, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Tom Hicks Loses Round One In UK Legal Battle

    Dallas Cowboy by Kit Nelson​There, on the High Court of Justice Chancery Division's to-do list tomorrow, is one of two U.K. cases in which locals will keep a close eye: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC v Hicks & Others. As in: Tom Hicks, from whom the Royal Bank of Scotland wants the money owed over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2010

    Word Out of England: Bank Extends Liverpool Loan If Hicks Looks for Buyer

    ​At 9 this morning, I asked Tom Hicks's local spokesperson Lisa LeMaster to comment on reports out of England that he's finally ready to sell Liverpool FC. No word yet -- perhaps because The Official Word's not expected till later this week. So, instead, looks like we'll have to go with U.K. sourc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2010

    U.K. Reports: Hicks Rejecting Offer for Liverpool, Bank Threatens to Repo Club

    George Gillett and Tom Hicks​Word out of the U.K. has Tom Hicks refusing Rhone Group's offer of a £100 million for a majority piece of Liverpool FC, the exact amount he and George Gillett owe the Royal Bank of Scotland come July. I've asked Hicks's local spokesperson, Lisa LeMaster, wot the wot, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Today's Advice from a Billionaire: "Don't Be an Overdraft Sucker!"

    This is Bank of America's overdraft protection diagram. Seriously.​There's a story in today's New York Times about banks' aggressive efforts to keep customers paying overdraft fees. That's because, come July 1 banks will have to get their customers to opt in to the service that covers purchases ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    What Does Elm Place's Closure Mean for Downtown Dallas? Is the City Worried? Well ...

    Elm Place​Elm Place's closure, announced this morning, comes as no surprise: A section of George Dahl's 52-story office tower, at Elm and Akard Streets, fell into foreclosure in the early part of '09, and the former First National Bank of Dallas and Bank of America building been shedding tenants f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    March of the Merry

    Elm Place​Elm Place's closure, announced this morning, comes as no surprise: A section of George Dahl's 52-story office tower, at Elm and Akard Streets, fell into foreclosure in the early part of '09, and the former First National Bank of Dallas and Bank of America building been shedding tenants f ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    No Justice: We've Bailed Out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind Our Financial Collapse?

    Elm Place​Elm Place's closure, announced this morning, comes as no surprise: A section of George Dahl's 52-story office tower, at Elm and Akard Streets, fell into foreclosure in the early part of '09, and the former First National Bank of Dallas and Bank of America building been shedding tenants f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Seeing Stars: Creditors Finally Wonder Why Tom Hicks Isn't Selling Off His Hockey Team

    ​Five months ago, Tom Hicks's Hicks Sports Group defaulted on a $525 million loan; at the same time, he acknowledged that, yes, he was looking for someone who might be interested in buying some of the Texas Rangers offa him for the right price. Then, at the end of May, Hicks said he was, in fact, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    If You Think There's a New Bank Branch on Every Dallas Block, You're Only Half Right

    ​Even the 6-year-old who lives in my house has noticed it: "There's a new bank on every corner." To which the Associated Press responds: Yup, you're damn right, little man. The AP reports today that per its investigation of the invasion of the money-snatchers, 10,000 bank branches have popped up i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    There's No Anarchy in the U.K. For Tom Hicks, Who's Not Defaulting on This Loan

    George Gillett and Tom Hicks will keep their ball, for now.Never did get an official response from The LeMaster Group concerning last week's news that Tom Hicks and George Gillett's Liverpool FC lost a ton o' debt-service dough despite making a pile of cash at the turnstile. Oh, well -- the Guardian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Amidst Accusations of "Financial Doping," Tom Hicks Not Ready to Sell Liverpool

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    After All the Fussin' Over Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks May Have to Sell

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Bank of America Bails Out Jeffries Street Learning Center in South Dallas

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2008

    A Horse, Of Course

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Gosh, That Street Corner Could Really Use Another Bank Branch

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2006

    Brook Mays Sings the Blues

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

  • News

    July 13, 2006

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>

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    October 14, 2004

    Best Place to Buy Smokes and Roses

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  • News

    August 29, 1996

    No Dough

    Richard and LaJeanne Williams had big dreams for their bakery--until a bank figured their plan was just pie in the sky

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