Subject: Dallas Fire Rescue

• Bob's is Medium Done, To Say the Least

  November 20, 2006

• Breaking News from the DMN? Not Exactly.

  August 1, 2006

• Firewall

  May 10, 2006

• The Mystery Surrounding the Shaws' Murder-Suicide Just Got More Mysterious

  April 4, 2008

• Avi Exposes Another Troublemaker on Greenville -- Himself

  June 4, 2009

• On Lower Greenville, the Activist Becomes the Accused as Adelman Gets Assault Citation

  Mark GrahamAvi AdelmanAvi Adelman was out early Sunday morning (2:35 Sunday morning, to be precise) doing what he normally does in the wee small hours of the weekend: videotaping the goings-on on Lower Greenville Avenue. Only this time, he came away with something extra: a ticket accusing him of misdemeanor assault.Adelman declines to comment on the allegation, telling Unfair Park this morning he's going to wait till this gets to court to respond. But according to the police report, 25-year-old

  June 1, 2009

• A Week After the Storms, Not Out of the Dark

  Ever since last week's storms, something's been up -- which is to say, down -- with the power in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood. On Monday night, 'round midnight, a transformer behind the house blew -- a few crackles; a brief flicker; then, all dark and quiet for but a few uncomfortable moments. But last night was a whole other brand of what-the-what.At a little past 10 p.m., on a calm and clear night, the power went out -- and, please, no spoiling last night's Top Chef Masters, I beg you. Ag

  June 18, 2009

• César Chávez Lives! Or: Looks Like the City Council's Found a Street to Rename After All.

  Too bad Belo Corp. killed its Young Street show ... If you're unaware for whom Young Street downtown is named, here's a brief history lesson courtesy the Texas/Dallas History & Archives at the Dallas Public Library:Young Street was named for Methodist minister Reverend William C. Young. Young had served as a chaplain in the Arkansas Confederate regiment under the command of General W. L. Cabell. At the end of the war, in 1865, Young relocated to Dallas County.On his arrival, Young built the

  June 23, 2009

• At Reunion, No Boom Goes the Dynamite

  Don JohnsonReunion Arena, as it looked but one month agoEstela Hernandez in the city's Public Information Office broke our hearts with the following e-mail that just landed in the Unfair Park in-box. Read it for yourself.Re: Reunion Arena Demolition Scheduled implosion of upper concrete seating decks demolition-CanceledSTATEMENT: Upon further review of the arena structure, A&R Demolition has found an insulation membrane (non-asbestos) covering the concrete masonry ring wall along the upper l

  June 25, 2009

• This Weekend: No Shootin' Off Guns. No Drinking and Driving. No Fireworks.

  For the Fourth of July weekend, the Dallas Police Department is partnering with Dallas Fire-Rescue -- they're going to ride in patrol cars together -- to strictly enforce the no-no's listed above, especially the part about shooting stuff into the air. It's the first time the two departments have gone to such lengths to keep the skies from raining fire and brimstone (and bullets) on the Fourth."We're going to have a no-tolerance for it," said Dallas Fire Rescue's spokesperson, Lt. Rebecca Mathews

  July 2, 2009

• Putting the "Pow!" in Power Company: Or, How Not to Install an Oncor Smart Meter.

  ​Working for the electric company's not exactly a job you'd expect to put you in the line of fire, but this morning, one Oncor employee found himself on the wrong end of a shotgun. Dallas Police report that when worker showed up to replace the meter at a Fair Park neighborhood home, the homeowner shot at him twice.The employee had first knocked on the front door at 2726 Park Row to inform the homeowner that he was here to change out the meter. But the owner was asleep at 8:55, police say, so t

  August 18, 2009

• Who Needs Warning Sirens When the City's Sending Out Emergency Tweets?

  ​Perhaps you're aware that in recent days, the Dallas Police Department's moved to Twitter and Nixle in order to send out alerts -- such as Tuesday evening's press release concerning a suspect in the Skillman-Mockingbird area who, since October, has been responsible for at least four burglaries, one robbery and one sexual assault. But a Friend of Unfair Park forwards along a notice from Central Patrol Division that lists other departments now tweeting news and warnings: the City of Dallas Offi

  August 19, 2009

• Hash Over: Beer Hero Makes Dallas Stops, Fair Food A Grind, Five-Sixty For Happy Hour And More

  Garrett Oliver​Author, beer judge and Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver will be in town Wednesday for a couple of Brooklyn Beer-related events. One is free, while the other costs $58 per person plus tax and tip. Guess which one we'll be attending. First, Oliver will offer samples with food pairings and a cooking demonstration in a free event at the Highland Park Whole Foods location from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Later, he'll lead diners through a five-course beer dinner at Newport's Seafood a

  October 12, 2009