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  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Five Attractive, Strange People Working for Tips at SXSW

    Paying homeless people $70 a day to serve as human wifi hotspots is a bizarre way to make a buck, but it's indicative of the hustler's spirit at South By Southwest this year. Folks are grinding hard and employing increasingly gimmicky measures to make money. But there's more to it than that. Lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    At Long Last, It's Official: Dallas Stars Have New Owner (Gaglardi) And Old President (Lites)

    Welcome back, Jim Lites.​As expected Tom Gaglardi was awarded ownership of the Dallas Stars in a Delaware bankruptcy court this morning; and, as expected, the Canadian has brought back the great Jim Lites, the one-time team president and CEO moved in '07 to run Hicks Sports Marketing Group, poor f ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Obama's War on Weed

    In a strange about-face, the President tries to hack medical marijuana off at the knees

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    This Morning's Reading Assignment: The Dallas Stars Bankruptcy Court Filings

    ​A Friend of Unfair Park asks this morning if we've gotten our hands on the Dallas Stars bankruptcy docs, which were filed, as expected, in a Delaware court at the end of the day yesterday. Why, as a matter of fact: On the other side you'll find a Tom Wolfe novel's worth of legalese, including, fo ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2011

    Investors Trust Judge Joe Ashmore, But His Trust Doesn't Pay Back

    Investors say a former Dallas judge is the face of a multimillion-dollar investment scheme. But investors and investigators are catching on.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Five Women Sue TI, Claim Exposure to Chemicals Led to Their Childrens' Birth Defects

    ​Courthouse News has the suit, filed in Delaware Superior Court last week: Five women who worked in Texas Instruments' Dallas and Santa Cruz, California, facilities allege that exposure to "hazardous chemicals and substances" used to manufacture semiconductors resulted in their children suffering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Railroad Museum in Fair Park Gets a Prized Piece, And It's Headed Straight to Frisco

    ​Once upon a time, the City Attorney's Office had hoped to get the Museum of the American Railroad outta Fair Park by August 1. But that was way back in February -- before the myriad court hearings and legal filings that ultimately led to Judge Martin Hoffman setting a January 2011 trial date in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Governor Rick Perry 's Lame Statement About Child Support Tells Us All We Need To Know About Republican Ally Greg Abbott

    Danny Fulgencio​In the current paper version of Unfair Park, we detail the lengthy battle between Robert O'Donnell and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who extinguished O'Donnell's child support collection business after several courtroom victories. Despite the efforts of Abbott and his off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Hophead: Dogfish Head's Midas Touch Resurrects Millenia-Old Beer Style

    Jesse Hughey​Delaware's Dogfish Head landed at No. 2 on the Hophead Beer of the Year list for 2009, thanks in large part to its creative approach. But the brewery isn't just forward-thinking with its innovative beverages--it also has a healthy respect for the past, and goes so far as to resurrect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Hophead: Beer Of The Year

    ​It's almost time to pop the cork on your favorite bottle of bubbly (and surely anyone reading this column will know that beer is bubbly too). That means it's time for Hophead's contribution to City of Ate's endless stream of Year In Review posts. While I may not have sampled all of them (some hav ... More >>

  • Music

    December 24, 2009

    The Joys and Dangers of Breathe Carolina

    ​It's almost time to pop the cork on your favorite bottle of bubbly (and surely anyone reading this column will know that beer is bubbly too). That means it's time for Hophead's contribution to City of Ate's endless stream of Year In Review posts. While I may not have sampled all of them (some hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Fairfield Residential LLC, Owner of Six DFW Apartment Complexes, Files For Chapter 11

    Vista at Victory​A Friend of Unfair Park sends word that Fairfield Residential LLC -- which has offices in San Diego and Grand Prairie -- filed for Chapter 11 reorganization yesterday in the District of Delaware, with the first hearing scheduled for tomorrow. Says the notice posted today on Fairfi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Delaware On Tap

    You've dreamed for years of taking off work, jetting to Wilmington and spending a few days downing the great beers of Delaware. Well, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium saves you the trouble.On April 1--yes, April 1, a day when everyone suspects some sort of double-cross--Flying Saucer's Montfort locat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Chewing the Fat: Plastic People

    The state of some food these days is enough to make a man go hungry rather than risk consuming the contents of many processed and pre-packaged items. If it's not salmonella-tainted peanuts, it's energy drinks that turn your blood into syrup. Health Canada recently found that 96 percent of sodas o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Despite Earlier Reports, Blockbuster "Does Not Intend to File For Bankruptcy"

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2008

    Gustav Isn't Screwing Around, and Neither is the City of Dallas

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Tony Romo Has 67 Million Reasons to Be Alive

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2007

    Old Texas Now

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2007

    More of Earth Biofuels' Investors Want Their Money Back -- Like, Now

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Needle Point

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2006

    Mad Cowboys Disease

    On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, "Because of our brand name, we have the a ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    The Big Squeeze

    Thinking about taking out a payday loan? Think again, sucker.

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    No Smoking Gun

    The new smoking ban will work--if no one lights up

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    Green Giant

    Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people. So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy?

  • Music

    May 9, 2002

    What To Do

    On its latest, The Promise Ring changes everything except its name. Almost.

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    House of Cards

    Enron's collapse may have been engineered from the top, but low-level employees played parts, too

  • Music

    August 30, 2001

    Out & About

    Owls

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Happy Nappy Girls

    Getting their hair straightened for the first time was a rite of passage. But a group of Dallas women has found freedom in reclaiming nappier days.

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    Let the Chips Fall

    Texas' Kickapoo Indians once lived in squalor under a bridge and worked as migrant laborers. Now things are looking up, thanks to a new Native American tradition: casino gambling.

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    The True Believer

    Say what you want about Marvin Olasky, the oddball UT professor and controversial architect of Bush's "compassionate conservatism." He practices what he preaches.

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    Bad Signal

    When Randy Angle disappeared, he left behind a multimillion-dollar fortune in a two-way radio -- and an ugly secret

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Prying open the past

    Adopted children in Texas fight to open records about their births

  • Dining

    September 2, 1999

    Texas shtick

    Love & War in Texas sounds more like a movie than a restaurant. Either way, it's an epic of indulgence.

  • Calendar

    March 18, 1999

    Lucky layover

    Love & War in Texas sounds more like a movie than a restaurant. Either way, it's an epic of indulgence.

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Wayward son

    The Irving stepmother of a man linked to the shootings of abortion doctors wrestles with questions about his involvement

  • Dining

    August 6, 1998

    Hash Over

    The Irving stepmother of a man linked to the shootings of abortion doctors wrestles with questions about his involvement

  • Culture

    July 23, 1998

    Laughing at death

    Theatre Three carries the humor on a long road through Mamet, May, and Allen

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    A bush league of their own

    Long before the Texas Rangers, major-league baseball was played in Dallas by a minor-league team called the Dallas Eagles

  • News

    July 31, 1997

    Meltdown man

    John Spano was just a dull, two-bit Dallas businessman before he tried to buy a professional hockey team. Now he's been charged with bank fraud, and his claims of wealth and business prowess are dissolving in the glare of scorching publicity.

  • News

    October 31, 1996

    U.S. Reprehensible

    Eddie Bernice Johnson has burned through more than 50 staffers during her four years in Congress. She says she's just demanding. They say she's a tyrant.

  • News

    December 21, 1995

    BeloWatch

    Eddie Bernice Johnson has burned through more than 50 staffers during her four years in Congress. She says she's just demanding. They say she's a tyrant.

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    Fit to be fried

    Idaho's potato king accuses a dead Dallas oilman and his sons of a multimillion-dollar scam

  • News

    December 15, 1994

    Sexual Dealing

    The truth about Cabaret Royale's blue-chip fantasy world

  • Culture

    December 8, 1994

    A Metroplex mega-autoplex?

    Buckle your seat belts, Dallas: NASCAR is coming

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