Frisco (Texas)

Blogs
April 2, 2012
"I Always Tell My Friends It's Possibly a Meth-Head Coming Out of His Lab": Ghost Hunting With Denton Musician Alex Maples
Alex Maples' ghost obsession began when his sisters were almost 10 and he was still in a crib. The whole family would frequently visit his Aunt Doris in Southern Illinois. Her house was old and drafty, built on many open acres of ranch land. On a country-quiet evening during one of those visits, as ... 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 >>
Blogs
August 2, 2011
Downtown Dallas, in Pewter
ReplicaBuildings/InFocusTechA Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to Boing Boing, which yesterday pointed out that you can buy a replica of the Texas School Book Depository made of pewter courtesy something called InFocusTech. (Which prompted this comment: "It's a riddle, wrapped in an en ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2011
They Said They Were Selling Interests in Oil Wells. Instead, They Were Buying Picassos.
Actually, it was just one Picasso -- along with "real estate, boats and other personal water craft, luxury vehicles, artwork, furniture, antiques, musical instruments, jade, expensive jewelry and wine." Still. That's not how Tony Rand and his boys Greg and Bill were supposed to be spending more t ... 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
January 8, 2010
U.S. Attorney Sends Word of 19, Most Locals, Indicted For "Massive Cybercrime Conspiracy"
After the jump, in its entirety, is a release we just received that offers sketchy details involving 19 people -- most of them locals -- who were indicted by a federal grand jury this week for their involvement in what the U.S. Attorney's Office calls a "massive cybercrime conspiracy." We will fo ... More >>
Music
August 7, 2008
The Ozz-Man Cometh
After years of touring the nation, Ozzfest 2008 finds a home in Dallas' suburbs
Blogs
July 2, 2008
Maybe These Two Frisco Women Could Be the Next Food Network Stars
News
March 3, 2005
Suburbatopia
Placid Frisco has its own version of a political uprising