John F. Kennedy

The Life and Death of Dallas Theater Center's Jack Ruby, All-American Boy

In 1974, DTC premiered its best show ever. Why was it never seen again?

Dallas' Quest to Keep the 50th Anniversary of JFK's Death "Classy" Will Fail, and Fail Hard

Let's be clear about this. Old, rich keep-a-lid-on-it Dallas is not going to rule next year's 50th anniversary observations of the Kennedy killing in Dealey Plaza. No matter what it takes. The official City of Dallas JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee, named in a story this mo ... More >>

600 Elsbeth, Site of Rotting Apartment Complex In Which Lee Oswald Once Lived, Is For Sale

​Speaking of the assassination of John F. Kennedy ...For a long while now we've written about the ongoing fight between the city of Dallas and Jane Bryant, owner of the decaying apartment complex on 600 Elsbeth near Bishop Arts where, in 1962, Lee Harvey Oswald and wife Marina briefly lived. Just ... More >>

The Favorite Foods of All 44 Presidents

​After an exhaustive search of public records and historical documents at the Library of Congress (read: drunken Google search), we are ready to honor President's Day with a comprehensive list of the foods enjoyed by our fearless leaders of the past. Throughout this process one question continued ... More >>

Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, Digitally Restored For National Geographic Channel Doc

Speaking of a Dealey Plaza's redo ... I've had a copy of National Geographic Channel's JFK: The Lost Bullet sitting on the desk for a week; haven't watched it yet, but there's time -- it doesn't air till Sunday at 8 p.m. And while it's said to show Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone on November 22, 1963 ... More >>

Witness to Bloody History

As Part of National Police Week, Dallas Police Department Honored Its Fallen Today

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​The Dallas Police Department has now lost 80 officers in the line of duty. The first was C.O. Brewer, who, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, was "shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for slander at the Union Depot station." That was on May 24, 1892, ... More >>

An Eye for LIFE

Six Months After Groden's Arrest in Dealey Plaza, Muni Judge Rules: Case Dismissed!

Robert Groden​Back in June we broke the news that Robert Groden, perhaps the most familiar (and certainly the most respected) of all the Dealey Plaza vendors peddling JFK assassination materials, had been arrested and detained by Dallas Police officers on the clean-up crackdown. Groden filed a fed ... More >>

Past, Present and Future to Officially Collide at Tonight's Texas Theatre Ribbon-Cutting

​If you need me this evening I'll be at the Texas Theatre for the ribbon-cutting ceremony that officially marks the re-opening of the Oak Cliff landmark. Scissors come out at 5, and it should be an intriguing shindig: Not only will Mayor Tom Leppert and council member Delia Jasso be there, but als ... More >>

FC Dallas is the latest proof that the metroplex can host everything without winning anything.

Dallas Observer Names Nine Dallas Artists as Finalists in Its First Annual Masterminds Award

Erykah Badu Pays $500 Fine For "Window Seat" Video's Disorderly Conduct Charges

​ The Associated Press reports this morning that Erykah Badu paid the $500 fine imposed upon her by the Dallas Police Department's disorderly conduct charge on Friday--a fine that came in the wake her "Window Seat" video's film shoot, which saw the native R&B star stripping until nude at Deale ... More >>

It's Just a Screen Away!

Erykah Badu's Again Proving Herself Smarter Than The Rest Of Us

Watch: Erykah Badu's Matt & Kim- and JFK-Inspired Video For "Window Seat"

At 3:33 a.m. on Saturday morning (Eastern Time), Erykah Badu debuted the above Matt & Kim-inspired video for her new single, "Window Seat," on her Web site. The single is the first off her New Amerykah Pt. II: Return of the Ankh album, which will be released for purchase tomorrow.And, just two d ... More >>

Dear Mrs. Kennedy

Why Some Books At Half-Price Books These Days Aren't Exactly Half Price

Some of the collectables under glass at the Half Price Books location on Northwest Highway​The reason I called Steve Leach, the so-called "buy guy" at Half Price Books, yesterday was because I was wondering: What's up with the expensive assortment of signed tomes sitting under glass at the Northwe ... More >>

Because After This John Kennedy Trib on the Grassy Knoll, You Need a Moment of Silence

Forthcoming shortly, Patrick's account of his day spent amongst the John F. Kennedy in-crowd on the 46th anniversary of the president's fateful trip to Dallas. Till then, though, this preview: Patrick happened upon Joey Granati performing his epic rendition of "The Torch is Passed" shortly before th ... More >>

UNT Libraries Sorts Through City's Official John F. Kennedy Archives, Then Reposts

University of North Texas Libraries/Dallas Municipal ArchivesIf you ever wondered what it looked like during a night in Jack Ruby's Carousel Club, wonder no longer.​Dallas's official John F. Kennedy Collection has always been on the city's Web site -- a little hidden on the City Secretary's Offic ... More >>

Standing Up for Abused Children

44 After The 28

Remembering a trade of blue plates for civil rights

AFI Dallas: The Joy in Joy Division, and The Monster Among Us

Dallas County Trio Goes Obama

Helter Skelter, Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

Blisters on Mah Fingers!

Blisters on Mah Fingers!

Undercover Brothers

Can You Hear Them?

The Voices are calling from the Sixth Floor

Abraham, Martin and Ossie

See the black JFK at the Inwood

Sixth-Floor Blues

Black and White

Dive into Dallas' past at the Sixth Floor Museum

Blame Canada

SMU's Shame

Even people who like the president shouldn't want his library here

Canvas the Theater

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Cupid's Quiver

A gift from Texas Ballet Theater

To Get Smart

JFK Journey

Oswald, from shot to grave

The South Falls, Again

Reese Witherspoon goes home to Alabama, and it ain't sweet

Been There, Done That

For supporters of an improved and expensive Trinity River, everything old is new again

Sassy Knoll

Two JFK conspiracy buffs commit character assassination over a collection of purloined slides

Strange bedfellows

National union leaders do the math and switch their position on immigration

Letters

Eyes wide shut; Vigilante justice; Long live the queen; And more

Presidential suite

Night & Day

December 17 - 23, 1998

Night & Day

August 6 - 12, 1998

Buzz

Paint it Black

Haunted by his mother's suicide, Dallas-born artist barron Storey has won fame drawing the darkness

Farewell from Cracker Eden

Texas journalism loses a great writer and friend in Grover Lewis