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May 24, 2012
The Bogus 'Detour' Argument for the Trinity Toll Road is Finally Dead
Wait. Click the pause button. Freeze this. There's a huge point here that some people do not want us to notice. In the last 24 hours, the entire debate about the Trinity River toll road has completely shifted ground. I was just now on the phone about it with City Council member Scott Griggs. He poi ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Mayor Mike's Version of Regionalism: Selling out Dallas to the 'Burbs
In his speech last week endorsing a new highway in the Trinity River flood zone, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings threw down a gauntlet. It was sort of a buried line. I guess not everybody heard it. I did. He said at one point, "I'm a regionalist," and then he said of people who oppose his view, "For tho ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Finally, We Nail the Real Reason Dallas Needs That Trinity Toll Road
OK, look, just see if you can follow me here, because I need to know if I am following myself. You tell me. Michael Morris, a regional transportation official who gets quoted, has always said we need to build a new super-highway along the Trinity River, walling it off from downtown, because the new ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Gold Star Installation
OK, look, just see if you can follow me here, because I need to know if I am following myself. You tell me. Michael Morris, a regional transportation official who gets quoted, has always said we need to build a new super-highway along the Trinity River, walling it off from downtown, because the new ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2011
Texas Transpo Commission Gives OK to Move Ahead With $700-Mil Redo Of IH-30, IH-35E
Moments ago, Ed Pensock, the interim director of the Texas Turnpike Authority, explained to the Texas Transportation Commission down in Austin why Dallas so desperately needs the so-called Horseshoe Project -- otherwise known as the redo of IH-30 and IH-35E over the Trinity River, once part of Pr ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
"The Times Are A-Changin'": Hunt, Griggs Ask Pointed Questions About Trinity Toll Road
NCTCOG's Michael MorrisAccording to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Trinity Parkway will cost around $1.8 billion, give or take a few million. That money's not there. But, hey, what's the rush: As we mentioned this morning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' environmental impac ... More >>
Film
October 6, 2011
Ides of March: No Game Change
Intrigue drowns out argument in political thriller.
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Imagine a DFW With Significantly Eased Traffic Congestion. In, Say, The Year 2035. Maybe?
North Central Texas Council of GovernmentsThink traffic is bad now? Click to embiggen the infographic of the future.Speaking of mass transit ...Today the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments met with the local citizenry at a public meeting at the p ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
"Big A, Meet the Even Bigger D"
For the second time in as many days, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution pits The ATL against The City of Hate -- a common occurrence -- and rules in favor of Dallas, in part because we have toll roads to help pay for regional light rail projects that run to the suburbs, which is but a figment of a ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2011
Roger Staubach Says Super Bowl Seat Fiasco Was "a Horrible Mistake," But NFL Assured Him of Second Chance for North Texas
Photo by Sam MertenRoger Staubach at City Hall this morningAs reporters gathered around Roger Staubach following this morning's launch of Mike Rawlings's mayoral campaign at Dallas City Hall, questions inevitably shifted to his thoughts about the approximately 400 fans that were denied seats ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2010
If FW Passes on Feds' $25 Mil Transpo Grant, Dallas Wants For Streetcars. Good Luck.
University of Texas at Arlington LibraryMain and Akard, circa 1953The city council's Transportation and Environment Committee meeting just wrapped, with Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzalez updating the council on the status of streetcars. Read all about it. But in the middle of Gonzalez's presen ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
O, Modern and Beautiful History
University of Texas at Arlington LibraryMain and Akard, circa 1953The city council's Transportation and Environment Committee meeting just wrapped, with Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzalez updating the council on the status of streetcars. Read all about it. But in the middle of Gonzalez's presen ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Maybe One of the Few Times We'll Use "Cotton Bowl" and "Super Bowl" in Same Sentence
Been meaning to get to this for a couple of days, ever since the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee sent out its weekly newsletter that said, at the very top:TOM LANDRY SUPER BOWL HIGHWAY: On Tuesday, June 15 at 3:30 p.m., the Host Committee along with Alicia Landry will officially announc ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2009
When It Comes to the Trinity River Project, History Keeps Repeating Itself, Repeating Itself
John W. Carpenter Papers, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library,Ben Carpenter, son of John, is the one seen here pointing to a Trinity River canal master planYour Trinity River correspondent and advice-to-the-lovelorn columnist, which would be me, had two interesting e ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2009
The New Dallas Zoo Revue Will Be Coming Right at You By No Later Than October 1
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
News
April 23, 2009
Richard Allen brings jobs to the black community.That makes him racist?
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
News
December 18, 2008
Go Home, GOP|Money For Nothing|Corrections
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
News
December 11, 2008
What's Commish John Wiley Price's Real Beef With the Inland Port?
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2008
Paying the Toll, One Road at a Time
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2008
Roads to Nowhere
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2008
Warning You Now: A Lot of Math Ahead
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2007
Michael Morris, King of the Roads
If the discussion at Dallas City Hall today is any indication, that outta-nowhere proposal to privatize the Dallas Zoo and the Aquarium at Fair Park is all but a done deal. Expect the city to turn over the keys to the Dallas Zoological Society by October 1 following a vote next week by the city c ... More >>
News
November 8, 2007
Sweet/Sour Grapes on Trinity Referendum Results
I'm either happy, sad or still churning out column inches on the Trinity, depending on how things turned out
Blogs
October 4, 2007
The "Vengeance" of the Trinity Pavers
I'm either happy, sad or still churning out column inches on the Trinity, depending on how things turned out
News
May 3, 2007
Fresh Eyes
Basically, it's Coats versus the Manchurian Candidate
News
August 31, 2006
Eye Candy
It's overpriced, it's gaudy and we have to put it on a credit card. Yep, that Calatrava bridge says Dallas all over.
Music
January 12, 2006
Deep Sixed
Reports of Deep Ellum's death are exaggerated, but not by much
Dining
April 7, 2005
Belly Up
Tom Landis unloads Deep Ellum Texadelphia
Music
February 26, 2004
Out With the Old, in With the Blues
More changes in Deep Ellum
Music
October 23, 2003
They Just Wanna Dance
Is that so wrong, Mayor Mom?
News
September 11, 2003
Can't Boogie No More
Club owners fear the city may put a stop to dancing the night away
Dining
July 31, 2003
Corner Pocket
Consolidated set to acquire Bamboo Bamboo space
News
July 17, 2003
Rouging the Corpse
Miller wants to pretty-up a stinker on the Trinity River deal
News
July 10, 2003
Idiot's Highway
That toll road they want for the Trinity is a loser
News
May 1, 2003
Kings of Clubs
The coke-drenched era of nightclubs is over, but now a new group of entrepreneurs is ready to reinvent the scene
News
October 16, 1997
X marks the spot
A plan to rename Oakland Avenue for Malcolm X raises cries of racism in Deep Ellum
News
September 21, 1995
BeloWatch
A plan to rename Oakland Avenue for Malcolm X raises cries of racism in Deep Ellum
Dining
February 2, 1995
Two for the road
Martini Ranch mixes dozens of variations of the world's most famous cocktail

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