Mitchell Rasansky

In Today's Least Surprising News Ever, Yes, a Walmart Grocery Is Coming to Lower Greenville

​Speaking of Walmart (told you) ...In the end, turns out, I didn't need Mitchell Rasansky to tell me what everyone already knew -- or guessed, anyhow. Because, as I discovered this morning, the permits were filed with the city two months ago and approved December 29. So, yes, brace yourself, Lower ... More >>

Whoever's Taking Over the Old Whole Foods on Lower Greenville Is in No Rush to Do So

​I called Mitchell Rasansky Friday -- because, you may remember, I was supposed to. Last month, the former council member and co-owner of the former Whole Foods on Lower Greenville said that come October 21, we should know to whom he was leasing that space -- be it a Walmart or a whatever. But whe ... More >>

At Last, Farmers Market Gets Its "Giant" Peaches. Question: Who Brought the Herb?

​Speaking of Dallas Farmers Market ...I had to head back there yesterday afternoon, and, on my way out, I espied, perched outside of Shed No. 2, Mitchell Rasansky's favorite public-art installation: Art Garcia's $18,000 worth of fiberglass peaches spilled out on the sidewalk, resting alongside a, ... More >>

Mitchell Rasansky Says He's "Leaning Toward" Running for Dallas County Judge; Potential GOP Foe Wade Emmert "Not Worried"

Brian HarkinSure, you've probably already heard by now that Mitchell Rasansky might run for Dallas County judge. However, the benefit of not speaking with the former North Dallas council member until today yielded a much more definitive answer about his intentions. Rasansky tells Unfair Park that ... More >>

Eat a Peach: Mitchell Rasansky's Favorite Public Art Piece Set For September 30 Bow

Art Garcia's Farmers Market Shed No. 2 Peaches, set to debut by month's end​Back in May, when the Dallas City Council was starting to tackle the city's $190-million budget deficit, then-council member Mitchell Rasansky made it clear he was very unhappy with the city's having spent $18,000 on fiber ... More >>

Mitchell Rasansky Speaks Up About Mayor Tom and the Trinity a Little Too Late

Rasansky Says Supporting Leppert Was His Biggest Regret, Explains Support of Trinity River Toll Road And Much, Much More

Sam MertenAfter serving eight years as a city plan commissioner and another eight as a council member representing some of North Dallas's more upscale neighborhoods, 72-year-old Mitchell Rasansky is no longer roaming City Hall when he's most needed. Replaced last month by Ann Margolin because of ter ... More >>

Mitchell Rasansky Says He "Got the Sense" Some Council Members Tried to Kill FBI Informant's Affordable Housing Deals

Brian HarkinWill the jury get to hear from Mitchell Rasansky? Based on what he told us, we're going out on a limb and saying yes.Mitchell Rasansky, who served with Don Hill on the Dallas City Council for six years and is listed as a potential witness in Hill's ongoing federal corruption trial, says ... More >>

How Do You Save a "Mostly Dead" Mall?

From the Urban Land Institute report on Southwest Center: "More than half the floor space is vacant -- feels lonely"Back in April, the Dallas City Council agreed to spend $120,000 in economic development grant money so the Urban Land Institute could "assess redevelopment options" at Southwest Center ... More >>

Rasansky Calls Budget "Non-Transparent," Says Increased Fees Are a Tax Increase and Introduces $21.7 Million in Savings

Sam MertenMitchell Rasansky and Linda Koop celebrate the end of his eight years on the council and her birthday with glasses of grape cider. Rasansky later crushed the plastic glass with his foot and yelled, "Mazel tov!"City Manager Mary Suhm, Mayor Tom Leppert and CFO Dave Cook all stressed this mo ... More >>

Council Members' Web Pages Revamped as City's Web Site Gets a Slow Makeover

The city wisely didn't bother to make a new Web page for term-limited Mitchell Rasansky, but it did find the time to cook up one for Carolyn Davis, who faces Ron Price in the June 13 runoff election.Whilst digging around for info on the city's Web site yesterday, I clicked on one of the council me ... More >>

You Know Who Doesn't Like the Daytime Curfew Ordinance? Kids, That's Who.

If nothing else, the debate over the daytime curfew sure did get more than a few kiddos active in city politics. The Dallas City Council just got through hearing from a parade of folks opposed to the 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. curfew, about which Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle told Unfair Park, "I think ... More >>

Mitchell Rasansky Tells City to Get the Pocketbook Ready if it Wants to Push Out Family-Owned Scrap Metal Recyclers

Sam MertenCouncil member Mitchell Rasansky meets with owners of local scrap metal recycling businesses after blasting city staff for how they've handled the issue.As we mentioned yesterday, the city council's Trinity River Corridor Project Committee was briefed on what should be done about the scra ... More >>

Crime, Ann Margolin's Top Campaign Issue

Mitchell Rasansky and Ann MargolinFew weeks back, we directed you to an online survey Dallas City Council candidate Ann Margolin was taking as she vies for Mitchell Rasansky's District 13 seat at the horseshoe. Well, the results are in, and Margolin writes in a mass e-mail sent to her would-be const ... More >>

Council Moves Toward Final Votes on Convention Center Hotel, While Mitchell Rasansky Criticizes "Bridge to Nowhere"

Sam MertenAs the Economic Development Committee spent time behind closed doors discussing the convention center hotel, Assistant City Secretary Rosa Rios (bottom right) trained temps on how to certify petitions dropped off by Dallas Right to Vote.The city council's Economic Development Committee spe ... More >>

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke That Cigarette! Because, Come April, Well ...

Sam Merten Chief Ozumba Lnuk-X addresses the council today in opposition to the smoking ordinance. Hey, Adam Woods -- his real moniker -- totally stole our name! After more than three hours of tedious discussion and debate, the council voted today 10-5 to prohibit smoking in bars, pool halls and w ... More >>

Meandering Back to the Trinity River Project -- Oh, What Memories!

Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

Another Chapter Unfolds in the Rasansky-Leppert Hotel Feud

When It Comes to the City's Budget, Mitchell Rasansky's More Than a Little "Disappointed" in Mayor Tom

Ross for Mess: How We Got Into This Renaming Thing in the First Place

Do Not Disturb

A debate over the city's convention center hotel gets quietly canned

Careless Whispers, the "Advantageous" Reunion Site and Other Convention Center Hotel Revelations

What's Good For Mayor Tom and the DART Board Is Bad for Dallas

A Vote Could Be the Secret Weapon to Slow Down the Convention Center Hotel Plans

Demanding Answers as the Dallas Convention Center Hotel Moves Forward

As Mayor Tom Leppert pushes for a convention center hotel, critics demand more details and less tax money. At least, those who haven't been silenced do.

Finally, We Appraise the Appraisals for the Convention Center Hotel Land

As the Crow Flies Off the Handle

One Convention Center Hotel Critic Down, One To Go

Headache Hotel and Other Dallas City Council SUPs and WTFs

Look, You Don't Need to Know Jack Squat About the Convention Center Hotel, K?

And Here's How We'll Pay for the Convention Center Hotel

No Honeymoon Suite For These Two at Convention Center Hotel

Dallas to Get in the Hotel Biz -- And Turndown Service Won't Be an Option

Till Today, Andrea Grimes Had Never Been in City Council Chambers

Baby Mitch

What happened to city council's sharpest fiscal conservative?

Think, Goddamnit!

Tom Leppert Bows to the Will of the People. No People We Know, But Still.

Mitchell Says No

So what about the dogfight on the Trinity River Project?

Mitchell Rasansky Isn't Running for Mayor. So There.

Rasansky's Word is Our Bond (Election)

Rasansky: Running for Mayor. Or Not. But "Pleased" Nonetheless.

The Lone Mitchell

Rasansky's way out on his lonesome about those bridges

The Chosen People

The Fourth of July

Sugar Ray

Why council members love Mr. Hunt so much

Drunk Tellers

Run down to the City Council Bank. They're giving money away!

Sticker Shock

Our bill finally comes in for the Kirk/Ware era

Civil Disservice

Ted and Laura team up, which is a deeply unnatural thing

Best Elected Crank

Mitchell Rasansky