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December 23, 2011
In the Midst of Wrapping Starck Club Doc, Cain and McKinnon Fit in Stanley Marcus Film
Michael Cain says he's this close to wrapping his long-in-the-works Starck Club documentary -- by February, fingers crossed. Just last night, the founder of the Deep Ellum-turned-AFI-turned-Dallas International Film Festival dispatched this teasing look by way of a holiday greeting. But as I got to ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2011
The Dallas Way to Honor John F. Kennedy in November 2013: Silence Pesky Free Speech
Dear John F. Kennedy Library Foundation: Good move on blowing off the Sixth Floor Museum and executive director Nicola Longford regarding her plans for a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Kennedy assassination in Dealey Plaza. Believe me: You don't want to touch this gang with a 10-foot ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
You've Got a Few Hours Left to Scoop Up Very Good Deals On Very Old Dallas and Texas Titles
Heritage Auction GalleriesSome of the titles presently available for a few dollars till 10 tonightThis morning I was scouting Heritage Auction Galleries' website for local items of note perched on the auction block when I noticed a few bookshelves' worth of titles being offered at the low, low pr ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Another Neiman's Catalog
Heritage Auction GalleriesSome of the titles presently available for a few dollars till 10 tonightThis morning I was scouting Heritage Auction Galleries' website for local items of note perched on the auction block when I noticed a few bookshelves' worth of titles being offered at the low, low pr ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
First Baptist Knows How to Put on a Show
The Power of God from First Dallas on Vimeo.Patrick was downtown Saturday morning when First Baptist blew up a few buildings to make way for its downtown expansion. But Patrick didn't have cameras stationed all over downtown. Not like First Baptist, which appears to have captured the big bang from e ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Just Remember, There's More to Eddie Bernice Johnson Than the Scholarship Scandal
Eddie Bernice Johnson's Facebook pageThis item is a dilation of a comment I posted to yesterday's item about 30th District Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and the scandal about scholarships and nepotism. It struck me after I posted the comment that maybe I owed the topic a better effort. In t ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
A Week Before Mary Suhm Debuts Budget, an Announcement to "Save Our Dallas Libraries"
In recent weeks we've taken sneak peeks at how pending budget cuts will more than likely gut the library system. But till Monday rolls 'round and Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm debuts her proposed FY2010-11 budget, we won't know for sure how deep those wounds will run. Nevertheless, Friends of the ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
For Now, If You Want to Grab a Nosh at Kenny & Ziggy's Deli, You'll Have to Go to Houston
Ziggy GruberI heard over the weekend that Kenny & Ziggy's, the beloved Houston deli, ain't coming to town after all. At least, not yet and not for the foreseeable future.A few months ago, Ziggy Gruber confirmed to Unfair Park that he did indeed have a letter of intent to take over an empty re ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Rescued From the Pages of History, the '61 Desegregation Doc Dallas at the Crossroads
Someone has posted to YouTube a 1961 film about school desegregation in Dallas called Dallas at the Crossroads. (Parts Two and Three follow after the jump.) I forget what kind of hoops I had to jump through in order to see this thing back in the mid-1980s when I was working on my book, The Accommoda ... More >>
News
April 15, 2010
Schutze Says We Should All Do a Badu and Get Naked at Dealey Plaza--and That Includes Him
Someone has posted to YouTube a 1961 film about school desegregation in Dallas called Dallas at the Crossroads. (Parts Two and Three follow after the jump.) I forget what kind of hoops I had to jump through in order to see this thing back in the mid-1980s when I was working on my book, The Accommoda ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Mid-Century Modern Problems: Sorting Out What's Worth Designating Historic
There's not a lot going on at Dallas City Hall this week and next and next, while the council goes spring breaking. But there is something of interest on the Landmark Commission's Designation Committee, which is meeting today: a vague agenda item that only says, "Discussion of Post War residentia ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Some Real Deli News: Kenny & Ziggy's Has Letter of Intent on Dallas Location
Back in August, our sister paper in Houston interviewed Ziggy Gruber about why he and his deli are so awesomeZiggy Gruber, namesake of the revered Houston deli Kenny & Ziggy's, has but one request from the Jewish community of Dallas: Please, please stop with the calling. In recent days, he's ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
As Marcus House Works Its Way Toward Historic Designation, Lessons Learned
The Marcus House as it looked during construction in 1938On August 11, 2008, Mark and Patty Lovvorn wanted nothing more than to tear down their massive house on Nonesuch Road, the famous manse designed by Roscoe DeWitt for Stanley Marcus in the 1930s. "Energy inefficiency" was the reason offered ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
This Afternoon, a Landmark Commission Field Trip to Stanley Marcus's Old House
The Marcus House as it looked during construction in 1938Nine months ago it looked as though Mark and Patty Lovvorn were going to tear down Stanley Marcus's house on Nonesuch Road, built 71 years ago by Dallas architect Roscoe DeWitt after Mister Stanley told Frank Lloyd Wright to take a flying leap ... More >>
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March 17, 2009
The Marcus House, Once Threatened, Is This Much Closer to Becoming a Historic Home
Stanley Marcus's former house as it looked during construction in 1938Speaking of Dallas iconic landmarks ... On August 11 of last year, Unfair Park discovered that Mark and Patty Lovvorn had filed with the Texas Historic Commission a demolition permit that would have allowed them to tear down The H ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2009
As Neiman Marcus Struggles, Former Employee Rawlins Gilliland is Still Minding the Store
Yesterday, in the comments to the item about Neiman Marcus's latest bit of bad news, noted man of letters Rawlins Gilliland deposited a comment intended to gently shoosh those experiencing even the slightest twinge of schadenfreude at the luxury retailer's misfortune. I had intended only to highligh ... More >>
Music
March 12, 2009
Quincy Jones Can't Help But Look Back on His Life and Legacy
Yesterday, in the comments to the item about Neiman Marcus's latest bit of bad news, noted man of letters Rawlins Gilliland deposited a comment intended to gently shoosh those experiencing even the slightest twinge of schadenfreude at the luxury retailer's misfortune. I had intended only to highligh ... More >>
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March 6, 2009
Enormous Foote Prints: On the SMU Campus, the Texas Writing Giant Lives On
SMU/DeGolyer LibraryDeGolyer Library director Russell Martin, Horton Foote and SMU president R. Gerald Turner in 2003As we mentioned on Wednesday, Horton Foote's archives reside on the SMU campus -- in the DeGolyer Library, specifically, among the greatest places in the city to spend an afternoon or ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2008
Minding the Store's First Manuscript: Or, Wright Feels Wronged by Marcus
SMU/DeGolyer LibraryDeGolyer Library director Russell Martin, Horton Foote and SMU president R. Gerald Turner in 2003As we mentioned on Wednesday, Horton Foote's archives reside on the SMU campus -- in the DeGolyer Library, specifically, among the greatest places in the city to spend an afternoon or ... More >>
Blogs
August 15, 2008
Jesus Saves ... The Marcus House
SMU/DeGolyer LibraryDeGolyer Library director Russell Martin, Horton Foote and SMU president R. Gerald Turner in 2003As we mentioned on Wednesday, Horton Foote's archives reside on the SMU campus -- in the DeGolyer Library, specifically, among the greatest places in the city to spend an afternoon or ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2008
Mister Stanley Wouldn't Be Happy, As Couple Attempts to Tear Down the Historic Marcus House
SMU/DeGolyer LibraryDeGolyer Library director Russell Martin, Horton Foote and SMU president R. Gerald Turner in 2003As we mentioned on Wednesday, Horton Foote's archives reside on the SMU campus -- in the DeGolyer Library, specifically, among the greatest places in the city to spend an afternoon or ... More >>
News
July 31, 2008
What's in a Nombre?
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
Blogs
May 29, 2008
It's Not Hard to be a St. on the Katy
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
Blogs
April 11, 2008
Lesse. Do You Want the Katy Trail or an "Attractive Alley"?
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
Blogs
February 8, 2008
An Eye For the 'Zine
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
Blogs
September 11, 2007
Stanley Who?
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
Blogs
February 2, 2007
Obituary for a Storefront
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
Blogs
October 11, 2006
If You Got the Money, I Got the Time
Diversity be damned. You want to rename Industrial Boulevard, it better "market" the city.
News
March 16, 2006
SMU's Shame
Even people who like the president shouldn't want his library here
News
June 24, 2004
Miller on Miller
Even people who like the president shouldn't want his library here
Culture
October 30, 2003
The Man and the Monument
The Nasher Sculpture Center is full of revelations about a man and his art
News
December 26, 2002
For Our Homies
Plus: Kaboom, Edited for Content
Culture
January 25, 2001
Latin Lover
Adani Gallery introduces Latin American art to Gringolandia
Music
May 18, 2000
One more time
With his new book and live CD, Joe Jackson fans can finally get what they want
News
February 3, 2000
Raise high the roof
A battle Uptown targets the city for bending its own rules
News
June 24, 1999
Edifice complex
Michael Piazza wants his proposed $20 million cathedral to send a message to the world -- gays can go to heaven too
Culture
June 3, 1999
Size matters
For the world premiere of Blind Lemon to work, either the production needs to be smaller or the space needs to be larger
Culture
July 2, 1998
Genocide's children
Despite great acting and a near-flawless production, Beast on the Moon is pretty toothless
News
June 4, 1998
Pelted!
When an animal rights activist came up against Neiman Marcus, she had more than some dead fur to contend with
News
April 16, 1998
Saint Al
Will he die in prison for the sins of the plantation?
News
March 5, 1998
How does the garden grow?
The Nasher sculpture garden is slow to take root
Calendar
November 20, 1997
Events for the week
The Nasher sculpture garden is slow to take root
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.
Music
October 17, 1996
House of David
Fathead comes home
Dining
May 16, 1996
Holding food court
Lunch at Neiman's is still fashionably good, but Nordstrom just serves off-the-rack
News
December 21, 1995
Buzz
Lunch at Neiman's is still fashionably good, but Nordstrom just serves off-the-rack
News
December 7, 1995
Buzz
Lunch at Neiman's is still fashionably good, but Nordstrom just serves off-the-rack
News
May 18, 1995
Buzz
Lunch at Neiman's is still fashionably good, but Nordstrom just serves off-the-rack
Calendar
March 9, 1995
Events for the week
Lunch at Neiman's is still fashionably good, but Nordstrom just serves off-the-rack
Calendar
November 24, 1994
Events for the week
Lunch at Neiman's is still fashionably good, but Nordstrom just serves off-the-rack

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