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On the morning their pops gave the okee-doke to a $17-billion auto industry bailout, Jenna Hager and Barbara Bush tell People they're, well, kinda surprised by how Dubya was received during his stay in the White House. And far as both are concerned, they're ready for Dad to move back to Dallas, wher ... More >>

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If You Need Weekend Plans, You're Invited to Go and Yell at AIG's Walnut Hill Lane HQ

Crystal ReganA Friend of Unfair Park's got big plans for April 11: taking part in the "A New Way Forward" break-up-the-banks nationwide protest. The Dallas shindig's scheduled to take place in front of the AIG building on Walnut Hill Lane off North Central Expressway. Thus far, 90 folks have RSVP'd ... More >>

Laying Down the Unwelcome Mat for Bush

Crystal ReganA Friend of Unfair Park's got big plans for April 11: taking part in the "A New Way Forward" break-up-the-banks nationwide protest. The Dallas shindig's scheduled to take place in front of the AIG building on Walnut Hill Lane off North Central Expressway. Thus far, 90 folks have RSVP'd ... More >>

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Walking on the Moon: Is the Economy or Something Else Delaying Development on 42 Acres at Walnut Hill and Central Expressway?

Patrick MichelsOne year from now, this was supposed to look like this. That isn't going to to happen.Last week, we noted that Icon Partners' dream to erect a Lil' Manhattan at the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and LBJ Freeway is all but dead, buried beneath $18 million in debt. Which rem ... More >>

You'd Best Get Used to That Moonscape at Walnut Hill Lane and N. Central Expressway

If your head explodes with dark foreclosings too, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon. Or at Walnut Hill and Central, either way.​Back in June, Provident Realty spokesperson Marie Fahey told Unfair Park that, look, the developer wasn't quite sure when it was gonna get around to building tha ... More >>

Some Interesting Crime-Related News and Notes from Chief Kunkle and Ann Margolin

Patrick MichelsSince all of my photos from last night turned out too dark to use, we'll recycle this one again. S'up, Sarah?​The chief and council member attended a little meet-and-greet in Northwest Dallas last night -- big turnout too, about 150 folks who didn't come for the way-too-early-for-th ... More >>

Peace, Man

Patrick MichelsSince all of my photos from last night turned out too dark to use, we'll recycle this one again. S'up, Sarah?​The chief and council member attended a little meet-and-greet in Northwest Dallas last night -- big turnout too, about 150 folks who didn't come for the way-too-early-for-th ... More >>

Dude Food: Taqueria La Paloma

Noah W. BaileySure, they look a little pale and sickly here, but trust me...​Taqueria La Palomamultiple locationsDude Factor: 8, or company Christmas party, on a scale of 1 (kids' birthday party) to 10 (bachelor party)My first trip to Taqueria La Paloma was mostly the result of accident and misfor ... More >>

City Responds to "Relaxation Studios" Lawsuit; Judge Denies "Spas" Their Restraining Order

333 Body Works on Walnut Hill Lane in Northwest Dallas​On Monday, Tim Rogers posted a lawsuit that several, um, massage parlors -- among them, The Passion, Cleopatra Day Spa and 333 Body Works -- brought against the city of Dallas in which they claim they had their certificates of occupancy yanked ... More >>

As Librarians, Libraries Become "Endangered Species," Mary Suhm Talks Proposed Cuts

​City Manager Mary Suhm and I spoke a few days about about how she's trying to find $131.1 million to excise out of the FY2010-'11 budget, which she'll present to council upon its return from summer vacay in August. And so, while the council takes its summer break and Suhm goes off to find quarter ... More >>

Giving the City Some Credit

This tag decorated the old Casa View branch one week ago. But no more, thanks to one fast-acting code compliance officer.​As we mentioned last Tuesday the city council's Quality of Life Committee got 'round to discussing some tweaks the city needs to make to its graffiti ordinance, which isn't qui ... More >>

Liveblogging This Morning's Trinity River Corridor Project Committee Meeting

From the PowerPoint proposing a new Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Gateway connecting Fair Park to the Trinity​The very top of the very morning to you, Friends. Here I am at City Hall once again (still haven't regained my Foursquare mayorship, very upset about it) to bring you live updates from ... More >>

Mary Suhm Would Love to Sell Some Old, Empty Libraries. Just Not Yet.

​Speaking of library branches ...Let's return for a moment to the subject of vacant city buildings, chief among them the branches that have been replaced by new-and-improveds (like, say, boarded-up Walnut Hill and that canvas Casa View). Because when last we spoke with City Manager Mary Suhm about ... More >>

Tom Hicks Is Unfreakingstoppable, or: Have You Seen His Latest Plan for Liverpool?

Kit Nelson​A week ago today we told you that the Royal Bank of Scotland has given Tom Hicks till October 6 to find a buyer for Liverpool FC, or else it's taking over. Hicks and George Gillett owe the bank £237 million. Hicks and Gillett want £800 million for the club, said to be worth about £15 ... More >>

Feds Want to Ditch "Excess Property," Including 75 Acres in Fort Worth. Will Dallas Follow Suit?

One of three vacant library branches, this one on Marsh Lane and Northwest Highway​Earlier this week, the White House announced that it's looking to sell off excess federal properties -- chief among them, the million-square-foot, 75-acre Fort Worth Federal Center. Says the Obama administration, "B ... More >>

City, Prescott Realty Working to Jumpstart Long Delayed Lake Highlands Town Center

Like the sign says, don't drink the water. But on a hot, humid day, it was tempting to go for a swim.​Well, that was certainly fortuitous timing: On Sunday the 7-year-old who lives in my house and I went for our weekly trip to the Scotty'sTop Golf batting cages, after which we took a little drive ... More >>

City to Kick In Millions More in TIF Dough to Get Lake Highlands Town Center Back on Track

​After last week's accidental tour of the Lake Highlands Town Center, or what there is of it, we discovered: Prescott Realty and the city's Office of Economic Development are hustling to get that long-dormant development off the ground years after that big-deal groundbreaking was buried in the eco ... More >>

City Settles With Owner of Land Where It Will Build the "New" Park Forest Library Branch

The present-day Park Forest branch on Forest and Cromwell, which will sit empty once its replacement is built​At some point this morning, the city council will vote to pay something called 11900 Marsh Lane, L.P. out of Houston a little more than $800,000 for a piece of land currently on the tax ro ... More >>

Before Council Votes to Up Lake Highlands Town Center TIF Dough to $40 Mil, a History

What one corner of Walnut Hill and Skillman was supposed to look like by now​Twice now, following a weekend excursion to the scenic, dancing-watered parkingscape known as Lake Highlands Town Center, we've checked in on the city's efforts to back-on-track that stalled-out mixed-use development. Goo ... More >>

For Sale, a Very Rare Keepsake From When The Byrds Played the Forest Ballroom in June 1968

Heritage Auction Galleries​Says here the the Forest Theater was built in '47; my father, who grew up a few blocks over on Park Row, recalls how, in the mid-'50s, Shearith Israel used the movie theater for High Holiday services when they were finishing out the synagogue's present-day location on Wa ... More >>

Knock, Knock. Who's There? Vanilla Ice, Back Home to Give One Couple's Room a Makeover.

Robbie Van Winkle prepares to ambush a Northwest Dallas couple who entered a DIY Network extreme room makeover contest.​The email said to meet at the Walnut Hill Recreation Center, corner of Midway and Walnut Hill, at 12:15 sharp. "Look for the Rolls-Royce." (A borrowed 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Dr ... More >>

Do You Know the "Lively Lane Prowler"?

The 4300 block of Lively Lane, just off Midway and between Walnut Hill and Northwest Highway, is a nice, tranquil stretch of street -- so nice you wouldn't be surprised to find out that some of the folks living in that part of the NW have surveillance cameras keeping watch over their property. Like, ... More >>

Dallas PD Catches (Alleged) NW Dallas Burglar

Dallas County Sheriff​Twice in recent weeks the Dallas Police Department has dispatched surveillance footage of a bald, back-packing man creeping around homes near Midway and Walnut Hill in Northwest Dallas -- the man initially ID'd only as the Lively Lane Prowler. He now has a name, according to ... More >>

At City Hall, the Maples Scream Oppression, And the Oaks Just Shake Their Heads

​Bob Curry, chair of the city's Urban Forest Advisory Committee, came to the council's Quality of Life Committee this morning with a warning: Come spring, we'll learn how many Dallas's trees will be lost to devastating summer weather. He said: Look no further than Houston. Down there, he said, the ... More >>

City Hopes $13 Mil in HUD Block Grants Will Jumpstart Lake Highlands Town Center

​For those wondering whatever become of the stagnating Lake Highlands Town Center, a ray of hope appears on the council's Economic Development Committee's agenda for Monday: "Community Development Block Grant Section 108 Guaranteed Loan Application for the Lake Highlands Town Center." I'll post th ... More >>

Developers Out of New Mexico Have a Plan for Old AMC Glen Lakes 8 Space: Arcade!

Via.​No doubt you're aware by now that beloved Houston-based Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods is due to take over the old Toys "R" Us at Walnut Hill and Central Expressway; originally due to debut 'round Thanksgivingish, Spec's tells Unfair Park this morning that there's now "no specific da ... More >>

Well, Here's One School the Dallas ISD Won't Be Building After All: Joe May Elementary

What would have been Joe May Elementary ...​I got the word late Friday: the long-disputed Jose "Joe" May Elementary School, which the Dallas Independent School District had planned to build on Webb Chapel between Royal and Walnut Hill as part of its 2008 bond program, is dead. Far as the neighbors ... More >>

Before Hearing, Read City's $13-Mil HUD Loan Application for Lake Highlands Town Center

Via.​Earlier this month we noted that the city hopes to use $13 million in federal funds to turn 70 acres at Walnut Hill and Skillman into, you know, the Lake Highlands Town Center, where ground was broken way back in November 2007. Behold: On the city's website you'll find a draft of the applicat ... More >>

Spec's Liquor Has Opened On Walnut Hill and It's Massive (Photos)

​Spec's newest liquor-and-everything emporium opened this past weekend at Walnut Hill and Central. It's hard to describe this spot because there's just so much going on. You know how we do everything bigger in Texas? Ya, that. And I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I like my neighborhood ... More >>

It Would Appear My Neighborhood 7-Eleven Is Popular With Cigarette, Lotto Ticket Thieves

​This morning, the Dallas Police Department sent word: It's looking for two men who, over the course of the past few weeks, have been hitting the 7-Eleven at Walnut Hill and Marsh. There are videos, of course; they follow. In both it's hard to tell what's happening, but per the police reports, dur ... More >>

DISD Is Pulling Its Zoning Request For Joe May, But Flores Still Hopes School Opens In 2013

​3700 Ross remains closed for another week, but I did just talk to Dallas Independent School District trustee Edwin Flores about something I mentioned last week: DISD's decision to yank from the City Plan Commission's docket a zoning request for the proposed Jose "Joe" May Elementary School on Web ... More >>

Tagged, City Hall. You're It!

​Can't say for sure how long the former fire station on Walnut Hill Lane near Marsh has looked like this, only because I haven't taken Walnut Hill to work since Monday, when it did not look like this. (I've been taking Marsh to Lemmon to Inwood to Maple, if you must know -- for tacos, delicious ta ... More >>