Plans to double the lanes of a section of State Highway 161 in Irving is reawakening a national debate over the prevention of traffic jams. Somehow this five-mile stretch of Dallas County roadway has become a talking point surrounding the question: Is building more roads the solution to fighting congestion? It all starts…
We know you’re busy, so here’s a recap of the week’s news. Rick Perry Makes Time for the Naked Cowboy, But Not the Media, During Trump Tower Visit The former governor met the Times Square icon during a visit to Trump tower to visit the president-elect. Woman Who Faked Pregnancy…
Police are warning the public about a man who has been lurking near Dallas schools and exposing himself to students. There has been at least four offenses reported in the past year anmd in one recent case, the man rubbed a victim’s breasts and genitals before fleeing. “The Child Exploitation…
We know you’re busy. So here’s a convenient wrap-up of recent news from your pals at the Dallas Observer. Developer Behind Statler Remodel Accused of Involvement in a Ponzi-Like Scheme, Unpaid Taxes Is Dallas developer Mehrdad Moayedi’s business model just a Ponzi scheme worth billions of dollars? New Marijuana Bill…
Disease researchers in Atlanta today announced the results of a study that found that West Nile virus is more dangerous than previously believed, with a mortality rate more than triple what the Centers for Disease Control previously tallied. “For many people in the United States today, West Nile virus is…
We know you’re busy. So here’s a roundup of the week’s news, courtesy of your friends at the Dallas Observer. Your 2016 Election Roundup Nov. 8’s vote showed voters skew for Hillary Clinton in Dallas, oust Texas state Representative Kenneth Sheets, and support a baseball stadium for the Texas Rangers. DFW’s…
The day after the election of Donald Trump to the White House, the aviation advocacy group Partnership for Open & Fair Skies released a pitch in the form of a statement. “We are optimistic that the Trump administration will stand up to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, enforce our trade…
The Dallas City Council yesterday amended an existing ordnance to ban smoking from public parks. This has been done in other cities, like New York and San Antonio, with little head-scratching. But in Dallas, the council clouded the move with exemptions. Here’s a quick rundown of who can smoke where…
The unexpected victory of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign inspired politicians and pundits to take to Twitter. The Texas GOP, which has backed Trump fairly consistently even during his scandal-prone campaign, took a victory lap. Dallas GOP leader Phillip Huffines set the general tone: Primary rival and reluctant supporter Sen…
We know your busy. So here’s a one-stop for the news of the week you may have missed. The Dallas IRS Office That’s Quietly Determining the Fate of the Clinton Foundation This IRS review has not generated similar waves as Department of Justice probes into the foundation, and has largely…
The Earle Cabell Federal Building in downtown Dallas is an all purpose office complex, a bastion of federal bureaucracy located at 1100 Commerce St. Most people come for a passport or to get business done in front of a federal judge. But inside, a quiet review is underway that has…
The Off The Rails Country Music Fest today announced the lineup for the the 2017 show in Frisco, and it certainly has a more than a few A-list names. Miranda Lambert is headlining Saturday’s show, with the crowd warmed up by Tyler Farr and Justin Moore. Sunday’s show features Cam,…
We know you’re busy. So here’s a roundup of the Observer’s news of the week. City Hall Shoehorns the Byron Nelson Venue Change Into Its Grow South Gentrification Plan A two-pronged pincer maneuver of rolling gentrification is underway in both southwest and southeast Dallas, and this week’s announcement of a…
Police are searching for Zuzu Verk, a 22-year-old student from North Texas attending school in Alpine, Texas. Her family has traveled from Coppell to West Texas to be close to the search, which has been ongoing since Oct. 12. On Friday, police increased the reward for information to $50,000. …
We know you’re busy. Here’s a quick roundup of the news off the week from the Dallas Observer. DISD is Buying an Anti-Bully App They Claim Works When Students Don’t Use It In its first year, Principal Reny Lizardo says that the app averaged 5 to 10 reports a month…
On Thursday, Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) announced a Mesquite resident became the 50th case of West Nile infection in Dallas County in 2016. This is a milestone moment, and one we’ll commemorate with a roundup of news from this season of the mosquito-borne disease. The Zika virus…
Dallas police reported two shootings by officers in the past five days, both of them working plainclothes investigations. Yesterday at about 9:40 a.m., a plainclothes cop working the 3500 block of Virginia Boulevard spotted what he was looking for — a vehicle that he believed has been carjacked the night…
Fair Park Plan on Hold Thanks to City Attorney New Dallas City Attorney Larry Casto told Mayor Mike Rawlings that the city would have to solicit bids for the Fair Park takeover, rather than just handing the keys to a private foundation. Ken Paxton Set to Stand Trial on Criminal…
We know you’re busy, so here’s a recap of the week’s news, brought to you by your friends at the Dallas Observer. Mexican Officials Hand Over Alleged Murder-For-Hire Suspect Brenda Delgado The alleged mastermind of the murder of a Dallas dentist has been returned to Dallas County. At the End…
General Michael Hayden has overseen America’s shadow wars from atop the highest echelons of the American security apparatus. The retired United States Air Force four-star general and former director of both the National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency spoke to a crowd this week at the George W. Bush Presidential Center…
So let’s just say you’re an astronaut, of the professional or paying tourist kind. You’re sitting on top of a rocket, filled with tanks of explosive fuel and cryogenically-cooled, highly pressurized gases. This rocket, called a booster, will soon be propelling your ass at transonic speeds as it tears into…
The nationwide clown scare has swept North Texas. After a weekend of social media produced a handful of separate clown-related threats to at least four Dallas high schools, police and school officials had to handle the obligatory police investigation as well as inquiries from worried parents. Monday’s fun included this…
