Yesterday was First-Quarter Earnings Day for Dallas Morning News parent A.H. Belo, or as we call it in the newspaper business, So How Many of Us Are Getting Whacked on Christmas Day? Day. The news was pretty predictable: Total first-quarter revenue was $105 million, down 7 percent over last year…
FrontBurner carried a little news earlier today that may interest some of you: Eric Nicholson will be joining the Dallas Observer as the lead reporter on Unfair Park. Eric was born and raised in Dallas and graduated from UTD, although his collegiate career did some admirable winding, through Montana and…
Mike Miles named Dallas ISD Superintendent from Dallas Independent School Dist on Vimeo. Yesterday we raised some questions about how the Dallas Independent School District might handle the employment contract of Mike Miles, the district’s new superintendent. Those details emerged last night — you’ll find Miles’ address above — and…
The Dallas Independent School District is expected to officially hire Mike Miles, a former Army Ranger and U.S. Senate candidate and the superintendent of a small school district in Colorado, as its top official later today. Although Miles was named a “lone finalist” a few weeks back, his hiring was…
I woke up this morning on the hunt for video of Yu Darvish’s Arlington gem from last night, for those who may have missed it. The numbers don’t do it justice (although with 10 Ks in 8 1/3, the numbers are great). The guy just looked like an ace last…
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive It’s one of those interviews that probably would’ve worked better a half hour earlier on the Daily Show, since Colbert can’t quite accomplish what he wants to question-wise and still let his character shine. But it’s…
Much has been made of Mayor Mike Rawlings’ foray into Dallas Independent School District politics in recent months. Depending on who’s talking, his involvement is either the leadership and commitment this city needs to save its schools; another sign of the business community’s hostile takeover of those schools; or a…
Officially, Andrew Luck won’t become a pro until Thursday, when he and his golden egg arm are snapped up by the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL Draft. But as a lawsuit filed Friday in Dallas County Court reminds, Luck has been a commodity for years. Courthouse News unearthed the lawsuit,…
While the Mavs stare bleakly into James Harden’s beard and the Cowboys kick tires ahead of Thursday’s draft, the local sports world takes a minute to look longingly in reverse today, over the long, remarkable career of Pudge Rodriguez, arguably the best catcher of all time. (And what is baseball…
Before we decamp for Le Bar: If you haven’t been following the spat between the Nasher Sculpture Center and the owner of the Museum Tower project — which happens to be the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System — Schutze had a thoughtful, balanced take on the matter last week…
Dallas PD just sent over the video above, captured at 5 in the morning on April 3. It shows a burglary suspect using a large rock to try to bust through the door of Bioscrip Pharmacy, at 2909 Lemmon near Highway 75. The suspect is a poorly dressed white male…
A key battle was won this morning in what cable-news commenters might call the War on Sprinklers: The Dallas City Council just voted 13-2 to permanently limit sprinkler use, either by hose or by automatic system, to two days per week, in what can only be seen as a huge…
The Morning News has a “Healthy Living” story today about extreme races like the Original Mud Run. I came across the online (and pay-walled) version in the middle of the night last night and thought: Well, that’s odd, considering what happened over the weekend, not to mention the ensuing onslaught…
ESPN’s still-reliable Sunday news magazine spared no expense in producing this heart-wrenching, hi-def look at the journey of Monika Korra, which aired yesterday. (When Tom Rinaldi’s on the case, it’s good to have some tissues handy.) Korra came from Norway to SMU on a running scholarship, only to be dragged…
Over on the News’ ice cream blog, Robert Wilonsky reports that North Dallas was baffled last night by an unexpected firework display, allegedly to help celebrate the new clubhouse at the Dallas Country Club. But we all know that a little clubhouse opening isn’t enough to warrant fireworks in the…
The seemingly sad story of Dallas firefighter Jesus Ventura is getting even sadder, at least if you believe the accusations just leveled by the U.S. Attorney’s office. Back in March, Ventura, 37, was arrested after he was accused of bringing a semi-automatic pistol into Fire Station #45, near West Commerce…
On paper, anyway, Ryan Walker Grant, the owner of Flashdancer Cabaret in Arlington, agreed to shut down the troubled strip club in January, after the city and state both leaned on Grant to close shop for a year. But as the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported yesterday, and as the FBI…
God bless the ESPN video librarian who dug up all this footage. The sprinkler is cool, but the immediate throw-back is even better…
It was back in January when we first introduced you to young Anthony Blue, a 19-year-old man trying to make a go in the bank-robbing field. He was off to a decent start, actually: In June of last year, he had walked into a Garland bank and slipped the teller…
We asked Seattle-based sports blogger and A.L. West obsessive Brian Elsner to review Yu Darvish’s Major League debut from a division foe’s perspective. These are his thoughts. 1. Darvish Needs to Rely on All Those Other Pitches Everyone raves about the number of pitches Darvish can throw; I’ve heard that…
Presumably, anyway, after news broke this morning that her business partner, former basketball star Lamar Odom, has “parted ways” with the Mavericks, which is an elaborate way of saying he got his ass fired for being inexplicably sad all the time. Funny: They came because of Odom, but you could…
Oh, it’s a Good Friday alright. Maybe the best Friday, if you happen to have a job that allows you escape the cubical farm and head to the nearest TV-and-frosty-beer-equipped bar with your fellow farmers. (For bar suggestions, mosey here.) Going to the game? Well, then, it’s an Even Better…
