It was Thanksgiving Day in 1993, and the Dallas Cowboys were hosting the Miami Dolphins in the coldest regular-season home game in team history. An ice storm had blanketed the city and the playing field at Texas Stadium, which had a large opening in the roof (so God could watch,…
After struggling with a shortage of available tests for the coronavirus during the spring and summer, local residents can now find testing sites springing up on parking lots and street corners across Dallas County. The question facing county leaders is whether all those tests and the data they collect are…
In the Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting last week, County Judge Clay Jenkins advised repeatedly that people not travel for Thanksgiving or even visit other households and stay home with their immediate families. COVID-19 was taking on a grim trend then, and it has grown worse since. At noon on…
It’s been strongly suggested that we hunker down with our immediate family to avoid spreading the coronavirus this Thanksgiving. So with the large family gatherings on the bench, perhaps you need a smaller alternative to your 27-pound turkey and seven sides. Or maybe you typically just rolled into your aunt’s…
Well, Pimp My Ride might be a wee bit misleading, but here we are. What actually is going down is The Concert Truck is rolling into town and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra has sort of adopted it. Concert pianists Susan Zhang and Nick Luby installed a concert piano into a…
On Thursday, Mark Cuban Tweeted an interesting idea: Instead of donating to campaigns in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate, we should reconsider and donate to a local food bank. Candidates for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats were up for reelection Nov. 3. The Peach State requires a candidate…
Last week, as it became clear that Joe Biden won the presidential election, social media platforms suddenly had new vibes. While Twitter was like a Super Bowl parade, Facebook was more of a sad prayer circle. Then, by Saturday, it was clear the latter was experiencing a bit of a…
As we begin to parse through Texas voter data, some surprising bits and pieces are floating to the top. Hopes of a Lone Star blue wave turned out to be elusive. Pollsters and voting advocate groups are homing in on Hispanic communities, particularly along the border, which they thought might…
Among other bits of news popping up around the country regarding mail-in ballots, Tarrant County transformed into light blue on the presidential electoral map yesterday. A Thursday afternoon update nudged the Biden/Harris ticket past Trump/Pence by 427 votes, or .05%. In 2016, Trump received 51.7% of the vote compared with…
According to the latest (votes are still trickling in) data from the Dallas County Elections Department, voter turnout was up 20% this election compared with 2016, and the percentage of registered voters casting ballots increased by 7 percentage points. The extra week of early voting definitely helped to ease Election…
The first voter arrived at the Oak Cliff sub-courthouse on South Beckley Avenue almost an hour before the sun rose on this Election Day. By the time the doors opened, more than 20 people were waiting outside. There are 463 polling locations throughout Dallas County, all open from 7 a.m…
Carol Donovan and Rodney Anderson, the chairs of Dallas County Democratic and Republican parties respectively, issued a joint statement on this beautiful Monday afternoon in an effort to assuage high tension just before Election Day. While some businesses in downtown Dallas are hanging plywood over windows and Trump caravans ride…
We’ve searched high and low for election watch parties happening this week, but honestly, there’s not a lot going on. After the results in 2016, people are possibly skittish about attending a party. There’s also the issue of the pandemic. Aside from trivia games at Legacy Hall in Plano and…
Today, Oct. 30, is the last day of early voting in Texas, and Dallas County is on pace to surpass all votes cast in the 2016 election. High fives for being an involved electorate. In the 2016 election, 758,973 ballots were cast from the first day of early voting through…
In Noble Ape, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan recounts taking his five kids to London and how exhausting it was to chauffeur them around all day, lamenting, “Kids never wanna do something fun like sit in a dark bar and drink beer.” Well, Dallas has a bar Gaffigan and his kids…
On Tuesday morning, the following email was sent to Dallas County government employees: “Dallas County Election Department is in need of assistance at Election Headquarters at 1520 Roundtable.” It went on to say that both day and evening shifts are available. Elections administrator Toni Pippins-Poole and her staff are deep…
Tuesday, Oct. 27, is National American Beer Day. And while we really pride ourselves on a robust love of all beers every day, this is simply an excuse to highlight some local ones, to which we are certainly partial. So, as part of our monthly-ish beer round-up, the following are…
As the election heads down to the wire, perhaps you find yourself trolling Nate Silver, then quickly swearing off all social media, followed by immersing yourself in an episode of House Hunters International, which is honestly more of a scouting report, only to check Twitter once more after learning that…
Dallas County and the nation are staring at a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. Eight months into the pandemic, little has changed in terms of broad strategy to contain the spread. Wearing a mask, hand-washing, social-distancing and avoiding large gatherings are the leading strategies to flatten the curve until a…
If you’re looking for some socially-distanced and potentially thought-provoking pursuits this weekend, you actually have a few options. A couple of these events are outdoors and with the weather expected to be humming “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers all weekend, it’s a great time to do something besides Twitter doom-scrolling…
Criminal cases in Dallas County courts have been at a virtual standstill since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. One of the biggest hurdles the court system is trying to overcome is how to select a jury in times of face masks and social distancing. At the county commissioners court meeting on…
With five days of early voting in the books, Dallas County voters are casting ballots at a record pace, both in-person and by mail. With an extra week added to early voting because of the coronavirus pandemic, turnout could be historic. The Texas Secretary of State’s website is updating voting…
