Morgan Lyons, director of media relations for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, says this morning that he too is “ready for some warmer weather.” Certainly would take some of the sting out of this morning’s kick to the crotch courtesy The Dallas Morning News’s editorial board, which chastises the transit agency…
On the other side, a Green Bay weatherlady HQ’d at Ice Station Zebra — pardon, downtown Fort Worth — is fed up with this “Wisconsin weather” too, and TxDOT takes us on a command center tour and slippery drive-along in Dallas. But here’s a sneak peek at today’s Martha Stewart…
The Green Bay Packers were supposed to practice at SMU. Yeah, not so much. Instead, they wound up using the Highland Park Scots’ relatively new indoor practice facility, which, from the looks of this glowing press pack, is worth every penny of the $4.5 million spent. From The Packers’ Official…
Seven hours later and … impressive. Unless you’re, say, Sports Guy Bill Simmons, who shoots up this virtual flare: “20 degrees and snowing in Dallas. We need more sand on the streets!!! MORE SAND!” Salt too. Though one must admire my old friend — and Super Bowl XLV North Texas…
City Hall just sent word: At midnight, shortly after the snow began to fall, the city went to Ice Force 1 — meaning, 30 sanding units took to the streets, where drivers, at least, are crawling along carefully, per Friends of Unfair Park as they headed back from the Flaming…
That $202-million figure seen in the screengrab above comes from PricewaterhouseCoopers’s much-debated Super Bowl guesstimate released a few days ago — though, as you’ll note in Mayor Tom’s interview with FOX Business Channel, he pushes that number up to, oh, ’round $600 million-ish. Which is what happens when you conduct…
I brought the boy into the office today. We had no choice — even he was getting cabin fever, and better Unfair Park HQ than another day staring down his LEGOs. But now this from 3700 Ross:Breaking news: Dallas ISD schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Administrative…
Way back back on Monday, Patrick was at Love Field watching Dallas Police arrest cabbies who’d abandoned their rides in front of the airport, while I spoke with Mayor Tom about how the escalating protest — which, earlier in the day, involved a dangerously slow roll down Central Expressway and…
Last month, Dallas County officials — chief among them, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins — went down to Austin to ask the Texas Commission on Jail Standards if it’d be OK to add 928 additional beds in the Lew Sterrett North Tower, so-called “variance beds” intended to relieve congestion in…
Speaking of slickery downtown sidewalks and the city’s response to ’em …A good Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to Chapter 43, Sections 43-96 through Sections 43-98.2 of the Dallas City Code — the sections dealing specifically with snow and ice. Turns out, the city has copious ordinances dealing…
This is what Fountain Place’s fountain looks like most of the time. Except this week. Thanks to Friend of Unfair Park Ryan, who sends along this picture taken by one of his friends. Now where’d I leave my skates?…
This just in from Dallas Police spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse: About two hours ago, officers were sent to the Bank of America building at 901 Main Street. Something to do with “a man sending letters from that location.” Janse explains why below:The suspect had made copies of a letter…
Our Danny Hurley skated down to Fair Park last night for Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed’s Aces & Angels poker tourney, concert and salute-to-the-troops. And while a slide show’s forthcomingHere’s our slide show, but I wanted to post a few images sooner than later — any chance to run a…
This just in from the Transport Workers Union of America, whose members have been engaged in drawn-out and heretofore unsuccessful negotiations with management at American Airlines: Beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning, they’ll be picketing and leafleting at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Specifically, they’ll be marching up and down the sidewalks…
Monday seems like a lifetime ago — but that, of course, is when the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge arch, like much of the skyline, turned a deep shade of blue in advance of something (monster truck pull, maybe?) taking place in Arlington this weekend. Anyway. As promised, here’s Justin Terveen’s…
The Dallas Police Department sends word this morning that it’s looking for the man you see in the video above, who’s suspected of having gone on a “three-hour crime spree” January 29 during which, police say, he robbed three different massage parlors at gunpoint. Among the businesses hit was the…
That’s the latest Oncor outage map above — and it appears quite a bit busier than yesterday’s at-this-time look-see. (Which might explain the fleet of tree-removal trucks that just passed in front of the house?) Still, ERCOT and Oncor insist no need for rolling blackouts this morning, despite the expectation…
The nice, pretty lady in glasses asks, “Are you sure you don’t want a private room?” It’s a strange question. The place is mostly empty, a cavernous expanse of tables covered in white linen bathed in the eerie X-ray-blue glow. Three men sit at one table near the front, just…
Be Our Guests We’re Getting the Hell Out Anyway On behalf of the Host Committee For Pimping Out the Super Bowl, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to Dallas. It seems as though we have been waiting forever for you (and your debit cards) to get here. That’s…
In coming days, writer-director Clay Liford will have other bits of big, breaking news to share concerning film-fest invites and a major film rep who, fingers crossed, will find his latest offering an ever larger audience. But for now, all he can comment on is today’s announcement that his new…
This just in from the Dallas Independent School District, which, apparently, no longer adheres to its 6 a.m.-morning-of policy when it comes to announcing closings:Continuing weather-related issues will keep Dallas ISD schools and administrative offices closed on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Continue to seek warm shelter and stay off those…
It may get (one whole degree) above freezing Friday — when there’s also a 30-percent shot at snow. Which is why Atmos is now concerned about folks draining its supply of natural gas. For now, at least, all’s well, says John Paris, president of Atmos Energy Mid-Tex Division. “Our system…
