The National Alliance for Hospice Access lays out very clearly what the so-called “hospice cap” is, but long story short: In 1982, Congress enacted a law that allowed Medicare beneficiaries to choose hospice care over hospital care. There was one caveat: Congress put in place a cap on Medicare payments…
The Trinity Trust this morning sends further details concerning the grand opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, which, as we’ve noted before, is scheduled for October 14-16. For those who like to plan ahead, expect parties and street fairs; the three honorary event chairs — Ron Kirk, Laura Miller…
I was coming back from an interview last week when I heard Mark Cuban on with Bob and Dan talking about a book he’s reading: Death to the BCS: The Definitive Case Against the Bowl Championship Series by Dan Wetzel, Josh Peter and Jeff Passan. In the book, the reporters…
Bar bites dog: Well, this is surprising. A bar and restaurant owner last week sued Avi Adelman, operator of the barkingdogs.org website and all around pain in the butt to bars on Lower Greenville Avenue, for libel. By “surprising” we mean that, according to Adelman’s website, this is the first…
After this morning’s post about Keep the Dollars in Dallas’s attempt to intervene in the lawsuit contesting the results of the November 2 wet-dry election, several Friends of Unfair Park wondered: When is the judge slated to rule on Andy Siegel’s request to halt the presently ongoing permitting process while…
Janis Burklund, head of the Dallas Film Commission, just called with disappointing but not entirely surprising news: The Good Guys will not return for a second season. Which means Bradley Whitford can go ahead and shave off that ‘stache now, and Colin Hanks — who tweeted earlier today that “as…
Sam’s at City Hall for the council’s Love Field briefing, but he got there in time for the 1:30 announcement of the city’s new “graffiti czar,” attorney John Barr. Only, Barr told Sam in their post-announcement chat, “Don’t write that I’m a czar.” Whoops. My bad.Anyway. You remember Barr, right?…
We mentioned this yesterday: The City Plan Commission will hold a public hearing tomorrow to discuss Angela Hunt and Pauline Medrano’s proposed ordinance requiring businesses on Lower Greenville to get a specific use permit if they plan on staying open past midnight, among other proposed regs. Andrea, but of course,…
I couldn’t make the Tron: Legacy press screening a few days back — they keep me chained to the desk these days. Besides, the 7-year-old who lives in my house wants to see it, even if he does find (the great?) Steven Lisberger’s original ’82 film “a little boring and…
Moments ago, the U.S. Attorney’s Office sent word in two back-to-back e-mails that two former government employees — one, an agent in the Dallas FBI office; the other, a city of Garland risk management adjuster — have copped to breaking the law. Let’s begin with the FBI agent.Her name is…
Speaking of fine art …Tuesday morning, our editorial assistant got the phone call. The voice on the other end of the line whispered: Someone has just brought to Consignment Heaven dozens of pieces taken out of the old Dallas Times Herald, including publishers’ portraits and exec-office furniture. Elizabeth passed on…
[Update at 3:19 p.m. Thursday: After the jump is a lengthy statement from Ira E. Tobolowsky, the attorney who is representing the gallery in the case written about below.]While we’re perusing legal filings, here’s an intriguing case filed only yesterday down at the Earle Cabell. It starts back in March…
Grocery stores all over town — certainly, those in dry-for-now North Dallas — are making space for beer and wine sales; what you see above is but a bit of the empty fridge awaiting product in the Preston Forest Tom Thumb. But, as you no doubt recall, on Friday attorney…
No? Shame. No matter: He or she will be named tomorrow! From the city, this just in:Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert will announce a new initiative to fight graffiti in Dallas at the Wednesday, December 15th City Council briefing. He, along with District 1 Councilmember Delia Jasso will discuss the new…
Yesterday, while looking for something entirely unrelated on Heritage Auction Galleries’ website, I came across this what-the-what: Dallas Cowboys 50th Anniversary Celebratory Helmet Created by 3-D Pop Artist Charles Fazzino Benefiting The Salvation Army. Twenty-four hours ago it was going for $800; now I see it’s up to $1,100. And…
For the past several months, Angela Hunt and Pauline Medrano have been touting the proposed ordinance that would turn a huge swath of Lower Greenville Avenue into a so-called Planned Development District. Among the requirements contained within the ordinance: Any venue hoping to stay open past midnight, including restaurants and…
It was but one week ago we revisited, after some time off, the legal brouhaha between the Museum of the American Railroad and the City of Dallas, which sued to remove the museum from Fair Park almost a year ago. For those not keeping score: The museum said in early…
That’s according to TheStreet and Bundle, per this Wired recap this morning. And, yeah, they know: You’ve heard it before, no matter where you live. Nevertheless, they insist, this is more than just another your-city’s-drive-sucks survey:In this particular study, TheStreet and Bundle set out to determine how much people spend…
Shortly after the news broke that Cliff Lee is a Phillie once more late last night, Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg posted to his Facebook page the following note:Tonight’s news is a letdown, but I’m proud of our effort. Congratulations to Cliff and a heartfelt thank you for the role…
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcdfw.com/video.Yesterday, the Richardson Police Department issued a press release detailing a Sunday-evening stick-em-up near Centennial Boulevard and Audelia Road: Around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, a woman pulled in to use the ATM, at which point she was greeted by a man with a gun who lifted…
Friday night was the final Good Guys of the season … and maybe ever. Keep in mind, though, as FOX publicist Michael Roach cautioned a few weeks back, “No decision has been made about whether or not it will be picked up for a second season.” And it probably won’t…
Avi Adelman, the Barking Dog, has been nipping at the heels of Lost Society on Lower Greenville since at least June, when bar co-owner Brightman “Brian” Nwatu was taken into custody and put on immigration hold for evading deportation for five years. Two days later, Adelman followed up with news…
