Welcome to the Forbes 400, Darwin Deason!

Kelcy Warren, proof that a UT-Arlington graduate can make the Forbes 400​I’ve been told: Everybody loves lists, especially this one — Forbes’ annual countdown of the richie-richiest ‘Merkins, which contains more than its share of locals, as usual. Tops, through, is a Fort Worth resident who I’m pretty sure lives…

News & Notes & Our New Computer Wallpaper

A little bit o’ this and a little bit o’ that while admiring that picture taken yesterday by Best of Dallas-certified Justin Terveen:A Friend of Unfair Park whose name rhymes with “Jason Roberts” forwards along this Washington Post piece in which Oak Cliff’s Better Block Project inspires a faraway woman,…

A Better Look at that Phony U.S. Marshal

So happens that a good Friend of Unfair Park transferred — and augmented — that dash-cam video on which a Good Citizen captured that phony peace officer with the laser-sighted semi-automatic about a block from the Oak Lawn Eatzi’s a few days back. Our Friends passed along a much better…

Dallas, Show Me the MoneyGram!

Kimberly Thorpe​Speaking of things that make the mayor happy …MoneyGram International is moving its HQ from Minnesota to 2828 N. Harwood. It’s bringing 75 people to Dallas; could grow to double that in coming years. Says Mayor Tom Leppert in an official release just dispatched by Chris Heinbaugh: “Clearly Dallas’…

So, How’s Hinojosa Doing in Nevada?

​[Update at 9:40 a.m.: Hinojosa is being interviewed at this very moment. You can watch here, if you have RealPlayer.]This morning, as you’re no doubt well aware, Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa will be interviewed by the Clark County School District board of trustees — because, as of…

The September Not-Surprise: Palin for Broden!

Broden with some dude, taken from his campaign website​Many thanks (?) to the Friends of Unfair Park who forwarded this link to Sarah Palin’s Tuesday-eve endorsement of Stephen Broden, who, of course, is running for Eddie Bernice Johnson’s Congressional seat in the 30th District. Offered in full:It’s an honor to…