Look, I don’t do this for me. I do it for you. And some of you may like John Mayer. Maybe as much as Stephanie Daniels, who raved about his concert at the American Airlines Center earlier this month for DC9. (She referred to it as an “amazing two-hour set,…
Had a brief but interesting talk a little while ago with Precinct 5 Constable Jaime Cortes, during which we touched on a couple of things, among them a counterclaim filed in a Dallas County court on Wednesday in which Cortes is suing the three deputies who filed court papers last…
MAPSCO, according to company lore, was conceived in Dallas in 1948 by a frustrated florist named Milton Boyd Keith who was tired of his delivery drivers getting lost. With the help of the city’s Building Inspection Division and a store manager, Keith “researched, designed and indexed hand-drawn maps that anyone…
It was, for groovy old-timers still recovering from their Mai Tai Boat fog, a big deal when the announcement was made in June 2005: After years in mothballs, Trader Vic’s would be reopening as part of the Hotel Palomar, which still counts it among its two dining options on the…
Late last night word spread that Kim Dawson, the model-turned-modeling-agency brand name, died at the age of 85 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Dawson, of course, is credited with having discovered and cultivated many a household name, among them Angie Harmon, Janine Turner and Stella McCartney. (Though, as Texas…
Earlier this week, Dallas-based Center for Exhibition Industry Research released the latest bit of bad news for the exhibition biz: It was down 12.5 percent in 2009 — or, “four times larger than the largest previous drop, which was 3.1 percent in 2008.” Soon as I saw that, I called…
Speaking of our pal Justin …Last year we enlisted him to shoot the city as it went dark for World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour. Only problem: Despite the lengthy list of buildings scheduled to join the 60-minute blackout, it didn’t look all that different — maybe a little dimmer.Which isn’t…
Note to Fair Park officials: Should you want a copy of this photo, taken during Wednesday night’s storm, for promotional purposes — just a suggestion — I am sure our friend Justin Terveen will be happy to cut you a deal. And, speaking of lightning (or “Lightning Blue Eyes”), this…
Surprising(ish?) news late today: Brinker International just announced that a year and a half after it unloaded its majority interest Romano’s Macaroni Grill to San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, it’s selling On the Border to the equity firm as well. For how much? The press release doesn’t say. But the…
I teased Arts Magnet-graduating brother-and-sister duo Anthony & Sarah Garcia’s “Census 2010” anthem last week. Today, it made its formal bow. Oh, I see how this works: If you don’t fill out the Census, you’ll be forced to listen to this over and over and over again. So, hop to!…
I can tell you exactly where District 3 council member David A. Neumann is at this very moment: at his office at Ivy Jane. Picked right up when I called him not 15 minutes ago. Then he proceeded to do what he always does whenever I get him on the…
It took a while for Patrick “Buzz” Williams to get State Board of Education candidate George Clayton on the phone before the GOP primary earlier this month, but he finally did — long enough to ask the North Dallas High School teacher, then considered a long shot to beat incumbent…
It’s been said often in recent days: The city’s 311 service, on life support following budget cuts, is in need of 911. But we’ve found at least one City Hall employee willing to lend an ear, if not a helping hand: Danielle McClelland in Sanitation Services, to whom Daniel spoke…
So far in the city’s legal battle with the Museum of the American Railroad at Fair Park, it’s been he said-he said, and no one can agree on anything — even if there’s an agreement that will allow the museum to stay till August 1, 2011, one year past the…
This morning’s New York Times heralds the debut of the F.B.I.’s Web site featuring the most-wanted bank robbers in New York and New Jersey. Of course, that’s old news ’round these here parts: The bureau launched its first Bandit Tracker site in Dallas back in ’07, and officials say it…
I knew the name Gwen Beauchamp sounded familiar — back in April of ’08, her Toffee-Banana Brownies recipe picked up $5,000 at the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest held at the Fairmont Hotel. Which, turns out, was but a tip of the tip of the tip of the tip of the…
A few odds and sods with which to end your soon-to-be-stormy Wednesday …State Sen. John Carona was down in Austin today speaking to the chamber of commerce about the state of Texas transportation, which, for those not following along, ain’t good. As in: a $50-to-$100-billion-shortfall not good. The Republican from…
Since ex-Observer’er Megan Feldman’s done moved back to Colorado, it falls to me to direct your attention to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s announcement today concerning U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle’s order that “permanently enjoins enforcement of Ordinance 2952” — you know, the latest version of the…
As I cast about for a new cellphone and provider, I am considering the generally well-regarded HTC HD2 from T-Mobile, despite having once vowed never to return to T-Mobile after it dropped the call during which my wife informed me she was going into labor. The phone went on sale…
Down below, Noted Regional Comedian Dave Little asked to see the city’s latest Storm Debris Collection Map — referring, of course, to the limbs that remains on curbsides following the faraway February 11-12 snow storm. Since it’s been several weeks since last we looked at the map, and since I’m…
Per the Channel 11 account of the incident described in the video above: “According to the Duncanville Police department, Officer Luis Ceron tries to avoid hitting the vehicle, but his car hits the rear of the motorist’s car and the police squad car jumps the curb and ends up in…
Daniel’s working on a OneDAY Dallas follow — he’s been hearing, ya know, things about the rest of the city’s switch to weekly garbage and recycling pick-up. There have been “issues.” Forthcoming. Till then, then, here’s a just-sent tweet from City Hall concerning one particular mix-up. Another “issue.”…
