20/20 to Tackle “The Battle for 4949 Swiss”

Perhaps you recall Lee Hancock’s multiple-part series in The Dallas Morning News in 2006 concerning The Battle for 4949 Swiss; a riveting read for those in need of a refresher. On Friday, the local story goes national: ABC’s 20/20 has prepped a piece on Mary Ellen Bendtsen and asks, as…

Apparently, It’s Too Wet to Fish the Trinity

Speaking of the Trinity River …Bad news for those expecting to fish the river this week for cash and prizes: We got word from Dallas City Hall late last night that the Trinity Commons Foundation has canceled the Carpe Diem Classic Fishing Tournament and Fun River Paddle, which was on…

Catch a Trinity Standing Wave, and You’re Sittin’ On Top of the World

The city wasn’t kidding around about fast-tracking the Trinity Standing Wave whitewater-maker: Less than two months after the $3-million project resurfaced in a Trinity River Corridor Project Committee presentation, the city council’s gearing up to award the construction contract. That’ll happen on November 9, according to this morning’s sneak peak…