Guerilla Arts in Our Midst

Over on Renegade Bus, Joshua Goode brings word of “a major opening this week that could give the Dallas arts community the extra boost it has long needed”: Guerilla Arts on Haskell Avenue, in the former home of the Viet Nam Veterans Motorcycle Club. It’s the brainchild of Patrick Short,…

DPD Cars to Go Back in Black-and-White

We’re, oh, about four hours away from getting a sneak peek at the new Dallas Police Department cars — that’s when the city council’s Public Safety Committee treks down to the DPD Basic Training Center for the unveiling of the new ride that’s been parked in the HQ basement for…

One Last “Howdy, Folks” Till Next Year

Figuring that the glorious weather (at last!) would indeed inspire record turnouts and copious photo ops during the final weekend of the State Fair of Texas, we dispatched the great Justin Terveen to Fair Park. Here’s but a taste of what he came back with; he’s said he’s sending more…

DART’s Still Sorry for Saturday’s Snafu

Many Friends of Unfair Park have sent word that they too missed kick-off of Texas-OU Saturday due to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s slow ride to Fair Park; DART spokesman Morgan Lyons spent most of his weekend apologizing and explaining … and then explaining his apology. (Flickr user “Rayindallas” was there…

That Wily Wyly, the “Giant Transformer”

In all the coverage of the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s opening this week (and, remember, there’s a free open house Sunday), I’d yet to see anything showing just how the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre interior morphs from intimate to epic, its key selling point. Then I stumbled across this…

Who Loves Their Neighborhood, Baby?

Can’t say we didn’t warn you: Back in May we offered up the heads-up that the city was giving away money to folks who could prove they really, really loved their neighborhood and just needed a few thou to take care of some pet projects. Turns out, 30 groups applied…

The Red Line to Salvation

Friend of the show Justin Terveen’s doing some weekend work for Unfair Park; should have it ready to go Monday, fingers crossed. Till then, then, this inspirational triptych taken yesterday on the northbound Red Line near the Park Lane station…

Steer Clear of the Crescent on Monday

That is, unless you have business with former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, who, in his position as U.S. Trade Representative, will be holed up at the hotel Monday talking North American Free Trade Agreement. But, as Kirk cautioned in April, don’t count on anyone “reopening” NAFTA any time soon. So,…

Friday Morning Music: Do the “Dallas Rag”

The jaunty pick-me-up “Dallas Rag” by the Dallas String Band appears on a number of compilations, among them the easy-to-find Texas Black Country Dance Music (1927-1935) and Before the Blues Vol. 2 and the hard-to-get American Pop: An Audio History – From Minstrel To Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946. By most…

Bottle Rocket 2: Takin’ It to the Streets

Long, boring story short: I was on Getty Images looking for something completely unrelated when I came across this — a photo of Luke, Andrew and Owen Wilson at the Zombieland premiere in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago. Can’t remember the last time I saw all three in…