Maybe you recall the ruckus raised last May, when some folks up in Frisco got upset with the fact the school district allowed for the dissemination of Gideon bibles on campuses. And no doubt you recall what happened a year earlier, when some Jewish kids in Plano ISD were taunted…
Maybe you missed this when we posted it the first time around — back in, um, June 2007, when the Police played the American Airlines Center. So, from March ’79, here’s the band performing (kind of) “The Yellow Rose of Texas” at the original Palladium. (Can’t believe that link’s still…
Can’t believe it — we get to use our “Ugh, More New About the Dallas Movie” slug again, long after that remake died a slow death some time in ’07. Only this time, according to The New York Times, J.R. Ewing’s not getting the big-screen makeover, courtesy John Travolta or…
It’s very hard to turn down an invitation to La Calle Doce in Oak Cliff, but, alas, a movie screening will have me otherwise occupied at 1 p.m. Anyway, here’s what will go down: Carlos Quintanilla has decided to join the list of Hispanic activists calling for the head of…
Earlier this week, federal authorities were in a Dallas courtroom laying out the case against 19-year-old Jordanian Hosam Maher Smadi, arrested two weeks ago for allegedly trying to blow up Fountain Place in downtown Dallas. We didn’t know when Smadi would again appear in court, but moments ago the U.S…
Whenever we post an item about the state of bicycling in Dallas, and the need (or not) for separate bike lanes, we wind up with something like the conversation taking place below. So, following yesterday’s ride to Dallas City Hall, it’s worth directing your attention to tonight’s Cyclesomatic event at…
On Tuesday, Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels said that, well, it is possible that Tom Hicks could maintain a majority interest in the Texas Rangers, despite his efforts to sell the club since April. But how, with all that debt here and abroad? Well … who knows. But you probably…
Yes, indeed — when it comes to health care, says the Commonwealth Fund, Texas ranks ahead of only Nevada, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. The full study’s here for those looking for context, but for Texans all the bad news is right here — five pages full of charts documenting…
So, while you guys are arguing about who owns the streets, we’ll offer one final highlight from this morning’s ride to Dallas City Hall, courtesy Angela Hunt’s Flickstream. “She was actually quite a trooper, because she’s been sick,” says Hunt of her fellow council member. “She didn’t want to miss…
So, no, Bob’s Steak & Chop House on Lemmon Avenue didn’t go on the auction block September 30, as we said would happen back in mid-August. Legal whatnot delayed the sale of Bob Sambol’s bankrupt eatery. But yesterday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin DeWayne Hale gave the okee-doke to go ahead…
We first took a long, hard look at Jaume Plensa’s Sho, otherwise known as the 13-foot-tall head that weighs 600 pounds, back in August, when SMU’s Meadows Museum announced its acquisition. But the sculpture rears its lovely head tonight with the official unveiling as the Meadows reopens the redesigned plaza…
I was looking for … something. I forget what now. (This maybe?) But my late-night quest brought me to this book from 1894: Souvenir guide of Dallas: A sketch of Dallas and Dallas county, their resources, business enterprises, manufacturing and agricultural advantages. It’s where this ad comes from, of course…
Not sure how we missed this Monday, but in the comments below, Friend of Unfair Park Enrique De La Fuente directs our attention to the results of a Harris Poll in which people were asked, “Where would you like to live if you were gonna move?” I blame Austin’s coming…
Two years ago, GlobeSt.com took a look at the state of Dallas-Fort Worth’s apartment market and said, in short, Lookin’ good. Occupancy rates were on the rise, as were rents — up to an average of $724 a month. But today, things are a little different: Rates are higher than…
So, yeah, I was only kidding, far as you know, when I mentioned that, oh, maybe I’d try out for The Voice of The American Airlines Center. As you’re no doubt aware by now, Mavs man “Humble” Billy Hayes has moved out of town to tend to personal business, and…
For three years, a book recounting the relationship between a wealthy Dallas art dealer (Ron Hall) and a once-homeless Fort Worth man (Denver Moore) has been a steady hit on the inspirational circuit; the twosome’s speaking schedule is a tour of local (and, often, national) churches, ministries and prayer breakfasts…
The city council’s Economic Development Committee was first briefed on the subject one year ago: “Attracting Foreign Investment as Part of Dallas’ Economic Growth Strategy: The EB-5 Program.” Long story short: Per the Immigration Act of 1990, foreign investors who sink at least $1 million into U.S. soil and create…
Larry and Ted Hamilton took control of the four-building Atmos Complex, situated almost directly behind the Statler Hilton, a little more than a year ago, after Forest City got tired of paying penalties to the city (about $250,000) for having done next to nada. The Hamiltons, who just got done…
It’s not the most surprising press release to ever arrive in the Unfair Park in-box — especially given the fact that City Manager Mary Suhm’s FY2009-2010 budget cut its funding ($246,000 for last fiscal year, about a third of its annual operating budget). But there it is: Dallas iMedia Network,…
On October 28, the Dallas City Council will vote to renew its contract with the lobbyists who do the city’s bidding in Austin and D.C. Right about now, the city spends $502,000 with the likes of CapitalEdge (which also lobbies on behalf of Arlington; Denton, Reno, Nevada; and Huntsville, Alabama),…
The suspense is over. (See what I did there?) Following up its September 24 announcement concerning $10 mil going toward turning the Continental Avenue Bridge into a pedestrian pathway-n-park, the Trinity Trust this morning trekked to Dallas City Hall to highlight yet another donation: $5 million, courtesy Rusty and Deedie…
So, yes, that 1978 made-at-SMU Dennis Quaid sex romp does indeed appear to be available; order yours today. But much thanks to Gordon K. Smith for sending Unfair Park this clip from The Seniors, which, as we mentioned a couple of weeks back, will be included in the locally made…
