This morning, outside a rescue mission in Miami, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released a study concerning homelessness and hunger in 25 major cities, with Dallas among those participating in the survey. The section dealing specifically with the city can be found on Page 30 of the 85-page report, but…
Forbes this morning guesstimates that some half a million Tony Romo jerseys have been sold this year, would would make the Cowboys QB’s No. 9 the top-selling top of 2008, even when you factor in baseball, basketball and that other sport that involves some kind of frozen liquid and a…
DISD school board trustee Carla Ranger The day before Halloween, three Dallas Independent School District board members — Ron Price, Lew Blackburn and Carla Ranger — told board president Jack Lowe, in writing, that they were calling for a “no-confidence vote” against superintendent Michael Hinojosa. Lowe repeatedly ignored the request,…
Flickr photo: Obama__Dallas (Adam Jefferson) Ron Kirk, speaking briefly at an Obama victory party at Gilley’s on Election Night On November 5, the day after his friend Barack Obama was elected president, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk told Unfair Park he had “no expectations” concerning an appointment to Obama’s cabinet…
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy — though all the pieces mentioned…
A Friend of Unfair Park wonders why I haven’t mentioned anything about Rep. Smokey Joe Barton’s decision to introduce a bill to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that calls for the eradication of the Bowl Championship Series. Um … because I thought he was joking? What’s that? He’s…
First, a reminder: Tomorrow at noon, we’re closing the auction for the original Bottle Rocket artwork Ian Dingman created for the Criterion Collection DVD. Get yer bids in now; right now, we’re up to $250$300, with proceeds going to the North Texas Food Bank. Very nice.Now, a early holiday gift…
Yesterday, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about how Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Library Foundation, is shaping the vision for the $300 million facility due to open on the SMU campus in, oh, ’bout five years give or take. Thus far, only two astute DallasNews.com…
During today’s closed-door meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board, the trustees will tell superintendent Michael Hinojosa whether or not they, ya know, trust the dude. As in: The board will “deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; including evaluation…
On the day when new jobless claims hit a 26-year high, word has come down that there’s one man in America who, apparently, will never go without a job: former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter. Down in Hidalgo, Carter yesterday signed a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of…
For a look at how the economy’s affecting the affluent — or, at the very least, rich women who don’t mind overspending on clothes and accessories — look no further than Dallas-based Neiman Marcus, which yesterday turned in its FY 2009 first-quarter numbers and reported an 84-percent plunge in net…
Word’s been circulating all day that the Arena Football League may be a goner — at least, for the 2009 season. Though if it disappears for one season, insiders (and outsiders, let’s be reasonable) figure there’s no way it can claw its way back for a 2010 season. And various…
Just one block down from Brian Foster’s proposed $4-million eatery-“basement ultra lounge” on Main Street is Thoth Lounge, a, um, basement ultra lounge that, just so happens, can be yours for the low, low price of $500,000. Or: $625,000, if you’re willing to pay now. But no rush: Bidding closes…
That’s what BusinessWeek wanted to know, which is why it interviewed Director of Admissions Patti Cudney for a Q&A that runs more than 2,400 words. No doubt you’ll read the entire thing, but toward the end, there’s a question concerning the university’s image worth noting, if nothing else. Jump for…
From Gawker, this news for regular listeners of National Public Radio via its local outlet, KERA-FM (90.1): NPR today has axed two shows, Day to Day and News & Notes, both of which air in Dallas. As a result, some 64 people are being laid off — though the shows…
Earlier this year, we brought you the story of the Pizza Hut deliveryman in Iowa canned by the Dallas-based company after he shot a stick-’em-up man who faked a delivery call. Now, further tales from Dallas Parkway pepperoni HQ: the story of a couple in Eureka, California, forced to shut…
That’s what The Hockey News is insisting today — that Brett Hull’s done as co-general manager of Your Dallas Stars. On the very day owner Tom Hicks is scheduled to meet with his peoples to discuss the fate of Sloppy Seconds Avery, THN.com says Hull — who brought Avery to…
Sam’s at City Hall, because he’s clearly got nothing better to do, and reports in: The expanded smoking ordinance will not be delayed, per Tennell Atkins’ motion. Instead, by a vote of 9-6, the council has decided to move forward with voting on the sucker today — and Sam’ll report…
Because if you do, there’s a good chance someone’s watching. Like, oh, the Herreras of North Richland Hills, who installed a hidden camera to keep guard over the yard. Reports the Associated Press:Upset after their teeter-totter was stolen, the family trained surveillance cameras on their yard and was surprised when…
Well, as it turns out, Dallas Independent School District superintendent Michael Hinojosa was far more engaged than we all thought. We just received the superintendent’s annual evaluation of Eric Anderson, the district’s former chief operating officer who has been widely blamed for DISD’s epic financial crisis. Long story short: Hinojosa…
Among the dozens of items being taken up during today’s city council end-o’-the-year everything-must-go blowout, scheduled to begin at 9 this morning and last till forever, is this note for Northwest Dallas residents who likewise believe Chuck E. Cheese serves Satan’s pepperoni: We’re getting a GattiTown! Or, at least, something…
Been a long while since I’ve heard the name Bob Gale, who was quite the big deal back in the early 1980s for having written the likes of Used Cars and Back to the Future, both for Robert Zemeckis, with whom he was Oscar-nominated in ’86. (Gale also wrote the…
